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Evolution/Revolution: The Early Years (1966-1974) (EXPLICIT) (CD)

By: Richard Pryor (Artist)
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DISC 1 for Evolution/Revolution: The Early Years (1966-1974) (EXPLICIT) (CD) Album By Richard Pryor (Artist)
1   Peoria
2   Improv, Pt. 1
3   Heart & Brain
4   Taxi Cabs & Subways
5   Playboy Club
6   Rumpelstiltskin
7   Slippin' In Poo Poo
8   Birth Control
9   Nigger Babies
10   Faith Healer
11   Black Power
12   I Feel
13   Jail
14   Prison Play (aka Black Ben The Blacksmith)
15   Directions
16   Movie Stars In The Bathroom
17   War Movies
18   Army, The
19   Hippy Dippys
20   Hank's Place
21   Improv, Pt. 2
22   Mankind
 
DISC 2 for Evolution/Revolution: The Early Years (1966-1974) (EXPLICIT) (CD) Album By Richard Pryor (Artist)
1   Prelude
2   Gettin' High
3   F**k From Memory
4   Big Tits
5   Gettin' Some
6   President, The
7   Ass-Hole
8   Line-Up, The
9   Masturbating
10   Religion
11   Black Preachers
12   Being Born
13   Blow Our Image
14   Blackjack
15   I Spy Cops
16   Sugar Ray
17   White Folks
18   Indians
19   Ass Wupin'
20   Got A Dollar
21   Pres' Black Baby
22   Dope
23   Wino Panthers
24   After Hours
25   280 Pound Ass
26   Crap Game
27   Insurance Man
28   Black And Proud
29   Gettin' The Nut
30   F**k The Faggot
31   Jackin' Off
32   Snappin' Pussy
33   Fartin'
34   Wattstax Monologue: Niggers / The Handshake / Rummage Sale/Stylin' / Whitey / Justifiable Homicide / Supper Nigger / Marijawani
35   Whorehouse Pt. 1
36   Whorehouse Pt. 2
37   Niggers & Italians
38   Jim Brown
39   Black Films
40   Jesus Saves
41   Street Corner Wino
42   Wino & Junkie
43   Interview
 
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Uncut (p.114) - 4 stars out of 5 - "This is a vital set for anyone interested in the history of stand-up..."

Title Note

Recording information: 1966 - 1974.

This two-disc Rhino set compiles recordings from the formative years in the career of one of standup comedy's most important and influential figures. The set, entitled EVOLUTION/REVOLUTION, divides Richard Pryor's material into two distinct camps. The EVOLUTION disc covers 1966-1968, and shows the comedian still finding his voice and style. Pryor was much safer on these early outings, and borrows many of his cadences and sound effects from his successful contemporary, Bill Cosby. The material is enjoyable, and Pryor's delivery dynamic, but the real juice is saved for Disc Two.

Pryor's performances changed radically in the 1970s. REVOLUTION shows him dispensing with conventional standup altogether, and unleashing a new persona that knew no limits or taboos. Much like that of Lenny Bruce before him, Pryor's act was profane and brutally honest, probing mercilessly at issues like racism, drugs, sexuality, and social injustice. As much a social critic as a laugh man, Pryor's was confrontational and timely, and his '70s work holds up very well as a document of the era. Extended character improvisations, like "Wino & Junkie," are biting, hilarious, and poignant at once, and prove, with the rest of this excellent set, the growth and range of Pryor's genius.

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