Daddy a Go-Go Grandkid Rock

REVIEWS: Time Out Chicago - Kids more interested in rock & roll than Rihanna will air-guitar along to Daddy A Go Go's twangy tunes. This greatest-hits compilation demonstrates what Daddy does best: relaying his stay-at-home parental experiences through silly songs like "I Wanna Be an Action Figure" and "Ants in My Pants." The next time your kids are turning green at the dinner table, throw on a little "Eat Every Bean and Pea on Your Plate" to convince them that only the coolest kids savor their salads. Hey, a little peer pressure never hurts. (Thank You Time Out Chicago) GEORGIA MUSIC MAGAZINE - If you haven't listened to a children's music album lately, it might be surprising to hear how much the genre has matured since the old days of "On Top Of Spaghetti" and "Be Kind To Your Web-Footed Friends." Atlanta-based pop-rocker (and former CNN producer) John Boydston has been recording great tunes for kids under the name Daddy A Go Go for over a decade- so long that the sons he used to write songs for are now teenagers old enough to accompany him in his live band. His latest album features remixed and remastered versions of songs from his seven previous CDs, five of which made it onto Amazon's "Best of the Year" critics' list. Where his last album (Come On, Get Happy) featuring songs aimed at the younger set, uptempo rave-ups such as "I Wanna Be An Action Figure," "Big Rock Rooster" and "Ants In My Pants" are clearly design to get teens and tweens a-boppin'. Most of the songs are original, featuring Boydston's mixture of cheeky humor and classic rock riffs, but even covers like "What A Wonderful World" and "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah" are imbued with his distinctive personality. Even if you don't have kids, it's pretty difficult to deny the infectious cleverness of a tune like the Dick Dale-influenced "You're Not The Bossa Nova Me." He may not exactly rock the casbah, but Daddy A Go Go is clearly the coolest dad in the carpool line. -- BRET LOVE (Thanks GMM & BL) ATLANTA MUSIC GUIDE - Here's why Atlanta's John Boydston, AKA Daddy A Go Go, is important for America: While the tinny tunes of Kindermuusik and The Wiggles prepare our little ones for the sexed up, but equally soulless, Rebecca Black or Justin Bieber, Daddy A Go Go plays rock 'n' roll. He plays real guitars, and his sidekick, Rev. Walt Brewer, bangs on actual drums instead of producing a beat out of a computer. Daddy A Go Go introduces kids into the wonder of rock 'n' roll. It helps them to appreciate real music. And while a lot of other musicians, such as Peter Himmelman, They Might Be Giants, Jason Ringenberg and Asylum Street Spankers, have since joined the bandwagon of creating music that doesn't talk down to kids musically, Boydston's been doing it for 13 years. And for that, all us parents, who would rather staple our ears shut rather than listen to another Raffi song, owe him a debt of gratitude. This is great stuff that will make kids want to pick up a guitar rather than watch High School Musical for the 95th time. And for that, John Boydston, parents everywhere say, "Thank you." - Al Kaufman, Atlanta Music Guide (Thank You Al) Bob Etier @ Technorati.Com - I finally figured out why I had to listen to Daddy A Go Go's Grandkid Rock five times before I could write about it. It rocks! Once a review is written, it's time to move on to the next thing, and for the past three days, I haven't wanted to move on to the next thing-this thing is too much fun. Most of the kids' music artists that I've reviewed record a variety of genres on their albums, and that's a good thing. However, rockin' kids need music to rock to, and Daddy A Go Go is pure rock. Throughout Grandkid Rock one hears echoes of the Rolling Stones, T-Rex, Devo, and other great bands. One cut, "You're Not the Bossa Nova Me," sounds like it's right off a Quentin Tarantino soundtrack. Daddy A Go Go (John Boydston) entertains with infectious beats and witty wordplay, and may even have listeners checking their reference sources (aka Google. It's unlikely that Grandkid Rock was meant to be educational, but i