Use Your Fingers
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Sony |
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4.0 |
Description: White rappers generally divide into two camps: the Beastie Boys disciples and the House of Pain clique. For the former, honky hip-hop has nothing to do with the African-American experiences that gave birth to the rap form; rather, it is borrowed to express the middle-class, often suburban, ennui that comes from too much pop culture and too much time on one's hands. In the latter, groups attempt to co-opt the Afrocentrism and identity worship from black rap and use it as a template for their own particular ethnic trumpeting--Irish, in HOP's case. On their debut album,
Use Your Fingers, Bloodhound Gang make it clear which group they expect to be confused with: "No, I'm not the guy from the Beastie Boys!" yells Jimmy Pop (or is it his partner Daddy Long Legs?). Hailing from suburban Philadelphia, BG are a self-contained frat party dying to offend anyone who'll listen with their often hilarious, in-your-face political incorrectness. They fight for their right to be moronic throughout--whether worshiping Rip Taylor or invoking the Cavity Creeps from an old toothpaste ad. It's not all just fat-chick and cripple jokes, though: BG back up their obnoxious idiocy with some fairly wise musical maneuvering. While their age and background lead them to repeatedly mine the '80s for material--Duran Duran and Cure samples, Michael Jackson and Blondie interpolations, a "Kids in America" cover--their sly comments and ingenious a cappella snippets prove they're surprisingly sharp and able lads.
--Roni Sarig
Tracklist of Use Your Fingers
Reviews:
Disappointing
I downloaded this album with high hopes it would match my high expectations after buying one fierce beer coaster and horray for boobies. What i heard is hardley even listenable. It's way too much like punk, and it seems childish even for the bloodhound gang. One fierce beer coaster is much superior to this album in every way. I must stress that unless you want to piss someone off by giving them a crappy gift, DO NOT BUY THIS ALBUM!
Use Your Fingers Indeed
after listening to one fierce beer coaster and hooray for boobies this was my favorite one.
rip taylor is god- this one is just a guy voting for rip taylor as a president, also pretty funny- 2/5
we are the knuckleheads- this one is made up of rap/rock, sounds alot like the beastie boys- 3/5
legend in my spare time- this song was also part of dingleberry haze, also another good song- 3/5
b.h.g.s.p.a.- just another skit- 1/5
mama say- good song, catchy tune, one of the hit's- 4/5
kids in america- although i really like this cd i didn't care for this song because they just repeated kids in america like 30 times- 2/5
you're pretty when i'm drunk- i liked this one because the lyrics really made sense and rhymed, and is freakin' hillarious- 5/5
the evils of placenta hunting- just another skit- 1/5
one way- this song also has a very catchy tune, and funny lyrics- 5/5
s***ty record offer- just a bunch of t.v. tunes from the show different strokes from nick @ night.
go down- good song, heavy guitars- 4/5
earlameyer the butt pirate- just another skit- 1/5
no rest for the wicked- good song, explains exactly what the title says- 3/5
she ain't got no legs- this one is probably my favorite because the lyrics are of no use but are funny- 5/5
we like meat- funny lyrics, good riffs- 4/5
coo coo ca choo- this song repeats the title alot also but is a good song- 4/5
rang dang- good song, fast beats- 3/5
nightmare at the appolo- funny, also was the hidden track on dingelberry haze- 3/5
k.i.d.s. incorporated- i really likes this song also, good guitar, true lyrics, i personally think this should have been the hit instead of mama say.
this a good cd for a collection regardless of what many viewers have said, go buy it if you haven't.