Even Worse
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| Studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||||
| Released | April 12, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | November 30, 1987—February 19, 1988 | |||
| Genre | Comedy, rock, pop | |||
| Length | 37:41 | |||
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Rock 'n Roll Records Scotti Brothers |
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| Producer | Rick Derringer | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| USA Today | positive |
| Daily News of Los Angeles | positive |
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Even Worse is the fifth studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released on April 12, 1988. The album was produced by former The McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer. Recorded between November 1987 and February 1988, this album helped to revitalize Yankovic's career after the critical and commercial failure of his previous album Polka Party! (1986).
The music on Even Worse is built around parodies and pastiches of pop and rock music of the mid-1980s. Half of the album is made up of parodies, featuring jabs at Michael Jackson, George Harrison, Tiffany, Los Lobos' version of the folk song "La Bamba", and Billy Idol. The other half of the album is original material, featuring many "style parodies", or musical imitations that come close to, but do not copy, existing artists. These style parodies include imitations of specific artists such as Oingo Boingo, Beastie Boys, and James Taylor. Even Worse has the distinction of being one of two albums by Yankovic lacking any polka renditions of pop songs or medleys, the other being his debut album "Weird Al" Yankovic (1983). This album's title and cover art are spoofs of Michael Jackson's 1987 album Bad.
Even Worse was met with mostly positive reviews and peaked at number 27 on the Billboard 200, becoming Yankovic's best selling album. The album also produced one of Yankovic's hit singles, "Fat", a parody of Michael Jackson's "Bad", which peaked at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a staple on MTV. The album was quickly certified as a gold record, and later as a platinum record with sales of over one million copies in the United States, becoming Yankovic's first platinum record. "Fat" later won a Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video at the 1989 Grammy Awards.
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