Bigger & Blacker

Artist: Chris Rock Label: Dreamworks Category: Music Average customer rating: Format: Explicit Lyrics Media: Audio Cassette Number Of Discs: 1 UPC: 600445005549 EAN: 0600445005549 ASIN: B00000JSE2 Release Date: 1999-07-13

Tracks:

1. Clermont Lodge #1 [*][Version]
2. Black Mall
3. ODB - W.O.W. #1
4. Crazy White Kids
5. Monica Interview
6. Porno Psa
7. No Sex
8. Taxes
9. ODB - W.O.W. #2
10. Savion Glover
11. Insurance
12. Clermont Lounge #2
13. Nerd & Fly Girl
14. Race
15. NYPD
16. ODB - W.O.W. #3
17. Roger & Zapp
18. Two Women
19. Table Dance
20. Snow Flake
21. Women
22. Me & ODB

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Customer Reviews:

Bigger, blacker, and funnier.......2005-09-07

very funny.......2004-03-20

the stand up is great.......2003-09-12

Disappointing.......2003-02-04

The Stand-Up Is Great, the Skits and Songs Are Hit and Miss.......2002-03-08

The stand-up is some of his best. The first two stand-up tracks, "Black Mall" and "Crazy White Kids," are among his greatest hits. Rock takes on such current events as Columbine ("'What music did they listen to?' WHO CARES?! What music did Hitler listen to? What was on his CD player?") and the Lewinski Scandal ("The President is a man, and a man is basically only as faithful as his options.") and talks about such timeless themes as homophobia ("There's no reason to be homophobic. Everyone has at least a gay cousin."), men having affairs ("It's the same two women: The one you love, and the one who loves you. One has the best...the other makes the best pancakes in the world.") and, yes, race ("There ain't a White man in this room who'd trade places with me, and I'm rich!"), sometimes profoundly, sometimes profanely, and always avoiding the cliches and stereotypes on which lesser comics coast. The only problem is the sound quality, which slides in and out, so be prepared to keep your finger on the volume control button.

As far as the skits and songs, Rock is a "Saturday Night Live" alumnus, and while he's one of the best of late, he demonstrates that show's biggest weakness. While the premises of his skits range from amusing to very clever, too many of them go on for far too long. His shorter skits ("ODB - W.O.W." #1, 2, 3; "Roger & Zapp," "Savion Glover") are hilarious, but some of his longer skits ("Nerd & Fly Girl," "Table Dance/Snow Flake") go on forever, long after they've ceased to be entertaining.

Still, his stand-up and his funnier pieces, especially "No Sex," "Me & ODB" and the divinely inspired ghost track, are worth sitting through his pieces that drag. And remember: There is no sex in the champagne room.

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2. This Honky's Nuts ~ Don Imus
3. Transcribed ~ Spike Jones
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5. Meditations for Loving Relationships ~ Allen Holmquist
6. Meditations for Life Without Cigarettes ~ Allen Holmquist
7. Built for Comfort ~ Monique Marvez
8. Nuff Said ~ Clinton Jackson
9. First Lady and the Tramp ~ Capitol Steps
10. Solitaire You Own the World ~ Apes Of God

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