Baha Men Album: “Who Let The Dogs Out”

I think the reason for some of the bad reviews is the buyer's expectations. They are buying the CD based on hearing the song Who Let The Dogs Out and assume the whole CD contains humorous novelty songs. I bought the CD to get the title song and listened to it all. All lyrics seem well thought out. There's good harmony. And, I give 5 stars to the studio & mixing work.We all sometimes get CDs with crummy songs mixed very well or excellent songs poorly mixed. This CD is good value for the money because the Baha Men put a lot of thought into assembling it. I especially enjoy cut 12 the "Mad Mix" of Who Let The Dogs Out. If you enjoy the title song, get this CD. You won't be disappointed.

Only a generation raised on the canned over-produced like of Britney Spears and the like...will tune out this talented Bahamian group. Spend a week in the Bahamas (not just the tourist traps either, the small villages and communities), get a sense of their unique Caribean rhythim and you will hear the Bahamen with new ears. They are very talented, funny, sensual mix of pop, reggae, calypso. Who Let the Dogs Out is actually a song about the strays one sees in Nassau...funny it became a Mets chant...good for the Bahaman and good for those who discover good authentic Caribean music.

Okay, I had a review here, but judging by the responses I got, it may have been inadequate.

Let's try this again...

You All Dat - A funny story-type song (music taken from The Lion Sleeps Tonight). Nicely sentimental and not *too* corny.

Get Ya Party On - *Great* song! A perfect example of what they do the best, lively Miami Bass. (That's what it's called. Miami Bass.) By far my favorite.

Getting Hotter - A very happy, lively, quick-paced ska-esque number. Think "Hot Hot Hot", only far less annoying. :-)

Summer of Love - Just a really pretty Carribean-style love song.

You Can Get It - Ooh, Motown! At least that's what it reminded me of. Highly enjoyable song with a positive message.

It's All in the Mind - More Miami Bass, but with a much more conventional hip-hop sound than Get Ya Party On

Where Did I Go Wrong - The obligatory post-breakup song (a la Back For Good) that actually manages to avoid getting too sappy. Good stuff.

You're Mine - Disco-esque ska. Probably the weakest track (definitely on the repetitive side), although still passable.

What's Up, Come On - Another party track, nice and happy.

Shake It Mamma - And to close it off, an energetic dance number about a sexy lady. What's not to love.

So there you have it. As someone born and raised in Hawaii, I developed a taste for this type of music from an early age, but anyone who's into party music of any kind will love it.

Well, that's all I have to say. Hope it helped.

(Oh yeah, there's also some stadium song of some sort. Eh, whatever. :-D)

BahaMen is the best thing that happened to the Bahamian music scene in a looong time. Reading all the other reviews, I'm either laughing or crying. Yes, they aren't Reggae, they don't mean to be, either. Junkanoo is something typically Bahamian, not Jamaican. If you don't like this type of music, well, that's another thing. I love it, and I loved all their previous albums. Especially "Island Boy" was very big in the islands.

What a waste of precious disc space this CD is! Little more than an excuse for drunk men to holler in public - this embarassing piece of trash is the new Macarena (but without the charming dance.) "Lets take these dogs out!"