A little annoying, but oh so catchy
921356
After a trip to Torontoin the fall of 99, and seeing "Sucks to be you" on muchmusic, I knew I had to find this CD.  Unfortunately I had to wait over a month for the US release.  It was worth the wait.  Every song is somewhat similar and somewhat whiney.  The voices of simon and milo don't help the situation too much either.  But listen to this CD once and I garantee you will be singing it too yourself for days.  The music seems to be a caricature of europop, but somehow it works.  Recommended, really wanna give it 3.5 stars so i'll round to 4.
1547032
A couple of goofy songs, but I like the rest a lot
3373408
OK, so the songs you will hear on the radio are going to be great. The four or five songs that you could consider highlights of this release are 5 star worthy. However, the rest remind me of late 70's pop music, and when that type of music is not uptempo disco, then I personally hate it. I will give DP credit for creating a collection of songs that feels like they were meant to go together. However, there just too many songs on here that I found to be dull. But they're still good for background music at least.- Aaron Widera
3157672
We love this catchy song. You can't help but move when it comes on.
318460
My son found this at the library last year, and we've since checked it out 6 or so times.  I had to buy it, but it's difficult to find.

The tunes are very catchy, and my 3-year old sings right along.

There are just a few annoying political references, but really, it's a fun CD.
2918710
This is a very good catchy score that almost works better on CD than it does live on stage. Often times the music seems to soar to greater heights while the lyrics are left behind. Lyrics like.."Who will ever call to say I love you? Send me flowers or a telegram. Who will proudly stand beside me? Who will love me as I am." are almost amateur they are so maudlin...and yet the whole thing, as a pop music theatre piece, works well.
Highlights include "The Devil You Know", "Feelings You Have Got To Hide" (some of the best lyric work is in this song) "One Plus One" and "You Should Be Loved."
2410463
um yeah love this song! it's catchy, it makes
me embarrass myself by dancing in my car seat
while driving ... what else can I say?
898885
The Strokes seem to have achieved this weird status with Is This It of being the saviors of rock, and the group that will pull this world out of its Britney-intensive dung heap and take us to a wonderful era of music being something more than a business and the producer becoming a thing of the past... or something. The fact is, The Strokes were hyped as the saviors of rock, and their producers decided to market them as revolutionary. I'm sorry I had to say that, but this album has gained so much hype that any review of it has to address the hype.
Now, there is actually music on this CD, so let's talk about that too. This album has some shockingly catchy songs on it. "Someday" was stuck in my head for about a week straight, and, after hearing "Hard To Explain", I had to buy the album to make the song go away. Don't expect anything deep coming into this album. This are pretty much good pop songs.
Bottom line: It's over-hyped, fun, catchy, and just generally listenable. The only reason I'm giving it 3 stars is that I hate bands that can't admit they're marketing themselves.
2246057
There are many things that I adore about the Butchie's album "Make Yr Life", yet many thing I dislike. For the positives, the lyrics are AWESOME mostly because they're so les, but also because of the catchiness, the vocals are often on the brink of an orgasm which is very hott, the pace of the songs is fun and very energetic. I've listened to "Send Me You" Many, many times, dispite its almost commercial sound. This album would be perfect except for the aforementioned commercial sound that pops up sometimes and also the times when the vocals crack or get pitchy, which is very irritating. The best songs are definitely "Send Me You", "She's So Lovely", and "Everything & Everywhere"
1355426
Sure the songs get on your nerves after a while, but my kids, age 1 and 2 years, both love this CD like crazy.  If you are sick of the same old kid songs and Barney type songs then these catchy little tunes will give you a reprieve.  The video is even better, if you were going to get one or the other, I'd say get the video because my kids love watching the older kids sing and seeing the little snippets of kids playing, doing peekaboo, eating, sitting in a stroller, etc. We got both, the video for at home and the CD for in the car. Great for the under 3 set.
1408934
Not going to lie it can get annoying. Most baby music toys well get annoying. It holds his attention for decent amount of time though so worth it. Has two volume levels but I don't know anyone who would ever want to listen to mary had a little lamb on high volume.
887528
Very nice mixes and song selection. Energetic and uplifting, no doubt. A few main reasons I am giving this 4 stars: 1) The insanely annoying MC. I cannot believe Armin allowed this guy on stage. Quite a "vocabulary" the guy has... "shut your eyes", "imagine", "make some noise". Pretty pathetic. 2) The "live" performances are not live at all. The only one who actually sings can't sing at all. 3) Where is "In And Out of Love"???
3658979
There's a place in all of us who can't help but enjoy bubble-gum pop.  You may not admit to it in public, but if it's on the radio, you know you're singing along.  There's nothing wrong with that!  It's ok!  It's meant to be catchy and fun, all your music doesn't have to make serious political/social statements.  Christina Aguilera's self-title debut is great for that reason.  Who knew such a little girl could have such a big voice!  And a really great voice it is.  She's production, but not as cookie-cutter as, say, Britney Spears.  This cd offers up some genuine fun music.  Track #5 is probably the best (IMHO)  A good party song, easily sung along with, even if we don't sound like Christina.  Unfortunately, the first 4 singles were definitely the best on this cd.  If the rest of the tracks had sounded as good, I would have given it 4 stars.  Unfortunately, the rest of the tracks just don't grab you.  With the exception of "Reflection" (track #6), the fun, perky pop songs are her best bet.  It'll be interesting to see how she fairs the Sophomore jinx.
2080675
The tracks on this album are catchy, I'll admit. It is obvious that the band has matured since their last album, but most of the songs still consist of gibberish and forgetfull lyrics. It does, however, have some  good variety. The songs are also adequate party/dance tunes. The band does,  still, seem like one-hit wonders (especially to young teens), hopefully  they'll mature more and evolve. But I guess with these kind of album sales,  it doesn't matter. Overall, catchy tunes with good beats, and sloppy  written lyrics.
3563348
This song gets stuck in my head, but it motivates me during my workouts! Gets the job done. It's got the most obnoxious, repetitive lyrics though.
3919938
This is beautiful.  With her beautiful voice and edgy tempo, Mary J. puts across a love song like no other.  "Sweet Thing" and "You Remind Me" are exquisite -- like Anita Baker if she had grown up in a tougher neighborhood.  But I have to take away a star for the goofy answering machine message interludes on here -- distracting, annoying, & not particularly funny.  I'm not sure what she was trying to do with that.  So, I'd use this to make mix tapes out of so I can edit that out.  That's a great thing about CDs -- you can just hit "skip!"
3530321
Most people see the name Fall Out Boy and immediately have certain things come to mind. I knew coming into this that the CD was going to be filled with completely unintelligible lyrics, vanilla pop beats that will make kids happy, but piss off parents just enough so they can be cool, you know the usual. Then I heard the first single, and man, did I have a good laugh.

