Sure, we're head-snapping from a saucy blogation about Cee Lo Green's 'F--- You' to a relatively wholesome (if snotty) review of the 'Camp Rock 2' soundtrack. But hey, that's the Pop Life way. Perverse, yet effective!

On Friday, my scampish offspring Kid Lulu and Mai-Mai will gravitate to the Pepsodent grins of Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato, all but forgetting about their Old Man. (Until they need a popcorn refill, and then they're all smiles and curls. Demons, I say!) Yes, the Disney Channel's Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam is about to paralyze the Daly manse — not to mention zillions of youth-dominated domiciles around the soon-to-be-giddy globe.

I haven't seen the flick yet — ironically, this time next week, I will have viewed it approximately 1031 times — but my peeps at the Mouse House sent me the CR2 soundtrack. The tunes for the first flick weren't exactly Brian Wilson's Pet Sounds, but Disney's songwriters managed to blend youthful cliche with nice power-pop sheen. Songs such as Play My Music and Gotta Find You were better than they had to be.

As for the new crap, let's just say it's going to be a long autumn in the minivan. Although capable (if aging rapidly) singers the JoBros are back, as are Lovato, Alyson Stoner and Meaghan Martin, CR2 is an tiring onslaught of vaguely '80s-generic cheese. Seriously, it sounds like they took the synth-and-steroid no-name pap from Rocky 4 and slapped it in here. From Can't Back Down (sample lyrics: "We can't / We can't back down / We can't / We can't back down") to It's On (sample lyrics: "It's on / It's on / It's on"), the go-get-'em songs are fast-paced and utterly nuance-free. The duet Wouldn't Change a Thing, co-written by Glee music producer Adam Anders, has a good hook. But for the most part, the music conjures up a grunting Stallone bench-pressing Nick Jonas. Yo Adrian, get me an aspirin.