Mandatory Fun (studio album)
by "Weird Al" Yankovic

From dmercado 12/24/2022 00:09 | #292168

A good way to end his contract. Al feels comfortable here, it doesn't sound forced, and he finds a humor that works with his age and position in the music world. It sounds like he put in the effort to make this a good sendoff.

From koner1 06/11/2015 00:16 | #143509

This album certainly is better than his previous effort, Alpocalypse. The parodies are much stronger, and the originals don't feel like half finished ideas. His parodies make the original songs more tolerable. This album was a great first listen, and any fan of mainstream would enjoy a new twist on their favorite songs. Go listen to it.

From junodog4 03/15/2015 00:33 | #136866

...and like that, Weird Al is relevant again. Some of his strongest work, 30+ years on. Well done.

From paladisiac 12/30/2014 22:46 | #130473

Weird Al is still cruising along with awesome song and style parodies years after artists that he covered early in his career died or became irrelevent. His greatest foe now is the internet, as any Joe, Bob or Sally can pop a good parody onto youtube faster than you can say "broadband". He still holds his own well though. It says a lot when one of his song parodies, "tacky", is better than the covered artist's entire new album. (yes, i listened to "GIRL" - twice!) It says a lot when one of his style parodies, "my own eyes", is better than the covered artist's entire new album. (yes, i listened to "sonic highways" - twice!) Of course, some of my enjoyment of a weird al album comes from the songs he chooses for parodies, and I'm not that big a fan of "blurred lines", "radioactive" or "fancy" (except for that charli xcx!). But between his song and style parodies and polka mashup, you can't say he's lost his touch. Pop music may have changed in the last 30 years, but Weird Al still gots game. (Aka, he's great and you suck!)