Rant in E Minor [Live]

Bill Hicks | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 25, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Rykodisc
• ASIN: B0000009QI
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (90 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,783 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #6 in Music > Indie Music > Miscellaneous > Comedy & Spoken Word

Track Listings

1. You're Wrong Night

2. Fevered Egos

3. Easter

4. People Suck

5. Pro Life

6. People Who Hate People

7. Non-Smokers

8. Purple Vein Dick Joke

9. Confession Time (Cops)

10. Wax Dart

11. I'm Talking to the Women Here

12. A New Flag (Patriotism)

13. Gays in the Military

14. I.R.S. Bust

15. Politics in America

16. Quiet Loner

17. Artistic Roll Call

18. Orange Drink

19. Save Willie

20. Deficit (Jesse Helms)

See all 31 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Bill Hicks was crass, obstreperous, and undeniably offensive. He was also one of the funniest comedians ever, in the malicious tradition of George Carlin and Lenny Bruce, hiding social commentary in the bluster of standup. Rant in E-Minor is probably the best introduction to his work, containing his opinions on such tame subjects as abortion, gays in the military, and Rush Limbaugh. Agree with him or not--and you'd be hard put to find anyone who agrees with everything Hicks had to say--it's devilishly clever stuff; even the dated material is still funny and fresh. Hicks was a twisted genius of the highest order, and he's sorely missed. --Genevieve Williams

From the Label

The material for Rant In E-Minor was recorded at approximately the same time as Arizona Bay, but Hicks’ plan for the album was substantially different. He chose to simply focus on performance energy, cycling his routine to alternately build and release. Consequently, Rant...’s tracks are shorter and more intensely focused than those on his previous albums. Probably Hicks’ most explosive recorded work, Rant... broadens both the range of his comedy and his insightful characterizations, while further honing his satirical wit. The album stands as a harmonic convergence of all elements of Hicks’ talent.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bill Hicks...smarter than the averege comic, June 16, 2002

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"bdogkilla" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rant in E Minor (Audio CD)

Rant in E-minor is Bill Hicks at his best. Not holding anything back. At all. Right from the start,no one is safe. From Billy Ray Cyrus to George Bush, Hicks' addresses many issuses that the averege comdeian usually stays away from, such as Abortion to Gays in the millitary. This, out of all four major releases, is by far the best. Though Rant in E-minor is better off to save as the last of Hicks' CD's to buy, because it's so out there, and really truly greatly funny. Bill Hicks ranting under the stars for all of us the apathic masses. RIP Bill, you are missed.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars do yourself a favor.....buy it, December 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Rant in E Minor (Audio CD)

I first heard Hicks on a comedy special on showtime I believe about 8 years ago. I didn't catch the name..but I thought the guy was hilarious. He was doing a routine about playing the new kids on the block backwards, and I was rolling on the floor. Well, years later, I was listening to Dennis Leary, and decided to buy a cd by what I thought was an unknown artist, and lo and behold it was the same guy I had seen so long ago. I nearly cried with laughter, and immediately ran out of my job (no kidding) to buy his other 3 albums. It was money well spent. You can't go wrong with this purchase...and if you need the cash..go sell anything by Dennis Leary you may have...As Bill Hicks once implied, his big secret was that he stole all Leary's material and just to throw people off, he did it before Leary, and actually made it funny. (Listen to them both, especially the bits on non-smokers and rockstars, and it becomes eerily obvious where Leary "borrowed" much of his material from...)

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rest In Peace Maestro, January 28, 2004

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Rebecca Lyle (Garland, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rant in E Minor (Audio CD)

If there is one Bill Hicks album you must own, Rant In E Minor is it. No, I take that back, if there is one album in general that you must own, Rant In E Minor is it. This album will seriously change the way you look at everything. It was his last stand up performance ever, after he learned he was terminally ill with pancreatic cancer. He takes no prisoners with this one. Everything he says is like another blow to the gut. He had a way with words like no other. I agree with the people that say that Bill Hicks was more of a philosopher than a comedian, well a philosopher with punchlines I guess. This performance was executed with passion, honesty, and sincerity. He uses his time onstage to shed light on true human thoughts and emotions. You know? The stuff that everyone thinks about, but acts offended when brought up verbally. Check out the end of his hilarious Pro Life bit. His stuff is like fertillizer for the ever growing mind. I'll wrap this up by saying this, if you don't own this, scroll back up and click the add-to-cart icon right now!