Stand Up

Track Listings
1. They Call It Heaven    
2. You've Got to Move    
3. Jesus Will Fix It    
4. People Get Ready    
5. Jesus Met the Woman at the Well    
6. Stand Up    
7. Father    
8. Lord Will Make a Way    
9. This Is Your Night    
10. How I Depend on You    

Stand Up, Music, James Nixon, Gospel, Pop
Werewolves and Lollipops (W/DVD)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • I laughed, I cried, I bought some for friends! Funny times ten to the X.
  • His best stuff yet.
  • Extremely Funny
  • The Man Never Disappoints
 Werewolves and Lollipops (W/DVD)
Patton Oswalt
Manufacturer: Sub Pop
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000RGSOM8
Release Date: 2007-07-10

Tracks:

  1. Here We Go
  2. America Has Spoken
  3. Beautiful People And A Bridge Troll
  4. Clean Filth
  5. Miracle Of Childbirth, The
  6. You Are Allowed 20 Birthday Parties
  7. Dukes Of Hazzard, The
  8. Alternate Earth
  9. Best Week Never
  10. Physics For Poets
  11. At Midnight I Will Kill George Lucas With A Shovel
  12. Bubble Of Sanity
  13. Sterling, Virginia
  14. Racist Cell Phones
  15. Best Baby In The Universe, The
  16. Married & Single
  17. I Tell A Story About Birth Control And Deal With A Retarded Heckler
  18. Great Food Is Cooked By Psychos
  19. Wackity Schmackity Doo!
  20. Death Bed
  21. Cirque Du Soleil

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On his second "solo" album, this stand-up comic and character actor proves himself to be not just a foul-mouthed everyman and an unrepentant geek, but a rather awesome wordsmith as well. That a comedian might rant about how "Cirque du Soleil is like catnip for old people" or the ridiculous unhealthiness of a popular item at the fast food chain KFC is not surprising. That he'd call the fast food item "a failure pile in a sadness bowl" is, let's face it, pure poetry (and really, actually funny the way he tells it). On the track "I Tell a Story About Birth Control and Deal with a Retarded Heckler," Patton displays some of the finest manipulation of a disturbing audience member you'll ever hear. That the album was released by Sub Pop makes perfect sense, as Patton not only has Catholic music tastes--tossing off references to Hasil Adkins, the Pixies, Minor Threat, and Roky Erickson--but as we all know, stand-up is "the new grunge." --Mike McGonigal

Album Description

Patton has been a stand-up comedian for almost twenty years and this is his second CD. Lazy...or maybe busy. He's appeared in over twenty movies, including "Magnolia", "Reno 911!: Miami", and the documentary "The Comedians Of Comedy", which he also created and produced. He played Spence on "The King Of Queens" for nine seasons, is a regular on "Reno 911!", a frequent guest on Conan and Jimmy Kimmel, and a recurring voice actor on "Kim Possible", "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Aqua Teen Hunger Force", and "Crank Yankers". He's a regular columnist in the NY Times Magazine and was an uncredited writer on the "Borat" movie. He's also the lead voice in this summer's Pixar movie, "Ratatouille", playing a rat named Remy. This is his first CD on Sub Pop and it includes a DVD with one hour of stand-up.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars I laughed, I cried, I bought some for friends! Funny times ten to the X........2007-07-17

I am a Patton fan and I was expecting to be amused. However, I got more laugh-out-loud moments from this CD than I have from any recent comedy CD. There isn't a bad routine. For me, the gems are "Death Bed" and "Physics for Poets". However, I can say I honestly laughed with every track.

I like the inclusion of the DVD as it allows you to watch the genesis of the material. Patton is a distinct physical presence and that adds to the humor.

My husband rarely finds any stand-up comedy funny. However, as I was playing the CD I saw tears of laughter streaming down his face durng "Physics for Poets". It's that good.

5 out of 5 stars His best stuff yet........2007-07-14

Patton is just getting better and better. Absurd without being wacky. Smart without being pretentious. Political without being preachy.

This is his best album yet. Buy it.

Immediately.

5 out of 5 stars Extremely Funny.......2007-07-13

Patton Oswalt is extremely funny. Not just a little funny - EXTREMELY funny. His material is intelligent & unforgettable and this CD is worth every penny.

