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If you haven't read my vlogbrothers post, you should go read it. It's very informative.
So recently (last Wednesday) Hank Green & The Perfect Strangers came out with their new album, Incongruent.
I bought the special pre-ordered copy that's SIGNED.
Cus I'm that cool.
Unfortunately it hasn't arrived yet because I ordered it with the TFiOS preparedness kit which is still in preorder.
BUT since the people at dftba records are so nice and realize that a lot of computers now don't have disk drives (looking at you eighth graders with your dumb macbook airs), they sent a digital download of the whole album!
Which means I can review it for you guys!
Unfortunately, the songs are still too new and I can't find them on Grooveshark so I can't put all them on here for you.
However, Hank performed a few of them on the vlogbrothers channel, so I can at least link you to those videos.
Also, there are two versions of the album (a clean and an explicit) and I bought the explicit but I don't think they're very different anyway.
If you're interested in the clean version, I'm sure there'll be some review somewhere else that's available by now.
1. I F***ing Love Science
This one is pretty self explanatory. Hank runs around singing about how science is great and everyone should be happy that it's a thing.
Here's a link to the music video (it's the clean version but you can get to the explicit version from it if you'd like that better).
2.T-Shirt and Jeans
A song about how t-shirt and jeans are a great outfit that you can use to express yourself (or not).
Here's the acoustic version.
3.Hug Scream
I don't really know what to tell you with this one. Just.....hug someone and scream while you're doing it. There's also something about armadillos worshiping lions.
Now hold this awesome person oh so near
and scream your loudest scream
but not directly in their ear
4.Mother Pheasant Plucker
I'm pretty sure that they just wanted to make a massive tongue twister and make a bunch of people accidentally sing fucker. Go on, try it. I DARE YOU.
But my life as a mother pheasant plucker is pleasant
Just listening to music as I pluck mother pheasants
I'm a pleasant pheasant plucker and no ones
heard a pleasant pheasant plucker ever say the f-word
5.Marilyn Hanson
I think this one of those songs that's about a girlfriend he (the singer) had a long time ago and is being all nostalgic about it, but I can't really tell cus I can't find the lyrics anywhere so I have to go by ear which I suck at. The song has a rocking saxophone solo and it's the only song that actually says incongruence.
By the way, incongruence means incompatible.
It didn't matter
To anyone but ourselves
6.The Universe is Weird
Again, self explanatory. Hank is flipping out about how the universe is really weird and amazing and that it's pretty great for us that it's a thing cus if it wasn't, we wouldn't be here.
Here's a link to the acoustic version of this song.
7.Gangnam Style (Full English Translation)
Again, pretty self explanatory.
Here's a link to PART of the song. It's with a bunch of other songs that are translated to English, but just watch the video because it's funny.
8. I'd Rather
You know when you're like 'I'd rather gouge both of my eyes out with a rusty spork than _____'? This song is pretty much that.
No, I don't think we'll get together again
And no, I don't think we can still be friends
Because there's so many things I'd rather do
Than spend another day with you.
9. Oh JK Rowling
A song about how JK Rowling should really write something new because she's amazing. Ironically, this came out a few days before JK revealed that she wrote The Cuckoos Calling. Actually, Hank is pretty psychic when it comes to Harry Potter. I should also mention that he does an anual Harry Potter song, so this psychic-ness comes to light pretty frequently.
Here's a link to the song (album version!)
10. Undigested Lump
Mr. P, if you skip everything in this post, at least don't skip this cus you'll like it.
This is a song about how awesome Shakespearean insults are.
We can't use them for the smackdown or anything, but it's a good song.
Here's a link to the acoustic ((you can skip the first minute of the video if you aren't interested in the statistics of the vlogbrothers channel)). I like the album version better but I can't get that to you without things being sort of illegal and I'M SORRY.
11. My Favorite Pony
A song that's making fun of bronies (but in a 'ya this is lame but it's still fun' way).
Here's a link to the acoustic version.
12. Video Game Books
I really don't know what they were trying to do with this song. Maybe they just wanted to make a slow song and had to put something that you could maybe pretend was lovey if you didn't listen to the words?
And I'm starting to see
Not just what you want from me
But you want to get
From what you've got
13. Accio Deathly Hallows
This is a song from back in 2007 that Hank wrote about how Deathly Hallows was coming out in a few days. Listen to the song, and you'll know what I mean about Hank's psychic Potter powers.
Here's a link to the acoustic version. I actually like this version better, but only because in the album version they move into this weird reggae thing that sort of ruined it.
14. Perfect Strangers
This is ones of those songs that they put in cheesy kids movies where the kids are spending the summer together and bonding and it's all sweet and stuff.
Now picture that scene with 5 (maybe) men who are 30-ish years old, and I'm pretty sure that is the inspiration for this song.
Sometimes the world looks perfect
Nothing to rearrange
Sometimes you just get a feeling
Like you need some kind of change
That is a lot of links, which all took a long time to find.
Phew.
Overall, the album isn't my favorite (I only bought it because I like Hank and want to support him ((plus it's SIGNED))), but it's quirky and fun so I like it well enough.
Honestly, I'd wait till some people put it on grooveshark for the album versions, but go and listen to all the links up there!
UPDATE:
THAT IS A GENUINE SIGNATURE/HANKLERFISH YOU GUYS. THIS IS AMAZING.
Unfortunately my parents were there when I opened up the package and started flipping out, and they saw the parental advisory sticker and freaked out a bit. They were a little better when I explained that Hank swore in the name of science.
BUT ANYWAY THIS IS REALLY GREAT AND GEEZE.
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