Rarely is there a reggae album that comes along that actually embarasses me... in fact, I can't think of any that have made me feel quite like Goofy's debut, I Don't Give a Damn. I mean, the album's first single used samples of flatuence to get attention -- how could anybody expect to be taken seriously after a song like "Somebody Just Poop"?
Somehow, Goofy manages to get talented folks like Sanchez and Beenie Man to join him, and that may be this album's salvation. Unfortunately, there are quite a few downpoints that make it easy to overlook any worthwhile content.
While Goofy's an average DJ and the production by Danny Browne is pretty standard dancehall fare, it's the obvious play for attention through offensive lyrics that's the most frustrating. "I Don't Give a Damn" and "Somebody Just Poop" are the most obvious examples, but "Slam You and Leave" also strikes a nerve: you can imagine the topic, but picture that topic chatted over the melody for "Good King Wencesclas."
Sometimes Goofy is just plain off. On "Goofy Laugh," there's a nice mellow riddim and a light hook sung by Crissy D, but Goofy decides to try and do an impression of the cartoon character sharing his moniker. Instead of sounding like the Disney dog, he comes off sound more like a drunk Snaggle Puss.
With 25 tracks of slackness and annoying gimmicks (I could actually handle Snagga Puss), I Don't Give a Damn!! is absolutely grating on the nerves. After all, one can only handle so many songs along the lines of "Fatty Boom Boom" before insanity sets in.
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