Stand Up

1. Wear It Like a Cape

2. New Old World

3. Name Names

4. Long Slide (For an Out)

5. He Had a Lot to Drink Today

6. Town Called Love

7. I Can't Take This Place

8. News from Nowhere

9. Scratching at Your Door

10. I'm Sleep With You (Cha Cha D'Amour)

Stand Up,The Del Fuegos,Warner Bros / Wea,College Rock,Heartland Rock,Popular Music,Rock,Roots Rock

Average customer rating: I laughed, I cried, I bought some for friends! Funny times ten to the X. His best stuff yet. Extremely Funny The Man Never Disappoints

Werewolves and Lollipops (W/DVD) Patton Oswalt Manufacturer: Sub Pop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Comedians of Comedy / Live at the El Rey (Patton Oswalt / Brian Posehn / Maria Bamford / Zach Galifianakis) Shiny Happy Jihad Live In: Nerd Rage Zach Galifianakis - Live at the Purple Onion How to Win! ASIN: B000RGSOM8 Release Date: 2007-07-10

Tracks:

1. Here We Go
2. America Has Spoken
3. Beautiful People And A Bridge Troll
4. Clean Filth
5. Miracle Of Childbirth, The
6. You Are Allowed 20 Birthday Parties
7. Dukes Of Hazzard, The
8. Alternate Earth
9. Best Week Never
10. Physics For Poets
11. At Midnight I Will Kill George Lucas With A Shovel
12. Bubble Of Sanity
13. Sterling, Virginia
14. Racist Cell Phones
15. Best Baby In The Universe, The
16. Married & Single
17. I Tell A Story About Birth Control And Deal With A Retarded Heckler
18. Great Food Is Cooked By Psychos
19. Wackity Schmackity Doo!
20. Death Bed
21. Cirque Du Soleil

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On his second "solo" album, this stand-up comic and character actor proves himself to be not just a foul-mouthed everyman and an unrepentant geek, but a rather awesome wordsmith as well. That a comedian might rant about how "Cirque du Soleil is like catnip for old people" or the ridiculous unhealthiness of a popular item at the fast food chain KFC is not surprising. That he'd call the fast food item "a failure pile in a sadness bowl" is, let's face it, pure poetry (and really, actually funny the way he tells it). On the track "I Tell a Story About Birth Control and Deal with a Retarded Heckler," Patton displays some of the finest manipulation of a disturbing audience member you'll ever hear. That the album was released by Sub Pop makes perfect sense, as Patton not only has Catholic music tastes--tossing off references to Hasil Adkins, the Pixies, Minor Threat, and Roky Erickson--but as we all know, stand-up is "the new grunge." --Mike McGonigal

Album Description

Patton has been a stand-up comedian for almost twenty years and this is his second CD. Lazy...or maybe busy. He's appeared in over twenty movies, including "Magnolia", "Reno 911!: Miami", and the documentary "The Comedians Of Comedy", which he also created and produced. He played Spence on "The King Of Queens" for nine seasons, is a regular on "Reno 911!", a frequent guest on Conan and Jimmy Kimmel, and a recurring voice actor on "Kim Possible", "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Aqua Teen Hunger Force", and "Crank Yankers". He's a regular columnist in the NY Times Magazine and was an uncredited writer on the "Borat" movie. He's also the lead voice in this summer's Pixar movie, "Ratatouille", playing a rat named Remy. This is his first CD on Sub Pop and it includes a DVD with one hour of stand-up.

Customer Reviews:

I laughed, I cried, I bought some for friends! Funny times ten to the X........2007-07-17

I am a Patton fan and I was expecting to be amused. However, I got more laugh-out-loud moments from this CD than I have from any recent comedy CD. There isn't a bad routine. For me, the gems are "Death Bed" and "Physics for Poets". However, I can say I honestly laughed with every track.

I like the inclusion of the DVD as it allows you to watch the genesis of the material. Patton is a distinct physical presence and that adds to the humor.

My husband rarely finds any stand-up comedy funny. However, as I was playing the CD I saw tears of laughter streaming down his face durng "Physics for Poets". It's that good.

His best stuff yet........2007-07-14

Patton is just getting better and better. Absurd without being wacky. Smart without being pretentious. Political without being preachy.

This is his best album yet. Buy it.

Immediately.

Extremely Funny.......2007-07-13

Patton Oswalt is extremely funny. Not just a little funny - EXTREMELY funny. His material is intelligent & unforgettable and this CD is worth every penny.

The Man Never Disappoints.......2007-07-12

Brilliant. That's all I can say. I don't want to even talk about the content because I would not want to spoil a single moment if you haven't heard it yet. It's great. If you love Patton's work, you will love the cd/dvd. Buy this instead of wasting your time watching "Last Comic Standing".
And if you ever get a chance, check out Patton live or check out a Comedians of Comedy tour. Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Zach G., Eugene Mirman, Morgan Murphy, Eddie Pepitone are the best comedians working today and also some of the most gracious people you will ever meet. Buy this cd now!

