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The Anthology: 1968-1992
: :Culled from Richard Pryor's seven Warner Bros. albums and the Pryor archives, this two-disc collection contians 26 of his essential routines. The track \''M.S.\'' was previously available only on the nine-CD box set ...And It's Deep Too! The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings.No Track Information AvailableMedia Type: CDArtist: PRYOR,RICHARDTitle: ANTHOLOGY 1968-92Street Release Date: 01/15/2002DomesticGenre: COMEDY
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...Is It Something I Said?
: :From the first cut to the last, this rollicking CD is proof of Pryor's immense talent and influence. His impression of a windy preacher ('Eulogy') is the routine that launched a thousand black comics that came after. 'Life is not the ultimate test. The ultimate test is whether your ass will survive Death. Nobody we know has passed this test, least of all this sorry mother.' Neither imitated nor equaled is Pryor's signature character 'Mudbone,' who dominates the ...
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Richard Pryor: ...And It's Deep Too! The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968-1992)
: :One can't help but feel both elated and sad when listening to this colossal overview of Richard Pryor's recorded work. Multiple sclerosis has silenced the greatest humorist of his generation, and that's tragic for Pryor. But it's also a heartbreaking loss for comedy, for, as these discs amply illustrate, the man who exploded the parameters of stage comedy in the '70s could have taken it in wild new directions. As it was, Pryor fleshed out Lenny Bruce's commitment ...
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That Nigger's Crazy
: :One can't help but feel both elated and sad when listening to this colossal overview of Richard Pryor's recorded work. Multiple sclerosis has silenced the greatest humorist of his generation, and that's tragic for Pryor. But it's also a heartbreaking loss for comedy, for, as these discs amply illustrate, the man who exploded the parameters of stage comedy in the '70s could have taken it in wild new directions. As it was, Pryor fleshed out Lenny Bruce's commitment ...
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Bicentennial Nigger
: :One can't help but feel both elated and sad when listening to this colossal overview of Richard Pryor's recorded work. Multiple sclerosis has silenced the greatest humorist of his generation, and that's tragic for Pryor. But it's also a heartbreaking loss for comedy, for, as these discs amply illustrate, the man who exploded the parameters of stage comedy in the '70s could have taken it in wild new directions. As it was, Pryor fleshed out Lenny Bruce's commitment ...
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Evolution/Revolution: The Early Years (1966-1974)
:Album Description:Before he was doubling over audience members with profanity-laced sketches and stories, thus igniting a comic revolution, Richard Pryor was a young joke man struggling with his identity. In the late 1960s and early 1970s Pryor transformed himself from a nonthreatening, middlebrow comic to a controversial, X-rated sensation, and in turn forever transformed the landscape of comedy in the process. For the first time, those contrasting worlds have been brought together on Evolution/Revolution: Early Years (1966-1974), a ...
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American Light Music Classics
from: Hyperion UK
:Album Description:Before he was doubling over audience members with profanity-laced sketches and stories, thus igniting a comic revolution, Richard Pryor was a young joke man struggling with his identity. In the late 1960s and early 1970s Pryor transformed himself from a nonthreatening, middlebrow comic to a controversial, X-rated sensation, and in turn forever transformed the landscape of comedy in the process. For the first time, those contrasting worlds have been brought together on Evolution/Revolution: Early Years (1966-1974), a ...
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Craps
: :Rough, raw, raunchy, and pre-Hollywood polish, this CD shows the qualities that made Pryor sui generis, a standup legend. Recorded live at the Redd Foxx Club in 1971, the routines are informal, tightly delivered, brutally honest, and very funny. Who but Pryor could deliver a line like 'Never take your wife to an orgy. They always say, 'You never touch me like that.'' Not only do you laugh, you believe the man knows from experience. Many of these ...
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Black Ben the Blacksmith
: :Everybody has an off night, even a maestro like Richard Pryor. Or it could be sloppy editing; Black Ben the Blacksmith jumps from bit to bit, which can be distracting and makes one wish they included the entire routine to keep Pryor's narrative flow intact. Still, there are occasional flashes of his irreverent, gritty brilliance--a more ambitious or influential comic has never mounted the stage. For example, Pryor starts off the title story, a tale of interracial romance ...
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Supernigger
: :'Look--up in the sky! It's a crow! It's a bat! It's ...' A collection of routines (or portions of routines) culled from other Pryor CDs, Supernigger works best as an introduction to the comedian's standup act. If you've only seen the concert films and want to hear what all the fuss is about, Supernigger can whet your appetite. Anyone who's more than a casual fan, however, will likely be turned off by this CD's sloppy editing and jerky ...
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