[3], Stewart Mason, reviewing the album for Allmusic, described it as "split between tongue-in-cheek parody and straight pop songs" and containing "solidly melodic Beatlesque pop", but was critical of the "unfortunate sterility to Innes' self-production". Innes later said of this time Factory, and The Aquabats! I look forward to deleting the following snark-laden diatribe when I receive the corrected version. 2’ • Various Artists (review), Robyn Hitchcock (concert review, The Largo in Los Angeles 12/13/19), A Return To Carvershire: A Visit to King Richard’s Faire, Back To School Review: BenQ e-Reading LED Desk Lamp, A Look Back At The Top-Rated Smartphones of 2017, More on ‘Blade Runner 2049’ and Why Bad 3D is Still Ruining Moviegoing, VIZIO Smartcast Wireless Sound Bar System (review), ‘Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story’ (review), ‘Money Heist: Seasons One and Two’ (review), ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks S1E3: The Temporal Edict’ (review), ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks S1E2: Envoys’ (review), Bidding Adieu, My 7 Year Gaming Retrospective, ‘Prominence Poker’ Game review for Xbox One, ‘Star Wars: Battlefront II’: I Have a Bad Feeling About This. Personally, when a girl says that, I compliment them back by saying "You're so awesome". Neil Innes – How Sweet To Be An Idiot I have said this before, but now it is true more than ever: The world needs an idiot with a duck on his head and a piano In a sad irony, the opening track of Neil Innes ’ last solo album, ‘Nearly Really’ was called ‘Old Age Becomes Me’. And about the title track, “How Sweet To Be An Idiot”… this reviewer used to own a vinyl copy of the album that featured the ‘piano and vocal’ version of the song, so hearing the ORIGINAL album version with full band and string quartet was a surprise and a real treat. Please try again. COOL SHIRTS: A Look At T-Shirt Offerings From NerdKungFu.com! Factory TV Announces Acquisition of ‘The Aquabats! “Topless-A-Go-Go” could have been recorded in the middle of a New Orleans bender. Everything is just slightly too clean and precise. The portion of the melodic line in question are the eight notes that accompany the lyrics "How Sweet to be an Idiot"/"I'm free to be whatever I" of the Innes/Gallagher version, appearing 40 seconds after the start of the Innes version. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. This is a Pop album, through and through. Media Watch: Jamie Foxx Returns as Electro, Bond and ‘F9’ Delayed, ‘Cobra Kai’ Gets Early Renewal & More! But I still love you, Members of the London Session Orchestra can be seen throughout the video. There’s more to HOW SWEET TO BE AN IDIOT than Rutles references. HOW SWEET TO BE AN IDIOT is proof that Neil Innes should be considered, first and foremost, a musician and songwriter before you even add in humorist, comedian, or whatever silly names you want to throw at him. They are apparently taking note of the errors, which at least one other person has brought to their attention. [2], A review of the release by Mark Deming of Allmusic was more appreciative than that of his predecessor, saying that "most [of the tracks] walk a graceful tightrope between sly humor and solid pop-friendly rock & roll" and recommending that "anyone who digs a great hook played with heart should get to know the music of Neil Innes".[2]. Blood of an asylum? Want to Own a Piece of Comic Book History? Neil Innes was best-known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Rutles, and his association with Monty Python. “Feel No Shame” is a good-time rocker with a shot of Rhythm & Blues – and boy does that instrumental riff sound familiar! How sweet to be an idiot As harmless as a cloud Too small to hide the sun Almost poking fun At the warm but insecure untidy crowd. to be an idiot. Innes and Oasis settled a plagiarism lawsuit and Innes received songwriting credit. Donna. untidy crowd, How sweet to be an idiot So, when I saw that it was finally seeing a seemingly full, proper reissue, I immediately pre-ordered a copy.

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