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Avg: 4.5 (29 ratings)
- Date Released: October 11, 2005
- Genre: Soundtracks/Other
- Style: Comedy
- Label: Comedy Central Records
"Whoa! Are you telling me you guys are doing your fry cutting in house?!"
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We Say...
A century ago, the Lower East Side was filled with Yiddish vaudeville theaters and Jews who couldn't afford to get out. Today, it's the center of the alternative comedy scene and home to a lot of Jews who can barely afford to stay in. With his deadpan observational humor, Barry is a vet of the scene. His voice resonates like smooth jazz, but is betrayed by material that is punk and nasty, "I meet people every summer in New York who tell me they don't like air conditioning. And I guess I see their point, because what is air conditioning? It's just a definite solution to a problem… It's hot in here… click… now it's cool." Barry's targets the minutiae of a gentrified urban landscape: people who complain about Kmart moving to their neighborhood but will overpay for Kmart "vintage" clothes; a woman he met with a soybean tattoo; restaurants which advertise "house cut" fries ("Whoa! Are you telling me you guys are doing your fry cutting in house?!").
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They Say...
Medium Energy might be pushing it since the deadpan Todd Barry often sounds like he needs a good poke with a stick, but behind the weary delivery is a sharp, somewhat sick wit. Barry's act has more than its fair share of filth, but with a delivery that's the polar opposite of Andrew Dice Clay's, his sleaze material is a fascinating kind of creepy instead of the usual brash offensiveness. Past the icky toilet humor is Barry's acerbic observations on everyday life and some hilarious riffing on the music industry that suggests the comedian is well aware of the indie music scene (anyone with an overly analytical music aficionado for a friend will greatly appreciate "Crazy Mixed Tape"). Odd that the track listing flicks by faster than Barry's pulse, but "odd" is something he wears like a badge. He's an acquired taste, but for those who enjoy Andy Kaufman-type characters who challenge an audience rather than play to them, Medium Energy will go from endurance test to Top Ten list in about three listens. Comedy albums that demand repeat listens are rare, ones that grow with each listen even rarer. Weird, rewarding, and a funny sort of unsettling.
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| 01. |  |
Intro, ATM, Autoerotic, Movie in Neighborhood |
3:29 |
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| 02. | |
Florida, Air Conditioning, Big Bookstores, K Mart in New York |
4:20 |
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| 03. | |
Body Shop, Answering Machine, Food or Music?, Buy Parents House |
3:19 |
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| 04. | |
Sperm Bank Babies, Real World, MTV Diary, Behind the Music |
3:30 |
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| 05. | |
Grammy Awards, Band with Orchestra, Boxed Sets, Behind Stage |
2:56 |
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| 06. | |
Fugazi, Bands Reuniting, Cosmo, Wok |
3:34 |
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| 07. | |
House Cut, Fruit, Possible Heckle, Slop CD |
2:58 |
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| 08. | |
Check with Meal, Thanksgiving Dinner, Stealing Backpack, Tattooed Women |
2:34 |
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| 09. | |
Neck Tattoo, In a Band?, Prison = Hotels, Couples who Agree |
5:31 |
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| 10. | |
Coffee Maker, Class Act, Offer to Crowd, Too Many Diet Pepsis |
2:27 |
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| 11. | |
Coke vs. Pepsi, Prostitution, Condom, 3 Pack |
4:49 |
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| 12. | |
Larry King, Lady in Audience with Cap, Party Invitation, Lavender Shirt |
3:31 |
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| 13. | |
Fastest HJ's, Temp, Gym Renewal, Crazy Mixed Tape |
4:37 |
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| 14. | |
Hit on Staff, Movie at Motel, Austin Complaint |
3:02 |
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14 Total Tracks, 50:37 Total Length
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Credits
- William Becton - Photography // Steve Rossiter - Mastering // Todd Barry - Main Performer // Jonathan Groff - Liner Notes // Greg Harwell - Art Direction // Stoley - Engineer
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