Cledus T. Judd's debut album indicated that he was a first-rate country comic for the '90s, but his second effort,
I Stoled This Record, is where his talents truly blossom.
Judd's humor is simple and direct -- witness how he lusts after superstar country vocalist
Shania Twain on "If Shania Was Mine" or the
Charlie Daniels parody "Cledus Went Down to Florida" or the obvious
Elmo & Patsy sendup "Grandpa Got Runned Over By a John Deere." It doesn't take a comic genius to come up with these endearingly sophomoric and corny jokes, but it does take some guts to actually follow them through, and that's what makes
I Stoled This Record surprisingly engaging and fun. Besides, the music is better than you would imagine (
Joe Diffie and
Shania herself guest on "[She's Got A Butt] Bigger Than the Beatles"). ~ Thom Owens