Salvation (Oxford, November 11, 1992)

Bill Hicks | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 8, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Rykodisc
• ASIN: B000BLI39S
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,657 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2005 Was A BILL Year!, November 9, 2005

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Kent D. Bentkowski "Kentroversy" (Buffalo, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Salvation (Oxford, November 11, 1992) (Audio CD)

First, earlier in 2005, we Bill Hicks fans saw a great book released earlier this year; Agent of Evolution, by long-time friend and producer Kevin Booth. Now, we see this wonderful two-disc set of Bill's complete set at Oxford November 11, 1992. Released on Rykodisc, this is a quality sounding set. Also, because it represents an entire full length unedited concert set in the UK --- it is historically important.

It is really interesting how Bill's material seems to be getting more and more pertinent to the times, as the many months had passed since his death. One would think that it would be less so, but here in America, we seem to be trapped and mired in the same issues as we were thirteen Novembers ago. There is a man named Bush in the White House, and we are at war with Iraq.

When us Bill fans get to the dreaded IF ONLY BILL WAS HERE TODAY line of thinking, we often wonder what might Bill think about our world of today? Well, Hollywood is still churning out garbage and corrupting the youth. Washington, DC is still lying to America, and the public is still believing the lies. Most of America are sleep-walking through life, which is disturbing for those of us who are awake.

This release replaces the now unnecessary SHOCK AND AWE: LIVE AT THE OXFORD PLAYHOUSE title, which was an edit of this show, which happens to be the complete performance.

Coming up in 2005: the year of Bill --- Sane Man FINALLY on DVD on December 6th!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bill Hicks non-smoking, uncut, uncensored, with an awake audience, January 12, 2007

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Kawika "honest2u" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Salvation (Oxford, November 11, 1992) (Audio CD)

This is my personal favorite of all the BH cds I've listened to (minus A-Bay + Dangerous). This is Bill at the top of his game, and the audience loves him. One of the key differences I've noticed between this and Rant is the audiences unhappy reaction on here to his non-smoking. The Ding Dong song has never been more appropriate for our times.
Between these two discs, you get a broad span of most of Bill's jokes that appear on the rest of his. The only odd thing about the production is that the tracks on disc one seem to be broken down more conveniently, the tracks on disc two are much longer and tend to blend into each other. Damn deadlines.
What I prefer in this over Rant is that there is no music between tracks, giving it a real live feel. What is most effective about Bill's presentation is that he is real, and he gets you to think. I hope people don't agree with everything he says. He's not even a role model, but I appreciate how he encourages the puppet people to wake up and smell the BS. If you don't think Bill is funny, check this out. There might even be a DVD of this out somewhere. Definately worth listening to, especially for dubya-haters.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, poignant, and absolutely perfect!, June 30, 2006

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J. Gypsy Racco "Gypsy" (Venice, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Salvation (Oxford, November 11, 1992) (Audio CD)

I like to refer to Bill as the "John Lennon of comedy". It's easy to see his idealism turned upside down with repulsion toward the hypocrisy of the fanatical Christians, the insanity and lies of the government and some of the ridiculous rules of society. He truly gives us an important message presented perfectly in a comedy routine that fills up the belly with laughs! I love Bill and this cd has much of his best routines.

I wonder what he'd have to say about the current [...] regime if he were alive today.

Miss you Bill. RIP