Make It Sweet was the only album by the alternative rock

Alternative rock

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/virtual band

Virtual band

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 MilkCan

UmJammer Lammy

is a rhythm video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony for the PlayStation video game console. UmJammer Lammy is a spin-off of PaRappa the Rapper, also released for the PlayStation...

, released on June 19, 1999. It acted as the soundtrack to the PlayStation

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 video game Um Jammer Lammy (a spin-off title of the revolutionary music game PaRappa the Rapper

PaRappa the Rapper

is a rhythm video game for the Sony PlayStation created by Masaya Matsuura and his NanaOn-Sha company....

.) Instead of featuring music taken directly from the game, the album features music performed by MilkCan with vocals by Michele Burks as Katy Kat. On a few tracks, most notably "Power Off! Power On!", "Baby Baby!!", and "Taste of Teriyaki!!", Katy shares the vocals with the masters in the game.

In November, 1999 an official soundtrack

UmJammer Lammy (Original Soundtrack)

UmJammer Lammy is the original soundtrack to the PlayStation videogame of the same name. It features all of the game's compositions by creator Masaya Matsuura as well as alternate versions of the tracks found in the game.- Track listing :...

 with the original music from the game was released.

In the United States

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, the album was not released due to the commercial failure yet critical success of Um Jammer Lammy. Because of that, the album was put for download on the Internet for free, although not on iTunes

ITunes

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 or Rhapsody

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.

Critical response to the album was mixed. Some fans praise the album for having an individuality, while some panned the album due to its "shrillness" or the fact that Katy now takes over the vocals.

In 2000, on MilkCan's now-defunct band site (http://milkcan.com; can be mentioned on "Radio Signal Jam"), the fictional band members gave their own reasons on why to buy the album via video. Ma-San's reason is unknown, as she didn't have any subtitles, but Lammy's and Katy's reasons were that the album was good in their opinions.

Song List

1. "Let's Jam Together" – 0:14
2. "KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!!" – 3:09
3. "FRIGHT FLIGHT!!" – 2:46
4. "BABY BABY!!" – 2:19
5. "FIRE FIRE!!" – 2:59
6. "PJ Berri Jam" – 0:36
7. "BIRTH SONG" – 1:58
8. "THEME OF RAMMY" – 2:14
9. "CASINO IN MY HAIR" – 1:27
10. "Radio Signal Jam" – 0:59
11. "TASTE OF TERIYAKI" – 3:53
12. "POWER OFF! POWER ON!" – 2:46
13. "WE ARE MILKCAN!" – 4:17
14. "Jam Chin" – 0:19
15. "GOT TO MOVE! (Millennium Girl)" – 3:42

External links

• Sony Music MilkCan Website Roughly translated website about the album (by Google)