Brak Presents The Brak Album Starring Brak

Various Artists - Children's Music, Various Artists - Soundtracks - Television

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 14, 2000)
• Original Release Date: March 14, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Kid Rhino
• ASIN: B00004R7LO
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #43,990 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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In the sometimes-twisted world of cartoons, Brak seems to fall someplace between Ren & Stimpy and South Park. Not quite as gross as the former and nowhere near as foul-mouthed as the latter, Valdemar H. Guerta (a.k.a. Brak) climbed to stardom on the back--or slippery ether--of his costar Space Ghost. Now the Brakster has gathered some truly unusual (and unexpected) guests for his first album. Like an audio nightmare cartoon gross-out of the skull, The Brak Album trots out many of his most obese obsessions: "Rock Candy" (great for causing cavities, as Brak duly points out), "Magic Toenail," "Big Fat Squid," "We Like Girls," and... well, you get the picture. Ireland's Chieftains appear here with "I'll Tell Me Ma," while WCW World Heavyweight wrestler Diamond Dallas Page does a cameo with "Evil Is Only Skin Deep." But it's Freddie Prinze Jr. on "Highway 40" who seems an even odder special guest than the Irish minstrels and the canvas crusher. Throw in the Brakettes and a backing band eager to funk it up and you've got a kids' record that redefines "weird" for today's Brakhead (and tomorrow's next generation of good, all-American citizens). --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BRAK IS A BONAFIDE CURE FOR DEPRESSION!, September 26, 2003

By	Joseph Weir (Florissant, MO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I don't use that title lightly. I inherited my Dad's chemical depression. I fought it for years, with happy-drug this and vitamin-that, and everything you can think of. One day a local radio show here in St. Louis (Dave Glover Show, 97.1Talk) played "Soup On A Stick" during rush hour while I was on my way home from work. My car almost went off the road halfway through the song with the line "But that's another Stow-ey!!" The next day the same show played "Things That I Like", and I was in almost in tears. I knew of the Brak Show, and had even seen it once or twice. But I had no idea of the real POWER OF BRAK! I went out and bought this CD and ever since then I have been infectiously singing, humming, or tapping it - and have been SMILING!! LAUGHING!! So far: Depression Drugs - 2 / Brak - 10!!! And no, I'm not making this up. I challenge any depressed person to frown while this thing is playing!!! It's IMPOSSIBLE! So go dip your pig in butter, ride it 'round the playground, and join Brak & I on a trip into forgotten memory, because when you are with Brakky, you are 4 years old again - and none of that adult stress crud has scarred you yet!! Enjoy with big smiles and lemonade! My little girl sings along too, she loves it!!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brak Strikes Again., March 26, 2001

By	tvtv3 "tvtv3" (Sorento, IL United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

While working in children's radio, I became quite familiar with the two previous Space Ghost cds. A couple of the songs on those albums were the most requested songs on our show. That was in large part not to Space Ghost, but to his sidekicks Brak and Zorak (I know Zorak is evil, but he's still a sidekick). Now Brak has his own album and true to his style, it's one of the wierdest but most entertaining albums out there.

On this album there is no Space Ghost (though the previous albums carried his name, Brak was the real star) and his singing is not missed. Zorak joins in on several tunes, serving as the straight man to Borak's follies. Several guest artists sing a ditty including The Chieftans, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Diamond Dallas Page, and the uncredited Grape Ape. Brak sings his signature song "Highway 40" with Freddie and many of the songs including the hilarious "Magic Toenail" insure that Brak is a musical artist that should be around for a long time. Only the best can take something like a toenail or rock candy and turn them into beautiful, hilarious, musical mayhem.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is some funny stuff!, March 16, 2000

By	Eric Ping (Ca) - See all my reviews

Brak is at his all time humorous best with his 1st solo CD, following 2 Cartoon Planet group CDs. Most tracks are from his new hit show, "The Brak Show Starring Brak," and he laughs it up with a few of his old pals.