Turtleneck Chain (2011)
| Artist: Lonely Island |
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Product Details:
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Universal Music Group
Sku: 220901432
UPC: 602527694863
UPC 14: 00602527694863
Release Date: 5/10/2011
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. We're Back! ~ The Lonely Island
2. Mama ~ The Lonely Island
3. I Just Had Sex ~ The Lonely Island
4. Jack Sparrow - (featuring Michael Bolton) ~ The Lonely Island
5. Attracted to Us - (featuring Beck) ~ The Lonely Island
6. Rocky ~ The Lonely Island
7. My Mic (Interlude) ~ The Lonely Island
8. Turtleneck & Chain - (featuring Snoop Dogg) ~ The Lonely Island
9. Shy Ronnie, Pt. 2: Ronnie & Clyde - (featuring Rihanna) ~ The Lonely Island
10. Trouble On Dookie Island ~ The Lonely Island
11. Falcor vs. Atreyu (Classy Skit #1) ~ The Lonely Island
12. Motherlover - (featuring Justin Timberlake) ~ The Lonely Island
13. Creep, The - (featuring Nicki Minaj/John Waters) ~ The Lonely Island
14. Watch Me Do Me (Classy Skit #2) ~ The Lonely Island
15. Threw It On the Ground ~ The Lonely Island
16. Japan ~ The Lonely Island
17. After Party - (featuring Santigold) ~ The Lonely Island
18. No Homo ~ The Lonely Island
19. No Homo (Outro) ~ The Lonely Island
Album Notes and Credits
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Recording information: Sonic Ranch Studios, El Paso, TX. |
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Back once again with the ill behavior, Lonely Island's second effort is more of the same, which for many means that life is still worth living. Irony and stupidity abound as the crew has its way with that sweet and rare event called "lovemaking" ("I Just Had Sex" with Akon), your Mom ("Motherlover" with Justin Timberlake), hip-hop culture ("No Homo"), and popular culture in general (pretty much everything else), as interludes that owe a lot to Adam Sandler tie it all together. The jokes are the main attraction -- they contrast extreme bravado and extreme embarrassment for maximum hilarity -- but the great trick behind Lonely Island is their keen awareness of whatever genre they are mocking. With the right beats and production, "The Creep" is the kind of stalker anthem you'd expect if stalkers posted tracks on hip-hop blogs, while "Jack Sparrow" is the Michael Bolton power ballad to perfection, and even comes with a hearty helping of Michael Bolton. Bad news for newcomers is that tracks like "Shy Ronnie 2: Bonnie & Clyde" won't work well away from their visuals, meaning Turtleneck & Chain is sometimes a souvenir for Saturday Night Live viewers, who know just how much that slow motion video helps a cut like "Threw It on the Ground." That said, the title track is killer, "We're Back!" might be the ultimate intro, and if you can deny shelf space to an album with "Trouble on Dookie Island" on the track list, you're probably much more "Watch Me Do Me" than "I Just Had Sex" anyway. ~ David Jeffries |
Musical Guests | |
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Akon |
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Michael Bolton |
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Beck |
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Snoop Dogg |
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Rihanna |
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Justin Timberlake |
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Nicki Minaj |
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John Waters |
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Santigold |
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Kenan Thompson |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 05/10/2011 |
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Original Release Date : 2011 |
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Catalog ID : 15588 |
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Label : Universal Republic |
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Number of Discs : 2 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00602527694863 |
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.82)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Their consistently great second disc combines songs you've YouTubed to death with top-shelf new material..."
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Their consistently great second disc combines songs you've YouTubed to death with top-shelf new material..."
Rolling Stone (p.74)
- Ranked #50 in Rolling Stone's '50 Best Albums Of 2011' -- "Another batch of deft satires from the pop-parody kings."
- Ranked #50 in Rolling Stone's '50 Best Albums Of 2011' -- "Another batch of deft satires from the pop-parody kings."
Entertainment Weekly (p.60)
- "[T]he triumphantly goofy 'I Just Had Sex,' with Akon, manages to be both outrageous and entirely plausible radio bait." -- Grade: B
- "[T]he triumphantly goofy 'I Just Had Sex,' with Akon, manages to be both outrageous and entirely plausible radio bait." -- Grade: B
