Love Laughter & Truth [LIVE]

Bill Hicks

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 12, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Rykodisc
• ASIN: B00006LEPB
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #44,957 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
Compilation of previously unreleased material culled from a multitude of live performance recordings Bill made for his personal use from the mid 80s until his death in 1994. Ryko. 2002.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Rodney Dangerfield of Bill Hicks CD Releases?, May 27, 2003

By	matthewslaughter "matthewslaughter" (Arlington, VA USA) - See all my reviews

"LoveLaughterAndTruth" deserves more respect than it has been granted by some of the other customer reviewers. While they are right to criticize its lack of continuity as well as the inconsistency of its sound quality, this has some genuinely brilliant material on it--and for that alone, it is worth the price of admission. It's nice to have some of these bits without having to find them online. Hicks is at it again, railing against non-smokers, anti-drug legislation, children on airplanes, the insipidity of American comedy club audiences and arch-conservative politicians like Jesse Helms and Bob Martinez. "Children on Airplanes," "Australia" and the vividly distasteful "You Can't Get Bitter" are as good as anything in his repetoire. Let's be honest: "LoveLaughterAndTruth" is funnier than "Dangerous" and/or "Relentless" (which drags in the middle). Obviously the must-haves are "Arizona Bay" and "Rant in E-Minor," and this disc, because of its scattershot sequencing, cannot match the power of them. The new "Flying Saucer Tour Vol. 1" disc is also a worthy addition to the Hicks cdiscography. Believe it or not, "LoveLaughterAndTruth" just might be the place for neophytes to start getting acquainted with Hicks.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars doesnt deserve all the negative reviews, February 27, 2003

By A Customer

yes, this release is a collection of random bits, and the sound quality is sketchy in some spots. however, you must realize what you're getting- 45 minutes, of essentially "unheard" Bill Hicks material! owning every bootleg, i had heard alot of these bits before, but there was some stuff on here that was new even to me. i wouldnt recommend this disc before his first 4 albums, or the excellent "Flying Saucer Tour, Vol. 1", but if you own those albums already and enjoy them, you MUST own this.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Its All Brilliant, Leave It Aone!, January 11, 2005

By	Michael Bugbee "bluebottle" (Auckland, New Zealand) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Bill Hicks was a genius. Period. To Date there are only 8 cds you can buy, thats not alot. If anyone calls themselves a true fan, they MUST own all of his albums. There are other reviews for this cd that complain about the quality. If these twits had gone to school and learnt how to read the enclosed CD booklet, they would have seen that this CD is not 100% because Bill recorded the material himself for his own personal archives!

If you love Bill Hicks, you will love this album. Bills impression of Australia and England, plus his opinions on Heathers two mommys is classic!!!

Buy this cd, It will grow on you, just like Flying Saucer Tour will grow on you!