Bill Cosby - Revenge
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Free Music Review: Another solid album from Bill 'LP a year' Cosby
Hit: 4 Stars
Yep, an LP per year. His debut in 63 and then one per year until this one in 1967. Which by any comedic barometer must be regarded as a pretty fine effort since they are all so consistent. With a clean but mildly cheeky and wildly funny child like quality, Cosby has on this album continued very much in the vein of his earlier works.
Once again we find the comic making fun of human failings and character defects but with a warm feeling that lets you know that he realises we need all these quirks to make the human race function. He discusses wives, daughters, brothers and lots of the usual anecdotes of growing up in the 'projects'.
The production is again by Roy Silver and it hasn't faded nor does it sound creaky - and this is a recording done live over 40 years ago. Thankfully the original liner notes by Stan Cornyn way back in '67 are reproduced on this Warner Archives release and they really do add to your enjoyment of the overall package. Highly recommended even if some of this stuff may be a bit jarringly vanilla to a younger listener.
Free Music Review: Cosby's "Revenge"
Hit: 4 Stars
Hard to beleive that forty years ago Bill Cosby was one of the hottest standup comedians around. The numerous live albums he recorded all have very funny moments. Cosby told terrific stories, particularly about childhood. Those stories are the highlights here. The title piece is pure standup Cosby, a funny, biting, self-effacing tale that nails what its like to be a child perfectly. The other highlight on the album is two connected stories under the title "Buck Buck" that introduces Fat Albert, one of Cosby's most memorable characters. Another terrific childhood tale is "9th Street Bridge," in which Bill and Old Weird Harold get stranded at the horror movies.Overall, an excellent collection of humorous stories from the man who was once the King of the standup comedians.
Free Music Review: Long and rambly in parts, but "Buck Buck" is great
Hit: 3 Stars
The problem with a grat deal of this album, as is the case with much of the Cos' later work, is that many of the routines on this CD are too long and rambling. However, "Buck Buck" is the price of admission in itself! A true classic, this is the routine that introduced the world to Fat Albert. Several years later, this classic routine was recreated for an entire episode of "Fat Albert" ("Hey man, these guys got rocks in their pockets!"). To those of us whose introduction to the Cos was the Fat Albert cartoons of the mid-70s, this CD is a revelation and will bring back fond memroes of at least a couple of Fat Albert episodes (as was the case with "Tonsils," Chicken Heart," and "Go Carts" from "Wonderfulness.").
BTW, You might wanna use a disclaimer with your kids and tell them that they're not supposed to play "Buck Buck" in real life, as we got in trouble for trying this as children.