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Roll With the New

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Let me preface this review by saying that I am a huge Chris Rock fan, having bought nearly everything that he has done on both DVD and CD. But "Roll With the New" is little more than select excerpts from "Bring the Pain" with a few sophomoric Ren & Stimpy style toss-ins, which really aren't up to Chris Rock's normal level. Somebody at Dreamworks figured they could make a boat load of extra money by tossing in 20% original though mediocre content with regurgitations of the best parts of BTP.

Do yourself a favor: Save your money and get more laughs by buying "Bring the Pain" and "Bigger and Blacker" instead.

I have laughed many an hour away with this album. However, some of the short bits fall short of the standup maestro that he is. Variety? Sure, there's variety, but something just doesn't work with the non-standup bits. They are funny, just not as top notch as aforementioned. I do agree that Chris Rock -is- the funniest man in America. Enjoy!

Chris Rock is surely one powerful comedian, but this CD does not do him justice. There are too many studio-mixed tracks, too much auxiliary stuff beside his straightforward stand-up act, but it is Chris Rock talking that you want to hear, not annoying interference of second-grade content that is equivalent to warm-up artist at a superstar's concert.

His texts are impeccable, delivery is powerful with finely judged rhytm. It is this rhytm that captivates and brings you to the climax of laughter.

I love Chris Rock but I think that the skits were a bit much and he could just stick to the standup. It was cool though. The parts that were funny were ridiculously funny and I could listen to them over and over again

The "live" segments of the CD are really good, but, I could have done without the tracks in between. If you cut those out, the other 1/2 of the CD (actual "live" recording instead of the skit-type tracks) it's really funny.

About half the tracks on this CD hit home and are clever, incisive, and funny. But the rest of it is worse than a high school performance. Very inconsistent CD. If Chris ever comes out with a "Best Of", that would be the one to buy...

I think Chris Rock is one of the funniest stand-up comics today.......but this cd contains very little stand-up! What it does feature are varios "Adam Sandler" type skits, which are rather annoying and not funny. If you are looking for his stage show....this is not it.

I think that this CD is funny as hell but there are a lot of dumb clips that make you feel like you have wasted your money. It's wroth having though, so just record it off a friend!

I found exactly half of this CD to be incredibly funny, and the other half to be incredibly not funny.

Great bits include the Opening, Marion Barry/Million Man March, Niggas/Blacks, and The Commitment, as well as a few others.

Bad bits include Luther Campbell, Press Conference, OJ/O'Jays, Champagne, This Show, Mary Wong, I'm Back, Another Face, as well as a few others.

All of the great bits are Chris's standup, and the bad bits are mostly studio-produced pieces that are written and performed by people other than Chris. What was he thinking? I can understand giving other people a chance, but they have to be funny first.

Just my opinions, mind you. Bottom line is you can't go wrong when Chris is doing standup.

I was not surprised to read that Chris Rock was named one of the Top Five stand up comedians of all time. His combination of intensity, showmanship, and first rate material just cannot be matched by mere mortals. His talent is never more evident than in this live performance from a decade ago. I don't always agree with him or appreciate what he is saying, but the brilliance of his shtick cannot be questioned. There are a few segments here that, even though I've seen the DVD several times, still leave me grasping for air. The fact is that a man like Chris Rock can implode political correctness far better than a legion of intellectual commentators ever could. He shows the PC mores and rules to be as ridiculous as they truly are, and has the skills and appeal to spread the word wide and far. Thank God for Chris Rock.