Shame-Based Man [IMPORT]

Bruce McCulloch

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 8, 2007)
• Original Release Date: April 11, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Wea International
• ASIN: B000002J4G
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #138,083 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Grade 8

2. Stalking

3. Al Miller

4. Heroin Pig

5. 40 Housewives

6. Doors

7. Acid Radio

8. Lift Me Up

9. Our Love

10. Not Happy

11. Answering Machine

12. Daddy's on the Drink

13. He Said, She Said

14. Daves I Know

15. That's America

16. Baby Jesus (Radio)

17. Eraserhead

18. Vigil

19. When You're Fat

20. Lonely People

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Fabulous, February 16, 2004

By	"atalantaxf" (Jefferson City, MO United States) - See all my reviews

Anyone who has seen Bruce's KITH skits or monologues will know that his humor is an aquired taste. No, it's not for everyone. But for people like me, he's the funniest "comedian" around. I put comedian in quotation marks because Bruce and his brand of humor really defy classification.

Shame-Based Man captures Bruce at his best. It can't really be called a comedy album. Yes, it is definetly funny. But not every track or moment on the CD is aimed at making you laugh. Rather, this CD is more of a stream of concious project in many aspects. You feel like you've been allowed to step inside Bruce's mind for a few precious minutes. Bruce doesn't aim his wonderful wit at far-out premises, but rather he seems obsessed with the ordinary and small things in life. Take "Answering Machine," an ode to that wonderful invention that people seem to use to keep the people they know away from them. And the KITH classic "Daves I Know" about, well, all the Daves he knows.

There's some very good introspective pieces here to, like the thought-provoking "Vigil" which is about the death of Kurt Cobain. Also, "Stalking" is a creepy yet funny little bit about a woman running into the man who is stalking her and having a chat with him.

I really can't do this album much justice through a review though, so just...buy it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bruce is the most wonderoous man alive, July 9, 2000

By	"foxfirebug" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

He tackles every subject so humerously and you can almost picture his facial expressions. I am a little saddended that the CD lacks the terrier song, but it's still very very good. A lot of his humor is pretty basic stuff, but everyone can relate and understand. "Our Love" is a riot....there are so many lines in that i would use. "Answering Machine" could not be any more true about how much people value their answering machines. "That's America" is so brilliant and satiric ( a word?). This CD is a riot! A must have for *anyone*

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just the sound of Brucio's voice, June 3, 2000

By	ktbov - See all my reviews

Just the sound of Bruce McCulloch's voice was enough to make me go out and buy this cd-joygasm! This cd reflects Bruce's intelligence and his dry and insighful sense of humor. The music is just as amazing as Bruce's poetry. if you have enjoyed Bruce's monologue's on KITH, then you will love this cd! -katie