It is midnight, the earth shakes, the stars tremble, and with an ear-splitting sound, it appears......Weird Al's first Al-bum!! Yes, this ground-breaking Grammy-winning album is the what started it all!

This album is a favorite amongst many fans, not because it's Al's first, but because of the prevailent use of the accordian on every song! Something many fans miss about Al's later albums.

This beauty of an album features Al's first parody, first international underground hit, first song to have a video, first turned-down parody, but sadly, no polka.

Because this is a debut album, there is a rawness to it. Al's voice isn't as well trained or mature as his later ones, which may make his performance a bit hard to swallow. But that's okay- it happens.

This album is a requirement for any Al collection.

Compleat reviews for individual songs are listed here

[written in July 1999 especially for this site]