Billy Connolly Live [Import, Live]

Billy Connolly | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 21, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Live
• Label: Universal Import
• ASIN: B000006X1L
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #585,720 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Stainless Steel Wellies

2. Song for the Small Man

3. The Donkey

4. Telling Lies

5. Glasgow Central

6. Good Love

7. A Little of Your Time

8. Near You

9. Winchburgh Junction

10. Oh Dear

11. McBinty

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Transition, September 14, 2000

By 

Ozzie (Brugge, Flanders) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Billy Connolly Live (Audio CD)

This early recording by Scottish comedian Billy Connolly (no actual recording date is given) shows him midway in transition from folk singer into comedian. All of the tracks are songs, and some of them (actually the majority) are straight-ahead folk songs, with not a hint of humour, but they stand up as perfectly valid songs on their own, with often more than a hint of sentimentality ("Song for the small man" and "A little of your time" come to mind). More often than not, though, these non-comedy songs are introduced by Connolly, who can't help but show the funny side of things. The other songs are more clearly comedy-songs ("Stainless steel wellies" "Glasgow Central" and "McBinty" are long-time favorites). Anybody who is familiar with Connolly's stage routines will love this album, even though the emphasis is rather on songs than on jokes. Connolly's wit seeps through anyhow, and makes for an enjoyable record of his early solo career.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great satire, October 10, 1999

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JO KINDER (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Billy Connolly Live (Audio CD)

really need to get more of his work, this man is hilarious, would love to see a video of his act

2.0 out of 5 stars I'm disapointed that this is all music and not comedy, June 18, 2006

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Micheal Hunt (Hellbourne) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Billy Connolly Live (Audio CD)

I love Billy Connelly's stand up comedy routines and world tour programs and all, but i was a wee bit disapointed when I kept waiting for Billy to tell some jokes, but there is very little comedy in between every track on the album being a song.

Some of the songs are fun, but not hilarious. Most of them are Billy's pasion for music as he disaplys his musical talent. I'm sure the people who love folk music would love this album, and I can't really judge Billy's music or not 'cause i'm just not into that sorta thing.

But i felt i better warn any one who are like me and purchased it expecting comedy and not having more then a whiskers of it on this album.

It's a shame I cant rate it as "skip the vote" i dont want to say I hate it, it's just not my cup of tea.