The Simpsons: Testify

The Simpsons: Testify With all the hype over the Simpsons Movie, what better time to release an original cast recording from the television show? The album features all songs featured in the show from seasons 11 through season 18. It features songs performed by Jackson Browne, Shawn Colvin, David Byrne, The B-52's, The Baha Men, NRBQ, Weird Al Yankovic, and Los Lobos. It also features the vocal works of Ricky Gervais, Steve Buscemi and Kelsey Grammer. Many Simpsons' fans believe that latter episodes of the Simpsons lacked a lot of what made earlier episodes great. Is it any surprise that the soundtrack to these episodes would be as mediocre as the episodes themselves? "Taste Like Liberty" is a fairly unfunny Bob Seeger-like ballad for Krusty Burgers. "Jellyfish" is a Frank Sinatra-esque number whose lyrics are completely unfunny. It is fun to hear the unaired "Hullaba Lula" sung by Kelsey Grammer. All the songs featuring Grammer are top notch. Other highlights include Weird Al's "Homer and Marge (Love Goes On)" which is surprisingly funny. There are short bursts on genius on the CD but much like the last couple of seasons big chunks could be skipped and you wouldn't have missed much. Rating: 4.7/10 MP3: The Simpsons feat. Weird Al Yankovic "Homer and Marge (Love Goes On)"