Allmusic's David Jeffries rated the album three-and-a-half out of five stars, declaring that the album "fits the Yankovic album template splendidly, offering a great gut busters-to-groaners ratio". "[13], Scott Shetler, of music news website PopCrush, rated it four out of five stars. Prior to the release of Alpocalypse, Yankovic released the EP Internet Leaks (2009); this was an experiment in using the Internet as a way to release music in an efficient and timely manner. A live-action video for "Perform This Way" was released a day prior to the release of the album, while a video for the polka medley, "Polka Face", was slated to be released in late July. One of my favorite parodies Weird Al Party in the CIA Reaction Although he stated that "the parodies of specific songs are a bit stronger than the originals this time out", he also said that "the laughs remain just as consistent as they've always been. Yankovic recorded the parody, but due to a communication error was very nearly forced to leave it off the album. These five songs were later packaged as an EP called Internet Leaks (2009), with indications that they would also eventually appear on Yankovic's next published album. The video, created by JibJab, animates the song's lyrics using JibJab employees as actors against a green screen, interspersed with shots of Yankovic and Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz performing on a White Stripes-inspired red-and-white set, dressed as Jack White and Meg White, respectively. Yankovic produced a music video for every song on the record. Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Verizon Media websites and apps. "[36], The album was nominated for the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. The name Alpocalypse is a play on words that Yankovic had listed in a notebook with other potential album titles. It was finally released in late September 2011 on Comedy Central's Jokes.com. The song's associated music video shows Yankovic's face superimposed on a female dancer, dancing and performing in many outfits that parody those worn by Gaga or original creations inspired by the artist. Alpocalypse followed a five-year gap after the release of Straight Outta Lynwood. At the time of the album's release, videos for all but two of the songs were included with the physical DVD and deluxe downloadable version of the album. HuffPost is part of Verizon Media. [3], The album's opening track, "Perform This Way", is a parody of "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga. A deluxe edition of the CD was later released that included all of these music videos, sans the ones for "Perform this Way" and "Polka Face". : The Alpocalypse Tour, Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alpocalypse&oldid=985366817, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Pages using collapsible list with both background and text-align in titlestyle, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Skipper Dan": animated and directed by Divya Srinivasan, "Party in the CIA": directed by Roque Ballesteros. But instead of singing about clubbing in Los Angeles, Yankovic transforms the song into an ode to clandestine operations. The music video was animated and directed by Brian Frisk. Keyboard work was performed by former Doors member Ray Manzarek. "[24] Will Hermes of Rolling Stone, however, gave it a negative review, calling it a "batch of fish in a barrel" and stating that "the jokes don't always relieve the earworm annoyingness of the Xeroxed tunes. [6][7][8] In a first for any major recording artist, users of JibJab's web site had the option of including themselves in the music video. All of the tracks released on Internet Leaks would later be re-released on Alpocalypse. The album's final single, "Perform This Way", was released digitally on April 25, 2011, but failed to chart. [14] The music video was created by Divya Srinivasan. [4][10] The song is about a person who keeps getting more and more bizarre tattoos. Yankovic later issued Alpocalypse HD, a Blu-ray release which features all 12 music videos from this album, along with three videos from his previous album, Straight Outta Lynwood (2006). The seventh track on the album, "Party in the CIA" is a parody of "Party in the U.S.A." by Miley Cyrus[4][10] The song is about a CIA operative and all the missions he goes on, including covert assassination attempts and torturing "the folks [The CIA] don't like. Produced by Julie Moskowits & Corrine Wong for Ghostbot, Inc. Art Director: Roman Laney/Animators: Sam Chi, Tony Cliff, Alan Lau, Kevin Navarro & Brad Rau/Assistant Animators: Jamaica Dyer & Kris Toscanini, "Ringtone": directed by Josh Faure-Brac for, "Another Tattoo": animated and directed by, "If That Isn't Love": animated and directed by Brian Frisk, "Whatever You Like": animated and directed Cris Shapan, "Stop Forwarding That Crap to Me": animated and directed by Koos Dekker, Monique Donnelly – backing vocals on "Perform This Way" and choir vocals on "Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me", Angie Jaree – choir vocals on "Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me", Scottie Haskell – choir vocals on "Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me", David Joyce – choir vocals on "Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me", Randy Crenshaw – choir vocals on "Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me", This page was last edited on 25 October 2020, at 15:21. Other tracks on the album were recorded in January, May and October 2010. The video was made by Augenblick Studios and consists of showing a man's tattoos. Club, rated it a B+, explaining that "Yankovic once again goofs on an increasingly throwaway pop landscape, and barely manages to keep up." Find out more about how we use your information in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. The album's first single, "Whatever You Like", was released almost two and a half years prior to the release of the album, and the single peaked at number 104 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was chosen to parody recent public fears of an apocalypse, such as the May 2011 end times predictions and the 2012 doomsday predictions: "I figured that I might as well do my apocalypse-themed album before the actual apocalypse because I really don't think people are gonna be buying CDs at the end of the world," Yankovic stated. [1] He was told by Gaga's manager that Gaga wanted to read the lyrics before giving approval, then that she wanted to hear a recorded version. [1] Five of the songs from Alpocalypse were previously recorded by Yankovic and released digitally during 2008 and 2009, "Whatever You Like", "Craigslist", "Skipper Dan", "CNR", and "Ringtone"; the last four were released with their own music videos. [5], "CNR" is a style parody of the White Stripes, in particular borrowing heavily from "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground". "Craigslist" is a style parody of the Doors. Although he pointed out that "five of these tracks are repeated from the Internet Leaks EP", he concluded by stating that "Al remains the undisputed king of the parody song. Alpocalypse is the thirteenth studio album by American parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic, released on June 21, 2011. Most of these videos were animated, but a live action video for "Perform this Way" was produced. It was the seventh studio album self-produced by Yankovic. Yankovic, after spending all this extra effort (he had to work on this while performing an Australian tour, as well as put a family vacation on hold to meet the demands of Gaga's manager) did not want the song to go to waste, and instead posted it to YouTube and other music sites, indicating that he had wished all sales proceeds to go to the Human Rights Campaign charity. [2] Through Twitter and other social media services within the day of posting, Lady Gaga and her staff realized the artist never had heard the song herself and quickly gave permission for Yankovic to use the song, saying Gaga was "a huge 'Weird Al' fan". – Premieres August 21st", "Weird Al Yankovic "Alpocalypse (Deluxe CD/DVD), "Weird Al Yankovic, "Alpocalypse" – Album Review", "Album Review: "Weird Al" Yankovic – Alpocalypse « Consequence of Sound", "Jill Scott Celebrates First No. To enable Verizon Media and our partners to process your personal data select 'I agree', or select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices. The deluxe edition of Alpocalypse included a DVD with the following music videos: Adapted from the Alpocalypse liner notes and the official "Weird Al" Yankovic website.
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