Weird Al Yankovic music video collection - "Alpocalypse HD"

[scorpiontail60]

"Weird Al" Yankovic: Alpocalypse HD Blu-ray

I think somebody got Weird Al a Blu-ray player! He seems to be embracing the format lately.

Originally Posted by Weird Al Yankovic

ALPOCALYPSE HD is a Blu-ray only release that features ALL of the music videos from my album "Alpocalypse" - including "Perform This Way" and the yet-to-be-released "Polka Face" - PLUS "Trapped in the Drive-Thru," "Do I Creep You Out," and yes, for the first time ever, "White & Nerdy" in beautiful HD. It'll be in stores Nov. 8, but you can pre-order now!

This is basically a visual version of his latest album... with HD video and audio!

Originally Posted by Tracklisting

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005HZG6SS

Tracklisting:
1. Perform This Way
2. CNR
3. TMZ
4. Skipper Dan
5. Polka Face
6. Craigslist
7. Party In The CIA
8. Ringtone
9. Another Tattoo
10. If That Isn t Love
11. Whatever You Like
12. Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me

Bonus Videos:
13. White & Nerdy
14. Trapped In The Drive-Thru
15. Do I Creep You Out

This comes out November 8th. It is in addition to his recently announced concert Blu-ray, "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! - The Alpocalypse Tour, due out October 4th. I've got both of them pre-ordered.

On a related note, Weird Al has some utterly retarded fans on his Facebook page. Here's some highlights from the announcement post.

Originally Posted by Kathy Pierce

Why Blue Ray only?? not fair 6 people like this

Originally Posted by Dewayne Matteson

Don't have Blu Ray and am not gonna have it shoved down my throat by the industry, if they go Blu Ray only I guess my disc buying days are over, and sorry Al, not your fault but you lost a sale here due to this exclusive deal. 3 people like this

Originally Posted by Joshua Post

Disappointed it is Blu-ray only. Don't need it. 3 people like this

Originally Posted by Laura Hertzman

Thanks for screwing us DVD people over. I don't have a Blu-Ray player and have not intention of buying one. 2 people like this

Originally Posted by Ian Shaw

Oh Al, can't you do it on regular DVD? Some of us find the extra expense of Blue Ray- vs. quality, not to be worth it.

Originally Posted by Chris Jaros

do we really need bluray? I mean seriously they're just overpriced dvds that need their own special overpriced dvd player 3 people like this

Originally Posted by Kurtis Johnson

Jesus Christ, shut the **** up you DVD idiots. All you dirty poors and/or morons who can't afford Blu-ray players (protip: they cost less than $50 and Blu-rays can easily be obtained for under $10 each) need to go back to your inferior stone age format and quit whining. All these music videos are already available on DVD in some manner. It's nice to see Weird Al embracing a proper format with this and a high definition concert. Now we just need UHF on Blu-ray.

Originally Posted by Kurtis Johnson

lollin' @ all the dumbasses in this thread. "Why do I need to see the pores in peoples' faces?" I don't know, dipshit. Maybe you should claw your eyeballs so you don't have to see the pores in peoples' faces in real life too.

Damn DVD fools. Always trying to spoil it for the rest of us. Fortunately, they lost this round it seems! Suck it, DVD!

[Jimmy Bro]

Weird Al has a new album?

Well what do ya know.

[George McFly]

The Deluxe Edition of Alpocalypse came with a dvd that had most of the Videos featured on the Blu-Ray release.. Guess some Weird Al fans don't know how to do some research...

[Lemmy Lugosi]

I got excited reading the thread title, then, when I opened the thread.....

I thought this was a career-encompassing music video collection....not a collection of music videos from his new album.

As I no longer listen to much (if any) Top 40 music, Weird Al has made himself irrelevant to me. I can't "get" the parody if I don't know the original, you know?

Meh.

[Jerrin]

That's really nice to hear. I've been posting on "Ask Al" for 4 years now asking about the possibility of his albums in high rez on Blu-ray. So needless to say I just put my money where my mouth (or hands) are and preordered this.

I do agree with the other poster that I no longer listen to top 40, so his parodies won't mean as much to me. However, it seems like he is including more original songs, so I think I'll be just fine.

Out of curiosity, those of you who have listened to AL's music, what would you say is your favorite song?

