The Saturday Night Live trio of Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer have been busting out hilarious novelty songs ever since striking gold with the Digital Short "Lazy Sunday." Since then, the group has won an Emmy for their songwriting abilities, as well as earning several Emmy and Grammy nominations. Turtleneck and Chain is the group's second full length album, comprised half of songs that were already featured in an SNL Digital short as well as a few new songs. This resulting album is a roller coaster of highs and lows, with songs like "I Just Had Sex" "Jack Sparrow" and "Motherlover" arguably topping Weird Al's biggest hits. The three men also prove they are well listened music scholars, being able to perfectly imitate the genres they spoof, like classical R & B and current gangsta rap to name a few. Another thing the dudes have going for them is that all their songs are unbelievably catchy, even when the lyrical content fails to produce many laughs. On the flip side, just because all the songs are catchy doesn't mean all of them are good. Some feel directionless, with missed comedic points or too much emphasis on a single comedic idea to carry a song. However, The Lonely Island still manage to deliver a hilarious album, proving that they are worthy of being called this generations new Weird Al, because as much as some of their songs fail to deliver, they're still better than what most of their competition is doing.
Final Grade: B
Final Analysis: If you like music and you like to laugh, this album would definitely be a good one to have.
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