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Flight of the Conchords are New Zealand fourth most popular folk parody musical act, however they are my second favorite. Tenacious D will always rule this genre, but these guys are damn funny. On top of that they are actually pretty solid musically. While Tenacious has songs like “One Note Song” you find that with the Conchords. The guitars keep you tapping your feet. Another thing I can say for the Flight of the Conchords is that their HBO shorts were actually some of the funniest things have ever seen. Their live shows are even better. If you have been keeping tabs on my away messages lately, you can often find some of their lyrics in there.

Although these guys have been around for a while, they just released their first full-length album, “Flight of the Conchords.” The album features many of the classics, such as “Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros” “Think About It” “The Most Beautiful Girl (In The Room)” and “Business Time.” If you haven’t heard those you have to YouTube them. I promise you are going to be laughing your ass off. The album opens with “Faux Da Fafa” which is basically the two of them throwing out random French phrases. If you pay attention it’s really funny. “A Kiss is Not a Contract” is one of the few songs on the album that I haven’t heard before and it instantly became one of my favorites. The best song on the album is easily “Bowie.” It is a blatant stab at how ridiculous David Bowie was/is. It was a little disappointing that “If You’re Into It” “Brett, You’ve Got it Going On” and “Jenny” were absent from the album. Make sure you to download those ones as well. The one knock I have against this album is that once you see them live there is no substitute. Their facial expressions and mannerisms brings them to a whole new level. That obviously can’t be see on an album. That isn’t really their fault, but it just doesn’t seem as funny as when you are watching them. So, in conclusion Flight of the Conchords debut gets a 9.

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