RESEED - Comedy Spoken Word Performance Art Collection

***NOTE*** - In my previous attempt to create this torrent, The Julia Sweeney album LETTING GO OF GOD was corrupted. This is now corrected. The old torrent at http://thepiratebay.se/tor/4059575/Comedy_Spoken_Word_Performance_Art_Collection still works, but that file is screwed up. Sorry. -------- Back in 1991, an amazing new label emerged for the production of spoken word albums, called the GANG OF SEVEN. Predictably, a lack of marketing money and the specialized nature of the genre led to its folding within a few years. Contained in this torrent are all the original GO7 albums, along with some additional later albums by the same and similar artists. Before you skip this one as some high-falutin? artsy fartsy crapola (I won?t lie, there IS some of that in here), There is also some hysterically funny comedy, some pure art, and some great ideas that will leave you thinking. Have you ever had the pleasure of listening to a master story teller ply their trade? Spalding Gray?s monologues and Tom Bodett?s (yeah, the motel commercial guy) stories fit that mold. Rick Reynolds is a comedian that makes his true life the basis for his act, and it is unforgettably funny. Anyone who ever liked Jack Kerouac should try Hugh Brown Sh?, and the somber melancholy of Wallace Shawn (THIS is the same guy from Princess Bride???) is exquisite. If you like Doug Stanhope, George Carlin, Mark Twain ? there is something here for you. Only the very limited, ignorant, or stupid will not enjoy most of this material. An absolute must for English majors or anyone with a profound love of the English Language. Fans of quality Rap will love this one, while hip-hop fans probably will not. American Idol fans need not apply. Andrei Codrescu - No Tacos For Saddam Barry Morrow - Bill for Short Chris Morris - Blue Jam David Byrne - Music for the Knee Plays Hugh Brown Sh? - Bomb The Womb Julia Sweeney - God Said Ha! Letting go of God Kevin Kling - Home and Away Lynda Barry - The Lynda Barry Experience Rick Reynolds - Only the Truth is Funny All Grown Up ... And No Place To Go Spalding Gray - It's A Slippery Slope Monster in a Box Swimming to Cambodia Terrors of Pleasure Tom Bodett - Exploded Last Decent Parking Place in North America Wallace Shawn - The Fever ZBS - Dreams of Bali Ruby The Maltese Goddess

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joazito (2008-03-07)

I'm switching to this torrent, only 5% to go after incorporating the previous one.

leifoc (2008-03-07)

thanks so much for uploading this. i haven't been this excited about a torrent in years. much appreciated!

alintheval (2008-03-08)

Thank you for fixing this. Very much appreciate the extra effort. Looking forward to hearing this, seems like more than just comedy.

afturaftur (2008-03-15)

Thanks for fixing this. I've been stuck for ages on the old one, and am looking very much forward to listening. :-)

topcat787 (2008-07-31)

Thank you.

Gortie (2009-05-03)

Wonderful collection. Much appreciated.
I just bought Julia Sweeneys "Letting Go of God" and I have to say it's one of the most heartwarming performances I've ever heard.
It gives me hope for mankind (as melodramatic as that may sound) - that we, as a collective, can leave this nasty religion business behind us and just move on. It might not happen in my lifetime - well, I know it won't - but there's still hope.
Hope from seeing and hearing people like Julia Sweeney, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Susan Jacoby, Dan Dennet, Cristopher Hitchens, Pat Condell, Thunderf00t, Steve Weinberg - the list goes on and it's growing every day.

offlabeluse2 (2011-12-04)

Dling for the Andrei Codrescu, we'll see about the rest. Thanks!