Gag

Track Listings

1. Ideal World

2. Collapsing New People

3. Sleep

4. Stand Up

5. Speak To Me

6. One Man's Meat

7. Ring

8. Jump

9. Ad Nauseam

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
UK pressing features a total of 9 tracks. Mute. 2006.

Gag,Fad Gadget,Elektra / Wea,Electronic,Popular Music,Post-Punk,Rock,Synth Pop

Gag

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The Carl Stalling Project, Volume 2: More Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons 1939-1957
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The Carl Stalling Project Vols 1 & 2

Better Stalling's CD

The Carl Stalling Project Volume 2

A nice follow up

Now, every time I watch cartoons, I listen to the music!

The Carl Stalling Project, Volume 2: More Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons 1939-1957

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Zoom And Bored
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The second volume of the master Warner Bros. cartoon composer's work downplays the head-spinning montage of the first in favor of just-as-head-spinning complete scores. They aren't from the studio's best-known cartoons but from some of Stalling's most impressive tempo-warping, all-systems-go pieces, augmented by a few mini-pieces that illustrate the way he could transform barely familiar show tunes and classical themes into wild, rubbery jokes. Even without images, Stalling could make an orchestra suggest a "Flea-Ridden Sheep Dog" in 24 seconds flat and run enough changes on Stephen Foster's "Camptown Races" to match every mood in a Foghorn Leghorn cartoon. The head-snapping reversals of his scores anticipate much later avant-garde music. --Douglas Wolk

Customer Reviews:

The Carl Stalling Project Vols 1 & 2.......2007-01-11

Are the names Mel Blanc, I. Freleng or Chuck Jones familiar to you? Then you will get a charge out of these albums as they remind you of Warner Brothers cartoons you saw. I even used these albums instead of "spooky music" for the trick-or-treaters at Halloween, and got appreciative comments from the parents who recognized the music. Definitely worth the price of admission.

Better Stalling's CD.......2006-05-09

As well as Stalling Project Part I, These recordings are more modern fidelity, less classic and more musical techniques. The improvisations appreciate me more than Part I. I like all tracks especially one from "Zoom and Bored" Salute Maestro!!!!
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The Carl Stalling Project Volume 2.......2005-09-12

More music from Warner Brother Cartoons 1936 to 1958.
Carl Stalling was one of the foremost composers of music for cartoons and wrote virtually all of the scores for Warner Brothers cartoons from 1936 to 1958. This is a compilation of some complete soundtracks and other snippets. In my opinion, this disk is not quite as well done as "The Carl Stalling Project Volume I."

A nice follow up.......2003-03-09

I really did like the slice-and-dice format of the first disc : I think it helped keep that cartoon zaniness without the visuals. I would recommend both volumes - I listen to them alot while I'm programming!

Now, every time I watch cartoons, I listen to the music!.......2001-08-07

Carl Stalling. We all know who he is, but we don't know that we know. Who is he? The guy who did cartoon background music for Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies for more than 20 years, that's who. Maybe you're thinking, "Oh, come on! Cartoon background music??! How good could something so trivial be?!" The answer to that question is.. VERY. Very entertaining. I just love Carl Stalling's great "scores". When you take away the context of it's being CARTOON music and just sit and listen to the damn thing, it's WONDERFUL music in and of itself! He goes from violins and a piano playing "agitato" simultaneously to a single oboe note and back again in five seconds. Not only that. He does that and, as random as it may sound, he mannages to segue it together beautifully. Now, every time I watch cartoons, the thing I pay most attention to is what aural miracles Mr. Stalling sneaked in. Maybe, after listening to this, you will too. If anything will change after you listen to this, it would be that you'll never think of cartoon music as trivial again........That's a GOOD thing.

