Yeah, I decided to burn the very last drops of my last pay on this, but it was necessary. This was a purchase that I needed to do. And I was quite lucky, because I thought it wasn't released in Brazil - but it was, in a collection of movie soundtracks, along with soundtracks for Cal (by Mark Knopfler!), Mr. Holland's Opus and Tommy... Yeah, ok.
But yesterday, out of work, I went out on a little trek. I went into a second-hand store that I visit very frequently. The guy has all sorts of LP's and CDs, but he told me he didn't have Simpsons CDs, and told me to go to some other place where they had record stores, too. After I found the place (almost giving up), I entered the stores by the entrance, and the girl on the second store told me to go to the 3rd level. Climbing up the stairway, I found this store with hundreds of LP's on shelves, and hopelessly asked the guy if he had Simpsons CDs. And he had it. It was waiting for me, I'm positive on that. He asked R$ 20 for it, but I only had 15 with me. But he told me to take the CD home and give him the remaining 5 the next day - which I'm going to do today, right before I go home from work.
And, well, the album? Well, I had pretty high expectations for it. Being a Simpsons CD, I expected it to be a quite good comedy album of sorts. But after two listens, the CD managed to top even the highest of my expectations! Seriously, guys, it has been years since I listened to an album that put me in such an utterly ecstatic state as The Simpsons Sing The Blues put me yesterday - not Amarok, not Revolver, and certainly not Disintegration... But I'm serious when I say this album is, without prefix or suffix, spectacular. Among these 10 tracks, there isn't even a single that I consider anything less than great. I knew 'God Bless The Child' already, as a trusty Lisa fan, and it sounded even better than what I remembered it to be - even if I still remembered every single note of it!
The two singles, 'Deep, Deep Trouble' and 'Do The Bartman' are masterfully written and fun. The latter is very Michael Jackson-ish (wasn't that the intention, anyway?), but I like it better than anything Michael was putting out in 1990. 'Look At All Those Idiots' and 'Sibling Rivalry' are nothing short of spectacular. The angry blues of 'Born Under A Bad Sign' and 'Moanin' Lisa Blues' are awesome in a way the Beatles' 'Yer Blues' could never be, and even Chuck Berry's 'School Day' sounds simply great! Even the oldies-style 'I Love To See You Smile' and 'Springfield Soul Stew' are excellent. The latter has Marge announcing the "ingredients" in a way that would make Vivian Stanshall proud.What an excellent purchase. I'm positive this one is going to be stuck to the CD player for quite some time. It's already lovingly OGGed (similar to MP3'd, but better) in my computer, and shelved right between Dark Side Of The Moon and my Queen CDs. I'm definitely going to put a review of it on my website next weekend. It's a complete, perfect 10/10 with all possible honours.
and was amazed of "Sing The Blues". Of course, "God Bless The Child" is the best track in this album. DTB & DDT is the Simpsons classic, "Sibling Rivalry" is also great. Well, I just don't know what to say, but I'm happy that somebody else can understand the feelings that I get then I hear this the first time. P.S. You certainly should hear "Anyone Else" from "The Yellow Album". This track is also great, IMHO.
