I am going to assume that you like music, and hopefully you enjoy comedy, or at least laughing. (If you don't like laughing then maybe you should go see a professional and get some sort of medication for that) If you enjoy humor, well played music and tongue in cheek lyrics, then you'll really like Flight of the Conchords.
Flight of the Conchords play music, have a television show and play tunes live; all of which are pretty damn funny. I'll be up front and say that I'm not really into the whole comedic music scene, nor do I buy albums that are comedy related; ( I didn't buy this album, I found it online) with all that being said, I like this one.
I am not sure if I like it more because I am a fan of their show, and have heard the songs from this album being played on the show, or if I actually like the music. Either way I do like the music on half of the 13 tracks, and the rest are just kind of so-so. All the song are funny and fit the confines of their tv show, but they don't all translate to the album. One really cool thing about these guys is the fact that the music they play covers many genres: hip hop, folk, reggae and various others; and when you mix in their New Zealand accents and some pretty funny lyrics, you have a good match. All the instrumentation is good, the songs have good structure and they really did do a good job adding their style of comedy to these well stylized tracks.
If you haven't seen their tv show, get online or on HBO and watch a few episodes, it'll make you appreciate their music even more. I don't really want to score this album all that high, not due to them playing some crappy tunes, but because of the fact that this is not an everyday kinda album/musical genre. A recommendation for those familiar with Flight of the Conchords or those that enjoy well played comedic songs.
Official score- 3.25/5
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