John Lithgow - Farkle & Friends
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Canadian Music Store CD DetailsArtist: John LithgowEdition: Music CD CD Release Date: 2002-06-18 Music Label: Kid Rhino Soundtracks:
Music reviews of Farkle & FriendsMusic Review: Suffers by comparison
John Lithgow had a tall order. After recording one of the best children's albums of all time, he had to meet his audience's feverish demands for a follow-up. Unfortunately, Farkle and Friends falls short. On the first listen, this cd sounds similar to Singing in the Bathtub. But it lacks the previous album's energy, and after hearing it a few more times, I think that there are two problems. The first is that this album relies too heavily on the orchestra, lacking some of the lightness of the banjo or piano arrangements that characterized SITB. The more profound problem, though, is in the composition. Five out of the Nine tracks on Farkle are written by Lithgow, and although they echo the style of the classics he covers, they just don't get us singing along. His real genius is in the interpretation of the older tunes, and I would like to hear another album of those. Oddly, of the four covers on this album, one is a second take on a song performed more elegantly on SITB. All this aside, if you don't have Singing in the Bathtub, you need to purchase it. IMMEDIATELY. If you do have it, how about skipping this in favor of Trout Fishing in America's "Family Music Party?" Your kids will thank you.
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