Appetite for Disruption

Appetite for Disruption Artist: Touch Tone Terrorists
Label: Infestation Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 663300448820
EAN: 0663300448820
ASIN: B00000G1AG


Release Date: 2000-02-21

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Listmania:

  1. My fave albums of all time (well most of em)
  2. Best CDs EVER!

Tracks:

  1. Power Outage
  2. City Brake
  3. Drunken Job Applicant
  4. Ho De Do
  5. Retirement Home
  6. Landfill
  7. Scooter's Transmissions
  8. Asbestos Chef
  9. Liquor for Louie
  10. Kelsey's Liquor Store
  11. Dr. Junkyard Willie, M.D.
  12. Heavy Metal Hotel Destroyers
  13. Airplane Hubcaps
  14. Go'n Postal
  15. Porta-Potty
  16. Bassist from Woodstock
  17. Scooter Roof'n
  18. Auto Dealership Dispute

Similar Items:

  1. A Permanent Lapse of Reason
  2. Customer Service Disasters
  3. Customer Service Crackpots
  4. The Best Uncensored Crank Calls, Vol. 3
  5. Best Uncensored Crank Calls, Vol. 2

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Give it up.........2005-09-07

their first cd was very funny .. unfortunately, their second attempt was a stretch, to say the least...it sounds like they ran out of material.

5 out of 5 stars The first in the series - collect them all!.......2002-06-20

Seriously, if you like this type of humour, you should buy all four Touch Tone Terrorists' CDs (the fourth CD actually is called Junkyard Willie Prank Call Tapes because RePete, the fellow who does all the voices, was not happy with the word "terrorists" after what happened on September 11, 2001).

This first CD was released in 1998 and is "independently distributed" - that is, it is difficult to find it in major stores, and outside the US the chances are even slimmer. Thank God for online retailers.

This opening CD introduces the three main characters who feature throughout the series and also some secondary on-and-off ones.

Willie is a man with a coarse voice and extremely abrupt manner (he used to be a Drill Sergeant in the Army, as you will later find out). Willie is even better developed in subsequent CDs as an angry and aggressive janitor, where he does his best to describe his latest flushing challenges.

There is also Blade, a dude who is always either drunk or on drugs. Blade likes throwing up on the phone (sounds are superbly recreated, but may be a bit over the top for those on the sensitive side!).

My favourite throughout the series is Jim-Bob, a retarded redneck with a bit of old-fashioned elegance about him (note how sparingly he uses profanity and his peculiar choice of swear words). I think he is also the author's favourite: there is this unmistakable flash of inspiration whenever RePete does Jim-Bob's stuttering, annoying and impatient character. I bet you'll like "Scooter's Transmissions", "City Brake" and "Scooter's Roof'n", where Jim-Bob's country charms are best represented.

The CD closes with "Auto Dealership Dispute", where you never stop wonering WHY OR WHY these people keep going on and on and on arguing with unspeakably arrogant car mechanic who keeps pumping up his abuse. Why don't they just call another dealership? It is a mystery. Makes you think some customers would put up with just about anything.

A superb CD. You will not regret buying it.

5 out of 5 stars Groundbreaking.......2001-10-18

The pranks of the Touchtone Terrorists are quite simply some of the most brilliant and important contributions to the comic world that I can remember. That is not hyperbole, it is the god's honest truth.
Forget everything you've ever known about "prank phone calls." The cliched tactics of badgering and harassing people who simply hang up the phone once they realize they're getting jerked around are dead. The fact that the TTT have people calling them thinking they are reaching customer service representatives makes all the difference in the world. The victims' reactions make up the ingredients of pure, honest comedy-- shock, confusion and finally anger. It is this purity of the induced reactions that separates the work of the Touchtone Terrorists from anyone before or since them.
If you are fan of the age-old and timeless form of comedy known as the practical joke, treat yourself to this CD.

4 out of 5 stars the best prankster yet!.......2001-08-14

this is not repete's best work (see "a permanent lapse of reason"), but it is much funnier than just about any other pranker out there! highly recommended! also, PLEASE! check out john bean (type "the real leroy mercer is john bean") he is a country boy from east tennessee who died from cancer in the early 80's but decided to go out with a bang! roy mercer stole his act!

4 out of 5 stars Can't be compared to the Jerky Boys.......2001-02-16

The only similarity would be that both the Jerky Boys and The Touch-Tone Terrorists belong in the "prank phone call" genre. The overall approach of both is different.

The first and second Jerky Boys CD's were the very best- the spontaneity and originality of the pranks made them classic. By the third and fourth CD's the boys were running out of steam, the fifth CD was mainly filler. The boys made prank phone calls an art form, mainly because the characters (Sol, Frank Rizzo,Jack Tors) were so colorful. The concept was simple, Johnny or Kamal would call someone and raise hell.

The Touch-Tone Terrorists take prank phone calls to new heights. RePete has numerous 800 numbers, and the callers (victims) think they are calling freight shippers, college admissions offices, insurance companies, etc. Instead of customer service they get Willie, Jim-Bob or Blade, who procede to skillfully enrage the customers.

This type of humor is not for everyone, but if you're a bit cruel at heart you'll love TTT.

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  5. Mahvelous! ~ Billy Crystal
  6. Philosophy: The Best of Bill Hicks ~ Bill Hicks
  7. On the Road with Lewis Grizzard ~ Lewis Grizzard
  8. Long Story Short ~ Sekou Sundiata
  9. The Voice of Langston Hughes ~ Langston Hughes
  10. Totally Committed ~ Jeff Foxworthy

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Luz De Luna ~ Yolandita Monge

Appetite for Disruption ~ Touch Tone Terrorists

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Para Volver!!! ~ Los Brios

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