Let me first say, This Ain't a Scene... is a really catchy song. I like the little choir dealy at the end, and the song makes me tap my feet. Then I listened to the lyrics, and hilarity ensued. It's always amusing to me that rich and famous people write songs about how hard it is to be rich and famous. Granted, the celebrity idolatry in this country is absolutely pathetic, but to be completely honest, I didn't even know who Pete Wentz was until "the pictures" came out. These guys have crafted an image, they've dictated who they want to be, and then they complain that people pay attention? They should be more appreciative of the fact that a very untalented band with a singer who sings in a language that I'm guessing is English is even paid attention to.

Now, enough ranting, this CD is quite a bit different, but not in a good way, or a bad way, just a different way. There seems to be a little bit of a Dashboard Confessional mixed with a Panic at the Disco feel to it. There are songs which sound really deep and whatnot, but are just somewhat trifling. This is a decent CD if you ignore the lyrics, because they can craft a pretty catchy tune, and we should just leave it at that.

Honestly, these guys time is passing. This type of music is a fad that I think is slowly dying out. What will come next? Who knows, but know that whoever breaks it big will have a million bands following them. Bands in the 90s can think Nirvana, rap-rock can thank Faith No More, boy bands can thank Backstreet Boys, and these gentlemen, well I'm not really sure who started this stuff. So throw the CD on, and just zone out, have a good time, just try not to make this OK Computer.