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Bill Hicks was a hilariously funny man and if you haven't come across his stuff before then this will blow your socks off. From UFOs to the debate between drugs and alcohol to the Kennedy assassination and the first Gulf War, nobody is safe from Hicks anger and wit. If you're already a Hicks fan then ignore this DVD and go out and find yourself the VHS version of this show.
Its not the recording quality that annoyed me although it is bad. The producers have put a disclaimer on the start of it explaining that a copy of this performance was hard to find and the quality of one chapter in particular is poor. I don't care if it looks fuzzy, an overweight bespectacled Hicks prowling a dark stage with a microphone is not visually stimulating even in the best definition. You buy it for his material and delivery, not his choice of turtleneck.
What does spoil this DVD is that its a different and poorer performance of the same show released in the 1990s on VHS. Both were recorded at the same comedy festival but clearly on seperate nights. The material is similar but lacks some of the punch, some jokes are toned down or missed out, Hicks is not on the top of his game. Why the producers could not remaster the VHS version I don't know. Enough people seem to own one. If they're really stuck they can borrow mine. But I'd like it back afterwards so I can enjoy a master at work
Its not the recording quality that annoyed me although it is bad. The producers have put a disclaimer on the start of it explaining that a copy of this performance was hard to find and the quality of one chapter in particular is poor. I don't care if it looks fuzzy, an overweight bespectacled Hicks prowling a dark stage with a microphone is not visually stimulating even in the best definition. You buy it for his material and delivery, not his choice of turtleneck.
What does spoil this DVD is that its a different and poorer performance of the same show released in the 1990s on VHS. Both were recorded at the same comedy festival but clearly on seperate nights. The material is similar but lacks some of the punch, some jokes are toned down or missed out, Hicks is not on the top of his game. Why the producers could not remaster the VHS version I don't know. Enough people seem to own one. If they're really stuck they can borrow mine. But I'd like it back afterwards so I can enjoy a master at work
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
As I sadly never managed to obtain a VHS copy of "Relentless" I gladly snapped this up on DVD upon it's release. Often cited as "the comic's comic", a title that very few fans of truely great comedy would deny him. This was seen by many as Hicks' breakthrough show and it's easy to see why it still remains such a great show to watch 15 years on from his death.
Although the show is now close to being two decades old the material can still be related to as relevant with many of today's current issues both musically and politically. The New Kids On The Block that he happily tore apart with the line "since when did benality and medicrity become a good influence on your kids" can easily be compared with many supposed "artists" from the current crop of generic, manufactured mass marketed talentless rubbish hurled at our sensitive ears by television and radio today.
The First Gulf War in which Bush Sr was behind succumbs to Hicks' fierce rantings and can be compared to his idiotic son's involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan during this decade.
A man not afraid to point out the positive effects of drugs on society rather than just gloom and negativity and the Governments insistance that only "those non-taxed drugs" are bad for you.
To sum it all up the man was indeed a comic genius and many times I have wondered what he would have made of the world today and how he would have dealt with it through his inspirational rantings.
Rest in peace Bill. You may be gone but will never be forgotten.
Although the show is now close to being two decades old the material can still be related to as relevant with many of today's current issues both musically and politically. The New Kids On The Block that he happily tore apart with the line "since when did benality and medicrity become a good influence on your kids" can easily be compared with many supposed "artists" from the current crop of generic, manufactured mass marketed talentless rubbish hurled at our sensitive ears by television and radio today.
The First Gulf War in which Bush Sr was behind succumbs to Hicks' fierce rantings and can be compared to his idiotic son's involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan during this decade.
A man not afraid to point out the positive effects of drugs on society rather than just gloom and negativity and the Governments insistance that only "those non-taxed drugs" are bad for you.
To sum it all up the man was indeed a comic genius and many times I have wondered what he would have made of the world today and how he would have dealt with it through his inspirational rantings.
Rest in peace Bill. You may be gone but will never be forgotten.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
True to say that this is a great and iconic performance that had me watching open mouthed when it was first broadcast (my first experience of Hicks) but, that said, this is indeed a disappointment.
Not only is the quality of the image in part of the show ghastly (as noted by a previous reviewer and only acknowledged by the makers of the DVD once you put the disc on) but it is quite heavily and clumsily edited - 60 minutes as opposed to the 75 quoted on the sleeve. The VHS version is superior if you can still find it.
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