Jimmy
Fallon - The Bathroom Wall
Label: DreamWorks
Records
Hit, *hit or
Miss?: Hit
Rating:
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.
(Hammertime is a riot! - ed)
CD Info and Links
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
Posted by Natalie:
I think that the album is awesome. I recieved it as a christmas gift when i was in 9th grade right when it came out for sale. It was my favorite christmas gift of that year. I cant listen to the cd anymore because i listened to it so much that it skips terribly! I think that i need to get a new one!
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Posted by ApRiL fOoL's BaBy:
The only person that I can say is hot and has a funny, f--king stand-up CD is Dane Cook, not Jimmy Fallon.
Posted by Wise:
Jimmy Fallon doesn't deserve any attention, positive or negative.
Posted by lissa:
hey jimmy jones if you hate him so much why are you wasting your time dissing him
Posted by lissa:
hes soo funny "i dont wanna, do we have to"lol
Posted by Skye:
Jimmy Fallon is a creep. Jimmy Fallon is a diva. Jimmy Fallons CD is also a waste of time.
Posted by Aussie MAC:
No one makes me laugh as much as Jimmy Fallon - I adore him. :)
Posted by xlauramoex :
i think jimmy is the coolest cat hes awesome he is so cool i want ot meet him hes a cutie :-)
Posted by jrodrox:
I luv this CD. I want to meet Jimmy some day. He is soooo hilarious and can make me just bust out loud laughing. He is hot too.
Posted by JIMMYSLOVER:
okay, its my turn to talk..Jimmy Jones, that was AWFUL.i can't believe you would say that! just about everyone on this site seems to disagree with you, Myself Included. Seems that you are just jealous of Mr. Fallon's good looks, perfect sense of humor, and of his success. Please take your rude comments somewhere else!
Posted by yankeegirl52:
I am happy to say that I am a huge SNL fan and I have watched for years and years now. Even as a kid I would watch with my father. But on November 1 2004 something great happened. I met Jimmy Fallon on the set of "Fever Pitch" at Fenway Park in Boston. Can I just say that Jimmy was so nice and laid back considering how cold it was that night. He didnt mind taking pictures with people or signing autographs one bit! He is much taller in person and very handsome which i told him. Ive been a huge fan of Jimmy's for a long time and i just cant explain what it was like to meet him. I got to take a picture with him and he signed my husband's red sox hat. Besides that i got to walk all around fenway! The pitchers mound and everything! I am so happy and lucky that this happened to me and I cant wait to meet Jimmy again!
Posted by Jimmy Jones:
Today I have a topic I am an expert on: how much Jimmy Fallon sucks. Who decided this guy was funny? They sure didn't ask me. Now, we all know SNL has sucked for years now, and I blame it on Jimmy Fallon. Even the seasons before he was around. His suckitude is so great that it transcends time and space.Now, to be a comedian, you have to be funny. Jimmy Fallon seems to think that being a comedian consists of mugging to the camera every second he is on it. And he's just got this smarmy, awful smile that just screams "I'm funny, really! Look at me!" He did the Weekend Update too. He tried, anyway. Not to say any of the jokes are good to begin with, but any that had a chance at a chuckle are butchered by his awful delivery. He cracks up laughing all the time at his own jokes. That is the worst thing you can possibly do when you tell jokes for a living. In fact, he does it in all the sketches he is in too. I don't see why he cracks up, either, the writers on that show suck. And he seems to think he is the next Adam Sandler and sings some awful songs (at least a few of Sandler's were funny). I heard one on the radio, and needless to say, I would rather listen to Hey Ya! on a two hour loop. This is not a complement to Hey Ya! either. I hate that song with the burning fury of a thousand suns. In conclusion, up yours, Jimmy Fallon. I hope you die.
Posted by NoYankeesFan:
Jimmy Fallon is a complete jerk. He sucker-punched a friend of mine in the head in a Manhattan bar. He was also doing a lot of coke that night. He doesn't deserve to be on television or in any of the crapy movies he makes! He is filming a movie about a Red Sox fan and he is a Yankees fan. What a loser!
Posted by Erin:
i love Jimmy and his album. Jimmy is so talented, and to you BRYANSKA you need to shut your mouth his laughter, if you notice makes the addience laugh too and that important
Posted by Made 4 Jimmy:
I completley adore Jimmy and like his album is AWESOME
Posted by Simba:
I loved his CD! I thot it was hilarious and get a+ from me!
Posted by Bryanska:
Jimmy Fallon sucks, here's why: He's indicative of the worst SNL is currently offering. Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz can't get through two straight lines before they giggle their way off into their own little world. Seriously, they wreck almost every sketch and probably piss off the true professionals. Too friggin' smug for his own good: see Piscopo, Joe.
Posted by April QT:
See what you all dont know is that James and I are engaged. The only thing left for us to do is ,...meet.I know all of you love him but it's to late for you.The Bathroom Wall was the first cd I bought ever(im twelve)and that means we have a stonger conection than the rest of posers.JUST KIDDIN (no im not).
Posted by Becca:
I think that Jimmy Fallon is the sexiest and cutest creature that the generous and great God ever put on the earth, which was made beautiful by Jimmy. I am pretty sure that if I ever see Jimmy Fallon, I would rape him. I am sorry if that is frightening, but it would just be, like, an impulse, not a sex crime. Really, I think I am becoming obsessd. I seriously and literally think about him, and his name comes out of my mouth sometimes when I don't even mean to say it. Oh well. The album is great. SnowBall and RoadRage are the sexiest songs ever. The way he doesn't really say his Ts it just like, "oh,I would say every letter of the alphabet that I need to if I wasn't otherwise occupied by this group of hot girls licking my body".
