Dead City Radio

Dead City Radio Artist: William S. Burroughs
Label: Fontana Island
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 042284626422
EAN: 0042284626422
ASIN: B000001FYF


Release Date: 1990-08-31

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Tracks:

  1. Williams Welcome (What Are You Here For?)
  2. A Thanksgiving Prayer
  3. Naked Lunch Excerpts (You Got Any Eggs For Fats?)/Dinner Conversation (The Snakes)
  4. Ah Pook The Destroyer/Brion Gysin's All-Purpose Bedtime Story
  5. After-Diner Conversation (An Atrocious Conceit)/Where He Was Going
  6. Kill The Badger!
  7. A New Standard By Which To Measure Infamy
  8. The Sermon On The Mount 1 (WSB Reads The Good Book)
  9. No More Stalins, No More Hitlers
  10. The Sermon On The Mount 2
  11. Scandal At The Jungle Hiltons
  12. The Sermon On The Mount 3
  13. Love Your Enemies
  14. Dr. Benway's House
  15. Apocalypse
  16. The Lord's Prayer
  17. Ich Bin Von Kopf Bis Fuss Auf Liebe Eingestellt (Falling In Love Again)

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  1. Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales
  2. Call Me Burroughs
  3. Kerouac: Kicks Joy Darkness
  4. William S. Burroughs - Commissioner of Sewers
  5. The Jack Kerouac Collection

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Death needs time to grow on.......2007-03-28

for our pook's sweet sake, you stupid, greedy, vlugar Ugly American Death-Sucker!- William S. Burroughs

If you haven't experienced the world's oldest beatnick, here's your chance! Burroughs strips off the thin verneer of culture to expose the maggoty underbelly!

4 out of 5 stars My favourite Burroughs Audio Collection, -Little better than Spare Ass.......2005-09-22

This is an excellent collection of spoken word put to burnt-out, creepy subway sounds, and other beats. The short story called "where he was going" is a standout too.
"A new standard by which to measure imfamy", is a nice one about the titanic disaster, and "Ah pook, the Destroyer" is a catchy little number.

This is an excellent introduction to Burroughs, and a fun listen
-because burroughs always sounds like he just swallowed an ashtray.

5 out of 5 stars "We're all here to go...!".......2004-07-06

One of my favorite albums and I own thousands. Possibly the best setting of Burrough's words to music. Love the vintage TV orchestral cuts. Caution: I have bought this album for several friends who have never said a word about it! "What are we here for?"

5 out of 5 stars Ode to apocalypse- the monsters behind the machine...........2004-03-09

If you've never read Burroughs, or if it has been awhile and you would like to refresh your acquaintance, then this recording is what you are looking for. The old magician gives readings from a variety of sources including _Naked Lunch_, _Interzone_, and _The Western Lands_. He invokes his vision in the name of Pan, god of panic; Ah Pook, the destroyer; and even Jesu the Christ. "Invoke" is the proper word, for this is a work of magic. Burroughs is weaving a vision. He wants us to peek through the chinks and see the monsters that lie behind the machine- behind the great shining lies. His objective is no less than a basic disruption of reality itself. This is art as magic, artist as magician.

Remember: 1)Control is controlled by the need to control- just like a junky on junk, 2)Everything is permitted BECAUSE nothing is true, and It's the little touches that make a future solid enough to destroy.

5 out of 5 stars CLASSIC BURROUGHS.......2003-09-14

Track number two (THANKSGIVING PRAYER) is alone worth the price of this CD.

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  2. Da Turdy Point Buck, Vol. 2: Da Sequel ~ Bananas at Large
  3. Phonetically Speaking - And Don't Forget the Piano ~ Victor Borge
  4. Attracting Prosperity ~ Steven Halpern
  5. Reads on the Road ~ Jack Kerouac
  6. Toledo Window Box ~ George Carlin
  7. This Honky's Nuts ~ Don Imus
  8. Opie & Anthony's Demented World ~ Opie & Anthony's Demented World
  9. The Bible ~ Sir Laurence Olivier
  10. What's in a Name ~ Rodney Dangerfield

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