Fake Songs

by

Liam Lynch

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I was hooked from the moment I first heard "United States of Whatever". It became an obsession to find out who recorded it, and what other music he may have recorded.

When I finally found out it was on this CD/DVD set, I was unaware what was in store for me. The title "Fake Songs", made me wonder if Liam was just a young Weird Al Yankovic. Let me make this perfectly clear... This is REAL MUSIC!... and it's REAL GOOD!

This album excites me. Each track has it's own unique sound and mood. Like Weird Al, he pokes fun at some famous musical stylings, but unlike Weird Al, he doesn't mimic the melody and add parody lyrics. What Liam Lynch does instead is write a completely original and sometimes hysterically funny song that is true to form without being a traditional parody song.

The end result is an incredible showcase of Lynch's versatility.

The bonus DVD is loaded with all sorts of goodies that I absolutely loved. They give you a good idea of Liam's great sense of humor.

First of all, I LOVED Sifl & Olly back in the day. My friends and I would stop everything at 11pm, no matter what, to watch the latest misadventures of Chester, Calls from the Public, and of course the songs that closed every episode. When I bought this CD, I was expecting the same level of humor and wackiness as the show. Wow, was I disappointed.

Now, its not necessarily a terrible CD. It's just the fact that I know Lynch is capable of so much more that really left me regretting my purchase. Besides the songs that were already on "Sifl & Olly", only "Still Wasted", "Rock and Roll Whore", and "I'm All Bloody Inside" (which may have already been an S&O song) were actually funny for their own sake. The "Fake" songs parodying other bands songs get old really fast. Sure, he sounds a whole lot like the bands he's faking, but the lyrics themselves aren't that funny.

I've yet to watch the DVD, so maybe that would change my mind, but the CD definitely isn't that great. Plus, the 3 or 4 swears are censored--what's up with that?

I wanted to like this CD, but I just can't.