Back in Town
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Back in Town
- Artist: George Carlin
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- Release Date: September 17, 1996
- Type: Contains explicit content, Live
- Genre: Spoken Word
Review
George Carlin fluctuates between two polar extremes of intellect on Back in Town. The album is mostly plagued by this single problem, which prevents it from reaching the heights it might have otherwise. Carlin's material is consistent, in that it all takes the form of societal criticism, but whereas his caustic gaze can sometimes intelligently deconstruct an issue as complicated as abortion, elsewhere his routine devolves into mere profane insults and gross-out humor. The aforementioned abortion bit joins a discussion of familiar expressions as the disc's highlights, and most of the parodies of modern phenomena in "Free-Floating Hostility" are on the mark. This meditation on capital punishment and state-prison farms drags on with jokes taken so far that it's difficult to remember Carlin is actually parodying these issues. Also, skip over "Farting in Public" -- the title speaks for itself. ~ Brian Egan, Rovi| Back in Town (1961 Album by Buddy Greco) | |
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For the 2006 jazz album by Matt Dusk, see Back in Town (Matt Dusk album). For the 1964 album by The Kingston Trio, see Back in Town (Kingston Trio album).
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| Live album by George Carlin | ||||
| Released | September 17, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | March 29–30, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Comedy | |||
| Length | 61:07 | |||
| Label | Atlantic/WEA | |||
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Back in Town is George Carlin's ninth HBO special. It was also released on CD on September 17, 1996. This was also his first of many performances at the Beacon Theater in New York City.
Track listing
- "Abortion" - 8:41
- "Sanctity of Life" - 3:50
- "Capital Punishment" - 8:40
- "State Prison Farms" - 8:13
- "Farting in Public" - 3:00
- "Familiar Expressions" - 9:14
- "Free-Floating Hostility" - 19:30
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- a) Quote Marks in the Air
- b) Badda-Boom, Badda-Bing
- c) Bad Hair Day
- d) I Heard That
- e) My Needs Aren't Being Met
- f) Mickey Mouse's Birthday
- g) The Two Pandas in the Zoo
- h) Sperm/Egg-Donors, etc.
- i) Innocent Victims
- j) Personal Bottles of Water
- k) Women with Hyphenated Names
- l) Telephone Calling Plans
- m) Motivation Tapes/Books
- n) One-Hour Photo Finishing
- o) Too Many Vehicles
- p) Backwards Baseball Hats
- q) Earrings on Men
- r) Colored Ribbons
- s) Christian Athletes and Voices in One's Head
- t) Aftershave and Cologne
- u) Cowboy Hats and Cowboy Boots
- v) Assholes with Camcorders
- w) Whining Baby Boomers
- x) In Defense of Politicians
- y) Why I Don't Vote
- z) Credits
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