Average customer rating: "Nothing Is Easy" but it isn't hard to love this recording! Great Songs Their best..... Forget what you think you know about Jethro Tull JETHRO TULL'S RENDITION OF "BOURÉE"

Stand Up Jethro Tull Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Benefit This Was Thick As A Brick Aqualung Minstrel in the Gallery ASIN: B00005NTJL Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

1. A New Day Yesterday
2. Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square
3. Bouree
4. Back To The Family
5. Look Into The Sun
6. Nothing Is Easy
7. Fat Man
8. We Used To Know
9. Reasons For Waiting
10. For A Thousand Mothers
11. Living In The Past
12. Driving Song
13. Sweet Dream
14. 17

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Even as they began to fancy themselves as codpiece-wearing Elizabethan minstrels in the gallery, Jethro Tull was a blues-based hard-rock group, and an explosive one, at that. On Stand Up, they enjoy the best of both worlds, with lighter fare such as "Jeffrey Goes to Leicester Square" and a jazzy instrumental take on J. S. Bach's "Bouree" mixing nicely with the blistering rock of "A New Day Yesterday," "Nothing Is Easy," and "For a Thousand Mothers." On Stand Up, the group's second album, you can hear the band, and the grand scheme behind it, begin to solidify. --Daniel Durchholz

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue of 1969 album includes four bonus tracks, 'Living In The Past', 'Driving Song', 'Sweet Dream' & '17'.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Reissue of their Second Release; Includes Five Bonus Tracks.

Customer Reviews:

"Nothing Is Easy" but it isn't hard to love this recording!.......2007-06-23

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various recordings from the 60's and 70's.

Change may be normal in the music business but when a critical part of a machine is removed so early in the game could the replacement be equal or greater? Jethro Tull's debut and intense album "This Was" highlighted the blues guitar offerings from Mick Abrahams. As the band would consider more and more adapting a style closer to English Folk, Abrahams and group parted ways. Enter one Martin Barre.

The same way the Rolling Stones struck gold with Mick Taylor taking over for Brian Jones, Jethro Tull did likewise. In no way is this slighting Abrahams ability. Barre's forte was the ability to diversify and succeed in any musical genre.

Tull opened the second album with the bluesy-based "A New Day Yesterday." Instantly the listener is fixated to the songs construction. Throughout the compositions Anderson's vocals and Barre's tasty playing (as well as the perfect tone for each tune) mesh as one. To solidify the musical side of things Glen Cornick's bass and Clive Bunker's drums are locked together. As you have digested the recording, in the past Barre's skill may have been more prevalent to the ear because his guitar is such an integral part of the sound (He has played with Ian Anderson since 1969) but don't overlook the fine performance Bunker gave.

"Bourée" has become one of the most highly praised instrumentals ever. Almost 40 years later it still is receiving airplay.

"Back To The Family" blends folk and rock. The vocal inflection is perfect. You feel as Ian Anderson is singing for one and not the masses.

"Nothing Is Easy" is another song still being played on the radio. The riff deserves its legendary stature. Barre plays the song with such ease intensity yet ease, it wouldn't feel right coming out of another guitarists hands.

"Fat Man" further explores their folk side with some esoteric sounds to boot.

Time has not diminished the album, only catapulted it standing. With the addition of four bones tracks, it is now easy to go living in the past.

Enjoy the music and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

Great Songs.......2007-06-09

I listened to this for the first time in many years upon recent purchase, and my feeling is the same as it was 20 years ago in my youth when I memorized the album note-for-note. It's a great collection of songs. Ian and the band move from heavy rock to exotic chamber music to ballad and back and forth, and all 10 songs are not just fine, but extremely well-crafted and memorable. Which makes this a pretty great album.

Their best............2007-05-18

OK, to get the real deal package-wise I think you have to seek out the Japanese digipack with the pop-up of the band in the middle. But if you aren't into childrens-art-book styling like me, and just want the music, get this in any form. "This Was", their first effort, broke us into what they were all about, so then we were really ready for this when it came out. The bonus tracks fit fine thematically and don't mess up what was a nice cohesive LP in the first place. Never have been able to get "Fat Man" out of my head, maybe because it hits close to home.

Forget what you think you know about Jethro Tull.......2007-05-12

The only bad news about this album is that Tull never again came close to this phenomenal album. Technically, this is J.T.'s second album but the first album had a drastically different lineup. "Stand Up" is a beautiful collection of fantastic songs and amazing guitar work. The band managed to produce 2 more great albums before they began to descend into parody. Surprisingly, for the late 60s, most of the band were tea-totallers and it shows. The musicianship is very tight, blending jazz, folk, middle eastern and folk influences into a heady brew that appears effortless. If you think this band is a bunch of boring old hippies, buy this CD and listen more closely. You may be missing some amazing music.

JETHRO TULL'S RENDITION OF "BOURÉE".......2007-05-08

The three-minute plus instrumental piece is a melodic journey through a universe of rhythmic diversity which characterizes the band's gigantism amidst the Barons of Progressive Rock.

Released in 1969, the album "STAND UP" - the band's second studio achievement - hosts a vast repertoire of multifaceted compositions which are fusions themselves of various musical elements pertaining to styles as diverse as: classical, folk, celtic, hard rock and jazz. Decades later, these songs would become atemporal Jethro Tull Classics. Among this all-star line-up is their version of the erudit "BOURÉE", which stands-out until the present day as one of the most precious gemstones in the annals of progressive rock.


This particular rendition of Johan Sebastian Bach's classic piece is simply astonishing. The song starts off in a sublime manner, with Ian Anderson's magical flute luring the listener along with its angelical melody which in deed seems lighter than air. Such ethereality is only interrupted as the piece's time signature switches to a funky rhythmic break-down beat. From this point on, the song about faces in structure, shifting from a classical arrangement to a groovy/psychadelic motif in which all band members jam intensely and in a complementary manner.


To guarantee this effect, a superb rhythmic work is handled by both bass player Glenn Cornick and drummer Clive Bunker as they set a sturdily structured jamming framework which serves as a precious safeguard for Ian Anderson's and Martin Barre's whimsical solos.


