Rant in E-Minor [Live]

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Bill Hicks was crass, obstreperous, and undeniably offensive. He was also one of the funniest comedians ever, in the malicious tradition of George Carlin and Lenny Bruce, hiding social commentary in the bluster of standup. Rant in E-Minor is probably the best introduction to his work, containing his opinions on such tame subjects as abortion, gays in the military, and Rush Limbaugh. Agree with him or not--and you'd be hard put to find anyone who agrees with everything Hicks had to say--it's devilishly clever stuff; even the dated material is still funny and fresh. Hicks was a twisted genius of the highest order, and he's sorely missed. --Genevieve Williams

From the Label
The material for Rant In E-Minor was recorded at approximately the same time as Arizona Bay, but Hicks’ plan for the album was substantially different. He chose to simply focus on performance energy, cycling his routine to alternately build and release. Consequently, Rant...’s tracks are shorter and more intensely focused than those on his previous albums. Probably Hicks’ most explosive recorded work, Rant... broadens both the range of his comedy and his insightful characterizations, while further honing his satirical wit. The album stands as a harmonic convergence of all elements of Hicks’ talent.

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Average customer rating: Mindblowing, to say the least Hype not lived up to Original Comedy 10+ years old that still hit the topics of today Sad That He's Had No Worthy Successors stand up, yes...comedy, uh...

Rant in E-Minor Bill Hicks Manufacturer: Rykodisc 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: Arizona Bay Relentless Dangerous Bill Hicks Live - Satirist, Social Critic, Stand-Up Comedian Bill Hicks - Sane Man ASIN: B0000009QI Release Date: 1997-02-25

Tracks:

1. Part One, Chapter One: Fevered Egos
2. Part One, Chapter One: Easter
3. Part One, Chapter One: Gideons
4. Part One, Chapter Two: People Suck
5. Part One, Chapter Two: Pro Life
6. Part One, Chapter Two: People Who Hate People
7. Part One, Chapter Two: Non-smokers
8. Part One, Chapter Two: Gifts Of Forgivness
9. Part One, Chapter Two: Purple Vein Dick Joke
10. Part One, Chapter Three: Confession Time (Cops)
11. Part One, Chapter Three: Wax Dart
12. Part One, Chapter Three: I'm Talking To The Women Here
13. Part Two, Chapter Four: You're Wrong Night
14. Part Two, Chapter Five: A New Flag (Patriotism)
15. Part Two, Chapter Five: Gays In The Military
16. Part Two, Chapter Five: I.R.S. Bust
17. Part Two, Chapter Five: Politics In America
18. Part Two, Chapter Five: Quiet Loner
19. Part Two, Chapter Six: Artistic Roll Call
20. Part Two, Chapter Six: Orange Drink
21. Part Two, Chapter Six: Save Willie
22. Part Two, Chapter Seven: Deficit (Jesse Helms)
23. Part Two, Chapter Seven: Rush Limbaugh
24. Part Three, Chapter Eight: Time To Evolve
25. Part Three, Chapter Nine: Waco (Koresh)
26. Part Three, Chapter Nine: The Pope
27. Part Three, Chapter Nine: Christianity
28. Part Three, Chapter Nine: Seven Seals
29. Part Three, Chapter Ten: One Of The Boys (Clinton)
30. Part Three, Chapter Ten: Car Bomb Derby
31. Part Three, Chapter Ten: The Elite
32. Part Three, Chapter Eleven: Love List (No Future)
33. Part Three, Chapter Eleven: Back To The Garden
34. Part Three, Chapter Eleven: Your Children Aren't Special
35. Part Three, Chapter Eleven: Wizard Have Landed
36. Part Three, Chapter Eleven: Left Me Lord

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Bill Hicks was crass, obstreperous, and undeniably offensive. He was also one of the funniest comedians ever, in the malicious tradition of George Carlin and Lenny Bruce, hiding social commentary in the bluster of standup. Rant in E-Minor is probably the best introduction to his work, containing his opinions on such tame subjects as abortion, gays in the military, and Rush Limbaugh. Agree with him or not--and you'd be hard put to find anyone who agrees with everything Hicks had to say--it's devilishly clever stuff; even the dated material is still funny and fresh. Hicks was a twisted genius of the highest order, and he's sorely missed. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

Mindblowing, to say the least.......2007-06-10

It's hard to hate Bill's material, unless, of course, you're a conservative religious freak from the southern States. But for everyone else, this album is a delightful little piece of dementia and philosophy. Over the course of 75 unrelenting minutes, Bill attacks the following things (in chronological order):

- Billy Ray Cyrus
- Human beings
- Pro life organizations
- Non smokers
- The women in his audience
- Patriotism
- Politics
- Jay Leno
- Rush Limbaugh
- Catholicism
- Christianity's "believe or burn" philosophy
- The concept of believing in the sanctity of life for children only, instead of people in general
- People who believe their children are special

Bill also calls for the legalization of marijuana as a solution to ending the American deficit, jokes about starring in commercials to make money, reveals his obsession with COPS, plays a few songs for his mama, and yes, in case you're getting impatient, he makes a few d*ck jokes.

