Steven Wright - I Still Have a Pony
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Free Music Review: Same as his DVD - When the leaves blow away
Hit: 4 Stars
This audio CD is the audio portion of the DVD "When the leaves blow away" which is his new DVD.
If you would like and audio version of his DVD to listen to in the car or rip for your mp3 collection, then get this.
Otherwise I would recommend his DVD.
Free Music Review: ...but it's still Steven Wright
Hit: 4 Stars
It may not quite have the same hallowed stature, humour, and pithy observations of his previous Pony 2 decades past, but it's still vintage Wright. And that's not wrong.Free Music Review: Old reliable scores again!
Hit: 4 Stars
Wherever he goes and often saying the same thing,steven wright scores and this is another one for your collection.Free Music Review: A Weak Follow-Up to a Classic
Hit: 3 Stars
From my blog review: [...]
"I Still Have a Pony," one should know, is the exact same material performed by Steven Wright in his recent DVD, Steven Wright: When the Leaves Blow Away. My brother and I caught "Leaves" on Comedy Central a few weeks before I purchased this and I couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed when I realized what I was hearing.
Still, Steven Wright has always been one of my favorite stand-up comedians, and his representation in my library has been disappointingly thin until now. The material is not quite as outlandish as it had been on the classic I Have a Pony; there is no equivalent to the "Jiggs Casey" routine. In many ways, it feels as though the two volumes should have been one full-fledged performance, and that it had been distilled for the first release. Consequently, this second volume is noticeably thinner, though this is not to say it doesn't deliver. Lying in bed, listening to the album on my iPod, I know I interrupted my wife's reading of Anne Frank - The Diary of a Young Girl with laughter several times, and likely at very inappropriate moments for her.
For those looking to incorporate Steven Wright into their libraries, I Have a Pony is still the strongest, most rewarding release to date and an essential comedy album. For those who already have "I Have a Pony," it's not necessary to supplement with both the "Still Have" CD and "Leaves" DVD; go with the DVD, if only to actually see Wright perform his material.
Free Music Review: Funny, but the first one was funnier
Hit: 3 Stars
I was a big fan of Steven Wright's humor when he was starting out. I own his first CD (I Have A Pony).
Steven appeared on Conan O'Brien the Thursday before this CD was released. When asked why he waited 20 years to make another CD, Steven's response was, "I didn't want to be overexposed".
Steven's style hasn't changed much, and I was glad that the CD doesn't have any repeated jokes from the first CD. I busted a gut at some of his guitar songs (there aren't that many), and there were plenty laugh out loud moments, but it has less zing than his earlier work.
I continue to have respect for Steven's work, but if I had to choose between this one and the first CD, I would choose the first one. Still, this CD is certainly good for a first time listen.