More Napalm & Silly Putty

George Carlin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Highbridge Audio
• ASIN: 1565115309
• Also Available in: Audible Audio Edition  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #311,295 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too much recycled material here, November 28, 2002

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Scott Woods (Columbus, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More Napalm & Silly Putty (Audio CD)

Much of this - and I mean MUCH of this - most Carlin fans already own in one capacity or another. A lot of this consists of material drawn from his "You Are Diseased" record and other older stuff as well, so if you're already a fan, steer clear. Having his material prsented in an audiobook format (him in a studio reading into a microphone with no crowd interplay) just deadens much of the material and makes you overly conscious of how he does the magic. There are times when he reads off stuff that, when you hear it live, you think is aside material (the errant curse word, the witty follow-up). When presented here, this normally dicey flavor just comes off scripted and flat.

Stick to his live records. This is just an attempt to stay in the mix because the book versions do so well (bearing in mind, the books basically codify his stage material beyond the excellent "Brain Droppings" tome).

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic unapologetic Carlin, June 4, 2002

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Jeffrey N. Peterson (Mercer Island, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More Napalm & Silly Putty (Audio CD)

People probably thought I was insane as I drove past them in my car laughing at this very funny audiobook. I have to guess that the audio version is better than the text because Carlin's delivery is so fantastic. You really have to hear the way he says it to get the full impact of the humor.

Carlin is a master at two things:
1.) Carefully choosing the exact words to describe stupid things about life
2.) Expression and delivery

In this book he talks about some of the silly things we say like, "Give my love to so and so" and "Do you have the time"? Both very funny sketches.

Its not a live comedy show so there is no laugh track which I find makes the silly nature of the subjects even more amusing.

At times, he goes overboard and I think his far left political commentary will offend but I'm sure he doesn't care. Some of the jokes aren't that funny and I think he was running short on the "A" material. Nevertheless, there is plenty of hilarious stuff here and if you're a fan of George Carlin you won't want to miss it.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Reflux disease., July 9, 2006

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Mickey Mikeworth (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More Napalm & Silly Putty (Audio CD)

Buy used, and only to complete a collection. It is funny, but it is the comedic equivalent to a reflux disease and the up-swallow of all his old work. Carlin fans already own the bulk of this in one capacity or another. If you are a female this artist often feels rough, sort of psycho, and angry bitter. As a woman you sort of wonder how his wife puts up with the madness because he has no soft or sly delivery techniques in this work. He is in your face and on a rant with no answers offered to the problems of the world he obliterates. Just complaints.

This is a created to be gift for a liberal guy in his 50's who remembers that Carlin actually HAS made a political contribution to our society through his work on free speech. If you have no idea what to get your uncle, brother, or father for his 50Th birthday get the whole set of George Carlin on CD. This as a book is sort of sad, and as a CD is best bought to complete a set. If you are buying only one item of this artist it is not stand alone quality.

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