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Feel the Power!
A First. A comedy album with no laughs.
For Flaming Fans and Devoted Lust-Logs ONLY
moderately amusing

Power of Judyism
Judy Tenuta
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In Goddess We Trust
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A Space Goddessy
In Goddess We Trust
Attention Butt Pirates and Lesbetarians: Live at the C.S.W. Gay Pride Festival

ASIN: B00000HF72
Release Date: 1999-01-26

Tracks:

Introduction
Incarnations
Nuns & Father Shanky
Song-Love Slave
Astral Projecting
Letters To The Goddes
Dogma On Comedy
Song-Why Are You Living?
Purgatory Dating
Pig Club
I'm O.K. You're A Fat Cow 'Weight Loss Plan.'
More Letters To The Goddess
Diets
Goddessize
Letters To A 56 yr. Old
Where Not To Mate
Pet Peeves
Sports
How To Harness Cosmic Power Throught Your Crotch
Predictions And Initiation
Song-Party In Your Pants

Customer Reviews:

Feel the Power!.......2003-08-15

In addition to being one of the funniest comedians alive, Judy Tenuta has a unique and completely distinctive prose style. You can spot it a mile away. Think about it: a unique style of writing. Most writers would kill for less. For far less. And miraculously, it is just as effective for comedy as is Judy's far more famous on-stage delivery.
This book achieves the amazing feat of being at the same time both very very gutsy and very very silly. Thank you, Judy! May we have another?

A First. A comedy album with no laughs........2002-03-08

This was a first for me. I did not laugh or even crack a smile while listening to the thirteen tracks of this album. I heard another one hers (Butt Pirates...) which made me laugh, but this one had me wondering am I missing something here? Why didn't I find this funny? I found it a waste of time and a major disappointment from a comedian who I thought was funny, but now I am not so sure. I cannot recommend this CD at all.

For Flaming Fans and Devoted Lust-Logs ONLY.......2000-07-24

Juuuudy! Juuuuuuuudy! Oh Giver-Goddess sublime, oh Healer of Hermaphrodites...isn't it time for some new material? Like we have TIME for a recorded re-tread of your first three albums...dream on, Klingon. You read real purty from your bible, "The Power of Judyism," and the Goddess' sound men practically go Postal to make sure you have appropriate effects. But our foreheads have been buffed to a blinding sheen already, and the fat jokes are about as fresh as Blowseanne's panty shields.

Let's go back in time....OOHHHH, KYOKOOOO....remember when you were the only Virgin Flower on the block? (It could happen!) You converted us to Judyism by doling out your barbs and slams with religious fervor, and we ached to recieve the gift of your pre-chewed gum. Now your audience can shout out your pungent punchlines before you get a chance, as if they already possess you. (NO!) We may be little more than Hillfiger heifers and Gap-going gonads for wanting something new and trendy, but we love you as much as our Ernest Borgnine beauty treatments.

We love you, Defiant Diva, and your musical interludes here are head and shoulders above the nose of that sycophant Streisand. But you run the risk of self-parody, sweet Geisha Girl, and even the most burly butt-pirate has heard this schtick more often than he's been stuck. To spread the word of Judyism we must bring you forward in time...the Darva Congers and larva-eaters of Survivor demand to be skewered on the spit of your sarcasm. There are boy bands to be butchered and Kathy Lee is still at large...we need the Goddess' guidance to put these pigs in their place.

We await your response to these and other triumphs of tastelessness, oh Empress of Elvis Impersonators.

-Mic

moderately amusing.......1999-10-22

Judy Tenuta's humor is like chocolate fudge. It's delightful in small quantities but nauseating if you binge on it. Ms. Tenuta is a one-act comedian whose one act cannot carry an entire book.

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Fun in a cartoonish sort of way
I have the original CD...

Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Alan Silvestri
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Fun in a cartoonish sort of way.......2003-03-23

Scoring a live action/animation film can be a difficult thing. Do you mickey mouse every scene or play it straight? Silvestri does both, but mainly in a comic fashion. Lots of jazz musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra, as well as the orchestra itself provide the music and the result is a good one. For the jazz parts, Silvestri throws in a solo trumpet, saxophone, piano, bass, and drums. "Maroon Logo" and "Maroon Cartoon" are 2 mickey-moused tracks, meaning that every action on screen is reflected in the music. I can't help but think back to the old Warner Bros. cartoons here. "Valiant and Valiant" and "Eddie's Theme" are 2 tracks on the slightly somber side, employing the use of the wonderful jazz musicians. "The Weasels" is amusing, while "Hungarian Rhapsody" contains the scene where Donald and Daffy Duck duel with each other on the pianos. "Judge Doom" is the most ominous track on the album, sensing evil is right around the corner. "Why Don't You Do Right" and "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" are 2 songs from the film, the former one a sultry and swinging song sung by Jessica Rabbit in the film and the latter a comically entertaining one sung by Roger Rabbit. "Jessica's Theme" is sultry, with a slightly suspect feel to it. "The Gag Factory" is one of the highlights of the album, with the orchestra shining at its best with racing brass rhythms and strings. "The Will" is a great finale track, while "Smile Darn Ya Smile/That's All Folks!" is somewhat of a goofy song with Porky Pig quoting his famous line at the end. The best track is "End Title", which brings together all of the themes in the film into a 5 minute suite. A great effort on Silvestri's part and a wonderful recording, as well as a great orchestral performance.

I have the original CD..........2002-06-05

...and it is absolutely wonderful. Alan Silvestri is an incredible composer. I have several soundtracks from him and I'm a huge WFRR fan to boot! This soundtrack is a must have for any fan of this movie.

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Not as good as on HBO.
THIS CD IS HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!

In Goddess We Trust
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Reba & West Virginia
Dating Machine/John-John
Bloody Glove/Robert Shapiro
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Customer Reviews:

Not as good as on HBO........2002-09-16

This CD is ok, but "The Goddess" is just not the same as I remember her on HBO.

THIS CD IS HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!.......1999-02-11

ALL I CAN SAY IS BUY THIS CD, BECAUSE JUDY IS THE GODDESS OF COMEDY!!! EVERY TRACK ON THIS CD IS ULTRA-LAUGH INDUCING!!!

Tracks:

867-5309 (Jenny) - Marque Bovre & The Evil Twins
Whip It - Willy Porter
Church Of The Poison Mind - The Yell Leaders
Once In A Lifetime - Citizen King
How Soon Is Now? - Pet Engine
Talk Of The Town - Alex Ballard & Sugarfoot
I Know What Boys Like - Soda
I Held Her In My Arms - Blue In The Face
The Ghost In You - Blow Pops
Shock The Monkey - Wooldridge Brothers
Dance Me To The End Of Love - Paul Cebar & The Milwaukeeans
Mexican Radio - Loyal Order Of Water Buffalo
Everybody Wants You - The Coolhand Band
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - Falling Wallendas
She Blinded Me With Science - Mrs. Fun

Customer Reviews:

There's some gold amid the muck.......2001-06-25

Milwaukee's Don't Records hopped on the 80s nostalgia bandwagon early (1995). This tribute album takes plenty of risks. Several fail, but others soar.

Most tunes are borderline. Marques Bovre & the Evil Twins treat "867-5309 (Jenny)" with the irreverence it deserves, although their version sounds flat. The Yell Leaders get things moving with a relatively faithful rendition of "Church of the Poison Mind." Citizen King scratches and funks through "Once in a Lifetime," and Mrs. Fun echoes, not apes, Thomas Dolby on "She Blinded Me With Science."

A few songs stand out. Pet Engine's "How Soon is Now?" is one of my favorites -- a risky, soaring tune that goes from guitar pop to grunge to country twang within 4 minutes. The Blow Pops' version of "The Ghost in You" is almost as dreamy, eerie and sweet as the Furs. SODA's "I Know What Boys Like" has the same sly wink as the original, and it's even funnier with a male voice. Finally, I can't even listen to the Police version of "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" after hearing the Falling Wallendas version -- the poppy reggae is replaced with gorgeous moody guitar work and harmony that highlights the ache behind the words of the song. For once, a tribute improves the original.