5 out of 5 stars The Man Never Disappoints.......2007-07-12

Brilliant. That's all I can say. I don't want to even talk about the content because I would not want to spoil a single moment if you haven't heard it yet. It's great. If you love Patton's work, you will love the cd/dvd. Buy this instead of wasting your time watching "Last Comic Standing".
And if you ever get a chance, check out Patton live or check out a Comedians of Comedy tour. Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Zach G., Eugene Mirman, Morgan Murphy, Eddie Pepitone are the best comedians working today and also some of the most gracious people you will ever meet. Buy this cd now!
Stand Up
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • "Nothing Is Easy" but it isn't hard to love this recording!
  • Great Songs
  • Their best.....
  • Forget what you think you know about Jethro Tull
  • JETHRO TULL'S RENDITION OF "BOURÉE"
 Stand Up
Jethro Tull
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005NTJL
Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

  1. A New Day Yesterday
  2. Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square
  3. Bouree
  4. Back To The Family
  5. Look Into The Sun
  6. Nothing Is Easy
  7. Fat Man
  8. We Used To Know
  9. Reasons For Waiting
  10. For A Thousand Mothers
  11. Living In The Past
  12. Driving Song
  13. Sweet Dream
  14. 17

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Even as they began to fancy themselves as codpiece-wearing Elizabethan minstrels in the gallery, Jethro Tull was a blues-based hard-rock group, and an explosive one, at that. On Stand Up, they enjoy the best of both worlds, with lighter fare such as "Jeffrey Goes to Leicester Square" and a jazzy instrumental take on J. S. Bach's "Bouree" mixing nicely with the blistering rock of "A New Day Yesterday," "Nothing Is Easy," and "For a Thousand Mothers." On Stand Up, the group's second album, you can hear the band, and the grand scheme behind it, begin to solidify. --Daniel Durchholz

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue of 1969 album includes four bonus tracks, 'Living In The Past', 'Driving Song', 'Sweet Dream' & '17'.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Reissue of their Second Release; Includes Five Bonus Tracks.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars "Nothing Is Easy" but it isn't hard to love this recording!.......2007-06-23

As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various recordings from the 60's and 70's.

Change may be normal in the music business but when a critical part of a machine is removed so early in the game could the replacement be equal or greater? Jethro Tull's debut and intense album "This Was" highlighted the blues guitar offerings from Mick Abrahams. As the band would consider more and more adapting a style closer to English Folk, Abrahams and group parted ways. Enter one Martin Barre.

The same way the Rolling Stones struck gold with Mick Taylor taking over for Brian Jones, Jethro Tull did likewise. In no way is this slighting Abrahams ability. Barre's forte was the ability to diversify and succeed in any musical genre.

Tull opened the second album with the bluesy-based "A New Day Yesterday." Instantly the listener is fixated to the songs construction. Throughout the compositions Anderson's vocals and Barre's tasty playing (as well as the perfect tone for each tune) mesh as one. To solidify the musical side of things Glen Cornick's bass and Clive Bunker's drums are locked together. As you have digested the recording, in the past Barre's skill may have been more prevalent to the ear because his guitar is such an integral part of the sound (He has played with Ian Anderson since 1969) but don't overlook the fine performance Bunker gave.

"Bourée" has become one of the most highly praised instrumentals ever. Almost 40 years later it still is receiving airplay.

"Back To The Family" blends folk and rock. The vocal inflection is perfect. You feel as Ian Anderson is singing for one and not the masses.

"Nothing Is Easy" is another song still being played on the radio. The riff deserves its legendary stature. Barre plays the song with such ease intensity yet ease, it wouldn't feel right coming out of another guitarists hands.

"Fat Man" further explores their folk side with some esoteric sounds to boot.

Time has not diminished the album, only catapulted it standing. With the addition of four bones tracks, it is now easy to go living in the past.

Enjoy the music and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

5 out of 5 stars Great Songs.......2007-06-09

I listened to this for the first time in many years upon recent purchase, and my feeling is the same as it was 20 years ago in my youth when I memorized the album note-for-note. It's a great collection of songs. Ian and the band move from heavy rock to exotic chamber music to ballad and back and forth, and all 10 songs are not just fine, but extremely well-crafted and memorable. Which makes this a pretty great album.

