Girl Talk - Feed the Animals

4.0/5
Don't be turned off by the misleading name because whatever image just popped in your mind is probably far from the reality (I thought it was a sappy emo band). Girl Talk is, in fact, a DJ, and an expert in the art of mashups. Feed the Animals is one big hour-long dance party containing all your favorite hits, and I mean all of them. You can hear components of songs across the musical map, including Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U," Kanye West's "Flashing Lights," Radiohead's "15 Step," Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," Soulja Boy's "Crank That," Britney Spears' "Gimme More," Of Montreal's "Gronlandic Edit," Flo Rida's "Low," and The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows." And that's just a tiny fraction.

Just a word of warning, this album may not be everyone's cup of tea, especially if you are largely against most top-40 music. I've gotten to the point where I can really listen to anything, top-40 included.

Some tracks in particular really shine through. "Here's the Thing" effectively uses Chicago's "Saturday in the Park," Blur's "Song 2," and Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl" (to name a select few) and it has me doing something I never thought I'd do: singing along to Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone," haha. "In Step" uses Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It," Nirvana's "Lithium" Earth Wind & Fire's "September" and, as already mentioned, "God Only Knows." And the last track, "Play Your Part (Pt. 2)" ambitiously combines Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" with the guitar lick from the Chili Peppers' "Under The Bridge." It's a bit out of tune, but it somehow works beautifully.

The best part? You can get it for free if you wish, a la In Rainbows. Go here and download it, it's completely worth it.