Album 13 Expectations Post 'leaks'

Website · Post by **Teh Dingo** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 2:44 am

Poll is exactly what it says.

Option two would be perfect, but that's just not gonna happen

Post by **ludovica64** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 2:47 am

It's going to be great, one of his best IMO

Post by **RyanHippFTW** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 2:50 am

Internet Leaks has made me REALLY optimistic. So, I'm guessing this album will be really good.

Post by **JEDM** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 2:51 am

IMO, I'm sure it'll be great. I haven't been let down 100% by any of the Internet Leaks, so I have great expectations for it.

Post by **weird_el** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 3:13 am

The only song I really like so far is Skipper Dan.

weirdalfan1000000 · Post by **weirdalfan1000000** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 3:53 am

I think this album will be great. I didn't like most of the leaks at first, but after a while, I started to like them more, and I think pretty much every IL song is good. And this will be the first album release where I'm eagerly anticipating it as a fan, and I will most likley know the songs in the polka, making it funnier for me.

Post by **anthontherun** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:16 am

weird_el @ August 22, 2009 09:13 pm wrote: The only song I really like so far is Skipper Dan.

This, although I've yet to hear "Ringtone" in full, and may even try to save it for when the album comes out. I enjoy "Craigslist" and "CNR" to a degree but they didn't wow me nearly to the degree of most of the SOL originals. I hate WYL.

"Skipper Dan" though really is excellent. Overall, I'm expecting a good but not amazing album, maybe a level below Poodle Hat or something. To be honest, I'm expecting a lot more neutral/negative reviews for this album from fans since there won't be that high of having an album's worth of brand-new songs.

Post by **OneWAY** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:53 pm

I was cracking up during CNR. But really I liked all of them. Ringtone was only a little disappointing. I still enjoyed it though.

I think the album will be great. The originals seem to be shaping what looks like a great set of songs.

Post by **Bruce the Duck** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:26 pm

I voted that it will be a let down. Already, the five songs that have been released, overall are not as good as the bulk of SOL, PH, or RWS, the three most recent albums. "Skipper Dan" and "Craigslist" are as good as most of the originals on recent albums - "Bob," "Genius in France," "Why Does this Always Happen to Me," "Pancreas," "Germs," "Virus Alert," "Your Horoscope."

But neither hold a candle to the best of the last three albums: "Wanna B Ur Lovr," "Don't Download This Song," "I'll Sue Ya," "Hardware Store," "Close, But No Cigar," "My Baby's in Love with Eddie Vedder."

"CNR" and "Ringtone" aren't even as good as the weakest songs from recent albums - "Party at the Leper Colony," "Weasel Stomping Day."

As for "Whatever You Like," it's better than "Do I Creep You Out," but that's it! It's far inferior to all of the other recent parodies, most notably the rap parodies, which all blow this one out of the water.

Now, there are still 7 songs that have yet to be recorded, but with 5 tracks already released, and NONE of them really achieving a level of greatness that matches Al's best work, the remaining 7 songs will all have to be as solid as "It's All About the Pentiums" or "The Night Santa Went Crazy" in order to even give this album a shot at competing with the past three albums. And frankly, I don't see that happening, especially given the fact that the parody source material that Al has to choose from these days is rather weak already.

Post by **weirdojace** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:55 pm

This album better have some damn good parodies, because aside from Skipper Dan, these songs were letdowns for me.