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Day Laughter Died 2

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this is one of THE BEST COMEDY ALBUMS OF ALL TIME...NO stupid set-up/punchlines, NO old material re-hashed, NO JOKES...just straight foreward, nothing- to-lose, improvisational rants and tyrades from a bitter aging (...)....AMAZING!!!!!

The Day The Laughter Died Part II may just be the most reviled comedy album of recent times. There's a reason for that. But then again, Dice is no ordinary comdidian, and one can't judge him like that. Like Andy Kaufman before him, he began as a "Song and Dance Man" and then migrated into comedy/performance art and in the process culminating--at the top of his career--the original The Day the Laughter Died, a work of such stunning genuis that now, 20 years later, it is only just beginning to be understood.
But after several sucessful albums, Dice tired of the routines he'd set up. And this album is Dice raging against the Machine. The Machine is Stand-Up, and Dice is having none of it. He's his own man here and like before, he's got no material to fall back on, and he will succeed or fail on his own merits. And yes, the album does indeed fail as typical stand-up. In fact, I was befuddled when I first heard it. It was a somehow an angrier Dice, who stated that "...my career...I don't have one right now." Pretty bold words, actually. Ballsy, in fact. It reads like a man who is honest and is honest about his art; it's about putting it all out there, on the line. And Dice has integrity. And on this album, it shows. Yes, he bombs in most places...but there are some bright, bright spots that shine as genuis. Dice fans will love it. Dice haters will hate it. Those not familiar with performance art will be confused.
Dice realized that Comedy does not equal Laughter. This album is not for everyone. It isn't even for most people. But if you are interested in comedy, and if you're interested in the honesty involved, and the hard corners and sharp edges of a man who was trying to bring the world kicking and screaming into his own sphere, then get the album. Listen to it. Then put it away for some time, and come back to it later. You'll recognize what the man was trying to do.

Simply the greatest comedy album ever. The Day The Laughter Died Part Two is filthy, bizarre, and relentless. This album isn't for people who want to hear what Dice was doing at Madison Square Garden. With a stunned crowd that is to shocked to understand the angle Dice has taken he is start to finish on point with his anger and his rants. Dices anger is comedic genies as he blows minute issues such as butter that has yet to melt, critics that may or may not have bashed him, and an audience members tie that should only be worn in order to commit suicide. Though his fame had subsided his ability as a comic was at a true pinnacle. Dice managed to borrow from comics to reach his highest heights but discovered a completely original voice when the public eye was no longer watching. This isn't about laughter.

This was Dice raw. Think of Dice on stage with his thoughts being uncensored and traveling straight to the microphone. You have to listen to this a couple of times to understand what he is doing. He is not intent on getting lame belly laughs from a half dead crowd. He enters a new dimension here. This is not the normal Dice gig. But for those of us who really enjoy comedy and have an open mind it's pure genius. I listen to this and Pt 1 more than any other Dice cd now. Too bad it's OOP.

A lot of people missed the point of this CD. Dice showed up unannounced with no material prepared. His goal was to piss off as many people as he could. Some of the people in the club leave
and he also gets into a fight with an audience member at the end. He was venting like Lenny Bruce use to do. Even though some of the rants misfire, most of it is hilarious.

This is the album by which all, and I mean ALL other Dice albums are measured. The man had nothing to lose by the time he did this one, his contract was obviously up and America had lost interest.

Of course, all of these things pale in comparison to what is contained on this album. Audience participation. I leave it at that.

The final bit 'The Arguement' remains one of his best.

Anger, sheer ANGER is what incarnates this highly impressive follow-up to the original Day The Laughter Died. After the disappointing and whipped '40 too long' -which tried to make trite nonsense like picking out a suit funny- this final major label release is unapologetic and vicious.

You will feel truly inspired after listening to this album and if your name is Max, I have no pity.

This album ranks as one of the most bizarre things ever committed to tape. Someone who is only interested in the stand-up comedy of Dice's heyday might not take to this too well, as this album is more of a performance art piece than it is just stand up comedy. Dice was just coming off the point in his career when he had just faded back into obscurity, so he is free to let himself experiment with new forms of his comedy, and here he seems to be going off with some improvisational riffing. While things here are not funny from beginning to end (the show definitely lags in some places), certain parts of this album must be heard to be believed (especially in the first half), with special mention going to the "The Wedding." I'm not a major Dice fan per se, but to listen to this and not hear the loud, bombastic irony of his act in all its glory is missing the point. This may be the craziest comedy album of all time, up there with Bill Hicks' "Rant in E-minor", all born from a man who had nothing to lose, and seemed to know it too well.

It's raw, attack the audience, evil mischief. Delicious if you've just had enough of people, yuppies in particular....who wear sweaters. Just take a look at the picture of Clay on the cover. It somehow seems to explain what happened in this one here. Crude, Rude, very Angry. This is the opposite end of the spectrum from Cosby, Seinfeld, Blue Collar, etc.

A wonder of nature this album from Andrew Dice Clay.

One of the best hidden comedy albums ever.

This is experimental material, either you love it or hate it.

A definate gem to add to your collection.

"Its just a matter of opinion.." -the heckler

Dice Clay's "The Day The Laughter Died, Part Deux" is exactly what its title implies...Dice continuing his venture in, let's say, ANTI-COMEDY as he did previously on "...Laughter Died, Pt. One." Here, Dice dosen't at all appear interested in spilling out jokes, anecdotes, impersonations, or even comical stories...Instead, he reaches back & delivers full-on performance art! Its almost as if he's determined NOT to be comical, but, rather, to toy with his small audience and see who he can agitate...kinda like an older brother who keeps chippin' away at his sibling until it erupts into pure frustration!! It's a gutsy move for a "comedian" sliding down the other side of the mountain after he's peaked so high. A portrait of a comedian who clearly doesn't care & is content to just go for broke! Ya hear...!?!?