5 out of 5 stars Their best............2007-05-18

OK, to get the real deal package-wise I think you have to seek out the Japanese digipack with the pop-up of the band in the middle. But if you aren't into childrens-art-book styling like me, and just want the music, get this in any form. "This Was", their first effort, broke us into what they were all about, so then we were really ready for this when it came out. The bonus tracks fit fine thematically and don't mess up what was a nice cohesive LP in the first place. Never have been able to get "Fat Man" out of my head, maybe because it hits close to home.

5 out of 5 stars Forget what you think you know about Jethro Tull.......2007-05-12

The only bad news about this album is that Tull never again came close to this phenomenal album. Technically, this is J.T.'s second album but the first album had a drastically different lineup. "Stand Up" is a beautiful collection of fantastic songs and amazing guitar work. The band managed to produce 2 more great albums before they began to descend into parody. Surprisingly, for the late 60s, most of the band were tea-totallers and it shows. The musicianship is very tight, blending jazz, folk, middle eastern and folk influences into a heady brew that appears effortless. If you think this band is a bunch of boring old hippies, buy this CD and listen more closely. You may be missing some amazing music.

5 out of 5 stars JETHRO TULL'S RENDITION OF "BOURÉE".......2007-05-08

The three-minute plus instrumental piece is a melodic journey through a universe of rhythmic diversity which characterizes the band's gigantism amidst the Barons of Progressive Rock.

Released in 1969, the album "STAND UP" - the band's second studio achievement - hosts a vast repertoire of multifaceted compositions which are fusions themselves of various musical elements pertaining to styles as diverse as: classical, folk, celtic, hard rock and jazz. Decades later, these songs would become atemporal Jethro Tull Classics. Among this all-star line-up is their version of the erudit "BOURÉE", which stands-out until the present day as one of the most precious gemstones in the annals of progressive rock.


This particular rendition of Johan Sebastian Bach's classic piece is simply astonishing. The song starts off in a sublime manner, with Ian Anderson's magical flute luring the listener along with its angelical melody which in deed seems lighter than air. Such ethereality is only interrupted as the piece's time signature switches to a funky rhythmic break-down beat. From this point on, the song about faces in structure, shifting from a classical arrangement to a groovy/psychadelic motif in which all band members jam intensely and in a complementary manner.


To guarantee this effect, a superb rhythmic work is handled by both bass player Glenn Cornick and drummer Clive Bunker as they set a sturdily structured jamming framework which serves as a precious safeguard for Ian Anderson's and Martin Barre's whimsical solos.


Moreover, Ian Anderson's role as a "maestro" in charge of his experimental quartet is a solid statement that proved to the entire musical community that his traits as a musician were far too superior for the time. As of that moment, his distinguished position as band leader, composer and musical virtuoso would become unanimously widespread and also immortalized in the timeless chords of his "BOURÉE".

***** FIVE STARS!!! A TRUE CLASSICAL MASTERPIECE!!!

The End Of The Universe
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Lewis at his hilarious best
  • A Legend Continues
  • Lewis Black is brilliant
  • he's no bill cosby, but..
  • His best album
 The End Of The Universe
Lewis Black
Manufacturer: Stand Up Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006GNP9
Release Date: 2002-07-01

Tracks:

  1. Atlanta
  2. After September 11
  3. Environmental Terrorism or Global Warming
  4. Coke and Pepsi and the Super Bowl of 2001
  5. Halftime at the Super Bowl 2001
  6. The End of the Universe
  7. Tax Rebates and Common Sense
  8. Airport Security
  9. TV News and Jerry Falwell
  10. What I've Learned

Album Description

The follow-up to 2000's highly successful, "The White Album." This album was recorded just before September 11, 2001, and as a result needed to be re-recorded. Lewis waxes eloquent about patriotism and airport security and needing to re-record an album. The rampage continues...

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Lewis at his hilarious best.......2007-05-14

This was funny, I had to stop listening to it in the car, I missed my exit laughing.

