This album was one of the defining moments of Canadian culture, and the listening of it makes one hearken back to one's halcyon days of youth. The only Canadians with living memories of the 80s who will not appreciate this album are those who are too 'cool' to recognize themselves through any means other than a mirror. It is Canadiana at its raw finest, especially the brothers fondness for beer and donuts. The two highlights of the CD are of course "Take Off," where Geddy Lee from Rush deadpans his way through the McKenzie Brothers' 'hit single' and the resulting dialogue, and the purely Canadian version of "Twelve Days of Christmas." In this latter the boys delightfully request every Canadian stereotyped staple (from toques to turtlenecks), to be capped with the inevitable "Beer . . . in-n-n-n a tree." That being said, even when it was initially released this was a long listen between highlights. The jokes are older now and SCTV is now safely in the vaults (except for on the Comedy Network). If you remember the "Great White North" with fondness then this is an excellent reminiscence purchase, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who doesn't already know the jokes. Finally, in the used CD I picked up, there were no liner notes allowing me to follow along with "You Are Our Guest." That was very disappointing.
Track | Artist | Duration |
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This Is Our Album, Eh? | 3:45 | |
The Beerhunter | 2:24 | |
School Announcements | 1:58 | |
The Miracle of Music | 0:39 | |
Peter's Donuts | 3:04 | |
Gimme a Smoke | 2:03 | |
Take Off | 4:46 | |
Coffee Sandwich | 2:29 | |
Welcome to Side Two | 0:58 | |
Doug's Mouth | 3:35 | |
Elron McKenzie | 2:31 | |
Black Holes | 2:15 | |
You Are Our Guest | 2:12 | |
Ernie's Mom | 1:55 | |
Twelve Days of Christmas | 4:46 | |
Ralph the Dog | 3:17 | |
Okay, This Is the End, Eh? | ||
Honest | 0:31 |