Moreover, Ian Anderson's role as a "maestro" in charge of his experimental quartet is a solid statement that proved to the entire musical community that his traits as a musician were far too superior for the time. As of that moment, his distinguished position as band leader, composer and musical virtuoso would become unanimously widespread and also immortalized in the timeless chords of his "BOURÉE".

***** FIVE STARS!!! A TRUE CLASSICAL MASTERPIECE!!!

Average customer rating: Lewis at his hilarious best A Legend Continues Lewis Black is brilliant he's no bill cosby, but.. His best album

The End Of The Universe Lewis Black Manufacturer: Stand Up Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The White Album Rules of Enragement The Carnegie Hall Performance Lewis Black - Unleashed Lewis Black - Black on Broadway ASIN: B00006GNP9 Release Date: 2002-07-01

Tracks:

1. Atlanta
2. After September 11
3. Environmental Terrorism or Global Warming
4. Coke and Pepsi and the Super Bowl of 2001
5. Halftime at the Super Bowl 2001
6. The End of the Universe
7. Tax Rebates and Common Sense
8. Airport Security
9. TV News and Jerry Falwell
10. What I've Learned

Album Description

The follow-up to 2000's highly successful, "The White Album." This album was recorded just before September 11, 2001, and as a result needed to be re-recorded. Lewis waxes eloquent about patriotism and airport security and needing to re-record an album. The rampage continues...

Customer Reviews:

Lewis at his hilarious best.......2007-05-14

This was funny, I had to stop listening to it in the car, I missed my exit laughing.

A Legend Continues.......2007-05-07

The master of comedy doesn't dissapoint. He is a true comic genius and a master of his craft. Own all of his cd's you will never be tired of listening to them. Same goes for the DVD's he has out.

Lewis Black is brilliant .......2007-01-19

Here Mr. Black takes on the government after 9/11 plus other topics with intellegence and wonderful spot on observations. He is also very funny. This is my favorite album of his so far.

he's no bill cosby, but.........2006-11-08

I liked this cd a lot. The End Of The Universe skit is hilarious. My only gripe, and don't call me a pu**y for saying this, is that he swears too much. I have no problem with swearing, it's just he uses it so much sometimes, it gets annoying. Instead of being part of his act, the whole angry thing becomes his act. At times, it's just annoying. He could easily get across the same jokes without yelling and saying fu*k every two words. Some of this jokes are hilarious while some really aren't that funny. They're observations that we all make, he just yells them.

His best album.......2006-09-06

While all of Lewis Black's comedy albums are very good, his second release, The End of the Universe, remains his best release to date. Released months after the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01, Black's delivery is passionate and intelligent throughout the album. Whether he's ranting on the over the top spectacle that has become the Super Bowl, the U.S. government's lack of common sense, or the ridiculousness of airport security, Black's observations are both humorous and accurate. Also worth noting is that unlike his more recent albums like the Carnegie Hall Performance, the album never becomes long winded or too political. Other tracks that deal with Jerry Falwell's controversial statements about 9/11 and global warming are also very funny and dead on. An excellent album from one of the best comedians working today, The End of the Universe shows Lewis Black at the height of his powers. Highly recommended.

Average customer rating: AWSOME....LEWIS BLACK DOES IT AGAIN one of todays greatest comedians Lewis Black is a very funny man Best of Lewis Black Lewis Black's best CD

The White Album Lewis Black Manufacturer: Stand Up Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Country Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Comedy & Spoken Word | Miscellaneous | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The End Of The Universe Rules of Enragement The Carnegie Hall Performance Lewis Black - Unleashed Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues ASIN: B00004U4ST Release Date: 2000-10-01

Tracks:

1. Wisconsin
2. The Fall, Hurricanes and Weathermen
3. The Ozone, Sunblock, The Flu and NYQUIL
4. Miami and Las Vegas
5. F**k, New York, Los Angeles
6. TV Pilot
7. IHOP (The International House of Pancakes)
8. Heavens Gate
9. Bill Clinton and Oral Sex
10. The Impeachment
11. Education in Arkansas
12. Other Idiots from Arkansas

Album Description

Comedian Lewis Black, best known for his caustic yet hilarious social commentary as a commentator on Comedy Central's Daily Show, unleashes nearly an hour of his insightful material on this CD. Recorded just shortly before Thanksgiving 1999, we catch Lewis on one of his incredible tirades against all things inane and moronic, be it the weather person, or Bill Clinton's definition of "is."

Customer Reviews:

AWSOME....LEWIS BLACK DOES IT AGAIN.......2007-05-07

What is there to say about the greatest comic out there today. This is very funny and very worth the price. I have every one of his albums and video's and they are all worth it.

one of todays greatest comedians.......2007-01-29

All of Lewis Black's material is hilarious but this is his best cd. You will laugh during the entire cd.

Lewis Black is a very funny man.......2007-01-19

His topical ranting style is hillarious and intellegent. I think I have listened to this album at least 20 times and am not tired of it.

Best of Lewis Black.......2005-12-30

I've heard a lot of Lewis Black and I feel this is probably his best.

Lewis Black's best CD.......2005-11-01

I think this is Lewis Black's best... it has some of the funniest stuff I've heard from him.. I really recommend you buy this album!

