Your Thoughts: The Muppets Green Album

[Phillip]

Beginning Tuesday August 16, we'll be playing all the songs from The Muppets Green Album on Muppet Central Radio. Listen to Muppet Central Radio on Live365 or Radio Terra. You can also stream the entire album from NPR's website for a limited time beginning today.

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Once you listen to "The Muppets Green Album", post here and let us know your thoughts on this anticipated release.

 

[dwmckim]

Will be writing a full review later (am debating whether i want to write it for the Mindset ... been burned a couple of times with my articles being edited to the point of losing the meaning... or just posting it here.)

But my fave track so far is definately Our World - that's the one i would most likely be listening to over and over even if it wasn't a Muppet cover. Runner-up: I'm Going to Go Back There Someday.

Biggest flaw: none of the tracks are bad...but whenever someone does a cover, they need to have something of their own to add or basically there's no reason to listen to it if the original was already excellent. Some of the tracks fall into the category of not taking that needed extra step but i'll go into more detail when i post the full review.

 

[MissPiggyFan98]

I think 'Wishing Song' is my fave. SO buying this disc!

 

[Kermieuk]

Think I'll wait until this is reduced to 2.99 or something. Sure it won't be long, I'll only listen once then put it on the shelf to gather dust! Really not doing it for me this album. Sorry!

Chris

 

[LisaMonster]

My favourite is probably Andrew Bird's Bein' Green, but I'm a big Andrew Bird fan to begin with.

Movin' Right Along, Halfway Down the Stairs, Mr. Bassman, and Rainbow Connection are all up there, too.

I'm digging this album.

 

[CalciferBoheme]

I'm going to go Back There Someday.

Of course, it was already one of my favorites, but she did an amazing job.

I like the album over all, though not as much as I was hoping. Did anyone else have problems hearing Mr. Bassman?

 

[beaker]

So Arcade Fire, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs/Karen O, James Murphy and LCD Soundsystem, MGMT, Vampire Weekend, Empire of the Sun, Flaming Lips, Phoenix, Mumford and Suns, Beirut, The Decemberists, Silversun Pickups, Animal Collective, etc were busy?

I guess I'm just don't see the 90's mall pop punk sound reflective of today's best artists.
Most these are dated sounding bands Hot Topic tweens were big into a decade ago. I actually cringed listening to "Movin Right Along", which is by far my favorite all time Muppet song.

 

[outerelf]

I have to admit, I don't know very american bands, or bands at all really; so while I didn't really recognize anyone on the album I enjoyed listening to it.

But I will have to agree that it isn't something that I'll buy right away. it doesn't have the quality to stick in my head completely.

 

[redBoobergurl]

I liked the majority of it, but I'm also a fan of most of the artists involved. A couple of the songs were questionable for me, but for the most part I like it. I'm Going to Go Back There Someday reduced me to tears - beautiful cover of that one.

 

[Stulz]

"Our World" by My Morning Jacket is just perfect!