Al heading towards the studio
New update on WeirdAl.com:
AL IN THE STUDIO!
Al has finished recording and mixing the first six songs for his new album, and he’ll be back in the studio in a few days to record three more.
Woo! The album is practically on our doorsteps now. Can’t you just taste it? I said TASTE IT!!!
February 15th, 2006 at 02:01 pm
Yes.. tastes like plastic wrap and ink… XD
Anyway, hooray for [more] progress!
February 15th, 2006 at 04:34 pm
Doesn’t he still need to do three more after that to get a full album?
February 15th, 2006 at 05:02 pm
He’s got to release it FAST to capitalize on the Aerosmith parody “Cheney’s Got A Gun”!
February 15th, 2006 at 05:11 pm
According to Al’s record deal, he still has 3 more parodies to record. Hopefully he’ll be back in the stuido doing them soon. (Let’s hope this is not another “Off the Deep End” – where the originals and half the parodies were recorded in 1990, and then it was not until 1992 that the other 3 parodies were recorded and the album released). Come one Al!
FYI- Here are Al’s recording time-table for each album (his shortest was 6-months from start to relase; his longest was 40 months from start to release)…
=Weird Al Yankovic=
March 1982 – 6 originals & 3 parodies
February 1983 – 1 parody & 1 original recorded
April 1983 – Release (13 months)
=In 3-D=
October 1983 – 5 originals
December 1983 – 6 parodies
March 1984 – Release (6 months)
=Dare to Be Stupid=
January 1985 – 4 originals & 1 cover
February 1985 – 3 parodies
March 1985 – 2 parodies
June 1985 – Release (6 months)
=Polka Party!=
April 1986 – 4 originals
August 1986 – 5 parodies
September 1986 – 1 original
October 1986 – Release (6 months)
=Even Worse=
November-December 1986 – 4 originals
February 1988 – 6 parodies
April 1988 – Release (18 months)
=UHF Soundtrack and other Stuff=
December 1988 – 1 parody
February 1989 – Movie songs
May 1989 – 3 originals & 4 parodies
July 1989 – Release (7 months)
=Off the Deep End=
June 1990 – 4 originals
December 1990 – 3 parodies
January 1992 – 3 parodies & 1 original
April 1992 – Release (22 months)
=Alapalooza=
June 1990 – 1 original
November-December 1992 – 4 originals
July 1993 – 4 parodies & 2 originals
August 1993 – 1 parody
October 1993 – Release (40 months)
=Bad Hair Day=
November-December 1994 – 5 originals
November 1995 – 1 parody & 1 original
January 1996 – 5 parodies
March 1996 – Release (16 months)
=Running With Scissors=
June 1997 – 1 original
October 1998 – 5 originals
April 1999 – 6 parodies
June 1999 – Release (24 months)
=Poodle Hat=
March 2002 – 6 originals
March 2003 – 6 originals
May 2003 – Release (14 months)
=Title Unknown=
July 2005 – 6 originals
February 2006 – 3 parodies
???? – 3 parodies
???? – Release (??? months)
February 15th, 2006 at 09:03 pm
Maybe its hard for Al to do 5 parodies plus 1 polka because the music today sucks. Or maybe he made 6 LONG original songs and thats all he could fit on the cd. Or maybe he is coming back soon to finish it up.
February 16th, 2006 at 01:43 am
Does anyone have any idea of what songs/ parodies we can expect???
February 16th, 2006 at 09:45 am
His current record contract was for three albums (Poodle Hat, this one, and one more) and a cheesy compilation. After that he has to renegotiate his deal. The contract also said the albums had to be 12 songs – (6 parodies/6 originals. He has to follow that formula (or renegotiate the contract) if he wants to release an album of a different mixture. So he still needs 3 more parodies.