Mine would be "Frank's 2000" TV" followed closely by "Nature Trail to Hell."

[scorpiontail60]

Originally Posted by Boris Lugosi

I got excited reading the thread title, then, when I opened the thread.....

I thought this was a career-encompassing music video collection....not a collection of music videos from his new album.

As I no longer listen to much (if any) Top 40 music, Weird Al has made himself irrelevant to me. I can't "get" the parody if I don't know the original, you know?

Meh.

Weird Al has always parodied the "Top 40."

You can't really ***** that he's not parodying obscure hipster crap when that has never been his schtick.

I'd say the reason why this isn't a collection of all his music videos is because the majority of them were mastered in standard definition. There are still tons of music videos released only in SD. The music industry has been woefully incompetent at embracing HD.

[darkpoet25]

I like Wierd Al and think he is highly talented, but man that video for Perform This Way is downright creepy, lol.

[Lemmy Lugosi]

Originally Posted by scorpiontail60

You can't really ***** that he's not parodying obscure hipster crap when that has never been his schtick.

I didn't. I said that, as I no longer listen to Top 40, Al has become irrelevant to me.

Originally Posted by scorpiontail60

I'd say the reason why this isn't a collection of all his music videos is because the majority of them were mastered in standard definition. There are still tons of music videos released only in SD. The music industry has been woefully incompetent at embracing HD.

Read the first six words of the thread title, and you will get a sense of my short-lived confusion, Grasshopper.

[poopdawg]

I don't get why all these people on facebook are so pissed about there being no DVD release of this, most of the Alpocalypse videos are included on a DVD with the Alpocalypse Deluxe Edition CD/DVD set, which costs like $13 usually, also the 2 videos from alpocalypse not included on the CD set are included on the Live Alpocalypse Tour DVD or Blu Ray. The only things on the Blu Ray that are really a big deal are the videos for "Do I Creep you Out", "Trapped in the Drive Thru" and "White and Nerdy" since those have never been released on any format, or at least not to the public (I have a promo DVD with the White & Nerdy video).

As for the rest of Als videos, none of them were filmed in HD and will probably never be released on Blu Ray any time soon, or probably not at all.

Al's film UHF however, is available for viewing in HD on netflix right now, so who knows if theres any plans for a Blu Ray of UHF.

[DVDFreaker]

I just saw Weird Al in concert 3 days ago and all I can say is WOW, what a AMAZING concert! Anybody should see Weird Al in concert if you all have the chance to!

[Jerrin]

Originally Posted by scorpiontail60

"Weird Al" Yankovic: Alpocalypse HD Blu-ray

I think somebody got Weird Al a Blu-ray player! He seems to be embracing the format lately.


This is basically a visual version of his latest album... with HD video and audio!



This comes out November 8th. It is in addition to his recently announced concert Blu-ray, "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! - The Alpocalypse Tour, due out October 4th. I've got both of them pre-ordered.

On a related note, Weird Al has some utterly retarded fans on his Facebook page. Here's some highlights from the announcement post.










Damn DVD fools. Always trying to spoil it for the rest of us. Fortunately, they lost this round it seems! Suck it, DVD!

When I talked with Weird Al a couple of weeks ago, I specifically asked him about this. He told me that he had little to do with the formats as that was something his label was handling. So, I would chalk this up to either A) Volcano being up on tech or B) testing the water to see if the demand is there for more.

I hope this sells fairly well. I'd love to have his catalog in high rez on BR-A.

[Jerrin]

By the way, the audio on this is uncompressed stereo PCM 24bit 48KHz.

Sounds really nice.

[Brownd]

Originally Posted by poopdawg

As for the rest of Als videos, none of them were filmed in HD and will probably never be released on Blu Ray any time soon, or probably not at all.

I first thought of this, but I've just watched The Saga Begins in the Star Wars Complete Saga Blu-Ray spoofs collection and the transfer looks beautiful. Compared to the Ultimate Video Collection DVD, it has far more detail. It really took advantage of the HD resolution. The audio sounded great too; don't know if it was 5.1 though, so I couldn't compare the mix yet (from what I recall, UVC's 5.1 audio was just a mediocre stereo upmix)

Originally Posted by Jerrin

By the way, the audio on this is uncompressed stereo PCM 24bit 48KHz.

Sounds really nice.

AWWW YEAAAAH!!! I really needed to know that!