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Free Music Notes for Feelin' Kinda PattonFree Music Review: SQUIBBLYFLAPPITYDOO! Thank you, Night Ranger! Hit: 5 Stars
Easily ranks up there with the favorites in my contemporary standup comedy CD collection, along with Dave Attell, Dana Gould, David Cross, and Robert Schimmel. I encourage any fans of those guys to check out this CD. Patton's onstage superpowers lie in his one-two punch of eloquent, erudite wordplay (like his hypothetical but all-too-believable Black Angus appetizer menu) punctuated with precision-timed, Tourettesque outbursts of profanity. Like any great artist, he knows the awesome potential of "found items"-- in this case a barely-literate porno spam e-mail and a heroin addict lapsing in and out of consciousness at an open-mike comedy night. Like Dennis Miller, he often digs deep into the pop-culture landfill for source material but unlike Mr. Miller, he's thoughtful enough to bring his audience up to speed on any obscure references. The bonus tracks should be familiar to fans of his 1997 HBO special as well as the self-appointed moral guardians at capalert.com --be sure to visit their site for their humor-impaired staff's obliviously hilarious in-depth analysis of Mr. Oswalt's TV work!
Free Music Review: Gil Gerard: FINGER PUPPET! Hit: 5 Stars
Those of you who know Patton Oswalt exclusively from The King of Queens might be shocked at his standup comedy -- it definitely isn't fit for prime time on television. Like the best material from George Carlin and Richard Pryor, Oswalt's rants are very un-P.C., very raunchy, very hilarious and completely out of left field. His targets range from liquor ads to porno e-mails to how much he hates hippies. However, the best material deals with subjects we all are familiar with but take for granted: Paas Easter Egg kits, Tom Carvel ads, the Chipmunks Christmas album and, most memorably, the Black Angus Steak House commercials (run the gauntlet of angry food!). The best rountine, however, is probably a raunchy spoof of movie producer Robert Evans' ESPN radio ads. If you're a fan of Mr. Evans, Diane Keaton, Tom Wopat, Gil Gerard, Angie Dickinson or Loretta Swit, you probably won't appreciate the very raw humor of this album. Patton Oswalt, in this very P.C. era, has the guts to let it all hang out, even at the risk of "gasp!" offending someone. It's nasty, but it's unbelievably funny as well.
Free Music Review: A heroin-crazed Rodney Allen Rippy... Hit: 5 Stars
Patton Oswalt is one of the best comedians going today. The reason: he has respect for comedy. This CD is a perfect example of that respect. In comedy, you can pull no punches. You can't lay off people because they are the president, or metally retarded...or both. Patton's gift is in his descriptive phrasing. He gives so much description into the scenes he paints that you can almost see it. It makes the joke even funnier because you are using almost every single sense you have in order to experience the joke. His best bits are hilarious:
His take on Black Angus and steak in general
80's Metal
Robert Evans on ESPN(anyone who heard those spots will crack up with laughter because it is essentially true)
Bad porn advertising
And my favorite bit...Stella D'oro breakfast treats!(I remember those ads!)
I recommend that you listen to this CD in your house sitting down. Do not use while driving because you will have an accident. Keep it up, Patton. I can't wait to hear another CD.
Free Music Review: Like a certain female body part soaked in apple juice Hit: 5 Stars
Look, I don't even have to read this stupid book to know that it's just more lies from those wimpy liberals who don't love this country and want to nominate Saddam Hussein for the Nobel Peace Prize...wait, wrong review, sorry...what am I reviewing here...oh, Patton Oswalt's CD. Look, just add it to your cart already. DO IT! You'll never eat a steak, or dye Easter eggs, or listen to Alvin and the Chipmunks, or yell at your Tivo, or read your pornographic spam, or hit a midget the same way again. And, I know some of you are sitting there thinking, well, he's just some guy who's on a sitcom and he got famous enough to make a CD. Look you ignorant bastard, Patton Oswalt is not Matt LeBlanc. He's been kicking the ass of all of those "Where are the McNuggets in the chicken" standups long before he ever got on that King of Queens show. So, buy it already. Make sure you don't forget to listen to the hidden track where he duets with Sarah Vowell on "You Don't Bring Me Flowers."
Free Music Review: What A Great CD Hit: 5 Stars
Patton Oswalt is a sheer comic genius. This CD of his proves it once and for all. I've heard a lot of his routines, and the unique thing about him is that he doesnt have the exact same routine with the exact same jokes on all of them. Most comedians have the same jokes over and over, which is usually okay because they're traveling to different audiences who havent heard them yet. But he's so creatively funny, he makes me laugh louder, longer, and most frequently than any other comedian i've heard in a while, and i listen to almost any big name comedian out there. be it lewis black or jerry seinfeld, george carlin or denis leary, patton oswalt has the better jokes in his routine. this is a must-get if you are into good comedy.
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