Dangerous (Bill Hicks album)
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| Dangerous | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Venue | Caroline's Seaport and Village Gate, New York City | |||
| Genre | Comedy | |||
| Length | 54:21 | |||
| Label | Invasion | |||
| Producer | Peter Casperson | |||
| Bill Hicks chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Dangerous is the first live album by American stand-up comedian and satirist Bill Hicks, released in 1990 by Invasion Records. Much of the material was previously performed in Hicks' Sane Man special in 1989.[2]
Hicks explained the title to the Los Angeles Times by referencing a quote he attributed to Thomas Jefferson, although the veracity of the quote is not confirmed.
[Jefferson's] quote was "No idea is dangerous to society wherein that idea can be openly discussed." That's why the album is called "Dangerous," because I'm discussing drugs and things drugs do.[3]
In 1997, Rykodisc issued remastered versions of both Dangerous and its follow-up, Relentless (1992), on CD, as well as the posthumous albums Arizona Bay and Rant in E-Minor.[4]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Modern Bummer" | 6:34 |
| 2. | "Flying Saucer Tour" | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Smoking" | 5:30 |
| 4. | "We Live in a World..." | 10:51 |
| 5. | "The War on Drugs" | 9:14 |
| 6. | "Burning Issues" | 4:00 |
| 7. | "I Love My Job" | 1:33 |
| 8. | "My Parents" | 5:26 |
| 9. | "Please Do Not Disturb" | 7:02 |
| 10. | "The Vision" | 0:58 |
| Total length: | 54:21 | |
Personnel
[edit]- Bill Hicks – performer
- Technical
- Peter Casperson – producer, executive producer
- Matt Hathaway – engineer
- Nancy Albino – engineer
- Sam Smith – editing assistant
- Joel Soyffer – mixing, editing
- Andre Roquette – technical assistant
- Steve Rosenthal – technical assistant
- Hell's Kitchen Grafix – design
- Graham Haber – cover photo
- Bill Scheft – introduction
- Jack Mondrus – direction
References
[edit]- ^ Dangerous at AllMusic
- ^ Sinnott, John (December 17, 2005). "Bill Hicks - Sane Man". DVD Talk. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ McLellan, Dennis (November 17, 1990). "'Dangerous' Appearance by Bill Hicks : Comedy: The former member of the Texas Outlaw Comics is slated to perform at the Irvine Improv on Monday". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Bill Hicks Biography, Songs & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
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