Then there are the failures, like "Shock the Monkey" on acoustic guitar. Willy Porter's terribly misguided "Whip It" sounds like it should be blaring out of a Chicago blues bar. "Talk of the Town" and "Everybody Wants You" are barely distinguishable from the originals, so why are they here?

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Attention: Butt Pirates & Lesbetarians

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I'm sassy..............2000-06-16

Judy Tenuta is sassy...and probably an heir to Joan Rivers' title as the Chief Nasty of Comedy. But Judy has that girlish laughter behind her witticisms and outrageous stage act. This album, recorded at a Gay Festival several years ago plays to her audience's interests, predilections, and, of course, practices. A straight audience might go, "Huh?" and not catch all the references. But when Judy brings two guys (strangers) up to the stage and puts words into their mouths to say things that they never thought they would say out loud, in public, let alone perpetuated on cd, now that is comic. And it's not mean-spirited...playful and tinged with erotic glee. And the audience eats it up and whoops it up as well!

Some of the references are dated and, perhaps, unfortunately (such as her jokes about Siskel and Ebert). But that is due to unfortunate subsequent events. And we can all still chuckle fondly about two of our favored movie icons.

If you haven't heard Judy Tenuta, her voice is a cross between a Brooklyn Italian housewife and a boozed growl from Lauren Bacall, with a few snorts thrown in for good measure. Fortunately she never really sings, but attempts something the Germans call Sprechtstimme (or Sprechgesang). And the accordian -- her trademark -- is almost totally out of audio range.

So, suspend reality and prudery for an hour, and let the Goddess take you where you have never been (let alone never want to have been) before. Well worth the laughs and the snorts... Just leave your accordian in its case...

Hilarious.......1999-06-18

Despite the other reviews I find Judy Tenuta's sense of humor delightfully funny! She cracks me up!!!! This album is just a small showcase of her ability. TENUTA FOREVER!

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Nice House Mix

Gag Me with a Tune
Danny Tenaglia
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Customer Reviews:

Nice House Mix.......2001-03-27

Danny Tenaglia does a real nice job with this mix. Plenty of house music and the beats continue smoothly with the exception of his constant spinning of Cevin Fisher's "The Way We Used To." He could have done without that and it breaks up the continuity of the mix. Other than that this is a top notch mix and will add nicely to any house music collection.

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The darker side of synth pop
A spectacular album
His strongest and best album.
Twisted melancholy at it's best

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Ideal World
Collapsing New People
Sleep
Stand Up
Speak to Me
One Man's Meat
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Album Description

UK pressing features a total of 10 tracks. Further details TBA. Mute. 2005.

Album Details

Fourth Fad Gadget LP, Originally Released in 1983. Features Ex-birthday Party Guitarist Rowland S. Howard.

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The darker side of synth pop.......2001-04-19

The listener knows he or she is in for a surprise after seeing singer Frank Tovey covered in feathers on the front cover. It says something about insanity and madness, yet Tovey stands there with his arms up, embracing it all.

And he does embrace everything on Gag with a wit and humor all his own. The opening track Ideal World is a great synth romp with its loud roar of synthesizers and politically charged vocals. "The sun never shines in an Ideal World" is just a taste of Tovey's cynical verbatim that intrudes in nearly all of Gag's tracks.

Highlights include Ideal World, Collapsing New People, Jump, and the infectious Ad Nauseum, the album's finale, delivering a series of sick, twisted synthesized arrangements (recognizeable in many modern industrial recordings) mixed with Tovey's sardonic commentary about society, aptly summed up by one of Tovey's best lines on the album: "I choke on the gag, but I don't get the joke."

This one's worth it, not only for Tovey's true talent, a mixture of social illness and true ingenuity, but also for the influence this album and Fad Gadget's other works have had on other artists.