While I doubt there is anyone who agrees with everything Bill ever said, many of the material on here is hard to argue with, if you're a liberal thinker like most great comedians are. Conservatives will likely be disgusted and turn off the album before writing a bad review of it. And Ann Coulter blames liberals for only reading the most offensive parts of her column...

But I digress.

It's a shame that Bill's dead, but his albums and concert films are still around. If you were to only listen to one of Bill's albums, make it this one. Your eyes will be opened.

Hype not lived up to.......2007-01-10

This guy gets a lot of hype on the comedy circuts. Some of his stuff is very very funny and on the mark. Other stuff is just way out there weird. This album kind of feels like it was pasted together out of spare parts and is not one performance which I prefer.

Original Comedy 10+ years old that still hit the topics of today.......2006-07-01

This is the true Bill Hicks expierence. His comedy is not jokes, but facts and opinions stated in hilarious ways. He is a revolutionist and this album is his top work.

Sad That He's Had No Worthy Successors.......2006-03-17

Where are his successors? Now it's all sex and race and how many obscenities you can fit into a set. Standup is in a decadent phase it seems to me. It's all about the comic's personal life, his/her neuroses and observations about those neuroses, but no politics, no social commentary. Oh well, let's hope Hicks gets listened to by a new wave of young comedians.

Where is he when we need him? Bill? Bill? Bill?

stand up, yes...comedy, uh..........2006-02-26

Bill Hicks wasn't a stand up comedian because he never told any jokes. None of his material had punchlines, or even moments where you suddenly realise he's been spinning a yarn or making a convoluted observation just so he can get to the point where he'll give it an unexpected twist to jerk a reaction out of the audience. All he does is just stands there and tells the truth. And the truth is so wrong, and disgusting, that you just feel inwardly grateful that someone, somewhere realised it as well, and managed to make it funnier than it probably deserved to be.

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The Lady's Banquet Volume II: Lessons For The Mistress Manufacturer: Collins Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gigue | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003VZ0 Release Date: 1996-03-12

Tracks:

1. Tocata
2. Courtville: Almand
3. Courtville: Courant
4. Courtville: Saraband
5. Jigg (Anon)
6. Aire
7. Aire
8. Du Ruel's Dutch Scipper
9. Prld (Anon)
10. Can You Leave Rang'ing (Anon)
11. When One Is Gone (Anon)
12. Toccata
13. Toccata
14. What Lvoer Ever Can Hope (Anon)
15. Kindly Thus My Treasure (Anon)
16. Toccata
17. In Vain Is Delay
18. My Poor Heart
19. Toccata
20. Set Of Lessons: Allmand
21. Set Of Lessons: Corant
22. Set Of Lessons: Gavot
23. Set Of Lessons: Minuet
24. Set Of Lessons: Jigg
25. Sym Or Ov: Allegro. Adagio
26. Prld in F (Anon)
27. Allmand in c (Anon)
28. Cortant in c (Anon)
29. Minuet in c
30. Allmand in D (Anon)
31. Corant in D (Anon)
32. Minuet in D (Anon)
33. Prld in B flat (Anon)
34. Allmand in B flat (Anon)
35. Jigg in B flat (Anon)
36. (Aire) in B flat (Anon)
37. New Way Of Wooing (Anon)
38. Soldier Laddy (Anon)
39. Lady Tersichen's Rant (Anon)
40. Highland Laddy (Anon)
41. The Lass Of Levingstone (Anon)
42. Muirland Willie (Anon)
43. Blue Joak (Anon)
44. (Cappricio)
45. (Prld E Allegro)
46. (Fantasia)

Mexican Music:

1. Reads on the Road
2. Reality...What A Concept [Explicit Lyrics] [Live] [Import]
3. Rejoice, Dear Hearts!/Kick Thy Own Self [2 on 1] [Live]
4. Relentless [Live]
5. Roll With the New [Explicit Lyrics]
6. Serenity Suite: Music & Nature
7. Sound Body, Sound Mind
8. Sound Effects: Horror & Science Fiction
9. Stan and Judy's Kid [Explicit Lyrics]
10. Steam and Steel: Train Sound Effects

Mexican Music

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Mexican Music

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Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas, Opp. 101 & 106

Bald Headed Blues

Music CD: Hot Fun-Best of Stanley Clarke [Import]

Beat.It

25 Anos

Blue Suede Shoes: Elvis Songs for Kids

Border Music

Best of: King of the Road [Import]

Continental

As the World Burns [Explicit Lyrics]

Butcher and the Butterfly [Import]

Bound 4 Da Reload Casualty Pt. 1 [Import]

Dead Man

They're Playing Our Song (1979 Original Broadway Cast)