Richard Pryor - Richard Pryor: ...And It's Deep Too! The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968-1992)
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Free Music Review: With apologies to Groucho...
Hit: 5 Stars
Pryor was the greatest comedian of the twentieth century. While I wouldn't swear he had more to say about class than Karl Marx, I'm certain he had more to teach folks (esp. middle-class white folks) about race than Richard Wright and Cornell West put together. And though his "wimmin" problems reveal more about Richard than anybody else, his take on love itself is imbued with heart and wit and soul. Sure, he may be "in love with love," as they say, but that sure beats what nine out of ten gangsta rappers have to say on the subject. And, speaking of which, as with George Clinton, there is simply no way to underestimate Pryor's influence on hip hop culture. From Run-DMC to Redman, it's clear that the funniest rappers have long had these recordings down cold. Even if you own no other spoken word discs, you owe yourself a splurge on this one. A bargain at twice the price.Also highly recommended: the "Wanted: Live in Concert" and "Live on Sunset Strip" videos.
Free Music Review: No one has topped him. This is a must have!
Hit: 5 Stars
Any self-respecting comedy aficianado cannot do without this set. Richard Pryor, together with his peer George Carlin in the '60s & '70s, simply raised the bar of stand-up and has never been surpassed (the closest someone's come thus far has been Sam Kinison and Chris Rock). The good news to the uninitiated is that none of the material on these albums, even the earliest, has dated in the least. It's still fresh, vibrant, and hilarious because Pryor, like most great artists, worked from a closely autobiographical and personal viewpoint. His work was largely apolitical (in the Mark Russell/Capitol Steps sense) and he stayed clear of many pop-culture references, ensuring his comedy a very long shelf life. There isn't one bad disc in the set and the "archives" disc is just as strong. Buy this box and don't let future generations forget this master (as they are starting to forget about Kinison). Oh, and did I mention that you'll be out of breath from laughing so hard?Free Music Review: The funniest man alive
Hit: 5 Stars
Here is something that Richard Pryor fans have been waiting for, for a long time. His classic Warner/Reprise albums are now finally available on CD, all except for "Is It Something I Said?" have never been released on CD until now. Lavishly packaged with a booklet that gives you an overview of Richard's career. The discs come in cardboard slip cases that look like miniature versions of the original LP's. Besides all of the classic routines featured, the real bonuses are an eighth disc that has over an hour of unreleased material, and at the end of the "Here And Now" disc is a 30 minute interview. Richard's ability to be extremely funny, profane, and sensitive are the things that set him apart from other comics. His gift for making something beautiful out his own personal pain is why he is and always will be the greatest comedian of all time. This box is a must have!!!Free Music Review: And it's great, too.
Hit: 5 Stars
As great as Eddie Murphy's stand-up shows of the 80s were, when you look back, he owes most of his success to Pryor. Eddie had the boundless energy and the dead-on impressions, but he didn't have a fraction of the depth. This is a great boxed set, with 8 CDs of material, plus a wonderful booklet, the cover of which has an alarming photo of Pryor as a bushman. It reflects the material on the discs--alarming and hilarious. You never know what's around the corner. You have to be prepared to laugh or cry at a moment's notice. Pryor, through his life and work, mastered the confessional, the imitative, and the physical comedy, and became a prophet in the eyes of other comics. To get the full effect, Pryor needs to be seen, and there are several VHS and DVD concert videos. However, this set contains some of his classic albums of the 70s, of which only the audio remains.Free Music Review: How could Richard earn anything less than 5 stars?
Hit: 5 Stars
It has been said that the United States has produced three truly great comics -- Mark Twain, Lenny Bruce, and Richard Pryor. I'd say that is about right.Its about time Pryor's work was made available in remastered CD form. I liked the book that came along with the CDs, but I hate when CDs are packaged in cardboard envelopes (Jewel Boxes are the way to go for CD packaging as far as I'm concerned). That would be my only complaint regarding this box set, and it has nothing to do with the content of the CDs.
What's on the CDs are pure gold. Every black comedian to arrive on the scene since 1980 has been compared to Richard Pryor. Once you listen to this material, you'll realise that Pryor has no equal. His comedy is something that is going to outlast us all.