Average customer rating: Commits the worst crime of all: forgettability Boring and unmemorable Decomposing sound touched with fire, and out comes silver Stand Up Does Deliver "Dave's not here"

Stand Up Dave Matthews Band Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: X&Y Everyday Some Devil Crash Under the Table and Dreaming ASIN: B0008D5HMK Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

1. Dreamgirl
2. Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)
3. Stand Up (For It)
4. American Baby Intro
5. American Baby
6. Smooth Rider
7. Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)
8. Out Of My Hands
9. Hello Again
10. Louisiana Bayou
11. Stolen Away On 55th & 3rd
12. You Might Die Trying
13. Steady As We Go
14. Hunger For The Great Light

Amazon.com

Don't let the headless CGI dancer on the cover fool you. While Stand Up has a more organic feel than 2001's radio-ready Everyday, it is hardly an invocation for carefree days spent twirling on the grass. Instead it is a call to arms that carries over much of the insurrectionary spirit the Dave Matthews Band brought to 2004's Vote for Change Tour. Matthews, sounding rawer than ever, swerves between optimism ("To change the world you only start with one step," he sings on "You Might Die Trying") and angst ("See the man with the bomb in his hand/Everybody wake up," on "Everybody Wake Up [Our Finest Hour Arrives]"), while producer Mark Baston, best known for his small-time work with big-name pop acts like Beyonce and 50 Cent, responds by putting the marching band rhythms of Carter Beauford in the front and galvanizing the music with a crisp R&B edge, most evident in the totally--okay, partially--crunk "Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd." --Aidin Vaziri

Album Description

The DVD side of the DualDisc will feature a 20+ minute film featuring the making of STAND UP with in-depth interviews with DMB at their recording studio in Charlottesville, VA.

Customer Reviews:

Commits the worst crime of all: forgettability.......2007-05-15

I seem to have lost my copy of this record, and I'm not really mourning it--not nearly as much as "Busted Stuff." Yeah, DMB tried to write songs with the same types of melody and freeform as their early work, but this feels forced. And I remember exactly one musical phrase from the whole album, whereas I could sing you the entirety of "Under the Table and Dreaming" if you asked me to. Don't bother with this one, it's a dud.

Boring and unmemorable.......2007-03-25

I'm not a hard-core DMB fan, but I buy and enjoy most of his stuff. This album, however, is simply boring and unmemorable. There's nothing that comes close to showing the true musical talents that I know DMB has. I got through the first 8 songs and couldn't remember anything about what I had just listened to. I'll shelve it for a couple months and then listen to it again and may change my mind later, but I'm not very optomistic that it will make a difference.

Decomposing sound touched with fire, and out comes silver.......2007-03-24

Three stars is too few for a band that has successfully mined the soul out of their music for the first time since "What You Are" on the stilted Everyday.

If Everyday was DMB re-inventing themselves, Stand Up presents them as a band that cannot go home and refuses to. Stand Up should convince even the most casual fan (e.g. myself, I just heard it for the first time last week!) that there was enough passion stirring in the heart of this band to push them deep inside themselves - the end result is some of the bravest and boldest songs composed yet by this band. The songs also come across as more relaxed, even as they dig in and step up the beat.

Buy this album, if for no other reason than to remind yourself that DMB earned their spot and deserve to keep it. The naysayers that wag their tongues about the frivolousness of the lyrics forget that the sheer hedonistic joy of the music was what made DMB famous in the first place. People come to a DMB show to be loved because they know they are. This is DMB's "Darkness on the Edge of Town," and should be drawing their listeners back for a long time.

Stand Up Does Deliver.......2007-03-21

Not far from participating in the Vote for Change Tour during the 2004 presidential champain, 2005's Stand Up is filled with a lot of political statements when you listen to the lyrical content in two of the album's best songs with "Everybody Wake Up," and "You Might Die Trying," and they still show the deep thought the band has always had. "American Baby," is another exceptional piece and filters feelings on political and emotional levels. Musically, the production is tight, and while the songs don't carry the instrumental pauses or extended jams as often, they also don't lack the energy. Tinsley's violin may sound a little more discreet, but not lacking as he takes control in the final moments of "You Might Die Trying," and plays a fabulous finishing take on "Louisiana Bayou,"(and Tinsley plus the band jam long and hard when they perform these tracks live). The band experiment with some musical edges with soft R&B on "Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd," and the Southern Country feel on "Louisiana Bayou," but there are a few flaws here and there. "Smooth Rider," would be the dud on this release and not one I would consider as the band's shining moment. "Hello Again" doesn't work well either. But overall, the Dave Matthews Band haven't lost their musical cool and conclude with two more great tracks in "Steady As We Go," and "Hunger For the Great Light," containing the spiritual honesty and raw emotion the band is so well-known for.

"Dave's not here".......2006-11-09

Back in the '90s,the Dave Matthews Band was considered the next Grateful Dead,with Dave Matthews as its clean-shaven Jerry Garcia.In my college days,the DMB was praised for blending world music,jazz&rock.It was The Next Big Thing.There were Daveheads.But then came "Everyday" produced by Glen Ballard (who also produced Alanis Morrissette's music),which was seen as a sell-out.

"Stand up" was the last gasp.When this album was released,a local Bay Area radio station was mocking the DMB as "annoying"&saying that having the ubiquitous Black Eyed Peas (who are now collaborating with Sergio Mendes&Michael Jackson)open for them made the DMB "doubly annoying."

This album has a few highlights-
1)American Baby,intro&song-Despite the use of the African kora (harp),this song sounds Asian with its pentatonic scale.It's quite electrifying.It's danceable&shows the brilliance the DMB once had.It's powerful in the use of acoustic instrumental music,like REM's "Losing my religion."
2)Louisiana Bayou-Very jazzy,you could say it evokes the New Orleans sound.Again,the DMB plays to its strengths.
3)Finest Hour-This song is catchy despite Dave Matthews' politics.Great as a song,not great as a protest song.
4)Out of my hands-Reflective with the use of piano,like REM's "Nightswimming."

