Reviews (page 8 of 8)
I just can't with Randy Newman
not my style
WTF?!
Honestly, could not get into this album.
He may have his fans and he has his unique way of writing songs. I just don't see how he's on a list for the best of all time. There's got to be a better and more influential album than this to take the slot. Plus his attempt at a satirical ironic take on racism with upbeat lyrics in redneck just comes off as nails on a chalkboard for me. An attempt was made but don't like it.
Awful
What the fuc?
RANDY YOU CANT S A Y THAT MAN WHAT THE FUCK!
wow does the first song not land well anymore. if it ever did. the rest of the songs probably suffer greatly on being on a concept album trying to be stereotypically southern. this guy probably can write decent lyrics even though none of these hit
Gear: Focal Clear (ZMF) Mische: leichtfüßig und klar - leider sind die Vocals dabei stark im Vordergrund Mugge: furchtbar dämliche Lyrics und unerträgliche Stimme auf "Findet Dory"-Direct-to-DVD-Niveau Wertung: 1/5
Randy, no. Just no.
Can't stand Randy Newman, not gonna waste an hour of my life listening to it
Why have I not heard a single soul say that Toy Story You've Got A Friend In Me Randy Newman immediately kicks off this album with multiple uses of the N-word? I wasn't a Randy Newman fan before, but this seals the deal. A quick search found the following. Writing in the Los Angeles Times, Randy Lewis said Newman had "peeled back the curtain on... bigots and hypocrites" with this song. In 1995, Newman admitted that he was still nervous performing the song. Newman has called "Rednecks" one of his favorite compositions. Newman seldom performs "Rednecks" in concert, because it is liberally infused with the word N***** And the song is sung from the perspective of a narrator upset at the North for being rude to rednecks...but isn't that one of the reasons why? Because of slavery and the "liberal use of the word"? Real 1970's galaxy brain there.
An unfunny comedian doing a Billy Joel impression. What could go wrong?! Everything.
I don't usually say music is bad, but this wasn't good.
He really heard Neil young’s Alabama and said, “I can do that! But make it peppier and with the n word!” I just hear Toy Story.
I despise Randy Newman on a level I can barely articulate.
Can't handle his voice, also wtf those racist lyrics in "Rednecks" ???
Edit: Actually this is terrible and racist and deserves 1 star. I get that this is a concept album but was anyone actually asking for this? Did this "concept" need an album? Randy Newman seemed way too comfortable saying some of these slurs too. Only reason I'm giving this 2 stars is because a few of the songs are catchy, and at least he's committed to the concept.
Yeah, this is not for me.
quite frankly this album slid off me after song 6. and that first song, jesus 1
Oh please god no. I'm sorry I complained about the Aerosmith, please! I would've quit out after the first song if I wasn't stubborn as hell. That would've been a great choice, but here we are. This is straight up making me question whether this whole 1001 journey was really such a good idea. Fucking hell. I get that it's satirical, but if it's this bad does that even matter? I'd rather have been getting root canals for 35 minutes.
Big band and country tropes sung by the Toy Story guy. Definitely not my thing. Also, the one song I enjoyed (Mr. President, from the Forrest Gump soundtrack) is not available on YTM I assume due to licensing issues. Lame.
Really expect us to find out in the next decade this man is a mega paedo, his lyrics are mostly limited to singing about places or using racial slurs.
Every song sounds like it should be on a soundtrack album. Of course he's known for doing soundtracks for film. Not much to my liking.
he's just trying too hard to be edgy or what
Sounded the same throughout the album. Got bored of the same tune and lyrics not for me.
Umm 😶
No jaa. Kieli poskessa tehtyä. Ehkä kyl edellä aikaansa
who listens to this? i’m genuinely curious. didn’t know mediocrity could be this mediocre
nope
Not my cup of tea!
this was not my cup of tea
The first track uses the most offensive racial slur repeatedly.
1.5
Corny AND pompous. Godawful.
I hate randy newman
Randy Newman has like FIVE albums on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list and every single one makes me want to claw my ears off. Each one is barely 25 minutes long and each one is slapdash, smug and irritating. This album’s only minor salvo is that “Rednecks” makes me laugh a tiny bit, although that comes more from outside the song than anything within. Sail Away has its moments though, (he begrudgingly said). This music makes me want to yawn and barf at the same time, hard pass.
A big ol WTF. You expect to hear about friends and other disney things, and it's a satire. Fine music, but just... odd juxtaposition.
Vaya, este hombre siempre tuvo voz de viejo. Curiosamente ayer estuve escuchando su banda sonora para Marriage Story y aunque es posible percibir la calidad en las composiciones no pude evitar aburrirme. Dentro del film la música cumple, pero fuera no pudo sostener mi interés. Creo que lo mismo pasa con este disco: aquí no hay nada interesante para mi. Este es uno de esos discos que está en esta lista exclusivamente porque el autor es gringo y toda la lista está centrada en la música popular norteamericana y británica, pero nada más.
Every song made me think of an 80s american sitcom or romcom about an earnest working class man who's only trying to do the right thing. How he fell for a heiress/alien/artist or some other improbable person. Awful.
What the hell? Who let this guy into the list?
I can't help but think of the Family Guy skit -- "Randy Neman, sits there all night and days singing about what he sees". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARP6dXMlWQ8
This is some real antebellum racist type shit. Who knew that the guy who sang 'You Got a Friend in Me' had such a shit past?
Sorry, I just dont get the appeal. Always think of the muppets whenever I hear him.
I couldn't get all the way through this. Not to my taste at all and I struggled to find anything to recommend it.
This seems like the album that Billy Joel wrote the song Piano Man for. They're all weird. Everything sounds like Toy Story
Nope
this man said the n word in the first song so i stopped listening but i still want to rate it 1 star
Stopped listening to it. I hated it
I hate Randy Newman, and this record did nothing to change that. He's like if Billy Joel or Tom Waits were schlockier and more prone to using the n-word. 1*
Dreadful, can’t understand how this made the list. The music is horrible and dated, I’m sure he used all these tunes on Toy Story and just changed the words. The lyrics are brutal and lack the subtlety required for the social commentary comedy that this aspires to be.
I just don’t get it
I wanted to get into this but I just couldn’t. Insufferably dull.
A painful listen.
Can’t handle his voice - didn’t get through it all
Don’t wanna deny Mr Newman a good review, but can’t get past the comic voice, nor the bit in family guy where he’s “just singing about what he sees”.
I don't want to listen to this crap
I fucking hate this shit: in terms of ‘things wrong with this world” I think the fact randy Newman has boat loads of money and is showered with awards is in the top 10.