[.ca] One Fierce Beer Coaster

From Amazon.co.uk:
Like their white-trash Pennsylvania homeboys in Ween and Dead Milkmen, Bloodhound Gang are offensive, rude, stupid, and vigorously gutter-minded, but they're better off for knowing what they are. And having admitted it, they also happen to be surprisingly clever and pretty damn funny. The group's second album, One Fierce Beer Coaster (yes, the cover is designed as a beer coaster--a nod to the band's laddish constituency), is full of smart lines, great hooks, and creative arranging. Not one of the record's 10 originals misses its mark. Unlike Bloodhound Gang's 1995 debut, Use Your Fingers, which was essentially a sample-heavy rap album with rock tendencies, Beer Coaster features a new backing band for more of a live rock sound, with muscle-bound funk touches and rapping (think 311 or Cake). But while the new Gang members are perhaps more in tune with current rock radio styles, Jimmy Pop remains an MC at heart--enough so, at least, to cover Run-DMC's "It's Tricky" and then duet with Vanilla Ice (on "Boom") and ape Ol' Dirty Bastard. If you doubt his mic skills, check the rapid-fire U.S. tour in "Going Nowhere Slow": Pop names 72 cities in under 30 seconds. Overshadowing both music and vocal chops, though, are the lyrics. Full of TV namedropping, shopping lists (No-Doz, Rolos), and gleeful juxtapositions (Jack Kerouac and Gilbert Gottfried in the same line), Pop's rhymes are dense enough to be topical as well: various songs cover feminine hygiene, suicide as population control, acting gay as a way to meet women, and so on. The humour is a guilty pleasure for the politically incorrect. As Jimmy says, "I'm an Alka-Seltzer ... You're a sea gull"--and if you get the joke, you deserve to hear the rest of the record. --Roni Sarig

Wow...:
Alright, so I became a Bloodhound Fan after becoming addicted to "The Bad Touch". But, after hearing Horray for Boobies, I wanted to see this band's other music. Well, Use Your Fingers was a tad disappointing, but that's only because Daddy Long Legs was writing along with Jimmy Pop. "Fierce", however, is the perfect redemption. This CD is awesome, with tons of great songs you'll be singing like crazy! Fire Water Burn, Lift Your Head, Nowhere Slow, Queer, all are great songs. So, why only 4 stars? Simple; Boom. Boom is a collaboration with Rob Van Winkle, and to tell you the truth it does not fit into the scheme of the CD. Sure, the rhyming will blow you away, but it's not that captivating of a song. Other than that, everything is great, just like the band...great! Oh, and yes Your Only Friends is long, but it is really funny! Jimmy Pop is a genius, probably the best white rapper you'll come across. Now, let's hope the new DVD doesn't ruin their reputation.

Contains the greatest song ever written:
Man, there isn't a wasted second on this album, except for maybe the last song, but at least you can turn it off by then. From the title of my review, you're probably wondering what the greatest song ever written is. Answer: "I Wish I Was Queer So I Could Chicks." It's the greatest song ever written, period. And such a great idea, too.

Best CD:
This is one of the best cds i own. Jimmy pop, the lead singer is a lyrical genius. His rhymes make sense and make me laugh. This cd literally never leaves my cd player. Definatly pick this one up.

A heckuva comeback:
No one ever made a greater comeback than the Bloodhound Gang with One Fierce Beer Coaster, a year after bombing every way imaginable with Use Your Fingers. It features an even balance of rock 'n' roll with hip-hop, especially noticeable in "Boom," which features Rob Van Winkle a.k.a. Vanilla Ice. The songwriting has taken a dramatic turn for the better; even though the lead vocalist Jimmy Pop, who has gone solo thanks to the departure of Daddy Long Legs, retains his witty, devil-may-care attitude, he doesn't try quite as hard to cram two hundred lines into each verse, as was the case in Use Your Fingers. But he's still a darn good rapper for a white guy: check out verse 2 on "Goin' Nowhere Slow." Surprising is the cover of Run D.M.C.'s hit song, "It's Tricky," which works surprisingly well with the band's new heavy metal edge. Other metallic moments include the opening guitar hook on "Kiss Me Where It Smells Funny" and the upbeat riffs of "Goin' Nowhere Slow." The last track, "Reflections of Remoh," which is thankfully the only "non-song" on the album, features Jimmy Pop doing a fairly good impression of Homer Simpson.

A Classic...........:
Definitely a must have for those with a warped sense of humor. My favorite songs that stick out are "Kiss Me Where It Smells Funny", "Fire Water Burn", "Lift Your Head Up High (And Blow Your Brains Out)", and of course the classic "I Wish I Was Queer So I Could Get Chicks". If you appreciate good warped bad a** lyrics, this one is a must have. BUY IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!

• Kiss Me Where It Smells Funny
• Lift Your Head Up High (And Blow Your Brains Out)
• Fire Water Burn
• I Wish I Was Queer So I Could Get Chicks
• Why's Everybody Always Pickin' on Me?
• It's Tricky
• Asleep at the Wheel
• Shut Up
• Your Only Friends Are Make Believe
• Boom
• Going Nowhere Slow
• Reflections of Remoh