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The Anthology: 1968-1992 by: Richard Pryor List Price: $19.98 CD-Charts Price: $16.99 You Save: $2.99 (15%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD Brand: PRYOR,RICHARD EAN: 0081227840525 Format: Explicit Lyrics Label: Rhino / Wea Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Rhino / Wea Release Date: January 15, 2002 Studio: Rhino / Wea Sales Rank: 14389 MPN: 081227840525 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Album Description: Listening to this two-disc collection, you get a vivid picture of how Richard Pryor's comic genius evolved. He went from the early Cosby-esque style of "Super Nigger" and "Prison Play" to the 'hood humor of "Have Your Ass Home By 11:00" and "Wino & Junkie." Then came his razor-sharp socio-political observations in "Bicentennial Nigger" and "Africa," and the intensely personal, highly publicized travails recounted in "New Year's Eve," "Freebase," and "M.S." Every comic working today owes a debt to this profane-yet-profound genius. Rhino's two-disc Richard Pryor: The Anthology (1968-1992) is jam-packed with 26 of Pryor's most outrageous routines gathered from his seven Warner albums and the Pryor archives. Over 2-hours of hilarity! Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - FUNNY!!!I heard this on a friends ipod and had to buy it for my collection. This was some of the most original and funny comedy material i've heard in awhile. I loved it. Rating:  - Richard at his best!Extremely funny! But raunchy. Had to listen by myself - no kids. Rating: - Good collectionThis is a good intro to Pryor's work and a fine companion piece to EVOLUTION/REVOLUTION, which contains "Craps After Hours" and other early and (mostly) unreleased material. The CD starts off with two early Pryor routines SUPERN----R and the mesmorising PRISON PLAY from his self titiled 1968 debut album. The former is so-so, but PRISON PLAY is an early classic. PP is best heard as it is on EVOLUTION REVOLTION, as part of a longer prison monologue. The TV PANEL routine from that debut album would have fit well here, but space forbade. We jump a few years to some choice cuts from THAT N(egro's)CRAZY (1974) which features Pryor classics such as N(egroes) AND THE POLICE "I am reaching for my driver's license." and THE ... Read More: Rating: - A Genius At His BestI don't doubt that the box set these selections are taken from has many more immaculate moments to offer, but for the money, this 2-CD offering will not cause you any regrets. Some of you may be wondering why I may refer to Pryor's routines as "immaculate," given the free use of schatological language and common themes from his inspired imagination, yet it is not without thought that I chose such term. Let me explain ... underneath, at the root of every Pryor routine there's so much heart, such honest pain turned into laughs, such uncanny gift for showing the absurdity of our social ills, that it is hard to imagine that some divine order of grace has not touched this man. Yes, the language is strong but not because he curses, ... Read More: Rating: - Priceless pieces at a peerless priceYou love this king of cutting-edge comedy, but you don't want to wade through the full 9 CDs of "And It's Deep Too!" which, admittedly, contain more than a bit of dross. So invest in this compact 2-CD set with 2-1/2 hours of Richard's best routines. Then sit back with your drug of choice and bust a gut! Golden! |
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