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  • Audio CD (August 31, 1990)
  • Original Release Date: September 18, 1990
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Fontana Island
  • ASIN: B000001FYF
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #58,025 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ah Dzizz, who works in coal..., August 2, 1999
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"Ah Pook the Destroyer," with its gravelly pronunciation of the names of a Mayan pantheon intoned over the most sugary strings, is almost as funny as Oscar Brand's "We Set Sail." Too much. We listen to the sardonic "Thanksgiving Prayer" in lieu of saying grace every year before Thanksgiving dinner. The younguns are embarrased to a one as we recite along with WSB ("mean, bitter, evil, church-goin' women"). They think we are insane and might be right. But the wife and I are still very much in love after all these years, a blessing the credit for which we tend to give to our never having joined the PTA and to this CD. Spices up the old Johnson, no less.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars genius man on wonderful recording, September 23, 2002
I love Burroughs. he is and always has been my favorite author. I really love this album. It is just so eerie and powerful to hear this ex-junkie read these cryptic poems, messages, invitations, chapters, and songs. They just push the borders of recording genius. This man is the master of the English language!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ode to apocalypse- the monsters behind the machine...., March 8, 2004
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If you've never read Burroughs, or if it has been awhile and you would like to refresh your acquaintance, then this recording is what you are looking for. The old magician gives readings from a variety of sources including _Naked Lunch_, _Interzone_, and _The Western Lands_. He invokes his vision in the name of Pan, god of panic; Ah Pook, the destroyer; and even Jesu the Christ. "Invoke" is the proper word, for this is a work of magic. Burroughs is weaving a vision. He wants us to peek through the chinks and see the monsters that lie behind the machine- behind the great shining lies. His objective is no less than a basic disruption of reality itself. This is art as magic, artist as magician.

Remember: 1)Control is controlled by the need to control- just like a junky on junk, 2)Everything is permitted BECAUSE nothing is true, and It's the little touches that make a future solid enough to destroy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Death needs time to grow on
for our pook's sweet sake, you stupid, greedy, vlugar Ugly American Death-Sucker!- William S. Burroughs

If you haven't experienced the world's oldest beatnick, here's... Read more
Published on March 27, 2007 by S. A DUNN

5.0 out of 5 stars "We're all here to go...!"
One of my favorite albums and I own thousands. Possibly the best setting of Burrough's words to music. Love the vintage TV orchestral cuts. Read more
Published on July 6, 2004 by W. Beck

5.0 out of 5 stars CLASSIC BURROUGHS
Track number two (THANKSGIVING PRAYER) is alone worth the price of this CD.
Published on September 13, 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks for...this cd, and I'm not being sarcastic
A somnambulant, mood-swifting mindtrip into the world of William S. Burroughs...and what better than to hear arrousing and exciting tales of moral decadence, science fiction... Read more
Published on May 2, 2002 by S. R Robertson

4.0 out of 5 stars Slyly Done
Its great to lay down and listin to this CD at night and just listin to the ramblings of an old man. Read more
Published on October 25, 2001 by Brian

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Recording
I really love this cd. William Burroughs is one of my favorite writers of the beat movement. Not only is his strange, monotone voice recorded very well on this cd, there's a great... Read more
Published on April 15, 2001 by Xam

5.0 out of 5 stars Unexpectedly appealing
I came across this with the introduction from my roommate in my freshman year of college. The thanksgiving prayer is probably one of the most cynical and humorous tracks I've... Read more
Published on March 28, 2001 by stabz

5.0 out of 5 stars a man of our everything
Some elderly people can't be thought to have a past as a teenage hood or anything. William S. Burroughs isn't like that. Read more
Published on March 4, 2001 by Fran Franville

5.0 out of 5 stars Why Are You Here?
This is what Burroughs asks in his opening statement. Do we really know why we're here? This recording of Burroughs narrating his own work is truly monumental. Read more
Published on June 10, 2000 by jdubach

5.0 out of 5 stars burroughs' best on compact disc
i find the entire recording masterful, but partic- larly never tire of the first three cuts. wsb is chiefly thought of as speaking in that distinc- tive monotone, but he uses his... Read more
Published on October 21, 1999 by jonathan keller

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