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Jimmy Fallon - The Bathroom Wall by Dan Grote

Jimmy Fallon - The Bathroom Wall
Label: DreamWorks Records
Hit, *hit or Miss?:  Hit
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Fallon is funny, and as long as you went to college, then half the album isn�t lost on you. 

Saturday Night Live�s only ever YM cover-friendly player completed the cycle of his fame with the recent release of his first comedy album. The Bathroom Wall is a combination of musical numbers recorded in the studio and comedy bits recorded at a live college performance.

This album could have been a disaster if Fallon had chosen to record an extended version of his early Weird Al-lite SNL parodies. Instead, he opted to write five original pieces which run the gamut from country (�Drinking in the Woods�), to CBGB style punk (�Road Rage�). �(I Can�t Play) Basketball)� pretends to be the long-lost fourteenth track to License to Ill, while �Idiot Boyfriend� hits a Prince-ian falsetto not heard since Beck�s �Debra.�

And then there�s the stand-up, where Fallon�s obsession with Troll Dolls and celebrity impressions gets carried away on two separate tracks. Let it be said that while many of Fallon�s impressions, i.e. John Travolta, Nicholas Cage, and Michael Stipe, are disposable, his impressions of Robin Williams, Dave Matthews, and Jerry Seinfeld are priceless.

As for the rest of the album, it�s mostly a series of college life jokes, including bits about tiny ice cube trays, loofa sponges, and the Walk of Shame, saved only by a bit called �Chris Rock was my R.A.�

VERDICT: Fallon is funny, and as long as you went to college, then half the album isn�t lost on you. The original songs are amazingly well-done, though none can match the come-on lines of �Idiot Boyfriend�: �We�ll put on some great DVD�s I picked up. How about, like, something like The Matrix?� That�s hot.

Tracks: Idiot Boyfriend  Basketball, (I Can't Play)  Drinking In The Woods  Road Rage  Snowball  Hope Everyone Enjoyed Homecoming This Year  Troll Doll Celebrities  Dorms, Shower Baskets & The Walk Of Shame  Roommates  Hotplates, Four Digit Numbers & The Little Fridge  Chris Rock Was My RA  Gotta Get A Fake I.D.  Troll Doll Jingles  Hammertime

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