Can the DMB make a comeback?It's hard to tell.In a decade,they've managed to go from being the Next Big Thing to Has Beens."Stand up" made the mistake of being produced by an R&B/hip-hop producer who tried to make the DMB sound like any other group.DMB isn't 50 Cent;it isn't Justin Timberlake.Whether the DMB returns to form remains to be seen.

Average customer rating: More greatness Please enter a title for your review VERY MARIA...

How to Win! Maria Bamford Manufacturer: Stand Up! Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Burning Bridges Tour The Comedians of Comedy / Live at the El Rey (Patton Oswalt / Brian Posehn / Maria Bamford / Zach Galifianakis) Zach Galifianakis - Live at the Purple Onion Werewolves and Lollipops (W/DVD) Live In: Nerd Rage ASIN: B000MM0H2C Release Date: 2007-01-30

Tracks:

1. Opening Party
2. I Heart My Country
3. Mental Makeup
4. Competitive Living
5. Giant Corporation
6. Self Employed
7. Saddest Place in the World
8. Your Comedy Club
9. Fun Being Evil
10. Life in LA
11. TV
12. Super Confident People
13. The - Rapist
14. Alicia Keys
15. Credit Test
16. Depression
17. Dale Carnege
18. Dad
19. Sister Sarah
20. Arch Enemy from High School
21. Aging

Product Description

Are you a gambler? No? Well, neither is comedian Maria Bamford, but she will show you How to WIN!, which is not a poker strategy guide, but the title of her new CD on Stand Up! Records. You will, however, learn how to live life as a temp, make a comedy club reservation, deal with your high school nemesis and age gracefully. Maria will personally guide you through an off-kilter primer of her mind via sharp observations, quiet demeanor and her amazing ability to change characters instantaneously. So, you've got to ask yourself: Do you want to succeed? Are you ready to party? Are you ready to roadie for REO Speedwagon? Then crank up some Alicia Keys because YOU might be ready to learn How to WIN!

Customer Reviews:

More greatness.......2007-05-08

If you loved her "Burning Bridges" album, your going to love this one. A lot of new sketches, fresh & avant-garde material we have come to expect from Maria.

Loved it

Please enter a title for your review.......2007-04-15

most of the time i can't tell whether her anecdotes are supposed to be funny because they're true or funny because they're too ridiculous to be true so i guess they're not a very good example of whichever they are.

VERY MARIA..........2007-03-12

Funny smart comedy, with the multiple voices that are her trademark. Some of the bits are better than others, but overall, really good set. I've listened to it over and over, and it's still funny.

Average customer rating: Can't live without... WEAK gotta love DMB Just Great Very Disappointing

Stand Up Dave Matthews Band Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Everyday Crash Under the Table and Dreaming Before These Crowded Streets Busted Stuff ASIN: B00082ZSP2 Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

1. Dreamgirl
2. Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)
3. Stand Up (For It)
4. American Baby Intro
5. American Baby
6. Smooth Rider
7. Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)
8. Out Of My Hands
9. Hello Again
10. Louisiana Bayou
11. Stolen Away On 55th & 3rd
12. You Might Die Trying
13. Steady As We Go
14. Hunger For The Great Light

Amazon.com

Don't let the headless CGI dancer on the cover fool you. While Stand Up has a more organic feel than 2001's radio-ready Everyday, it is hardly an invocation for carefree days spent twirling on the grass. Instead it is a call to arms that carries over much of the insurrectionary spirit the Dave Matthews Band brought to 2004's Vote For Change Tour. Matthews, sounding rawer than ever, swerves between optimism ("To change the world you only start with one step," he sings on "You Might Die Trying") and angst ("See the man with the bomb in his hand/ Everybody wake up," goes "Everybody Wake Up [Our Finest Hour Arrives]"), while producer Mark Baston, best known for his small-time work with big-name pop acts like Beyonce and 50 Cent, responds by putting the marching band rhythms of Carter Beauford in the front and galvanizing the music with a crisp R&B edge, most evident in the totally - okay, partially - crunk "Stolen Away On 55th & 3rd." --Aidin Vaziri

Customer Reviews:

Can't live without..........2007-07-07

American Baby got me hooked enough to seek out this CD and buy it. Listening to the CD once, I realized that I had heard another song on the CD before (Old Dirty Hill) but didn't recognize it as DMB. However, I loved the song.
Although the whole CD isn't a traditional DMB CD, I think it's a great branch out on their sound. I have played this album over and over again and every time I love it more and more. DMB should really be proud of this album, and it has made me appreciate this band as a group of comprehensive artists.
I haven't had an issue with their content protection and its compatibility with my computer.

WEAK.......2007-04-26

I keep picking up Dave Matthews hoping somehow I would hear something like the albums "Crash" or "Under the Table and Dreaming" because those are some of the best all time albums in my opinion. DMB used to jam like no other and I could listen to them all day. "Before These Crowded Streets" came out with a couple of good songs, but really just marked the beginning of a downhill slide. "Stand Up" "Recently" and "Some Devil" are junk too. I have thrown away enough money, so I am done with DMB.

gotta love DMB.......2007-03-06

If your a new fan of Dave Matthews Band, you need this cd so that you can compare it to the older stuff the band had put out. The band has evolved to a different level and personally, I love it.

