Rock of All Ages

Daddy A Go Go | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 12, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Boyd's Tone Records
• ASIN: B0013K9Q5G
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #326,228 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

It’s not strictly necessary to be a classic-rock kind of parent to appreciate this 12-pack of cool songs for cool kids (a follow-up to Daddy’s all-time coolest Cool Songs for Cool Kids from 2001), but as mastermind John Boydston, a.k.a. Daddy a Go-Go, might concede, it helps. For one thing, a fondness for the Rolling Stones’ 1970 live classic “Get Yer Ya Yas Out” makes appreciating the future classic “Get Yer Yo Yos Out” that much easier. (Ditto “John Barleycorn Must Dye,” a kid-ready riff on Traffic’s 1970 chestnut “John Barleycorn Must Die.”) For another, “Rock of All Ages” follows a fine Daddy tradition of not cutting a record until tear-the-playroom-roof-off levels of real rocking have been achieved. Yes, songs about root beer, bus drivers, and teddy bears are part of the equation. And yes, it’s possible 4-year-olds will taunt their parents with renewed vigor after taking in the truly infectious “Nana Nana Boo Boo.” But it’s also possible--pretty much certain, actually--that grown-ups will feel a ground-floor connection with Boydston after spinning Rock of All Ages. He may be a dad, but he never stopped being a righteous dude. --Tammy La Gorce

Product Description

Daddy A Go Go's new CD ROCK OF ALL AGES is another colorful 12-song blast of rock and roll fun for kids ages 3 and up. It rocks, then it rolls, then it rocks again. And be prepared to smile and laugh a bit along the way. Check out some of the great reviews on this new CD: In a round-up of 2008 CDs for kids called 'Children's Music Enters the Next Generation,' The Los Angeles Times says, 'In his sixth family CD, Atlanta's John Boydston celebrates kids and classic rock with slick '60s pop references, entertaining lyrics with a froth of good-for-you messages and feel-good, sing-along bounce.' The School Library Journal declares ROCK OF ALL AGES 'a must-have for all libraries...full of good time, classic rock and roll which 'pays tribute to kids and modern family life.' And The Nashville Parentsays: Daddy A Go Go, aka John Boydston, marks his 10th anniversary of creating cool rock tunes for kids with this spectacular new CD...Daddy continues to shine with clever tunes that keep things real on the kid level, like the way the backup kids emphasize the wrong word in The Root Beer Song. Driving beats provide the perfect musical backdrop to the pure fun and silliness in some of the cuts, including 'Get Yer Yo-Yo's Out' and 'Nana-Nana Boo-Boo.' An upbeat, rockin' version of Louis Armstrong's 'What a Wonderful World' completes this must-have album for kids of any age.'

And don't forget Daddy A Go Go's previously released rock and roll for Children CDs: Eat Every Bean and Pea On Your Plate -- Named one of the TOP TEN KIDS CDs of 2006 by Amazon.com, and features 'For Those About To Walk We Salute You, It's a Kids' World,' and the flamingo tribute 'Pink Floyd Saves Hugh Manatee,' a song covered by rock great Rick Derringer in 2007.

Mojo A Go Go - Real Rock for Kids -- Parents Choice Award Winner and named one of the Top 10 Children's CD's of 2004 by Amazon.com.

Big Rock Rooster -- Family Fun Magazine: aims for the 'tweens and turns up the amps, conjuring everything from R.E.M to T-Rex, with results that ensure whole-family enjoyment.'

Monkey In The Middle -- Parents Choice Award Winner and named one of the Top 10 Best Children's CDs of 2002 by Amazon.com

Cool Songs for Cool Kids -- The CD that started it all for Daddy A Go Go, and named one of the Top 10 Best Children's CD of 1999 by Amazon.com.

Check em' all out here at - you guessed it, Amazon.com.

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Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars High Energy Kids' Rock, April 16, 2008

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North Idaho Dad "chalkhorse" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rock of All Ages (Audio CD)

John Boydston is a stay-at-home dad who knows how to rock. He's been performing under the name Daddy A Go-Go since 1998, and has six CDs of rock 'n' roll music for kids in release. His latest, Rock Of All Ages, has just hit the stores. It's another lively collection of family-friendly songs that mix humor, learning, and good times.

The Daddy A Go-Go sound can best be described as classic rock meets garage band meets campfire sing-along. Boydston always mixes in a few cover songs with his originals. On past CDs, he's put his personal stamp on such classics as "Go Speed Racer Go," "Linus and Lucy," "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah," and "Blitzkrieg Bop." This time around he covers "Snoopy vs. The Red Baron" (one of my own childhood favorites) and "What A Wonderful World."

But it's the high-energy originals that will really make your kids get up and dance around. There are songs about school buses, root beer (my son's fave), and yo-yo's.

Like the CD title says, this is music for all ages, especially elementary school kids who want to rock out and play some air guitar while you're driving around town in the mini-van. Rock Of All Ages gets a big thumbs-up from my family!

5.0 out of 5 stars Daddy a go go is a GO, January 10, 2009

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TRW ""Terry"" (North Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rock of All Ages (Audio CD)

We listened to the samples and decided to wish list this. We were not disappointed. Our 19 month old loves the variety of music on this cd... he dances and tries to sing along. The lyrics are good and I imagine would be appropriate for older children. This cd has a lot of energy.