Alapalooza

by Weird Al Yankovic

Overview

One can tell just by listening to Alapalooza that Weird Al Yankovic was having a hard time writing clever material to coincide with the current musical trends. The album's title is indeed appropriate -- the musical content varies from track to track. Many of the parodies on the album, such as "Jurassic Park" and "Achy Breaky Song," must have been meant to be on an earlier album meant to satirize the real songs when they were on top of the charts, but somehow were never released until now. With that in mind, only the poor timing keeps Alapalooza from being such a blast, as the entire album sounds sloppy and mostly like a compilation of old B-sides. ~ Barry Weber

Product Details

Release Date:	01/01/1999
Label:	Volcano / Way Moby
UPC:	0886979178120

Tracks

1. Jurassic Park
2. Young, Dumb & Ugly
3. Bedrock Anthem
4. Frank's 2000" TV
5. Achy Breaky Song
6. Traffic Jam
7. Talk Soup
8. Livin' in the Fridge
9. She Never Told Me She Was a Mime
10. Harvey the Wonder Hamster
11. Waffle King
12. Bohemian Polka

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Weird Al Yankovic   Primary Artist,Vocals,Accordion,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Alan Reed   Guest Artist,Voices
Mel Blanc   Guest Artist,Voices
Warren Luening   Trumpet
Jonathan Schwartz   Percussion
Julia Waters   Vocals (Background)
Tommy Johnson   Tuba
Joel Peskin   Clarinet,Sax (Baritone)
Brad Buxer   Orchestra,Synthesizer,Keyboards
Jimmy West   Banjo,Guitar,Mandolin,Vocals (Background)
Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz   Drums,Percussion
Ruben Valtierra   Keyboards
Julia Tillman Waters   Vocals (Background)
Steve Jay   Bass,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Maxine Willard Waters   Vocals (Background)
Jim "Kimo" West   Banjo,Guitar,Mandolin,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Bernie Grundman   Mastering
Jimmy Webb   Composer
Chad Smith   Composer
Flea   Composer
Don Von Tress   Composer
John Frusciante   Composer
Mark Hudson   Composer
Anthony Kiedis   Composer
Spencer Proffer   Executive Producer
Joe Perry   Composer
Weird Al Yankovic   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Brad Buxer   Programming,Orchestral Arrangements,Arranger
Colin Sauers   Assistant Engineer
Doug Haverty   Art Direction
Rocky Schenck   Photography
Queen   Composer
Steven Tyler   Composer
Tony Papa   Mixing,Engineer