Just Great.......2007-01-06

I love this album. It has taken a while to grow on me but all DMB albums are like that for me. I like this album because it is light hearted and cheeky :) I dont like the song Stand Up, i normally skip it, and i cant fathom why they named the album after it, but apart from that i think it is an easy album to listen to. It is lacking the music that makes DMB, DMB but once you get used to that it is a great album.

Very Disappointing.......2006-10-15

I have been a "Dave" fan since 1997. I was a freshman in high school unfamiliar with their sound but willing to attend their concert. I have never been turned on to a band so quickly than on that magical night. They were incredible in concert. Unbelievable. The band was an orchestra of rock. The synchronicity of the music was unlike anything I had heard before. Even Dave's voice sounded like an instrument. I was an immediate fan...and I still am. I've tried to follow Dave every year, attending venues such as his Folsom Field Live performance (unreal..best show I have ever heard and seen), his Gorge shows, and plenty others. DMBs concerts never fail. What does seem to be slowly deteriorating however is their current sound. I own every CD DMB has put out. "Remember Two Things" to "The Lillywhite Sessions"..."Listener Supported" to "Folsom Field"..."Under The Table and Dreaming" to this current album "Stand Up". "Stand Up" is utterly disappointing. It is the only DMB album that I have listened to one time and never again. It is a shockingly bad album. Fortunately DMB may actually know this. Their tour this summer seemingly left out every song on this album. They kept to their "jam band" roots, playing only their best, and for extended periods of time. A few songs even popped up in concert that I have yet to hear on any album...and these songs were fantastically beautiful. I dont recommend this album to anyone...especially if you are a DMB fan. Those who dont know DMB well...buy "Under The Table and Dreaming" or "Crash" if you want to hear true Dave. "Stand Up" does nothing for the band and should be left to the listener as a slumpy mistake. I have faith Dave will again rise...they just need to experiment like they always do. Their talents are gifts from God and they will continue to grow...even with these natural speedbumps.

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Stand Up ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Blue King Brown ASIN: B000JJS4YG Release Date: 2007-03-20

Average customer rating: TRUE SHOCK COMEDY Bracing, Vulgar and Unflinchingly Honest Cerebral, Vulgar, and Funny a new dimension in the comedy of Stanhope Hilarious, brutal comedy by a modern stand-up master.

Die Laughing Doug Stanhope Manufacturer: Stand Up Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Something to Take the Edge Off Sicko Deadbeat Hero I'm Gonna Be Dead Someday... Great White Stanhope ASIN: B00006LS9Z Release Date: 2002-08-20

Tracks:

1. Stillborn Liver
2. DUI/MADD
3. Drugs Are For Kids
4. Second Hand Bullshit
5. Hair In My Food
6. Get Off The Field, You Suck!
7. School Shootings
8. Cowards
9. Ants
10. Wisdom
11. President Doug
12. Fuck You God
13. Try Sodomy!
14. Pro Abortion
15. Lucky In Love
16. Stuff I Should Have Edited Out But Didnt
17. Eeewwww!
18. The Upside Of Sexual Abuse
19. To Tell You The Truth
20. Potty Mouth
21. The Beautiful People

Album Description

Stanhope strikes back is nearly the best way we can put it. Die Laughing fearlessly follows in the steps of Lenny Bruce and Bill Hicks in eviscerating the stagnant American mindset. From our president to MADD to a radical pro-abortion views, Doug makes you think where you stand on a variety of today's hot topics. You will be shocked, you will be astounded, you will laugh yer goddamned head off.

Customer Reviews:

TRUE SHOCK COMEDY.......2006-05-05

this guy is one of the funniest muthafackers ive ever heard. and hes so brutally honest. he has the weirdest point of view of things. many people cant handle this. like he always says "i feel like im leading you guys into battle, you wont all be here in the end" if you dont mind vulgar crazy comedy. then check this guy out. youll love him, i know i did, he can always make me laugh.

Bracing, Vulgar and Unflinchingly Honest.......2006-05-01

Comedian Doug Stanhope is truly an antidote for the inoffensive blandness of many mainstream standup comedians. Hard to believe this is the same guy who hosted "The Man Show" and "Girls Gone Wild." There's no vacuous, fratboy humor here. In fact, one of the edgiest (and funniest) bits is a pro-school shootings rant in which Stanhope confesses his secret high school desire to "kill all the jocks." It is true that Stanhope's raunchy sex jokes are a big part of his appeal, but his consistent stance on behalf of the little guy (and girl) completely separates him from the dimwitted Andrew Dice Clays of the world.

All that said, "Die Laughing" is probably the best of Stanhope's CD recordings (along with "Something to Take the Edge Off"). If you're looking for a place to get acquainted with his extreme verve, this would be the place to start.

Cerebral, Vulgar, and Funny.......2006-03-15

Doug Stanhope puts out a consistently off beat style of comedy. The set featured on this album lives up to the standards of his previous efforts. Doug Stanhope is a different kind of funny, kind of like watching someone beat the hell out of a Mime. His Humor is not as deep as a guy like Dennis Miller, but requires more thought than a guy like Chris Rock. I think anyone who enjoys Lewis Black, Joe Rogan, or any of Doug's previous albums will get a laugh out of this CD. If you're easily offened this CD probably isn't for you, if you have a good sense of humor and can laugh at something because it is a joke, this album is a decent buy.

