Fake Songs (Bonus Dvd) [Enhanced]

Liam Lynch | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 8, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B00008RUYF
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,416 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #40 in Music > Miscellaneous > Comedy > Comedic Music > General

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fake Songs? .. Perhaps... Real Music?... YES!, May 12, 2003

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Joe Crescenzi "From CouponPages.Com" (Staten Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fake Songs (Bonus Dvd) (Audio CD)

I was hooked from the moment I first heard "United States of Whatever". It became an obsession to find out who recorded it, and what other music he may have recorded.

When I finally found out it was on this CD/DVD set, I was unaware what was in store for me. The title "Fake Songs", made me wonder if Liam was just a young Weird Al Yankovic. Let me make this perfectly clear... This is REAL MUSIC!... and it's REAL GOOD!

This album excites me. Each track has it's own unique sound and mood. Like Weird Al, he pokes fun at some famous musical stylings, but unlike Weird Al, he doesn't mimic the melody and add parody lyrics. What Liam Lynch does instead is write a completely original and sometimes hysterically funny song that is true to form without being a traditional parody song.

The end result is an incredible showcase of Lynch's versatility.

The bonus DVD is loaded with all sorts of goodies that I absolutely loved. They give you a good idea of Liam's great sense of humor.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, Liam is brilliant, April 21, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Fake Songs (Bonus Dvd) (Audio CD)

Having loved Liam's work since the Sifl and Olly days, in 1998, the excitement of this album was huge. The thing is -- most of this stuff is old. The fellar on here calling it "just bad" doesn't even realize that this CD was already released probably three years ago on his own. He has only recently had a new house and new studio, with more stuff to work with.
His brilliance is the fact that he never quits -- he makes this stuff by himself. He plays everything by himself. He is a mutli-talented wizard. It's always sort of inspiring to watch and witness everything he does, because it just lets you know that you could do the same if you wanted to, as well. He is an incredible musician, and being that this is mostly a comedic album -- not much of his serious songs are heard. What ever it is that the world thinks, it doesn't matter -- he rocks, and that's all there is to it.

Oh, and by the way -- the DVD? Over an hour and 40 minutes of incredible everything. How can you NOT appreciate what he does? Animation is a tedious process. Constantly working and creating and always using what creative juices he has and keeps them going. The DVD shows this -- especially "Up Late with Liam". Genius.

Don't miss out on the Easter Egg...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfection, April 16, 2003

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nick (Fairfax, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fake Songs (Bonus Dvd) (Audio CD)

First off, if you don't like Tenacious D or Ween or any other humorous rock bands than you probably won't like Liam Lynch. I, needless to say, enjoy these greatly and Mr. Lynch delivers an amazing album. The "fake" songs are songs sung in the style of different artists - he does an amazing job (my favorites being the David Bowie and the Bjork ones). The duet with Jack Black is great.

The other great thing about this is the DVD that comes along with it. It has over 2 hours (!) of footage, full of recording sessions (you see the ones with Jack Black, and Ringo Starr), music videos (for United States of Whatever, Rapbot, and some others), a live recording of USoW, and lots of weird home videos with puppets, computer generated stuff and Liam wearing costumes. All that he made himself in his spare time. It's weird, but funny, stuff.