Girl Talk put out his newest album Feed The Animals, doing a pay-what-you-want deal, here. I paid $5, because it also came with a single seamless mp3 of the entire album. Which is how it’s supposed to be heard.
Ultimately, it isn’t as fun as Night Ripper, but it’s a lot smarter. It seems more intentional. Less forced. While (everyone talks about this) Biggie’s “Juicy” over Elton’s “Tiny Dancer” is cool, Pimp C’s vocal in “International Player’s Anthem” matches up with Spencer Davis Group’s “Gimme Some Lovin’” flawlessly. The vocal accents at the end of each line match up with the bass accents on the instrumental. Then “Whoomp! (There It Is)” with “In a Big Country”? Amazing.
But at the same time, it doesn’t pop like Night Ripper. I recognize less of the raps, and I know that a lot of them are more recent (and I’m an old fart who’s out of touch), but it’s more fun when you recognize most of it, and you’re re-hearing it in a new context and not just hearing two songs you’ve never heard in a way that’s obviously already new to you. Which isn’t to say that it isn’t lacking in fun, it just seems like I’m less in on the secret.
