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CD: Vengaboys,The Platinum Album

AMAZON
More than any of their teeny-bop compadres, Vengaboys have fashioned a career out of being ridiculous: those comedy song titles, the sly double-entendres, the ludicrous outfits. One double-platinum debut album and a rash of Top 10 hits down the line, they're obviously onto a good thing. Silly sells, apparently. We love cartoons and we love Top Shop fashion, so why shouldn't we love Vengaboys? The Platinum Album is an utterly insane and deeply bizarre rush of kitsch randiness and broken English volubility. "Uncle John From Jamaica" is a cod-reggae romp, "Skinny Dippin'" is a hilarious Carry On-style flirt, "Cheeka Bow Bow" is a twisted analogy between sex and computers, with the disturbing final couplet "My disc was not protected / And now I am infected." It's not a lyrical masterpiece, but as disposable pop, The Platinum Album is good at what it does. --Amber Cowan