Provoked (CD & DVD Combo) [Explicit Lyrics, Live]

Henry Rollins (Author) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics, Live
• Label: 2.13.61. Inc.
• ASIN: B001719DQS
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,166 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Henry Rollins - Provoked...Quintessentially American Editorializing and Storytelling Recorded live on 11/6/07 at San Francisco's Herbst Theatre and 1/23/08 at Amsterdam's Paradiso during Rollins' 2007/2008 "Provoked" spoken word tour. The CD contains over an hour of hilarious and insightful commentary on topics ranging from Larry Craig to the recent Van Halen reunion with pit stops along the way to discuss kids these days, gay marriage, and the current president's creative use of the English language. Includes a bonus DVD: "Live and Ripped from London" originally aired as a well-received television special on Comedy Central and not previously released on DVD. Track Listing: 1. Sex Ed 2. Kids 3. Indie 103 Party 4. Wide Stance Sitter 5. Horses 6. Van Halen 7. Invasion Force 8. Mandelaism 9. Nature's Wild 10. Adrian 11. What I Am

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PLEASE READ, November 2, 2008

By 

B. Parker "bcsparker" (oh) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Provoked (CD & DVD Combo) (Audio CD)

This was an awesome tour. I just want to let people know - THIS IS STILL IN PRINT. It was just released summer '08. I don't know why it's out of print on Amazon already.

Anyone notice how Henry has seemed to completely change his game with this one? After the four great Talk Is Cheap volumes - which were all unedited - this was put together with a very hack n' splice feeling. There are a whole bunch of bits from this tour that I saw on Youtube clips that aren't included here. With this wealth of material, this could easily have been a 2 disc set. Also, there is not really a 2.13.61 store anymore. His stuff is now sold through someplace called Music Today - and I think with the move, a lot of his older CDs got tanked along with it. And also, the fact that Henry thanks Best Buy in the notes, while not mentioning other people he has thanked on every single release for the last 20 years, means something. Altogether, not a bad disc, but I think it's a sign of something.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars stories lose impact due to heavy editing, January 8, 2010

By 

Jackflapsplikkitysplat (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Provoked (CD & DVD Combo) (Audio CD)

For a far superior version of the show featured on this tour look for a bootleg file on the net called Provoked In Seattle, the unedited three hour version of this show is far more hilarious and thought provoking than this bite sized all too brief overview. The bootleg's quality is of a hand held tape recorder and it sounds a bit worse than say Sweatbox but its certainly worth looking for. If this CD were the three hour Seattle show this would easily be his best release to date.

There is no retelling of Rollins life-time obsession with the brilliant punk rock band The Ruts and his stint as their final vocalist which was the strongest bit from the entire show. I was really underwhelmed and bummed out that this disc was such a lousy rendition of an amazing show. I'm all for supporting artists and owning the actual product, but this time I say look for the bootleg. This is from a life long fan to all you fans and if Rollins reads this, I dunno what to tell you, this was a pointless release.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rollins is the man!, July 30, 2010

By 

jflower02 - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Provoked (CD & DVD Combo) (Audio CD)

I made the mistake of listening to this CD for the first time at my desk while working...its too funny to make that mistake if some people in your office don't share your same sense of humor...lol I could listen to Henry read the phone book ~ he's that great!