5 out of 5 stars A Legend Continues.......2007-05-07

The master of comedy doesn't dissapoint. He is a true comic genius and a master of his craft. Own all of his cd's you will never be tired of listening to them. Same goes for the DVD's he has out.

5 out of 5 stars Lewis Black is brilliant .......2007-01-19

Here Mr. Black takes on the government after 9/11 plus other topics with intellegence and wonderful spot on observations. He is also very funny. This is my favorite album of his so far.

3 out of 5 stars he's no bill cosby, but.........2006-11-08

I liked this cd a lot. The End Of The Universe skit is hilarious. My only gripe, and don't call me a pu**y for saying this, is that he swears too much. I have no problem with swearing, it's just he uses it so much sometimes, it gets annoying. Instead of being part of his act, the whole angry thing becomes his act. At times, it's just annoying. He could easily get across the same jokes without yelling and saying fu*k every two words. Some of this jokes are hilarious while some really aren't that funny. They're observations that we all make, he just yells them.

5 out of 5 stars His best album.......2006-09-06

While all of Lewis Black's comedy albums are very good, his second release, The End of the Universe, remains his best release to date. Released months after the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01, Black's delivery is passionate and intelligent throughout the album. Whether he's ranting on the over the top spectacle that has become the Super Bowl, the U.S. government's lack of common sense, or the ridiculousness of airport security, Black's observations are both humorous and accurate. Also worth noting is that unlike his more recent albums like the Carnegie Hall Performance, the album never becomes long winded or too political. Other tracks that deal with Jerry Falwell's controversial statements about 9/11 and global warming are also very funny and dead on. An excellent album from one of the best comedians working today, The End of the Universe shows Lewis Black at the height of his powers. Highly recommended.
The White Album
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • AWSOME....LEWIS BLACK DOES IT AGAIN
  • one of todays greatest comedians
  • Lewis Black is a very funny man
  • Best of Lewis Black
  • Lewis Black's best CD
 The White Album
Lewis Black
Manufacturer: Stand Up Records
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00004U4ST
Release Date: 2000-10-01

Tracks:

  1. Wisconsin
  2. The Fall, Hurricanes and Weathermen
  3. The Ozone, Sunblock, The Flu and NYQUIL
  4. Miami and Las Vegas
  5. F**k, New York, Los Angeles
  6. TV Pilot
  7. IHOP (The International House of Pancakes)
  8. Heavens Gate
  9. Bill Clinton and Oral Sex
  10. The Impeachment
  11. Education in Arkansas
  12. Other Idiots from Arkansas

Album Description

Comedian Lewis Black, best known for his caustic yet hilarious social commentary as a commentator on Comedy Central's Daily Show, unleashes nearly an hour of his insightful material on this CD. Recorded just shortly before Thanksgiving 1999, we catch Lewis on one of his incredible tirades against all things inane and moronic, be it the weather person, or Bill Clinton's definition of "is."

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars AWSOME....LEWIS BLACK DOES IT AGAIN.......2007-05-07

What is there to say about the greatest comic out there today. This is very funny and very worth the price. I have every one of his albums and video's and they are all worth it.

5 out of 5 stars one of todays greatest comedians.......2007-01-29

All of Lewis Black's material is hilarious but this is his best cd. You will laugh during the entire cd.

5 out of 5 stars Lewis Black is a very funny man.......2007-01-19

His topical ranting style is hillarious and intellegent. I think I have listened to this album at least 20 times and am not tired of it.

5 out of 5 stars Best of Lewis Black.......2005-12-30

I've heard a lot of Lewis Black and I feel this is probably his best.

