| 词条 | The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay |
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| name = The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay | type = studio | artist = Muhammad Ali | cover = Ali Gang Tooth Decay.jpeg | alt = | released = 1976 | recorded = 1976 | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = | label = St. John's Fruit And Vegetable Co. ALI–1[1] | producer = Arther Bernard Morrison | chronology = Muhammed Ali | prev_title = I Am the Greatest | prev_year = 1964 | next_title = The Dope King's Last Stand | next_year = 1977 }}The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay is a 1976 educational album by the American heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali. The album was recorded to raise awareness of tooth decay among children. The album features several notable personalities including Howard Cosell, Frank Sinatra, and Ossie Davis. The album was recorded in the year of the United States Bicentennial, and makes several patriotic references to America's past including the Liberty Bell and Paul Revere.[2] It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children at the 19th Annual Grammy Awards in 1977.[3] Ali also made a short film on children's dental hygiene, in which Mr Tooth Decay was played by Chuck Wepner. Ali later boxed against Mr. Tooth Decay during Dental Hygiene for Children Day in Washington, D. C. in January 1980.[4][5] The album was officially approved by the American Dental Association.[2] ReceptionFrank La Rosa, writing on the website "Frank's Vinyl Museum" said of the album that "I'd heard about this record years ago, and it sounded pretty good. I finally picked up a copy the other day, and – sweet jesus – this thing is better than anything I could have hoped for. It could be the single best record I own...A sugar high is nothing compared to what I felt listening to this treasure. One track isn't enough. You want to listen to the whole thing straight through, like I did, and you want to do it twice to catch all the details. Then you want to play it in your car. Your walkman. Your bathroom – while brushing and flossing your teeth, of course. One thing is for sure, I'll never look at ice cream the same way again."[6] Nate Petrin, writing in VICE magazine, was critical of the performance of the children on the album, feeling that "Fans of abysmal kid voice acting—including lots of opposite-of-spontaneous shouting things in unison as a substitute for actual emoting—will sink right into this record like a luxurious champagne bath".[7] Jason Heller, writing in Rolling Stone magazine, said of the music on the album that "At one point, the score sounds like a marching band whose horns have been replaced with glitching analog synths. Elsewhere, some misplaced, Shaft-style blaxploitation funk underlines the narration. At one point, Mr. Tooth Decay's entrance is signaled by a dissonant track that sounds like "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" as interpreted by avant-garde composer Edgard Varèse. The most successful song on the album is Ali's own theme, a brassy, fist-pumping anthem that vaguely parallels the theme from Rocky, also released in 1976".[2] PlotThe album opens with "Ali's Historical Theme Song", a musical number featuring Ali, before the story (narrated by Howard Cosell) begins. The plot of the story involves Ali training for an upcoming fight against "Mr. Tooth Decay", who is accompanied by sidekicks, Sugar Cuber and Willie Plaque. Ali then rescues a group of children from buying ice cream from a shopkeeper (played by Frank Sinatra), and takes the children to an organic farm where they learn the importance of drinking milk and eating fruit and vegetables from farmer Brother St. John (played by Ossie Davis). The album concludes with the fight between Ali and Mr. Tooth Decay. Personnel
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Muhammad-Ali-2-Ali-Gang-The-Adventures-Of-Ali-And-His-Gang-Vs-Mr-Tooth-Decay/release/5107115|title=Muhammed Ali and the Gang - The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay|publisher=discogs.com|accessdate=25 July 2016}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/remembering-muhammad-alis-trippy-anti-cavity-kids-record-20160606|title=Remembering Muhammad Ali's Trippy, Anti-Cavity Kids' Record|author=Jason Heller|date=6 June 2016|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=24 July 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1977-225.html|title=Grammy Awards 1977|publisher=Awards & Shows}} 4. ^{{cite book|author=Thomas Hauser|title=Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times (Enhanced Edition)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DfcPAQAAQBAJ&pg=PT446|date=14 February 2012|publisher=Open Road Media|isbn=978-1-4532-5063-1|pages=446–}} 5. ^{{cite book|author=Johnson Publishing Company|title=Jet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ebYDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36|date=17 January 1980|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|pages=36–|issn=0021-5996}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Frank's Vinyl Museum presents Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay|url=http://franklarosa.com/vinyl/Exhibit.jsp?AlbumID=82|publisher=Frank's Vinyl Museum|accessdate=24 July 2016}} 7. ^{{cite news|url=https://sports.vice.com/ca/article/champion-sound-when-muhammad-ali-and-a-bunch-of-kids-knocked-out-tooth-decay-drug-dealers|title=Champion Sound: When Muhammad Ali (And A Bunch Of Kids) Knocked Out Tooth Decay, Drug Dealers|author=Nate Patrin|date=2 October 2015|work=VICE|accessdate=24 July 2016}} External links
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