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** "Syndicated Incorporated" provides its own example via the television programs it lists: many, such as ''Series/{{MASH}}'' and ''Series/AllInTheFamily'', had already been well off the air and are still perennial syndication favorites, but some, including ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' and ''Hard Copy'', haven't been on the air for years (decades in the case of the latter). The song also mentions ''Live with Regis and Kathie Lee''; the latter's [[OvershadowedByControversy baggage]] she ascertained later in TheNineties led her to quitting in 2000, and the former retired in 2011 and passed away in 2020.
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** "Syndicated Incorporated" provides its own example via the television programs it lists: many, such as ''Series/{{MASH}}'' and ''Series/AllInTheFamily'', had already been well off the air and are still perennial syndication favorites, but some, including ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' and ''Hard Copy'', haven't been on the air for years (decades in the case of the latter). The song also mentions ''Live with Regis and Kathie Lee''; the latter's [[OvershadowedByControversy baggage]] she ascertained acquired later in TheNineties TheNineties[[note]]Her clothing line was accused of exploiting teenagers working in sweatshops for 75 hours per week[[/note]] led her to quitting in 2000, and the former retired in 2011 and passed away in 2020.
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** "Callin' in Sick" and "Phony Calls" both reference dialing seven-digit numbers. By TheNewTwenties, many U.S. states have required ten-digit dialing, even for local calls. The latter is about the practice of prank calling, which has died out in the 21st century thanks to Star 69 and Caller ID, making it easy to identify prank callers.
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** "Callin' in Sick" and "Phony Calls" both reference dialing seven-digit phone numbers. By TheNewTwenties, many U.S. states have required ten-digit dialing, even for local calls. The latter is about the practice of prank calling, which has died out in the 21st century thanks to Star 69 and Caller ID, making it easy to identify prank callers.
** "Callin' in Sick" and "Phony Calls" both reference dialing seven-digit numbers. By TheNewTwenties, many U.S. states have required ten-digit dialing, even for local calls. The latter is about the practice of prank calling, which has died out in the 21st century thanks to Star 69 and Caller ID, making it easy to identify prank callers.
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* ParodyDisplacement: "Syndicated Incorporated" is perhaps the most obscure parody in Al's entire oeuvre, being a parody of "Misery" by Music/SoulAsylum, a song that didn't get past Number ''20'' on the Billboard Hot 100 weekly charts (ultimately coming in at ''99'' on the Top 100 yearly); only people who were listening to the radio at a ''very specific point'' in 1995 will have a clue what the song's based on.
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* ParodyDisplacement: "Syndicated Incorporated" is perhaps the most obscure parody in Al's entire oeuvre, being a parody of "Misery" by Music/SoulAsylum, a song that didn't get past Number ''20'' on the Billboard Hot 100 weekly charts (ultimately coming in at ''99'' on the Top 100 yearly); only people who were listening to the radio at a ''very specific point'' in 1995 (or were listening in particular to Alternative Rock or Mainstream Rock radio, where "Misery" hit #1 and #2 on the respective ''Billboard'' charts) will have even recognize it as a clue what parody of another song.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: "The Night Santa Went Crazy" is an original, but it's structured almost identically to Music/SoulAsylum's "Black Gold", which is even more curious since thesong's based on.album already had an actual Soul Asylum parody ("Syndicated Incorporated").
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: "The Night Santa Went Crazy" is an original, but it's structured almost identically to Music/SoulAsylum's "Black Gold", which is even more curious since the
* ParodyDisplacement: "Syndicated Incorporated" is perhaps the most obscure parody in Al's entire oeuvre, being a parody of "Misery" by Music/SoulAsylum, a song that didn't get past Number ''20'' on the Billboard Hot 100 weekly charts (ultimately coming in at ''99'' on the Top 100 yearly); only people who were listening to the radio at a ''very specific point'' in 1995 will have a clue what the song's based on.
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** "Syndicated Incorporated" provides its own example via the television programs it lists: many, such as ''Series/{{MASH}}'' and ''Series/AllInTheFamily'', had already been well off the air and are still perennial syndication favorites, but some, including ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' and ''Hard Copy'', haven't been on the air for years (decades in the case of the latter). The song also mentions ''Live with Regis and Kathie Lee''; the latter's [[OvershadowedByControversy baggage]] she ascertained later in TheNineties led her to quitting in 2000, and the former retired in 2011 and passed away in 2020. The song itself is perhaps the most obscure parody in Al's entire oeuvre, being a parody of "Misery" by Music/SoulAsylum, a song that didn't get past Number ''20'' on the Billboard Top 100 weekly charts (ultimately coming in at ''99'' on the Top 100 yearly); only people who were listening to the radio at a ''very specific point'' in 1995 will have a clue what the song's based on.
