The Bathroom Wall
| The Bathroom Wall | |
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| Live album by Jimmy Fallon | |
| Released | August 27, 2002 |
| Genre | Comedy rock, Comedy |
| Length | 36:49 |
| Language | English |
| Label | Dreamworks |
| Producer | The Soundhustlers |
The Bathroom Wall is the first album by Jimmy Fallon. It was released on August 27, 2002. Most notable for the song "Idiot Boyfriend", which includes a music video and its own website, www.whattheshit.com. Actress and singer/songwriter Zooey Deschanel appears in the music video as the girlfriend, but is not credited.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- Songs (all tracks written by Fallon and Gerard Bradford)[1]
- "Idiot Boyfriend" – 3:54
- "(I Can't Play) Basketball" – 2:46
- "Drinking in the Woods" – 2:53
- "Road Rage" – 2:45
- "Snowball" – 2:05
- "Hope Everyone Enjoyed Homecoming This Year" – 0:22
- "Troll Doll Celebrities" – 4:11
- "Dorms, Shower Baskets, and the Walk of Shame" - 1:44
- "Roommates" – 1:37
- "Hotplates, Four Digit Numbers and the Little Fridge" – 1:52
- "Chris Rock Was My R.A." – 1:40
- "Gotta Get a Fake I.D." – 0:58
- "Troll Doll Jingles" – 7:20
- "Hammertime" – 2:36
[edit] Personnel
- Jimmy Fallon - guitar, harmonica, vocals, background vocals
- Gerard Bradford - guitar, background vocals
- Mark Ronson - bass, keyboards, background vocals
- Justin Stanley - drums, keyboards, background vocals
- Peter Iselin - keyboard on "Drinking In The Woods"
- Nadia Dajani - background vocals on "(I Can't Play) Basketball"
[edit] Production
- Producer: The Soundhustlers
- Engineers: Ben Arons, Dan Milazzo, and Kevin Scott
- Assistant engineers: Aaron Kaplan, Doug Sanderson, Antony Zeller
- Mixing: Mark Ronson, Justin Stanley, Marie C, and Gabe Chiesa
- Mastering: Brian Gardner
- Set Design: Michael DeNaire
- Design: Kyledidthis
- Photography: Mick Rock
[edit] Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Rolling Stone |   [2] |
| Allmusic | [3] |
[edit] Reviews
Allmusic described it as Fallon's "mix tape of high school fights, bad athletic performances, and collegiate experimentation combined with a dose of rock & roll mayhem"; two of the songs ("Idiot Boyfriend" and "Road Rage") were AMG "Track Picks", as were two of the stand-up comedy routines ("Troll Doll Jingles" and "Hammertime").[1]
The Rolling Stone liked the "fifteen minutes' worth of songs" and called "Idiot Boyfriend" the "second-best Prince parody ever, after Beck's 'Debra'"; the rest of the album was said to be "padded out with lame stand-up on college life (the fridges are small!), celebrity impressions and troll dolls."[4]
[edit] Awards
The Bathroom Wall was nominated for a Grammy in 2003 as the Best Spoken Comedy Album.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c The Bathroom Wall from Allmusic website
- ^ Rolling Stone Review
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Review of The Bathroom Wall from Rolling Stone
- ^ Jimmy Fallon from the Geffen Records website
