Is It Something I Said

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From the first cut to the last, this rollicking CD is proof of Pryor's immense talent and influence. His impression of a windy preacher ("Eulogy") is the routine that launched a thousand black comics that came after. "Life is not the ultimate test. The ultimate test is whether your ass will survive Death. Nobody we know has passed this test, least of all this sorry mother." Neither imitated nor equaled is Pryor's signature character "Mudbone," who dominates the middle of the CD. Those hysterical long-form routines would be enough to make this an essential pick, but jolts of painful laughter like "Cocaine" and "Just Us" make Is It Something I Said? the favorite of any Pryor-phile. A great recording of a great standup at the height of his powers. --Michael Gerber

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Average customer rating: Mudbone - The storyteller Rest in peace, Richard Moderately funny one of his best Body-Breakingly Hilarious and Insightful

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Tracks:

1. Eulogy
2. Shortage Of White People
3. New Niggers
4. Cocaine
5. Just Us
6. Mudbone - Intro
7. Mudbone - Little feets
8. When Your Woman Leaves You
9. The Goodnight Kiss
10. Women Are Beautiful
11. Our Text For Today

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From the first cut to the last, this rollicking CD is proof of Pryor's immense talent and influence. His impression of a windy preacher ("Eulogy") is the routine that launched a thousand black comics that came after. "Life is not the ultimate test. The ultimate test is whether your ass will survive Death. Nobody we know has passed this test, least of all this sorry mother." Neither imitated nor equaled is Pryor's signature character "Mudbone," who dominates the middle of the CD. Those hysterical long-form routines would be enough to make this an essential pick, but jolts of painful laughter like "Cocaine" and "Just Us" make Is It Something I Said? the favorite of any Pryor-phile. A great recording of a great standup at the height of his powers. --Michael Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Mudbone - The storyteller.......2007-02-25

Wow!!!
The first time I heard this I was in school and a buddy of mine let me borrow his "album" to take home and play. I was just a youngster so I had to sneak it the house and play it on my "phonograph" at a very low volume.
I was in tears!
To quote a line from the 'Mudbone' skit, "I had to bite a hole in my damn lip to keep from laughing".

This CD is a classic and a true testament to the genius that Richard Pryor was. All of U diehard Pryor fans know what I mean.
All of the tracks are raw, gritty, and to the point with comparisons to different races of people and their flaws that will make U smile if not split your side. (Caution: U may not want to consume foods or beverage while listening)
:-)

I personally love the 'Mudbone' character because he told different stories while doing this skit. For example, "Little Feets".
How can U not laugh about a voodoo woman named Ms. Rudolph whose pee turned blue after peeing on a guys feet who was hexed.
Or the story of Mudbone sawing the bottom out of an outhouse and waiting for a 400 pound woman to fall through it for revenge. LOL!
Oh my god, Richard Pryor was the king of absurd craziness and reality comedy! R.I.P.

U will not be disappointed with this CD.

Rest in peace, Richard.......2005-12-28

The year was 1976, and I was 17 going on 18. All of my friends knew a Richard Pryor routine. I had only heard a few jokes repeated while hanging out before and after school, but I had never heard Rich's entire stand up routine until my father made a tactical error--he bought the album and tried to hide it from us kids in the hall closet. Please. If you want to hide something from teenagers, don't use the hall closet. That's the first place we (myself, my sister and my brother) looked. It was on after that. Our friends gathered at our house after school for leftover meatloaf (or hot link) sandwiches, potato chips, Hostess Ding Dongs and "Is It Something I Said". We often choked on our food because we couldn't stop laughing. "New Niggers" was one of our favorites: "Okay troops, try it again!" "Niccuh, niccuh, niccuh!" "Well, that's close...if you get your a*s kicked you know you made it!" But my all time favorite was "Mudbone". I know some people on this page thought it was too long, but maybe it's one of those cultural things--I have relatives down South that talk and act like Mudbone. "Swear to God!" That's what the routine is so hysterically funny. I recognize the characters, and believe me, they aren't as far fetched as you might think. My aunt in Jacksonville, Florida is the physical manifestation of Miz Rudolph. All of my friends knew people like Mudbone and Miz Rudolph. And Rich had us falling off the couches in my parents' den, tears rolling down our faces as we laughed uncontrollably. Yes, this is an all time classic album. Thanks for the memories, Richard.

Moderately funny.......2005-12-12

The album could have been a lotter better without the 11 minute Mudbone skit. But, the personal stuff makes it all worthwhile. R.I.P Legend

one of his best .......2004-11-03

i have this on tape and find myself listening to it all of the time.eulogy is funny as hell and what better way to start off the tape.his work here is funny from the start,all the way to the end.now don't get me wrong,his other work is great as well but this one really stands out.it's hard to believe that next year this tape will be 30 years old.this just shows you that he was way ahead of his time and after 30 years this tape is still funny as hell and everyone can still relate to it even after all of this time.

Body-Breakingly Hilarious and Insightful.......2004-09-22

For the longest time, I have thought that observational truths were highly prone to being the most piercing of things: I have believed that the truth could either hurt (or disturb) you terribly, or make you laugh so hard, to the point of hysteria--or a combination of both extremes. There are many things to put this theory to the test, but to cut it all short, all one would need to do (if by chance it hasn't been done already) is experience the observational humor of Richard Pryor to possibly get a better understanding of what I am talking about. This classic comedy album from 1975 is a prime example.

Richard Pryor has been hailed as a genius by many, and I would have to agree: it takes plenty of intelligence and natural talent to be a comedian for starters, but to also turn many disturbing observational truths of everyday life into something painfully, body-breakingly hilarious takes a whole lot of something as well. From the very beginning, to the tail-end of this CD, 1975's _Is It Something I Said?_ is a non-stop laugh fest, that personally gets *me* laughing so loud and hard, I end up pretty much abusing almost every part of my body in the process: my throat, my lungs, my sides, my stomach--they all end up feeling beaten and worn-out. Richard's takes on drugs, sex, race & racism, relationships, and politics in general are every bit as painfully observational as they are profane--and did I mention HILARIOUS? The racy quality of the material found here makes so much of what's referred to as "cutting-edge" these days, seem so contrived and unaffecting; Richard's observations seem just as relevant now--if not more so--as they were 30 years ago. I couldn't be graphic in pointing out some of the sickeningly funny moments on this disc -- and there are MANY -- but I should say that the opening one-two punch of "Eulogy," and "Shortage of White People," and Richard's take on his own battle with cocaine addiction in the "Cocaine" bit get me cracking up SO hysterically, I sometimes need to be careful not to make myself sick. And again, those are just a few of the MANY hysterical blasts found here.

Richard Pryor is considered a comedic legend for a reason. This album here is a good example as to why he is considered as such. Just don't play it for the kids, and for the love of god *don't* play it during the middle of the night; you most certainly will disturb the beauty rest of your family, and your neighbors. And you know what could happen if you disturb one person's beauty rest: just imagine what would happen if you disturbed the beauty rest of many...

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