Weird Al Yankovic Straight Outta Lynwood CD

This is a DualDisc, which contains a CD on one side of the disc and a DVD on the other.

Weird Al Yankovic's STRAIGHT OUTTA LYNWOOD further assures his heavyweight title as the king of pop parody. Chamillionaire's "Ridin'Dirty" is spun into a self-conscious poke at race when it becomes "White and Nerdy," and the national boundaries of Green Day's "American Idiot" are shifted in "Canadian Idiot." Elsewhere, Weird Al takes on the Killers, Usher, and the Black Eyed Peas, but he also contributes several originals that display the same goofy, satirical edge as his comic revisions of the hits. Longtime fans of Weird Al's shtick will have plenty to enjoy, and the DualDisc version, which contains animation, karaoke versions, and a featurette, is icing on the cake.

"Weird Al" continues to reward his countless fans around the globe with yet another collection of insanely incisive musical comedy, featuring some of the biggest contemporary hits performed in polka style. This Dualdisc includes the album on the CD side, and on the DVD side, all original animateions of All's tarcks. All-star animators include Bill Plympton, John Kricfalusi, Seth Green, and Matt Senreich. Also included are karaoke versions of the entire album including a scrolling lyric sheet for each track. Additional a behind-the-scenes featurette is included, plus a 5.1 Dolby mix of the entire album.

Personnel: Weird Al Yankovic (vocals, various instruments); Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz (various instruments, programming); Jim West (guitar, banjo, keyboards, programming, background vocals); Steve Jay (banjo, flute, synthesizer, bass guitar, background vocals); Lee Thornburg (trumpet); Tommy Johnson (tuba).Rolling Stone (p.132) - 3 stars out of 4 -- "In almost eleven minutes of 'Trapped in the Drive-Thru,' Yankovic finds slow-motion comedy gold in a couple arguing over dinner..."