
Atlantic / Wea - Atlantic / Wea
Various Artists
Release date: 1996-04-09
Audio CD
90's, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, American Trad Rock, Animation, Family, History, Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, Musical, Novelty, Pop, Pop-Rap, Pop/Rock Music, Rock, Rock/Pop Collections, Short, Singer/Songwriter, V/a Compilations
1. I'm Just a Bill - Frishberg, Dave
2. Three Is A Magic Number - Blind Melon
3. Conjunction Junction
4. Electricity, Electricity
5. No More Kings - Ahrens, Lynn
6. The Shot Heard 'Round the World
7. My Hero, Zero
8. The Energy Blues - Newall, George
9. Little Twelvetoes
10. Verb: That's What's Happening
11. Interplanet Janet - Ahrens, Lynn
12. Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here
13. Unpack Your Adjectives - Newall, George
14. The Tale of Mr. Morton - Ahrens, Lynn




If you liked the groovy educational kids show you will perhaps pick and choose through this decent sized compilation of mostly 90's alternative acts covering some learning fun, but few songs possess the power to transcend fanboy roots (most artists welcome the warm cheesy style found in the show) and simply stand on it's own musically ala Blind Melon's "Three Is A Magic Number", where even multiplication tables sung by Shannon Hoon sound sincere.
I bought this years ago, thinking it was the original. Recently I broke it, and that brought me to Amazon. What a great cd! I teach 5th grade, and most of what is on this album (can we call them that anymore?), I can use in our studies! Plus, when you drill in the original, then play these updated songs, you get some real interest! Highly recommend for educators and others who grew up on the originals...