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All in all, if you like modern rock and found the original VeggieTales songs charming, this is the perfect album for you. Some of the biggest names in praise music today, including the Newsboys, The O.C. Supertones, and Relient K, put their own silly spins on some of the most-loved songs from the Veggie Tales canon. Mostly, we’re talking “Silly Songs with Larry” tunes like “I Love My Lips”, “The Hairbrush Song”, and my personal favorite, “The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything”. That last was why I bought it- I had been considering purchasing the soundtrack to the VeggieTales movie because it had a cover of my favorite Veggie Tune by Relient K, my favorite Christian rock band. I found this instead, and I’m glad I did. Some of the remakes are a little off; Relient K, for instance, tries a bit too hard to put their own brand of humor into what is already a very funny Silly Song. Others are great precisely because of how they depart from the original; the final track, “Stand”, was originally a sprightly soprano jazz ditty sung by Junior Asparagus about his mommy’s moral guidance. Covered by Skillet, however, it becomes a serious hard-rock anthem worthy of Rammstein (if Rammstein sung about their mommys’ moral guidance).
The liner notes proclaim loudly, “This ain’t your kid brother’s VeggieTales!” They’re wrong- it is his VeggieTales. But now, it’s yours too! It certainly made my day.
I bought this CD hoping that it would live up to its name, and it does. Though each song is changed even a little to fit the style of the artist(s) covering it, the lyrics are the witty Veggie Tales creations we all know and love, just livened up enough for those who aren’t exactly thrilled to listen to the “Sunday School” version for hours on end.
1. Veggie Tales Theme Song - Rebecca St. James - This is a polished, orchestrated version as only Rebeccas St. James could do it, and though my son likes it fine, it is not my favorite. It just sounds as though it’s trying too hard to be grownup.
2. I Love My Lips - Stevenson - This is a hugely entertaining version, straight up garage rock with a cameo by Steven Curtis Chapman himself. Fun to sing along to.
3. Promised Land - Sanctus Real - I actually had not heard/ seen the original song when I heard this one, so I had nothing to “compare” it to, and, as it turns out, that’s fine. Sanctus Real livened up and lengthened the music and lyrics, and it is a fun song to bounce around to.
4. In the Belly of The Whale - Newsboys - This is a Newsboys original and plays through the credits of The Jonah Movie. Our family likes this song a lot.
5. The Water Buffalo Song - Superchic[k] - I’d never heard Superchic[k] before this CD, but this is easily one of my favorites on the album (except for the exerpt with the very bad grammar.. that part just drives me crazy).
6. I’m So Blue - Paul Colman - This track is my son’s favorite and it is also very entertaining, musically, vocally, lyrically.
7. The Hairbrush Song - Audio Adrenaline - I’m sorry to say that this is the track I skip nearly every time we listen to the CD. I’ve never been a huge AA fan, though they are great live, so it could simply be personal taste, but I think that the “in concert” version is annoying, particularly the intro, and the song just gets under my skin.
8. The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything - Relient K - Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything is one of my most favorite Veggie songs ever, and thankfully, Relient K put a very cool spin on it (whew!), taking it in a punk direction that just tickles me to no end. I was mildly disappointed that they didn’t do Larry’s second verse, as it’s just the best (I’ve never painted daisies on a big red rubber ball!) but overall, it works out just fine.
9. I Can Be Your Friend - The OC Supertones - I love that the Supertones sing this with all different, mostly silly voices. They sound as though they had fun making it, and that makes it fun to listen to. Musically entertaining.
10. His Cheeseburger - Tait - This track is my husband’s favorite and one of my least favorites. It’s musically just fine; my complaint is only that the band didn’t try to make the song their own. Of all the songs on the CD, this one is the most like its Veggie version. Not bad, just not terribly interesting (to me).
11. Stand - Skillet - As I understand it, not surprisingly, this is the most controversial track on the CD, with Skillet’s trademark rocking-your-face-off. However, acknowledging that fact with a gentle warning to gentle listeners, this is my number one favorite on Veggie Rocks! It is headbanging, unapologetic, very Skillet, and if you haven’t heard the Rack, Shack and Benny version, you’d never know this wasn’t an actual Skillet song. For this song alone, I am grateful I bought the album.
Overall, awesome! Truly a family favorite.