Posted by nillllllllls:
jimmy is awesome!...i think there should be a national jimmy fallon day where nothing is sung but this c.d....its awesome..im listening to it rite now and its still awesome!...gotta go sing troll doll jingles now!
Posted by ----:
i just wantde to say that I saw jimmy fallon today near times square, and he looked at me staright int eh eye for like 3 full seconds, and i dont understand cause i think i looked like $hit. but, he was cute..maybe i should have foloowed him a little bit. j/k....but now that he checked me out..i think i have the hots for him.
Posted by Jimmy's lover:
This was the first cd that I actually got my money's worth!! But I agree about the college jokes. If he had put the squirt gun joke on there, it would have been better. I don't like that sometimes he makes his comedy towards one group of people only, not everyone is in college!! But I still love him. It takes a true fan to truly speak out when they find something they don't like from the person they love. James Thomas Fallon Rules!!!
Posted by bit:
jimmy just rocks!!
Posted by krystal:
the cd is great and jimmy is great. enough said.
Posted by jimmyhater:
i hate jimmy hes ugly and cant sing i paid 20:00 FOR SH*T UR ALL IDIOTS
Posted by jimmys#1fan:
I LOVE JIMMY SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH I COULD MARRY HIM! SNL IS MY FAVORITE SHOW AND I LISTEN TO THE BATHROOM WALL 24/7!!!! I LOVE YOU JIMBO!
Posted by Gillimonstar:
Fallon is funny. I need tabs for his troll songs, the room's comedic level raises when those come on. gilliganjw@hotmail.com for anyone who wants to help me spread the music of Jimmy Fallon my sending me guitar tabs. Awesome.
Posted by jimmy's girl:
i wanna move to NY so when i see him, i can jump him, and kiss him, and he can give me a big hug, hes so hot.
Posted by jimmy's girl:
I THINK JIMMY IS SO
FREAKIN HOT, FUNNY, oh, and wait, HOT!!! he's my man! now lay off!
Posted by Jimsgrrrl:
Jimmy Fallon is hot,sexy,funny, and did I mention hot?!?! And that man sure can sing!!!!
Posted by Chip:
BEST CD EVER!! THIS CD COULD NOT BE ANY BETTER? IT COULD TRY! BUT IT WOULD FAIL!
Posted by angle :
i would do anything to met jimmy fallon I love him so much. i would marry him in a heartbeat iam mean what more would you want in a guy he's sweet,fuuny and cute.my favorite song off the cd is road rage (iam going to pass your ass!)so funny!
Posted by angle :
Jimmy Fallon is very funny and cute.I would do anything to met him in real life.(oh yes I would marry him in a heartbeat want more would you want in guy iam mean he's funny,cute and sweet)
Posted by benji again:
jimmy fallon is so cool. coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!
Posted by benji:
jimmy fallon is awsome.
snowball is the greatest song in the world!
Posted by The Love Machine:
I love Jimmy Fallon, the bit on Chris Rock makes me laugh everytime, and Hammmertime rocks!
Posted by Bethany:
I think Jimmy Fallon is a hilarious comedian and I think "The Bathroom Wall" was just an expirment that went really well. I do however hope that he remains at SNL from many years to come!!
With Love,
Bethany
Posted by Elin:
jimmy jimmy!!hahahahha!GREAT!!
Posted by Dude:
This CD was hilarous...I listen to it non-stop...Road Rage & Troll Dolls ROCK!
Posted by Heather:
The cd is SO funny! Its great! I love it.
Posted by Laurie:
I love the cd. Me and my friends are only in highschool and when we listened to it and we totally understood everything. Jimmy is a riot. I am so in love with jimmy fallon so finding this cd was great!!
Posted by JimmyLUVR21:
I think that Jimmy is wicked hot and road rage and idiot boyfriend r my fave songs i have a mental problem i HAVE TO MEET JIMMY FALLON!
go to
expage.com/sexayjimmay if you want to see something weird and not finished
Posted by Moemee:
I love the stand-up I have hooked all of my friends on it. You really don't have to be in college to understand it but it does help
Posted by Jojo :
jimmy is hot and the songs rock. my favorite is road rage. it's so cool!
Posted by tinka:
This album rocks! Jimmy is the funniest thing ever!
Posted by Britt:
I loved The Idoit Boyfriend song & Video
Posted by Sweetie:
I don't think this is a waste of money.It's tollay worth it I paid 13.99 for it.I love all the track (expect track 13).Iam in high school I understand the whole cd.
Posted by sweetie:
I love this cd so much but I do disagree with you where you say if you haven't went to college you'll be half lost.I mean i am in high scool and i understand the whole cd put I don't like track13.otherwise i lo9ve it! and I love jimmy fallon.
Posted by SKy:
It think that this cd is a waste of money. Fallon is a great comedian, but the songs suck and the comedy is so short. I can't believe that I wasted $20 on this
Posted by lyssi:
This is an exellent cd you can listen to, when you need a laugh. The impressions are great.
I highly reccommend this cd for everyone!
Posted by hyperangel:
I love this CD. The whole thing is funny. although my favorite song on the album would have to be 'Idiot Boyfriend' and the best stand up is 'Chris Rock Was My RA'
Posted by About the reviewer:
Dan Grote is a feature writer for antiMUSIC and the iconoFAN Network.
About the reviewer:
Dan Grote is a feature
writer for antiMUSIC and the iconoFAN Network.