Mayhem Aforethought - August 19, 1973 - You Are There

Kinky Friedman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 14, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sphincter Records
• ASIN: B0009QTRTK
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #320,755 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Introduction

2. We Reserve the Right to Refuse Service to You

3. Amelia Earhart's Last Flight

4. Western Union Wire

5. Highway Cafe

6. Get Your Biscuits in the Oven and Your Buns in the Bed

7. Schmucker's Jam

8. High on Jesus

9. Band Introduction

10. Lover Please

11. Nashville Casualty & Life

12. Sold America

13. Carryin' the Torch

14. The Ballad of Charles Whitman

15. Ride 'Em Jewboy

Editorial Reviews

Mayhem Aforethought is a unique time capsule that allows the listener to travel back to 1973 and hear a complete uncut and uncensored performance of Kinky Friedman & The Texas Jewboys; from introduction of the band to the DJ's promotional wrap up. This CD was recorded during a live KSAN radio broadcast with a studio audience including Ken Kesey, Jerry Garcia and entourage.

Kinky Friedman & The Texas Jewboys burst onto the outlaw music scene in 1973. They were irreverent, politically incorrect and in your face. Kinky's songs were witty, sarcastic, shocking and cutting edge; surprisingly, that remains true today. Mayhem Aforethought is the only album ever recorded that presents a complete show with the original Kinky Friedman & The Texas Jewboys band members. The uncensored interplay between Kinky and the Jewboys during the show is as entertaining (or more so) as the songs themselves.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic, September 7, 2006

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Rodney McDonald (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mayhem Aforethought - August 19, 1973 - You Are There (Audio CD)

If you want to know what it was like to have been there, or just enjoy this groundbreaking music from a magical time in history, it doesn't get any better than this. If you are from Texas, or have any connection to the State, this is essential. I can't begin to cover all the various angles and perspectives represented by the music and its commentary on contemporary early-70's society; it goes well beyond knee-slapping laughter and comic entertainment. It's that, plus heavy at the same time. Well, nothing more I can say except "5 Stars" in my book...this one and "Sold American". And to top it all, Kinky appears likely to be the next Governor of Texas in 2006. I think there's hope for the World. "Thank ya very much!" "You're welcome Kinky"