Relentless [Live]

Bill Hicks | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 25, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Rykodisc
• ASIN: B0000009QG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,069 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #78 in Music > Indie Music > Miscellaneous > Comedy & Spoken Word

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Hey Kids! It's Beezlebozo the Clown!!" Hicks' Best Album, July 25, 2002

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Michael Crane (Orland Park, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Relentless (Audio CD)

"Who the hell is "Beezlebozo?"

You're just going to have to purchase Bill Hicks' "Relentless," to find out. In the short amount of time of hearing about this guy and purchasing one of his albums, (time is about three weeks), I have purchased all five of his albums. Or at least the ones I could find. Bill Hicks has grown on me a lot faster than most of the other comics I have listed to. It's just a shame that he went through life without getting the recognition and respect he deserved. How can a brilliant comic genious be so underrated?

"Relentless" is 100% Bill Hicks. Filled with anger and outrageous ideas and theories, Bill Hicks is able to make us laugh and think at the same time. He was a man who did not know any fear, and was not afraid to talk about stuff that other comics wouldn't even dare to think about. He doen't follow the traditonal formula, as in talking about love, marriage, and family. No, he talks about drugs, war, politics, and a whole bunch of other things.

This is by far the best Bill Hicks CD. I really enjoyed listening to every track. Bill will be missed, and it's up to us to make sure that more people know about him. Hicks was, and still is, a comic genius who knew how to entertain. A great commentator and observer, he was.

We miss you Bill! R.I.P.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Comedy of Hate, February 28, 2000

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D. Eric Bowman (Stone Mountain, Ga) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Relentless (Audio CD)

I first discovered Bill Hicks through some specials shown on Comedy Central right before he died in 1994. I thought he was brilliant, but I could only see the clips. In 1998, I found out that he had recorded 4 albums, and I quickly rushed out to by them. I found all of them hilarious and true, but Relentless touched me the most. His genius cannot be underestimated, and I actually try to live by some of his ideals. When I quote him to my friends (many of whom I have turned on to him since then) I always say I am quoting the "Gospel According to Rev. Bill Hicks". His social commentary is so exact and so biting, that even if one is the direct object of his barbs, you cannot help but laugh. A true comedy genius, who I think will be rediscovered in the years to come and will posthumously take his place alond side such twisted geniuses as Andy Kaufman, Lenny Bruce, and Richard Pryor as the one of the greats of American comedy.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hysterical and insightful., November 18, 2002

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James Geoffrey Parfitt Conrad (New Haven, CT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Relentless (Audio CD)

Bil Hicks is a comedian who has joined the ranks (if posthumously) of Carlin, Bruce and Pryor. I was very much a Johnny-come-lately to his work, but having just discovered it at age 20, the appeal was instant.
On "Relentless," Bill Hicks attacks the guilty and self-righteous people who like to think of themselves as politically correct--especially those who disdain pornography, smoking and drugs to the most extreme extent--exposing them as the hypocrites they are.
This album was made ten years ago, but the material still is pertinent to our times, particularly since TV news is not only blown out of proportion, but is almost always depressing.
When I first heard this album, I laughed so hard, I nearly stopped breathing. But I also became enlightened.