★★★★★
Not only does he lay off the "Everything Is Beautiful," his funny stuff is funny, presumably because he now buys from professionals--the three lamest cuts are the three oldest are the three he wrote himself. If you appreciate a fella who can imitate a chicken singing Glenn Miller and thinks his sweetie should love him because he can fart with his armpits, this'll make you laugh even after you know the jokes...
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
"When September 11th came, we were all horrified, outraged and we all just wanted to do something. Our president said, 'We need to go on with out lives and all of us need to do what we normally do.' I write songs and make records, so that's what I did. It was just my natural response. Maybe my doing what I do will help others focus some of their frustrations or have an appropriate way to laugh in these times when there's not that much to laugh about...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
A solid collection of Stevens' inspirational work, featuring both original numbers like "Everything is Beautiful" and "Yes, Jesus Loves Me" with traditional numbers like "Love Lifted Me" and "All My Trials."
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
Crackin' Up! is exactly what you'll be doing the minute this Ray Stevens gem comes on -- instant classics like "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex," "I'm My Own Grandpaw" and "Three Legged Man" don't just make you laugh, they make you think, too. God bless you, Ray Stevens!
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
Ray Stevens Christmas: Through a Different Window is exactly what you'd expect from a Ray Stevens holiday album. It's a twisted, funny collection of wacky holiday songs like "I Won't Be Home for Christmas," "Guilt for Christmas," "Nightmare Before Christmas," "The Little Drummer Boy Next Door," "Bad Little Boy," "The Greatest Little Christmas Ever Wuz," "Santa Claus Is Watching You," "The Annual Office Christmas Party" and, of course, the classic "Redneck Christmas" -- yum yum!!!!...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
Loading...
