Ready or Not! Performed by The Not-Its! CD. Approx.37 min.
Produced by Little Loopy Records. 2018. Download: $7.00.
K-Gr 5—
The Not-Its (Sarah
Shannon, Danny Adamson, Michael Welke, Tom Baisden, Jennie Helman) perform 12
upbeat, toe-tapping, mostly very energetic rock and pop songs. With bold
harmonies, guitar riffs, expert bass, and pounding drums, the band shares songs
that children can relate to. “Hide and Seek” is all about playing that game. A
child imagines that he shrinks down to the size of “Little Bug.” The listener
is challenged to a “Staring Contest.” Although not specifically mentioned in
the lyrics, “Heading Home” chronicles a child’s solo airplane journey from one
parent to another. Starting out as a wooly bear, this caterpillar hatches into
a “Tiger Moth.” Since the school budget is tight, parents and teachers are
gearing up for “The Battle of Curriculum Night.” The family cat gets the blame
for breakage in “A Lie Is a Lie.” A child’s imagination takes him around the
world on his “Runaway Bike.” In the very short “Potty Mouth,” a child realizes
he cannot take back the bad word he said. “Let the Games Begin” describes the
excitement of an unspecified ball game, possibly soccer. A child who is afraid
of a “Daddy Long Legs” crawling on him, decides it is not so scary after all. In
bed, a child wonders “What Will I Be?” A great album that will speak directly
to kids.
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