4 out of 5 stars Lewis Black's best CD.......2005-11-01

I think this is Lewis Black's best... it has some of the funniest stuff I've heard from him.. I really recommend you buy this album!
Stand Up
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Commits the worst crime of all: forgettability
  • Boring and unmemorable
  • Decomposing sound touched with fire, and out comes silver
  • Stand Up Does Deliver
  • "Dave's not here"
 Stand Up
Dave Matthews Band
Manufacturer: RCA
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  4. Under the Table and Dreaming
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ASIN: B0008D5HMK
Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

  1. Dreamgirl
  2. Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)
  3. Stand Up (For It)
  4. American Baby Intro
  5. American Baby
  6. Smooth Rider
  7. Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)
  8. Out Of My Hands
  9. Hello Again
  10. Louisiana Bayou
  11. Stolen Away On 55th & 3rd
  12. You Might Die Trying
  13. Steady As We Go
  14. Hunger For The Great Light

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Don't let the headless CGI dancer on the cover fool you. While Stand Up has a more organic feel than 2001's radio-ready Everyday, it is hardly an invocation for carefree days spent twirling on the grass. Instead it is a call to arms that carries over much of the insurrectionary spirit the Dave Matthews Band brought to 2004's Vote for Change Tour. Matthews, sounding rawer than ever, swerves between optimism ("To change the world you only start with one step," he sings on "You Might Die Trying") and angst ("See the man with the bomb in his hand/Everybody wake up," on "Everybody Wake Up [Our Finest Hour Arrives]"), while producer Mark Baston, best known for his small-time work with big-name pop acts like Beyonce and 50 Cent, responds by putting the marching band rhythms of Carter Beauford in the front and galvanizing the music with a crisp R&B edge, most evident in the totally--okay, partially--crunk "Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd." --Aidin Vaziri

Album Description

The DVD side of the DualDisc will feature a 20+ minute film featuring the making of STAND UP with in-depth interviews with DMB at their recording studio in Charlottesville, VA.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Commits the worst crime of all: forgettability.......2007-05-15

I seem to have lost my copy of this record, and I'm not really mourning it--not nearly as much as "Busted Stuff." Yeah, DMB tried to write songs with the same types of melody and freeform as their early work, but this feels forced. And I remember exactly one musical phrase from the whole album, whereas I could sing you the entirety of "Under the Table and Dreaming" if you asked me to. Don't bother with this one, it's a dud.

1 out of 5 stars Boring and unmemorable.......2007-03-25

I'm not a hard-core DMB fan, but I buy and enjoy most of his stuff. This album, however, is simply boring and unmemorable. There's nothing that comes close to showing the true musical talents that I know DMB has. I got through the first 8 songs and couldn't remember anything about what I had just listened to. I'll shelve it for a couple months and then listen to it again and may change my mind later, but I'm not very optomistic that it will make a difference.

4 out of 5 stars Decomposing sound touched with fire, and out comes silver.......2007-03-24

Three stars is too few for a band that has successfully mined the soul out of their music for the first time since "What You Are" on the stilted Everyday.

If Everyday was DMB re-inventing themselves, Stand Up presents them as a band that cannot go home and refuses to. Stand Up should convince even the most casual fan (e.g. myself, I just heard it for the first time last week!) that there was enough passion stirring in the heart of this band to push them deep inside themselves - the end result is some of the bravest and boldest songs composed yet by this band. The songs also come across as more relaxed, even as they dig in and step up the beat.

Buy this album, if for no other reason than to remind yourself that DMB earned their spot and deserve to keep it. The naysayers that wag their tongues about the frivolousness of the lyrics forget that the sheer hedonistic joy of the music was what made DMB famous in the first place. People come to a DMB show to be loved because they know they are. This is DMB's "Darkness on the Edge of Town," and should be drawing their listeners back for a long time.

4 out of 5 stars Stand Up Does Deliver.......2007-03-21

Not far from participating in the Vote for Change Tour during the 2004 presidential champain, 2005's Stand Up is filled with a lot of political statements when you listen to the lyrical content in two of the album's best songs with "Everybody Wake Up," and "You Might Die Trying," and they still show the deep thought the band has always had. "American Baby," is another exceptional piece and filters feelings on political and emotional levels. Musically, the production is tight, and while the songs don't carry the instrumental pauses or extended jams as often, they also don't lack the energy. Tinsley's violin may sound a little more discreet, but not lacking as he takes control in the final moments of "You Might Die Trying," and plays a fabulous finishing take on "Louisiana Bayou,"(and Tinsley plus the band jam long and hard when they perform these tracks live). The band experiment with some musical edges with soft R&B on "Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd," and the Southern Country feel on "Louisiana Bayou," but there are a few flaws here and there. "Smooth Rider," would be the dud on this release and not one I would consider as the band's shining moment. "Hello Again" doesn't work well either. But overall, the Dave Matthews Band haven't lost their musical cool and conclude with two more great tracks in "Steady As We Go," and "Hunger For the Great Light," containing the spiritual honesty and raw emotion the band is so well-known for.