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** "Syndicated Incorporated" provides its own example via the television programs it lists: many, such as ''Series/{{MASH}}'' and ''Series/AllInTheFamily'', had already been well off the air and are still perennial syndication favorites, but some, including ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' and ''Hard Copy'', haven't been on the air for years (decades in the case of the latter). The song also mentions ''Live with Regis and Kathie Lee''; the latter's [[OvershadowedByControversy baggage]] she ascertained later in TheNineties led her to quitting in 2000, and the former retired in 2011 and passed away in 2020. The song itself is perhaps the most obscure parody in Al's entire oeuvre, being a parody of "Misery" by Music/SoulAsylum, a song that didn't get past Number ''20'' on the Billboard Top 100 weekly charts (ultimately coming in at ''99'' on the Top 100 yearly); only people who were listening to the radio at a ''very specific point'' in 1995 will have a clue what the song's based on.
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** "Syndicated Incorporated" provides its own example via the television programs it lists: many, such as ''Series/{{MASH}}'' and ''Series/AllInTheFamily'', had already been well off the air and are still perennial syndication favorites, but some, including ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' and ''Hard Copy'', haven't been on the air for years (decades in the case of the latter). The song also mentions ''Live with Regis and Kathie Lee''; the latter's [[OvershadowedByControversy baggage]] she ascertained later in TheNineties led her to quitting in 2000, and the former retired in 2011 and passed away in 2020.
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** "Syndicated Incorporated" provides its own example via the television programs it lists: many, such as ''Series/{{MASH}}'' and ''Series/AllInTheFamily'', had already been well off the air and are still perennial syndication favorites, but some, including ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' and ''Hard Copy'', haven't been on the air for years (decades in the case of the latter). The song also mentions ''Live with Regis and Kathie Lee''; the latter's [[OvershadowedByControversy baggage]] she ascertained later in TheNineties led her to quitting in 2000, and the former retired in 2011 and passed away in 2020. The song itself is perhaps the most obscure parody in Al's entire oeuvre, being a parody of "Misery" by Music/SoulAsylum, a song that didn't get past Number ''20'' on the Billboard Top 100 weekly charts (ultimately coming in at ''99'' on the Top 100 yearly); only people who were listening to the radio at a ''very specific point'' in 1995 will have a clue what the song's based on.
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** "Syndicated Incorporated" provides its own example via the television programs it lists: many, such as ''Series/{{MASH}}'' and ''Series/AllInTheFamily'', had already been well off the air and are still perennial syndication favorites, but some, including ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' and ''Hard Copy'', haven't been on the air for years (decades in the case of the latter). The song also mentions ''Live with Regis and Kathie Lee''; the latter's [[OvershadowedByControversy baggage]] she ascertained later in TheNineties led her to quitting in 2000, and the former retired in 2011.
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** "Syndicated Incorporated" provides its own example via the television programs it lists: many, such as ''Series/{{MASH}}'' and ''Series/AllInTheFamily'', had already been well off the air and are still perennial syndication favorites, but some, including ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' and ''Hard Copy'', haven't been on the air for years (decades in the case of the latter). The song also mentions ''Live with Regis and Kathie Lee''; the latter's [[OvershadowedByControversy baggage]] she ascertained later in TheNineties led her to quitting in 2000, and the former retired in 2011.2011 and passed away in 2020.
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** "Phony Calls" is about the practice of prank calling, which has died out in the 21st century due to the invention of Star 69 and Caller ID, making it easy to identify prank callers.
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* AcceptableReligiousTargets: "Amish Paradise" pokes light-hearted fun at the Amish.
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* AcceptableReligiousTargets: "Amish Paradise" pokes light-hearted fun at the Amish.UsefulNotes/{{Amish}}.
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** Par for the course with Al. Each of his albums is representative of the eras they were recorded and released in. This one in particular is composed of hip hop, alternative rock, grunge, college rock and R&B -- basically, ''The Mid-[[TheNineties '90s]]: The Album''.
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** Par for the course with Al. Each of his albums is representative of the eras they were recorded and released in. This one in particular is composed of hip hop, alternative rock, grunge, HipHop, AlternativeRock, {{Grunge}}, college rock and R&B [[ContemporaryRAndB R&B]] -- basically, ''The Mid-[[TheNineties '90s]]: The Album''.
