By Laura Pelner
Staff Writer

If humor can possibly be taken to the extreme, The Bloodhound Gang has found the way with its newest CD, "Hooray for Boobies," which debuted March 1. The CD is a mix of rap and alternative styles of music, and it's safe to say that almost nothing remains sacred throughout the course of the album.

Many of the themes on the disc's 18 tracks revolve around sex and other taboo topics like religion and God, race and ethnicity and different aspects of the media. Although the way the lyrics and songs are presented usually leaves the listener shocked, they also are still left laughing and not offended. Everything about the CD is funny down to the actual disc itself, which is made to look like a breast and has the message "attention: insert tongue in circular opening to simulate nipple."

The titles of many of the songs are good indications that they are not for the weak of heart or easily insulted. For example, the first song on the CD is called "I Hope You Die" and goes on to describe an unpleasant scenario for whoever the song is written to.

Other songs like "Yummy Down on This" and "A Lap Dance Is So Much Better When the Stripper is Crying" offer detailed, but funny views into certain sexual situations. Also, the song "The Ballad of Chasey Lain" is actually dedicated to the porn star Chasey Lain. The song is written in the form of a letter from her "biggest fan" telling her what he would like to do to her and with her.

A few of the tracks on this disc incorporate parts of famous songs by other musical acts from a variety of different genres. The song "Mope" includes clips from "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco, part of "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood and also samples from Metallica's "For Whom the Bell Tolls." A parody of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall Part II" is used in the song "Right Turn Clyde."

"Hooray for Boobies" also features some different interludes between songs. They are in a variety of forms, and most sound like clips from speeches or movies. They lead into the actual song and offer a voice other than the actual groups. These interludes add to the humor of the CD because many of the voices sound very proper and not like ones that would be expected in the context they're being used.

The Bloodhound Gang is brutally honest and straightforward in all of the songs on this album. Therefore, due to the explicit content it's doubtful that much from it will be able to be released on the radio besides "The Bad Touch," which already has a video and is being played on most alternative rock stations.

The disc actually contains two warning stickers, the standard "parental advisory, explicit content" one, and also a "warning, extremely offensive material" sticker to caution some buyers.

If "Hooray for Boobies" is supposed to be taken as a comic CD, it definitely achieves its goal. As long as none of the lyrics are taken completely literally, the CD is hilarious. Listening to it with that in mind makes the hour—long album worth every minute.