Life is Worth Losing

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Total Tracks: 11   Total Length: 71:23

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The Angry Days

BillTCat

I'm a huge Carlin fan, and I definitely recommend this CD. But, I will be honest, this is not the best of Carlin. A lot of it is angry and uncomfortable, at times just a rant. And while Carlin could be both funny and insightful in his diatribes, in this one he mostly comes across as tired and bitter. It's worth hearing, but if you've not heard much of his material I'd definitely recommend one of his lighter albums (maybe Carlin on Campus, Place for my Stuff, or Class Clown), or his more tongue in cheek attacks on the idiocy of society (for example, Jammin’ in New York, or Parental Advisory).

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Best of Carlin's Last 5

amiam

TIP: If you hear one GC bit from the last 10 years, make it "Dumb Americans." REVIEW: After GC died, I revisited all his most recent work (thanks emusic!), and I think this set "Life Is Worth Losing" is both the most disturbing and also the best; perhaps his last set "It's Bad For Ya" comes in 2nd. This one should be and editors pick. In some of GC's later work he has a tendency to rant viciously against things that annoy him. And while he's always spot on, sometimes the targets seem easy, and don't necessarily lead to deeper insights (portions of "Complaints & Grievances" and "You Are All Diseased" both suffer from this). Not so on "Life Is Worth Losing." The apex of the set is his bit "Dumb Americans" which initially seems like George is taking pot shots at an easy subject - fat, dumb Americans - but he runs with it and turns it into a brilliantly scathing indictment of modern America that reminds us that maybe we do still have a thing or two to learn from angry, old hippies. "Extrem

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Better to laugh than to cry

WindyOceanMoon

...especially in this fucked up world. Carlin is a hero.

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Thanks George

timothymoss

The worlds a shitty place,and there is no denying that,and a lot of the time we take ourselves to seriously.George was always there to give us the laughs when we needed them,and to remind us to loosen up and not be so serious.He looked at things in ways most of us would never think of looking at them.I have to ask one question,"is God gonna have any sanity left after George shows up at the pearly gates?" The world will have less laughter in it now that George is gone,but i'm glad he was here to share his thoughts [twistedastheywere]with all of us.

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Carlin at his best.

Petzbrooklyn

I love this album, its so far removed from the hippy dippy weather man ... and his classic stoner humor. This is so bleak and intense its amazing ... if Schopenhauer did stand up there is a strong possibility it could have sounded something like this. My favorite pieces on this record are Yeast Infection, Coast to Coast Emergency, Modern Man and Extreme Human Behavior.

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Dip

drojr

He's a great comedian, this is not a great album. Switching between shock value and the occasional humorless rant, you might nod your head in agreement to his confident, even accurate rightous anger. But there are much better serious philosophers than George Carlin. His strength is stand-up comedy, but he's lost his amused point-of-view on this one. That is, outside of the impressive first-track, which would be a feat even if he wasn't sixty-something years old.

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Geroge's tongue is sharp as ever

NecroComicon

Following the recent YOU ARE ALL DISEASED in tone and content, Carlin is at his most mischeavious and cynical, and that is a good thing. Hilarious and biting this set waxes poetic rather than ha ha funny at times. "Why do they call it the American Dream"? "Because you have to be asleep to beleive it." Brilliant

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Excellent

CultRhetor

I saw this show live (from the second row!) on his most recent tour - it was absolutely up to his standards. Although dark, it is - as is the best of comedy - absolutely in keeping with the times, reflecting our contemporary society through the mirror of absurdity.

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Within the first four minutes of Life Is Worth Losing, George Carlin reminds everyone why he is one of the all-time greatest standup comedians. The juxtapositions of his modern-jargon exercise “A Modern Man” leave no doubt that — while he has slowed down his usually vigorous schedule of touring, TV specials, and other appearances — he hasn’t lost a step. Celebrating over half a century in entertainment, Carlin brings to the performance some of his most caustic, most morbid (including a good ten minutes on suicide alone), and yet somehow most witty material to date, especially when taking on the plight of the human condition in America, circa 2005. – Rob Theakston

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