The Rattles Album Review & Giveaway

The boy LOVES to dance.  When I ask him "do you want me to turn on the music so we can dance?" he will walk over to the stereo and points at it before patiently wait for the music to begin, at which point the booty shaking begins.  He's even started using his arms to dance as of late, just another sign he's getting older and more coordinated.  

The Rattles are an eclectic band of four anthropomorphic critters, musicians and life-long friends, Gus, Kitty, Sal, and Hal, working with inspirations such as The Beatles, Moxy Fruvous, The Monkees, and They Might Be Giants.  Seriously, that's a pretty fun story for the older kiddo's and don't they look so cute and personable on the cover photo?  I have to say I was hopefuly for this album, I enjoy the music of the Rattles' inspiration and combined with children's lyrics, this could really be an album the whole family could enjoy.

We were fortunate to receive a preview version of the Rattles new album Rattle On, for the purposes of this review and its super fun to listen to.  The boy started shaking his bum the first time I turned it on (and subsequent times) and really seems to enjoy the peppy feel and strong beats.  For me, the album feels nostalgic; the songs have familiar melodies, (check out track 5, Goodbye Yesterday) which makes the entire album much more enjoyable for the adult ear.  

The songs definitely have kid-appeal, there's a song about a banana stand and even a cheer type song, R-A-T-T-L-E-S, which the Boy seems to enjoy.  I suspect that as the boy gets to know 'Rattle On' a little more, this might be the one song that starts to drive Momma a little bit crazy, though I'm hoping it doesn't run through my head with the fervor of  "zoom, zoom, zoom - we're going to the moon..." but I think given the fact that its just one song in an entire album, its a good trade-off.

So after all that, you probably want to hear it for yourself right?  

The Rattles, single "Wavy Lane" can be Downloaded for Free HERE, their album RATTLE ON will be released August 17, 2010 AND we will be giving away THREE copies of the Album here on the Momma Stuff Blog.

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A free copy of The Rattles new Album, Rattle On
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