Monster's Ball

Monster’s Ball. Performed by Michael & the Rockness Monsters. CD. Approx. 35 min. Produced by Dean Jones. 2018. Download: $9.49.
K-Gr 4—

Michael Napolitano, the brains behind the Rockness Monsters, has also created albums with and designed instruments for the Blue Man Group. On this album, he and the band perform 12 original, energetic dance tunes in Motown, pop, country, and rock musical styles. All of the musicians give great vocal and instrumental performances on guitar, upright bass, bass, keyboards, sax, flute, clarinet, trombone, harmonica, accordion, drums, and percussion. Some very enthusiastic children join in on several of the songs. Did you bring your “SMILE” to school or to work? Everybody gets down on the “Party Train.” One can hear a “Woodpecker” pecking wood (with sound FX). “People Places Dancing” mentions people and dances from different countries. “A Fish Named Dog” is based on a true story in the Napolitano family—his daughter wanted a dog, but when Mom refused, she got a fish instead, which she promptly named Dog. Music makes one smile like the “Mona Lisa.” A child imagines that he is transforming into a tree and is “Growing Bigger.” The “Robot Song” encourages listeners to follow along and dance like robots. “Truck Day” celebrates different trucks, including Mac trucks, ice cream trucks, fire trucks, etc. “When I’m Jumpin’” I feel all right. It’s a “Beautiful Day” when the sun comes out to play. “Les Lumières De Paris” is a beautiful French folk tune, accompanied by accordion, reminiscing about the Napolitano family’s trip to Paris, sung in French and English. This fun, toe-tapping album will have the whole family dancing along.

Here is a link to "A Fish Named Dog:"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUoaG8omuGg&feature=youtu.be