Coming Out of Their Shells Music

~~Leo656~~ · 07-14-2013, 12:35 PM

I always liked "Count On Us" the best. I have a soft spot for "Tubin'" but it's just a little too corny. "No Treaties" is surprisingly decent for a "fake" song on a "fake" record. Basically, I liked the more songs that were more rock, because they were the best at maintaining the illusion of the record. The rap and dance/funk songs were a little too self-referencing for me; they went a little too far into "Yes, this is all a very bad joke" category. I get that was the entire point of the project, but since some of the songs are actually decent it kind of makes me look down on the others more than I might otherwise.

The stage show was indeed more cheesy than anything ever invented, but it was great for kids. Sadly, the album gets way more hate than it deserves based on the live show being so cheaply-done. I thought it was one of the most clever merchandising gimmicks ever thought up, even if it was a little nonsensical ("They don't even have enough fingers to play their instruments!" a cynic would say. "Donnie modified them you silly bastard, stop thinking so hard!" I would reply). They literally did everything else possible with TMNT back then. An album and concert tour? Why the f*ck NOT? I thought it was awesome.

I still have the program magazine from Pizza Hut. Very glad I never gave in to temptation and cut out that paper Turtles mask on the back of it.

I really dug the poster that came with it.

View Poll Results: Favorite Song from CootS?
Coming Out of Our Shells	0	0%
Sing About It	1	3.45%
Tubin'	0	0%
Skipping Stones	1	3.45%
Pizza Power	16	55.17%
Walk Straight	3	10.34%
No Treaties	1	3.45%
Cowabunga	1	3.45%
April Ballad	0	0%
Count On Us	6	20.69%
Voters: 29. You may not vote on this poll

07-14-2013, 12:35 PM	#18
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I always liked "Count On Us" the best. I have a soft spot for "Tubin'" but it's just a little too corny. "No Treaties" is surprisingly decent for a "fake" song on a "fake" record. Basically, I liked the more songs that were more rock, because they were the best at maintaining the illusion of the record. The rap and dance/funk songs were a little too self-referencing for me; they went a little too far into "Yes, this is all a very bad joke" category. I get that was the entire point of the project, but since some of the songs are actually decent it kind of makes me look down on the others more than I might otherwise. The stage show was indeed more cheesy than anything ever invented, but it was great for kids. Sadly, the album gets way more hate than it deserves based on the live show being so cheaply-done. I thought it was one of the most clever merchandising gimmicks ever thought up, even if it was a little nonsensical ("They don't even have enough fingers to play their instruments!" a cynic would say. "Donnie modified them you silly bastard, stop thinking so hard!" I would reply). They literally did everything else possible with TMNT back then. An album and concert tour? Why the f*ck NOT? I thought it was awesome. I still have the program magazine from Pizza Hut. Very glad I never gave in to temptation and cut out that paper Turtles mask on the back of it. I really dug the poster that came with it.