a new dimension in the comedy of Stanhope.......2003-02-16

Die laughing is the almost complete transformation of Stanhope from a autobiographical comic ("Sicko" is basically just all stories from his life) to one as a social critquer of our society. I personally believe Stanhope is at his best when he's doing an almost even mix of the two, as "A little something to take the edge off" was. This cd leaves the listener feeling angry at the end, which is how Doug probably intended for it to turn out, almost like talk radio does. That is not to say this cd is not funny, Stanhope on his worst day could blow the socks off of any other living comic (maybe even Hicks?) and this cd delivers many of those laugh at loud outrageous off the cuff comments you've come to expect of Stanhope. Just the theme is a little too dark. If you have Stanhope's other cds and are very familiar with him then buy this one immediately. If you are a beginner I would recommend "Something to take the edge off" first, then "Sicko" and then this cd. It's not for people who are just beginning to study the brilliance and art of Stanhope's work. (Believe me, it is truly brilliant and it is art)

Hilarious, brutal comedy by a modern stand-up master........2002-11-14

For those of you haven't heard of him, Doug Stanhope is one of the most talented and outrageous comedians working stand-up today. A gifted storyteller and writer, Stanhope mines his prodigious libido and colorful life as sources for his comedy. Less autobiographical than his earlier "Sicko" (I haven't listened to his other albums), the appropriately titled "Die Laughing" finds Stanhope injecting a dose of brutal nihilism into his raunchy material. I laughed, and I laughed hard, but I certainly wasn't in a happy mood after hearing the material on this album. Stanhope is often compared to the late, great Bill Hicks, and that is in some ways an apt comparison. Both men were enemies of the forces of hypocrisy and reaction, clever satirists of the human condition, and razor-sharp storytellers and comedians. Hicks' comedy, however, though often dark and aggressive, was leavened by his belief in human evolutionary potential. By contrast, Stanhope's material is far darker, for he evinces no faith in anything beyond sex, death, and human stupidity. Hearing this album, I could almost picture Stanhope killing himself on stage as a final punch line. This isn't meant as a criticism of Stanhope's material, since its not for me to sentimentalize the purity of his vision or his role as an artist. . . Anyway, don't let the way-too pretentious blather in this review stop you from buying this album. Stanhope is a comic treasure.

Average customer rating: Nice collection! He Rocks Great multi band career spanning retrospective Careeer spanning collection of RJD Where in the world is MYSTERY?

Stand Up and Shout: The Dio Anthology Ronnie James Dio Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Catch the Rainbow: The Anthology The Essential Judas Priest The Very Beast of Dio The Dio Years Dio - Holy Diver Live ASIN: B0000996FG Release Date: 2003-05-27

Tracks:

1. Hoochie Koochie Lady
2. I'm Coming Back For You
3. Carolina Country Ball
4. Man On The Silver Mountain
5. Starstruck
6. Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
7. Neon Knights
8. Children Of The Sea
9. Heaven And Hell
10. Turn Up The Night
11. The Sign Of The Southern Cross
12. The Mob Rules
13. Computer God
14. Voodoo (Live, 1982)
15. Sacred Heart (Live, 1985)

Tracks:

1. Stand Up And Shout
2. Holy Diver
3. Don't Talk To Strangers
4. Straight Through The Heart
5. Rainbow In The Dark
6. We Rock
7. The Last In Line
8. Egypt (The Chains Are On)
9. King Of Rock 'N' Roll
10. Hungry For Heaven
11. Dream Evil
12. All The Fools Sailed Away
13. Lock Up The Wolves
14. Strange Highways

Album Description

29 savage cuts on 2 CDs from Dio's Elf, rainbow, Black Sabbath & solo releases. The most complete collection ever! Plus track-by-track commentary from Dio himself. Remastered. Deluxe digipak w/slipcase. Rhino. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Nice collection!.......2006-05-18

Hey I'm with the other reviewers in feeling some songs should have been included here rather than others(i.e.Mystery,Rock n'Roll Children) but overall it is a pretty great disc. You get "man on the Silver Mountain","Heaven and Hell" and a good collection from "Holy Diver" on two CDs. Short of buying the upcoming boxed set where else can you get this overview from a great career. I think with most anthologies people tend to focus on what is missing rather than what is included. This set smokes from the begining to the end(even though I am not much of an ELF fan). I highly recommend this album to anyone who is interested in sampling one the great heavy metal masters. I know you will want to buy the complete albums from DIO.

All smoke, No mirrors!

He Rocks.......2006-05-06

While not without flaw, Shand Up and Shout is chock full of metal goodness. Let's be serious for a moment: Any compilation that contains classics from Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Dio is going to be awesome even before you pick the tracks. Add some old classic Elf, and you have a well rounded glimpse into Ronnie James' career as a metal icon.

Elf were never my favourite band, my friends always likened them to "The Guess Who with Dio singing", and you can hear that in the boogie-woogie piano. Rhino did pick some of the best Elf tunes, including Carolina County Ball, my favourite.

To be a complete set, at this point Rhino should have stuck in the two songs Dio did with Roger Glover: Love Is All and Sitting In A Dream. After Elf, but before Rainbow, Dio had participated in Roger Glover's (ex-Deep Purple) first solo album along with a plethora of guests. The two best songs, undeniably, were sung by Dio. They really should have been on here, especially since Dio reprised them both on a recent tour with Deep Purple.

And then...and then...Rainbow rises. Ritchie Blackmore (also ex-Deep Purple...see a pattern forming here?) loved Elf when they opened for DP, and stole the entire band (sans guitarist) to form the first version of Rainbow.

Now, of course, you could argue for an entire CD's worth of Rainbow tracks to represent Dio. Three are picked, one from each Rainbow album that Dio participated in. Stargazer is absent, which to me makes no sense. I also would have loved to hear Kill The King and Rainbow Eyes, but we could be here all day discussing this.