A spectacular album.......2000-06-28

This is one of the most lovingly crafted albums ever produced and is the climactic culmination of Frank Tovey's late 70's-early 80's electronic, orchestral experimentation. Beautiful piano segments intertwine with hauntingly grating electonics and guitars to make each and every song a true gem. The vocals are reminiscent of Peter Murphy (although I think are even better). Lyrics focus on the plight of the little man, commiseration with his plight and spite for his lack of ability or will to do anything to change it. Like other eccentric artists, Fad Gadget transcends genres-to label this as industrial, goth or new wave would be missing the point entirely. Unlike some other eccentric artists (Peter Murphy, David Bowie for instance) Fad Gadget is entirely unrecognized for their genius. To be sure, this was never geared for radio airplay, guess the little man doesn't want to hear it as it is. I suggest buying this and any other of their albums (esp the Singles Collection to witness the origins of this masterpiece) as they are long since out of print and may well disappear forever.

His strongest and best album........1999-01-19

Fad Gadget (Frank Tovey) is at his artistic peak with this collection of richly textured lively but dark-toned songs. "Ad Nauseum" is my favorite with its nagging dissonant riff and perfect-tone words delivered in tight rhythm. Other records by him are OK, but this is clearly the strongest. This is the closest any band has come to the sound of Wall Of Voodoo's "Seven Days in Sammystown". But, as another reviewer said, this has somewhat experimental musical portions that could be considered eccentric or eclectic and non Top-40 indeed. All songs are good. Definitely in the Top 50 records of New Wave but not thin synth-pop in the least.

Twisted melancholy at it's best.......1998-11-16

If you don't like "random" noise, keep away from this album. Fad Gadget is eccentric to the Nth degree, going so far as to TAR AND FEATHER himself for the cover art.

Some may know the song COLLAPSING NEW PEOPLE from dance clubs, but there are far more interesting songs, some being: IDEAL WORLD, JUMP and AD NAUSEAM.

IDEAL WORLD makes fun of the idea of living in a world where the sun never shines, and "no stress, no death, and when you fall, you wake and feel no pain." INDEED an ideal world! :) The opening guitars are WHINY, and the drums and a nice militaristic beat to it. FAD GADGET's vocals take over with a vengance.

Cans rattling and drums are the opening for JUMP, a rather humor look at why people condem themselves to a life of misery, all for the sake of "a better way of life." His vocal timing, for the chorus, is VERY interesting. There are zero guitars as far as I could hear, but plenty of GRATEY keyboards to make up for it.

AD NAUSEAM is latin for "to sickness and beyond." It reminds me of a very dark classical piece, with a double bass rumbling out the beginning of a tragic play, where the main person keeps pointing out his flaws, that will leave a bad taste in your mouth. And it sounds as if the KNIFE STABBING sound from the movie PSYCHO is part of the backround sound texture, which only adds tot eh discomfort, and uneasy feel the song portrays.

Each song is another mini-story. And each story from a different perspective, with varrying degrees of emotional intensity. From the rather bizarrely upbeat of ONE MAN'S MEAT, to the dour AD NAUSEAM, it's nearly a test of character listening to it more than 5 times in a row. :)

It's amazing how music from 1979 to 1984 was re-released in 1991, and AGAIN in 1994... :)

1979 - FIRESIDE FAVOURITES 1981 - INCONTINENT 1983 - UNDER THE FLAG 1984 - GAG

Now FAD GADGET goes by his given name, FRANK TOVEY, and is, THANKFULLY, still making music to this day. :)

Liszt/Strauss:Lieder
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Liszt/Strauss:Lieder
Fassbaender/Gag
Manufacturer: Universal Music & VI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B00000E3FG
Release Date: 2000-01-01

Singing Gag
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Singing Gag

Manufacturer: Plenty Face
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ASIN: B000CADLKO
Release Date: 2005-07-05