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Songs With No Character

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ScribbleMonster & His Pals have a couple of great kids' releases under their belts. The "pals" include ScribbleMonster, ScribbleKitty, ScribblePiggy, ScribbleBunny . . . you get the idea. But when front man Jim Dague wanted an album the entire family could enjoy, he left the pals at home and put together Songs With No Character, a CD heaving with great pop-rock for everyone, no matter what their age. After opening with a very chipper (yet funny) "good morning" song, he welcomes us with "All Ready to Go!" The next track, "Doing the Right Thing Isn't Always Easy, Doing the Easy Thing Isn't Always Right" [take a breath] is a funky little tune that sounds like it was ripped from The Commitments soundtrack. A few tracks later, "The Song of LIFE" takes us on a trek around the Game of Life board with the little blue husband, who doesn't care what "Life" throws at him--he's just happy with his little pink wife and kids (but no more than four, or they won't fit in the car). Probably the coolest song ever written about a board game.

ScribbleMonster is by far the funnest and rockin'-est family-focused band out there. And "Songs With No Character" is their best album yet. If you and your kids liked "Best of Friends" or "Chocolate Milk," then this CD is a MUST-own. Parents who ever played the board game "Life" (by Milton Bradley) will definitely love "The Song of Life." And "Spare the Rock..." just plain rocks. Hard. ScribbleJoyce sings a beautiful ode to her mom and those old 45s in "Scratchy Records." So many songs to love. My 3-year old hasn't pulled this out of her CD player in weeks. And we had to get another copy of the CD so Mom and Dad could listen in the car. This CD is on our preschool teachers' wish lists, too. If you've got little ones, nieces, nephews, grandkids, friends with kids, or if you just like good music, you can't go wrong with this CD.