How Black was his Sabbath? Very black indeed, you can get none-more-black. Three albums here are represented by eight tracks, and here the selection is pretty undeniable. Again, you could make convincing arguments against songs like Turn Up The Night and in favor of I, but the good news is there is a Black Sabbath/Dio boxed set coming that will cover all these great songs.

Dio made a solo album, and left Sabbath (in that order) only to be replaced first by Ian Gillan (ex-Deep Purple) and Glenn Hughes (errr...ex-Deep Purple). Dio's solo career speaks for itself.

Ronnie's Dio albums get over an entire CD, but it's not nearly enough space. As another reviewer pointed out, where is Mystery? Dio's most pop moment should have been here, the video and single were what introduced many of us to Dio in the first place. I would also like to have replaced the overly long Lock Up The Wolves with something else from that same-titled album. You could replace that one song (which has been on other compilations before) with two other Dio classics. Give me Wild One and Mystery instead. Better still, they should have included the rare Time To Burn from the Intermission EP. Time To Burn was Ronnie's first collaboration with guitarist Craig Goldy, and stands up and still one of the best things they have done.

Rhino may not have had the rights, but a few Dio albums are missing completely. Speaking personally, I don't miss any songs from Angry Machines or Killing The Dragon. Something about those albums (and the recent Master Of The Moon as well) just don't do it for me, so excluding them is fine. The underrated Strange Highways does get a look-in via the title track, but I would have picked Jesus, Mary & The Holy Ghost instead. I vastly prefer Dio's fast stuff to his slow ones, if you haven't noticed.

Most criminally, Magica is completely ignored. Fever Dreams, Lord Of The Last Days, Feed My Head, As Long As It's Not About Love, any of those tracks deserve to be on any Dio anthology. Why are they not? Ask Rhino, I guess.

Another track that should have been here: Stars, by Hear N' Aid. Campbell & Bain (ex-Dio) wrote it with Ronnie, performed it with Ronnie, and a slew of every big metal name circa 1985. Halford...Tate...Lynch...Dokken...Malmsteen...Neil...Nugent, they were all there. The Hear N' Aid album is impossible to find. That one song, such an important part of Dio's history, would have been very welcome on this collection.

Complaints aside, this is an awesome collection. Pics, packaging, liner notes (by RJD), history, it's all here. Total value for the money. Unfortunately if you used this collection as a guide for expanding your Dio collection, you'd miss a lot of classics. Yet, it's a start. It's a start.

Great multi band career spanning retrospective.......2005-11-27

If you're a hardcore Dio fan, then you have all of this material. However, if you don't, it's a worthy pickup, as it covers from Dio's pre solo days in Elf, Rainbow, & Black Sabbath, as well as his Dio material (although it doesn't cover the last 3 studio albums, as they were on a different record label). Still, it's a nice cross section of Dio's career (his first album came out in 1958!) and while this doesn't go back that far, it's something worthy to have if you don't already have all of his albums.

Great liner notes, too, as Ronnie has a paragraph or so to say about every track on here. He even says that one of my personal favorite Sabbath songs isn't one of his favorites (damn ).

Would be nice to see one of these things that cover his pre-Elf material (Ronnie & The Redcaps, Ronnie & The Rumblers, The Electric Elves, etc). But as it stands this is a great package that covers the majority of his career.

Careeer spanning collection of RJD.......2005-10-08

I was impressed when i first got this 2-disc set. When i looked at track listing, i was very glad that they included some songs from his ELF albums. ELF isn't really heavy metal at all, it's just bluesy-boogie style rock, and tends to get overlooked in favor of his later work w/ Rainbow and Black Sabbath. Disc 1 is actually my favorite of the 2, it covers ELF, Rainbow and Black Sabbath all on one convient little disc and shows Ronnies progression thru all of his differant musical careers.

Disc-2 is essentially "The Very Beast of" with a couple songs added on (but what happened to "Mystery"?), nothing new or special at all. The liner notes are very well written and the packaging is beautifully illustrated. You learn lot about how some of these very famous songs were written or where the idea came for them as told by Ronnie James Dio himself. This whole release was a very well thought out idea.

I wish they had included "Stargazer", the definative song he wrote w/ Rainbow, how could they skip this? Disc-1 has too many tracks devoted too Sabbath and not enough for Rainbow, i could of done with out the "Dehumanizer" song and the live version of "Voodoo", they could of replaced them with songs like "Kill the King" and "16th Century Greensleeves".

Oh yeah, WHY isn't "Stars" on this thing? that single is a important landmark in Dio's career, this is supposed to cover the mans WHOLE recording career, right? Well, i guess you can only fit so much on these anyway (80 minutes per disc), but overall it is a solid 4 star collection of Dio tunes.

Where in the world is MYSTERY?.......2005-03-17

I recently obtained this double disc since is the only one available that offers a complete representation of Ronnie James Dio excellent carrer. Most of his memorable stuff are included with cuts form ELF, Black Sabath, Rainbow and his solo carrer. High prompts for that.

However, this disc is lacking some major songs that should have been included in order to make it a more fulfilled expirience. An anthology is supposed to include the best selections of songs from an artists carrer. This disc includes some weak songs while leaving out major cuts like Lady of the lake and specially MYSTERY which is no doubt the song that gave DIO the most radio airplay in his entire career.

All in all, the buy is a good one for those who are major fans and would like to have a varied compilation of DIO entire solo and band carrer. I still hope that a better double disc GREATEST HITS is sometime put out on the market. Hopefully they wont make the mistake of excluding MYSTERY from that compilation.

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