1. Foux du Fafa
2. Inner City Pressure
3. Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros
4. Think About It
5. Ladies of the World
6. Mutha'uckas
7. Prince of Parties
8. Leggy Blonde
9. Robots
10. Boom
11. A Kiss is Not a Contract
12. The Most Beautiful Girl in the Room
13. Business Time
14. Bowie
15. Au Revoir
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Anyone familiar with cultish comedy series Flight of the Conchords will be aware of the wonderful songs that the hapless New Zealand duo Bret and Jemaine concoct for each episode. Tackling all genres, from hip hop and soul to glam rock, the duo create highly original and well-produced tracks that typically satirise the very genre they?re imitating. This album collects together many of the show?s best musical moments, many of them subtly revamped. "Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros" and "Boom" illustrate the pair?s hilarious 'rap' skills. "Think About It" parodies socially minded soul visionaries such as Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield, "Bowie" satirises the 70s icon (especially his prodigious drug use), while "Inner City Pressure" mimics the Pet Shop Boys. Two of the most memorable songs from the series--"The Prince of Parties" and "The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)"--are also both present, making this the definitive FOTC compilation. The humour ranges from offbeat to downright daft, but there's nothing laughable about the production, which is mostly first class. It's true they could have given us a few new songs, but then how many comedy albums can you repeatedly rewind and find yourself not only laughing, but dancing too?--Paul Sullivan
Product Description
This acclaimed Kiwi novelty band follow the release of their six-track Grammy Award-winning CD EP "The Distant Future" with their full-length debut. Features fully fleshed-out and professionally recorded versions of the duo's concerts and TV favorites. Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement's trademark acoustic guitars lead the blitz, backed by a diverse array of instrumentation and production technique. If amazing, delightful, and hilarious is your idea of funny, then prepare for undisappointment. These fifteen songs pay homage to Pet Shop Boys, censorship, Marvin Gaye, sexism, Shabba Ranks, and backhanded compliments.
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Flight of the Conchords
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2008-04-22)
- Publisher: Sub Pop
- Label: Sub Pop
- Studio: Sub Pop
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 47 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #217
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Summary: El vuelo de los concords 2008-08-28
Comment: Leí en su reseña que eran "Los Kings of Convenience de la comedia". Bret McKenzie y Jemaine Clement, originarios de Nueva Zelanda, extrapolan su disco homónimo (Sub Pop, 2008) de su serie televisiva transmitida por HBO. Cinco estrellas! para su sentido del humor, la letra de Business Time me ha hecho reirme tanto que no he parado de escucharla y el disco completo en general es cagadísimo. Foux du fafa me recuerda a mi hermana porque jugamos a lo mismo, a decir palabras en francés, sin sentido, pero para que parezca que estamos hablando. Les falta música, evidentemente no son los grandes intérpretes vocales y su música no va más allá de la que utiliza un cantaautor para acompañar lo que QUIERE DECIR. Les dejo lo que para mi gusto es la mejor, en la versión del album porque aunque circulan muchas, ninguna tiene una calidad aceptable
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Summary: FOTC is great but the show versions are better. 2008-08-26
Comment: The album is good but I prefer the show versions of most of the songs. They are more authentic and feel 'funnier' than the album versions, which underwent too much producing and engineering in the studio for my taste. There were also a couple of my favorite lyrics left out on this album.
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Summary: Flight of the Conchords - S/T 9/10 2008-08-10
Comment: Finally, New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo has released their first real album. While fans have been able to hear Bret and Jemaine's highly entertaining brand of humor on HBO and live albums, Flight of the Conchords is their first full-length record.
While there's something to be said for Flight of the Conchords' live records and actual concerts, which is one of the funniest things I have been privileged to attend, their debut album does manage to translate a good portion of their irreverent humor into the studio. The songs, as usual, don't disappoint, running the gamut from anti-war sex anthem "Ladies of the World" to the funky bedtime jam that Marvin Gaye has tried so hard to perfect, "Business Time." Who can resist seductive statements like "two minutes in heaven is better than one minute in heaven?"
Most of the songs benefit from the added instrumentation and production, with "The Prince of Parties" sounding like the Beatles if they stayed in India longer and were a comedy duo, and "Boom" is much more understandable and palatable with Bret's clarified vocals and the faux-reggaeton production.
The only disappointment is the utter lack of new songs. While a compilation might be a necessity for casual fans or newcomers, Conchord lovers will already know pretty much every song on the disc, and one would've thought with the exposure the two have been getting, they would've jumped on the opportunity to release new material. But you can't begrudge what they've already created, which is pure comic gold.
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Summary: Totally Entertaining 2008-08-08
Comment: These guys are the most talented, hilarious and straight up entertaining band in many moons. In the middle of listening to an amazing musical arrangement you just crack up with their lyrics. Brillant, brillant, brillant cd.
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Summary: Funny 2008-08-06
Comment: Not only is this funny the music is good too!It's entertainment nothing more just good entertainment for us with a slightly offbeat sense of humor. These guys are very clever,talented and not bad as musicians..Hey it made a long 2k road trip pass by quicker!
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