| Product Summary | | Label: Qualiton Imports Ltd. | | UPC: 00098787071528 | | Release Date: 4/22/2008 | | Buy.com Sku: 207506319 | | Item#: M434W9 | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 35012 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Foux du Fafa ~ Flight Of The Conchords |  | | 2. Inner City Pressure ~ Flight Of The Conchords | | | 3. Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros ~ Flight Of The Conchords | | | 4. Think About It ~ Flight Of The Conchords | | | 5. Ladies of the World ~ Flight Of The Conchords | | | 6. Mutha'uckas ~ Flight Of The Conchords | | | 7. Prince of Parties, The ~ Flight Of The Conchords | | | 8. Leggy Blonde ~ Flight Of The Conchords | | | 9. Robots ~ Flight Of The Conchords | | | 10. Boom ~ Flight Of The Conchords | | | 11. Kiss is Not a Contract, A ~ Flight Of The Conchords | | | 12. Most Beautiful Girl in the Room, The ~ Flight Of The Conchords | | | 13. Business Time ~ Flight Of The Conchords | | | 14. Bowie ~ Flight Of The Conchords | | | 15. Au Revoir ~ Flight Of The Conchords | | |
| Produced by Mickey Petralia (Beck Midnight Vultures, Ladytron Light & Sound) in Los Angeles, New York and Wellington, the album features fully fleshed-out and professionally recorded versions of Flight of the Conchords concert and television favorites.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Following up on 2007's debut EP, THE DISTANT FUTURE, the full-length FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS features songs from the first season of the New Zealand musical comedy duo's HBO series. Only the brilliant Barry White parody, "Business Time," is duplicated from the EP, although two of its live songs, "Robots" and "The Most Beautiful Girl in the Room" (featuring the surefire come-on "You could be a part-time model/But you'd probably have to keep your normal job"), are given the full studio treatment. | | What makes FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS better than either the average television soundtrack or the average musical comedy album is that even aside from the sharp wit and often hilarious lyrics (see: "A Kiss Is Not A Contract" and "Ladies of the World"), singers and multi-instrumentalists Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement are genuinely gifted pop songwriters able to craft tuneful, memorable songs in a variety of styles. The genre parodies here, from the gibberish bossa nova "Foux da Fafa" and the deadpan rap clich?s of "Hiphopoptamous Vs. Rhymenoceros" to the note-perfect impersonations of the Pet Shop Boys ("Inner City Pressure") and David Bowie ("Bowie"), are more than catchy enough to stand on their own. |
| | Artist Overview | | Flight of the Conchords is the name of a musical comedy duo from New Zealand. Actor-musicians Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement play, under their own names, hapless singer-songwriters attempting to make it big in the eat-or-be-eaten music world. Built around spot-on style parodies that spoof a diverse array of artists and genres--everything from David Bowie, Belle & Sebastian, and the Pet Shop Boys to loverman R&B, cabaret, and Rat Pack pop--Flight of the Conchords was a popular BBC radio program before evolving into a cult TV show on HBO. The group released the EP DISTANT FUTURE on Sub Pop in 2007. |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 04/22/2008 | | Original Release Date : n/a | | Catalog ID : SPCD 715 | | Label : Sub Pop Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00098787071528 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Uncut (p.95)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "Multi-instrumentalist Bret McKenzie possesses a musical gift commensurate with his comedic talent..."Q (Magazine)
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- 4 stars out of 5 -- "Bret McKenzie and Jermaine Clement are indeed funny, but over the course of an album they're musical enough to withstand repeated plays." |
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Production |  5 | | Performance | 5 | | Composition | 5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 5 |
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5 of 5 So Funny Tuesday, May 20, 2008
A Listener from atlanta, ga
These are all the songs from the show on the cd. It's produced like they are serious musicians, but they are so ridiculously funny. It's great to be able to bring this around with me. Was this review helpful?  
5 of 5 When will the government realize it's got to be fu Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Mad Medicine from San Luis Obispo, CA
These guys are hotter than crack! I don't recall a piece of music this great since perhaps the Beatles. Buy it and try it!
(By the way I didn't have time for a full review so that's all I could muster in the short 20-30 minutes I was sitting here. Seriously people -- these guys are great. If you're looking at this CD it's most likely because a friend or a friend of a friend told you about them, or you saw their HBO comedy series. Some songs are better in the series itself [for example, I thought Foux du Fafa sounded better in the episode, perhaps I'm trippin'] but either way the 'Chords are great!) Was this review helpful?
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