Customer Reviews

Blue Collar Comedy Tour Live

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If you liked the "Red-neck" humor that Jeff Foxworthy is famous for you'll love the work of he and his friends on this project. My favorite is Bill Engvalls "Thanks for the Wedgy Romeo". Overall, I like the variety and style of the four guys and the fact that you can still find comedians that don't have to use profanity to get a laugh. Parents will want to use their discretion for a few of the pg13 moments before inviting the kids in for a laugh, but my older kids and their cousins think this is one of the funniest records they've heard.

I have been involved with Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Engvall from the beginnings of their careers as recording artists, producing 5 albums for Jeff and 3 albums for Bill. It has been an honor and a whole lot of fun. With The Blue Collar Comedy Tour LIVE, I believe we captured the excitement and raw energy of a great night of live comedy. Jeff and Bill deliver great sets of some of their trademark material as you would expect. As a bonus, Larry The Cable Guy and Ron White kick off their careers as recorded comics with amazing performances to open the album. To cap off the evening, all four comedians come together for a 20 minute plus encore that will knock you out. I highly recommend this album of over 70 minutes of great entertainment.

Redneck humor at the top of its form with four fine such comedians capitalizing on the not-so-perfect world we live in. I had only heard of Jeff Foxworthy at the time I picked up this album, but I found myself laughing out loud at much of the material provided by his friends as well, Bill Engvall, Ron White, and Larry the Cable Guy. Each performer stands on stage on their own doing their routines to begin with, and at the end they all present an encore with all of them on stage at once. Each performer presents especially wonderful bits, such as Larry the Cable Guy's "Edible Eatin' Britches", Ron White trying to refund a stolen car radio with the expensive name of Rolex, and Bill Engvall's time in the bathroom, just to name a few. But the really hilarious part of the album comes near the end with all four performers on stage at the same time. It is here that they truly shine in redneck humor with the combination of spontaneous, unrehearsed jokes and the performances of some legendary humor bits, such as Bill Engvall's "Here's Your Sign" and Jeff Foxworthy's "You Might Be A Redneck" guaranteed to make you laugh; I consider the entire album a real gut-buster. Fans of redneck humor will love the album for their favorite comedians and material while first time listeners will most likely find themselves hooked after hearing it for the first time. So be sure to pick up a copy and prepare for a roaring good time; it's that good.

Think of this CD as 4 X the normal value because you get 4 of the funniest comedians on the same project. I've laughed out loud at these tracks and my friends keep wanting to hear Larry The Cable Guy and the others just as much as Jeff Foxworthy.

Although the other reviewers are correct to point out that this is a funny album from top to bottom, there is a particular element I would like to point out that really makes this a must have.

Southern comics in general are funny because of the folksy rhythm of their accents, and as with British comics, things can be funny just because they are said with that accent (there are too many examples on this record to point one out). However, Ron White stands out as more than just a stand-up comic here. His stories have a literary quality that set them apart. He seems to be just telling a story, and yet we are taken into a world with many levels, linked by transitions that harken directly back to the best writing by Mark Twain or Charles Portis. White gives us what seem to be quick passing details that are actually intimate gems that establish his characterization and sparkle with humor. The example that stands out is "They Call Me Tater Salad" which I challenge anyone to listen to without wetting their pants with laughter, but what amazed me was White's construction of the story. He actually tells two or three stories, and links them across 17 years of his life, which by the end we have such a flavor of we feel like we know Ron White. His line "I told you that story so I could tell you this story" is just a brilliant literary turn of phrase, a construction Samuel Clemens himself would be proud of, in that it concludes and entices, punctuates and intiates simultaneously. This is the stuff not of a typical stand-up comic with a southern drawl, but a comic genius with an amazing sensitivity for narrative construction. I take my hat off to Ron White and hope the success of The Blue Collar record garners him the attention he deserves.

This is one of the funniest, if not the funniest comedy CD's that I have ever heard!

Riley G

My daughter fell off her chair from laughter. These men are possibly the funniest combination of comediens I have ever heard! I have bought several copies as gifts and I'm sure I will be buying even more!

I purchased the Blue Collar Comedy Tour CD when some friends and I went to Ft. Worth, TX for the weekend.. We listened to the CD over and over.. and found something new every time.. I never laughed so hard and even when I just share bits and pieces with people that haven't heard the CD they are convinced that it is a MUST HAVE>.. Perfect for gatherings.. or just to unwind at the end of the day.. these guys really know how to keep you rolling.!!!! I especially love Larry the Cable Guy!! He is such a HOOT.... Anyone from the south will definetly appreciate this awesome comedy CD!!

My only experience before this album (with the country/blue collar comedians) had been Jeff Foxworthy. But Ron White's and Bill Engvall's performances on this album are classics. Plus, you'll love the end of the album when all four sit around and tell stories from the road. The only thing that kept me from giving it a fifth star was that I had heard all the Foxworthy jokes on previous Foxworthy albums.

It is my opinion that Larry The Cable guy's CD of I apoligize is the best comedy CD since Dice Rules by Andrew Dice Clay and Rodney Dangerfield's, No Respect and Son of No Respect. Anyone would be hard pressed to convince me that Larry The Cable Guy is not the best comic performing today. His subjects are new and interesting and we all new a laugh for our mental well being.

Dan D'Alessio
Rhode Island