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Don't Bother Buying

SSK | 07/12/2005

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I got my first Mini Pops album when I was 4 and listened to them throughout the 1980s. So when I saw this new Minipop Kids double CD out, by K-tel no less (original company), I had to give it a try, even though my first thought was, Why do they need Mini Pops anymore? There are MILLIONS of kid singers out there now, unlike the early 80s.



Disappointment!!! First problem is choice of songs. Almost all are NOT fun, except maybe Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Car Wash. Why would anyone have Angels on there!?! Whatever happened to the cute, fun, dance-y songs like on the original Mini Pops, like Stupid Cupid, My Boy Lollipop, Video Killed the Radio Star, Baggy Trousers, I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door, etc. etc.???



This is just a rehash of VERY adult songs that are already sung to perfection by professionals, we don't need these kids blasting it up.



Another is the kids' singing and voices. The few boys' voices are to the point of almost breaking, if anyone wants that, they can go listen to Stevie Brock, Aaron Carter, or Jesse McCartney. Nearly EVERYTHING is sung by girls and while they are talented, the style just doesn't fit.



Anyone heard the girl that sings on Angels? Who does she think she is, Britney Spears!?! I have never heard so much horny growling as in the 2nd verse!



I have heard worse, but since there are so many kid singers nowadays, I would have thought they'd make a style that is refreshingly different...like the fun, skip-along 80s albums. We don't need a bad choice of songs (if it ain't broke, why fix it), sexually frustrated moans, and an overall tone that's just not fun.



Here's a little 1982 intro: MiniPops! Cmon everybody, but don't be confused. We're just little boys and girls. People don't realize, they all seem to ask us, "Who do you think you are? Are you a star?" Well, we're the MiniPops, oh yeah we're the MiniPops, laughing and singing, dancing and screaming, oh what a team we are.



Ahhh, too bad this new one isn't about "little boys and girls laughing and singing, dancing and screaming", oh just having fun. It is now about trying to rival hoardes of kid singers who have their own album contracts."

Annoying... VERY annoying

CX | A different cosmic plane | 12/24/2004

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Let me put it this way... If you gave this as a gift to your child, it would be a good excuse for your kid to contact social services."

Absolutely Dreadful

SSK | 01/03/2007

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I must say, this dreadful little disc brings teen pop to an all-time low. Not only have they got young kids singing such promiscuous hits as Come Clean and Car Wash, these kids sound terrible. Their voices are flat and no amount of studio editing can make these kids sound any better. In a world where teen pop is about as common as cockroaches in a kitchen, the fact that little CHILDREN are singing songs that appeal far more to a TEEN audience just seems wrong.



You can easily tell that none of these kids will EVER get a record contract. Why didn't they just have these "Mini Pop Kids" lip-sync to the actual lyrics? Their voices sound frail and weak against the actual music of the hits. Please, don't buy this CD. Buy the REAL hits themselves and don't bother with this load of absolute rubbish."