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After taking some time off to get his life together, George Carlin came back with A Place for My Stuff!, a combination of live material and some that had been recorded in the studio (fake announcements, commercials, and interviews). The live standup bits are among the best he's done, though there is a definite nasty edge to some of it (notably the short track "Abortion," which is little more than a cheap shot followed by crowd reaction). Still, the majority of the release shows Carlin revitalize   [ read more ]

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Steering away from such a heavy emphasis on drug material had an interesting effect on Carlin's comedy; here it's a bit more nasty and there's a lot more emphasis on vulgarity for vulgarity's sake. Blatant use of the f-word is only the beginning; there's also more of an emphasis on bodily functions than you'd ever want to hear in polite company. Side two goes a bit more into thoughtful territory, with free association, ruminations on "flesh-colored" Band-Aids, and the nature of sports. The best bit is {&   [ read more ]

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Occupation Foole was comedian George Carlin's third release for the Little David label in 1973 and the follow up to Class Clown. While this disc as a whole lives up to Carlin's insightful brilliance, it's the least powerful of his early releases. Some of these bits, especially the revamped "Seven Dirty Words" routine, "Filthy Words," come across like after thoughts that haven't been fully developed. While many of these routines employ Carlin's universal ironic observations, some have   [ read more ]

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Playin' With Your Head turned out to be a landmark outing for George Carlin -- the last truly funny album he made before attempting to become his old mentor, Lenny Bruce, and spent the '90s railing against right-wingers in most unamusing fashion. The less-topical, more lighthearted routines here are complemented by Carlin's devastating sense of timing, which had never been sharper (newly sober, he'd completely ditched the stoner voice and meandering riffs that sometimes marred his '70s work) and   [ read more ]

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The cover on this one tells you pretty much all you need to know about the dominant subject material here -- drugs. The beginning of the album dwells fairly directly on the subject (you'll never look at the Seven Dwarves the same way again), but much of the rest of the album's material draws heavily from stoner culture; it's hard to imagine someone straight and sober spending as much time thinking or talking about snot or farts as Carlin has here. That's not all there is to the album, though. There's    [ read more ]

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With Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics, George Carlin turns in a typically entertaining of politically-charged comedy punctuated by a couple of cutting routines about personal habits and social quirks. While his humor hasn't changed dramatically since the '70s, he is still consistently funny and, occasionally, thought-provoking. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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On the last of the classic records released by Little David, Carlin is sporting a touch of grey on the cover of this one, and with that telltale sign of aging comes a more mature perspective in the material. First off, his volume level seems very restrained throughout, and this lack of shouting makes the insightful observations sink in much more effectively than when he was shouting. There's also less reliance on the infamous seven words on television or the toilet jokes of old, replaced instead with    [ read more ]

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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 form reaching the heights it might have otherwise. Carlin's material is consistent in that it all takes the form of societal criticism, but whereas at times his caustic gaze can intelligently deconstruct an issue as complicated as abortion, elsewhere his routine devolves into mere profane insults and gross-out humor. The aforementioned abortion bit    [ read more ]

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As the years progress, George Carlin only gets angrier -- and, considering that the world is just getting more ridiculous, that may be the only response. Fortunately, his anger keeps him sharp, and that's why he's still fascinating and funny in 1999, when most of his peers have dried up. The key to his success is that he doesn't continue to recycle his routines -- he writes new material which illustrates that he's not just a comedian, he's a commentator. He tackles a number of subjects on {^You Are All D   [ read more ]

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During the early '70s, few comedians were as influential, controversial, or funny as George Carlin. Picking up where Lenny Bruce left off, Carlin became the counterculture comedian, vigorously pushing the limits of good taste while making pointed political and social commentaries. He did this in concert, but also did it on wax -- for the label Little David. Prior to signing with Little David, he cut an album in 1967, but that was before his transformation to radical joke-maker. With 1971's {^   [ read more ]

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Comedian George Carlin's definitive monologue was delivered on 1972's Class Clown album in the form of "Seven Dirty Words You Can Never Say on Television." While the majority of routines on Class Clown dealt with Carlin's self examination surrounding his Irish Catholic upbringing, he saved his controversial tour de force as the album's grand finale. The record buying public embraced the album; however, the FCC and Supreme Court held the routine as the epitome of tastelessness, threatening to    [ read more ]

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