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* GrowingTheBeard: If you ask a good portion of his fans, many will say this album was a turning point in his career quality-wise. While he has always produced many excellent songs, there are those who admit that the albums, when viewed as a whole, can be uneven, with some songs more obviously dashed off than others. Here, thanks to Al having more time to work on each song, the song quality is far more consistent, with parodies such as "Amish Paradise" and "Gump" showing how much he has perfected that craft and originals such as "Everything You Know is Wrong", "I'm So Sick and You" and "The Night Santa Went Crazy" having some of the best and most layered production of his songs up to that point. Since then, three-to-four year gaps between albums, which this album benefitted from, have been the rule, with follow-ups resembling similar levels of craft. Even Al himself has stated in interviews that he feels his last six albums are far stronger than his first six, seemingly agreeing with the sentiment.
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* GrowingTheBeard: If you ask a good portion of his fans, many will say this album was a turning point in his career quality-wise. While he has always produced many excellent songs, there are those who admit that the albums, when viewed as a whole, can be uneven, with some songs more obviously dashed off than others. Here, thanks to Al having more time to work on each song, the song quality is far more consistent, with parodies such as "Amish Paradise" and "Gump" showing how much he has perfected that craft and originals such as "Everything You Know is Wrong", "I'm So Sick and of You" and "The Night Santa Went Crazy" having some of the best and most layered production of his songs up to that point. Since then, three-to-four year gaps between albums, which this album benefitted from, have been the rule, with follow-ups resembling similar levels of craft. Even Al himself has stated in interviews that he feels his last six albums are far stronger than his first six, seemingly agreeing with the sentiment.
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* GrowingTheBoard: If you ask a good portion of his fans, many will say this album was a turning point in his career quality-wise. While he has always produced many excellent songs, there are those who admit that the albums, when viewed as a whole, can be uneven, with some songs more obviously dashed off than others. Here, thanks to Al having more time to work on each song, the song quality is far more consistent, with parodies such as "Amish Paradise" and "Gump" showing how much he has perfected that craft and originals such as "Everything You Know is Wrong", "I'm So Sick and You" and "The Night Santa Went Crazy" having some of the best and most layered production of his songs up to that point. Since then, three-to-four year gaps between albums, which this album benefitted from, have been the rule, with follow-ups resembling similar levels of craft. Even Al himself has stated in interviews that he feels his last six albums are far stronger than his first six, seemingly agreeing with the sentiment.
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* GrowingTheBoard: GrowingTheBeard: If you ask a good portion of his fans, many will say this album was a turning point in his career quality-wise. While he has always produced many excellent songs, there are those who admit that the albums, when viewed as a whole, can be uneven, with some songs more obviously dashed off than others. Here, thanks to Al having more time to work on each song, the song quality is far more consistent, with parodies such as "Amish Paradise" and "Gump" showing how much he has perfected that craft and originals such as "Everything You Know is Wrong", "I'm So Sick and You" and "The Night Santa Went Crazy" having some of the best and most layered production of his songs up to that point. Since then, three-to-four year gaps between albums, which this album benefitted from, have been the rule, with follow-ups resembling similar levels of craft. Even Al himself has stated in interviews that he feels his last six albums are far stronger than his first six, seemingly agreeing with the sentiment.
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* GrowingTheBoard: If you ask a good portion of his fans, many will say this album was a turning point in his career quality-wise. While he has always produced many excellent songs, there are those who admit that the albums, when viewed as a whole, can be uneven, with some songs more obviously dashed off than others. Here, thanks to Al having more time to work on each song, the song quality is far more consistent, with parodies such as "Amish Paradise" and "Gump" showing how much he has perfected that craft and originals such as "Everything You Know is Wrong", "I'm So Sick and You" and "The Night Santa Went Crazy" having some of the best and most layered production of his songs up to that point. Since then, three-to-four year gaps between albums, which this album benefitted from, have been the rule, with follow-ups resembling similar levels of craft. Even Al himself has stated in interviews that he feels his last six albums are far stronger than his first six, seemingly agreeing with the sentiment.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNL1IYc3A7k The backward line]] in "I Remember Larry." As one commenter points out, back in the '90s you ''did'' need a lot of time on your hands (or special equipment) to successfully play a piece of physical media backward. Nowadays, it's easy to get software that'll do the same thing with a few clicks.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNL1IYc3A7k The backward line]] in "I Remember Larry." As one commenter points out, back in the '90s you ''did'' need a lot of time on your hands (or special equipment) to successfully play a piece of physical media backward. Nowadays, it's easy to get software that'll do the same thing to an audio file with a few clicks.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNL1IYc3A7k The backward line]] in "I Remember Larry." As one commenter points out, back in the '90s you ''did'' need a lot of time on your hands (or special equipment) to successfully play a piece of physical media backward. Nowadays, it's easy to get software that'll do the same thing with a few clicks.
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