Two Lips

Two Lips Artist: Dan Castellaneta
Label: Oglio Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 790058911525
EAN: 0790058911525
ASIN: B00004KD54


Release Date: 2000-02-22

Two Lips


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Tracks:

  1. Dog Who's Chasing After A Ball
  2. Deborah
  3. Rainbow Colored Cloud
  4. Take A Little Time
  5. Blue Moon Pie
  6. The Harlequin
  7. Disillusion Street
  8. No One Around
  9. Through It All There Is Love
  10. Ostrich Avenue
  11. Tulips
  12. Feet On The Ground
  13. Under The Peppertree
  14. Searching For Ramone

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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars An interesting effort.......2004-01-03

Since three of the four Beatles have appeared on The Simpsons perhaps associating the Fabs with voice artist Dan Castellaneta isn't that much of a stretch. But having written all of the songs on this cd himself one gets the impression that his interest in them runs far deeper than their coincidental connection to the TV show that has made him famous. In this collection of songs his approach is much more subtle than the parody style of Neil Innes' Rutles. But writing songs in the style of the Sgt Pepper/Magical Mystery Tour/White Album era Beatles, probably the most classic rock ever recorded, is bound to draw unfavorable comparisons both lyrically and musically. In fact even the actual Beatles themselves never seemed to be able to recapture the creative magic of that period in their own solo recordings. Castellaneta's Paul McCartney voice is good but inconsistent. On the occasional word or phrase he sounds almost exactly like him but can't seem to sustain it through an entire song. And with all of the brass and 20's style rhythms at times his McCartney songs sound more like The New Vaudeville Band of Winchester Cathedral fame. His John Lennon voice, which is apparently based on the noticeably sped up vocal from Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, sounds more like Davey Jones to me so from my perspective anyway the disc sounds as much like The Monkees as The Beatles. As with a real Beatles album there is a token Ringo song and a token George song. In this case however "Through It All There Is Love" is probably the best track on the cd because it sounds like a song George might have actually written. Castellaneta really seems to have a handle on George's singing style and the slide guitar solo is a nice touch. Overall this cd isn't a bad listening experience by any means but it's not essential either. It basically just further demonstrates his already well documented vocal versatility, his obvious affection for The Beatles and his substantial songwriting abilities. Perhaps someday he'll set aside his cartoon voices and faux Beatle personas and favor us with a collection of his own songs in his own voice (if he can still remember what it sounds like) ;)

3 out of 5 stars Homer Simpson's Lonely Hearts Club Band.......2003-06-05

This is a very peculiar album. It features Dan Castellaneta, of "The Simpsons", singing original songs he wrote in the style of the Sgt. Pepper/Magical Mystery Tour era Beatles. He evens sings with a Liverpudlian accent. Actually, he sings with four different voices, depending on which Beatle the song is done in the style of. For example, in the "Ringo" song, "Feet On The Ground", he sings with a very nasal voice. The songs themselves aren't particularly humorous, but they aren't entirely serious, either. "Whimsical" might be a good word to describe them. This is not an essential album by any means, but if you like both Dan Castellaneta and the Beatles, you might like it. Everyone else will most likely be baffled by it.

4 out of 5 stars

Music Album:

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  2. Between Heaven Hell ~ Jane
  3. Flying in & Out of Stardom ~ Baker Gurvitz Army
  4. Lookin in//Lion's SharLookin in//Lions Share ~ Savoy Brown
  5. Streets of This Town ~ Steve Forbert
  6. Seven Easy Pieces ~ Detroit Cobras
  7. Every Time a Bell Rings an Angel Gets His Wings ~ Logh
  8. BBC Radio 1967-1971 ~ Soft Machine
  9. Unexamined Life ~ The Brodys
  10. Miniatures 2: A Sequence of Sixty Tiny Masterpieces Edited by Morgan Fisher ~ Various Artists

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Perfect Machine ~ Herbie Hancock

Close to You and More ~ Frank Sinatra

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North India (Inde du Nord) ~ Dinkar Kaikini

3.6 Milk ~ 3.6 Milk

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Sound of Mysteries: Atlantis ~ Various Artists