2 out of 5 stars "Dave's not here".......2006-11-09

Back in the '90s,the Dave Matthews Band was considered the next Grateful Dead,with Dave Matthews as its clean-shaven Jerry Garcia.In my college days,the DMB was praised for blending world music,jazz&rock.It was The Next Big Thing.There were Daveheads.But then came "Everyday" produced by Glen Ballard (who also produced Alanis Morrissette's music),which was seen as a sell-out.

"Stand up" was the last gasp.When this album was released,a local Bay Area radio station was mocking the DMB as "annoying"&saying that having the ubiquitous Black Eyed Peas (who are now collaborating with Sergio Mendes&Michael Jackson)open for them made the DMB "doubly annoying."

This album has a few highlights-
1)American Baby,intro&song-Despite the use of the African kora (harp),this song sounds Asian with its pentatonic scale.It's quite electrifying.It's danceable&shows the brilliance the DMB once had.It's powerful in the use of acoustic instrumental music,like REM's "Losing my religion."
2)Louisiana Bayou-Very jazzy,you could say it evokes the New Orleans sound.Again,the DMB plays to its strengths.
3)Finest Hour-This song is catchy despite Dave Matthews' politics.Great as a song,not great as a protest song.
4)Out of my hands-Reflective with the use of piano,like REM's "Nightswimming."

Can the DMB make a comeback?It's hard to tell.In a decade,they've managed to go from being the Next Big Thing to Has Beens."Stand up" made the mistake of being produced by an R&B/hip-hop producer who tried to make the DMB sound like any other group.DMB isn't 50 Cent;it isn't Justin Timberlake.Whether the DMB returns to form remains to be seen.
How to Win!
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • More greatness
  • Please enter a title for your review
  • VERY MARIA...
 How to Win!
Maria Bamford
Manufacturer: Stand Up! Records
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ASIN: B000MM0H2C
Release Date: 2007-01-30

Tracks:

  1. Opening Party
  2. I Heart My Country
  3. Mental Makeup
  4. Competitive Living
  5. Giant Corporation
  6. Self Employed
  7. Saddest Place in the World
  8. Your Comedy Club
  9. Fun Being Evil
  10. Life in LA
  11. TV
  12. Super Confident People
  13. The - Rapist
  14. Alicia Keys
  15. Credit Test
  16. Depression
  17. Dale Carnege
  18. Dad
  19. Sister Sarah
  20. Arch Enemy from High School
  21. Aging

Product Description

Are you a gambler? No? Well, neither is comedian Maria Bamford, but she will show you How to WIN!, which is not a poker strategy guide, but the title of her new CD on Stand Up! Records. You will, however, learn how to live life as a temp, make a comedy club reservation, deal with your high school nemesis and age gracefully. Maria will personally guide you through an off-kilter primer of her mind via sharp observations, quiet demeanor and her amazing ability to change characters instantaneously. So, you've got to ask yourself: Do you want to succeed? Are you ready to party? Are you ready to roadie for REO Speedwagon? Then crank up some Alicia Keys because YOU might be ready to learn How to WIN!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars More greatness.......2007-05-08

If you loved her "Burning Bridges" album, your going to love this one. A lot of new sketches, fresh & avant-garde material we have come to expect from Maria.

Loved it

3 out of 5 stars Please enter a title for your review.......2007-04-15

most of the time i can't tell whether her anecdotes are supposed to be funny because they're true or funny because they're too ridiculous to be true so i guess they're not a very good example of whichever they are.

4 out of 5 stars VERY MARIA..........2007-03-12

Funny smart comedy, with the multiple voices that are her trademark. Some of the bits are better than others, but overall, really good set. I've listened to it over and over, and it's still funny.
Stand Up
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
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 Stand Up
Dave Matthews Band
Manufacturer: RCA
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00082ZSP2
Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

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  2. Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)
  3. Stand Up (For It)
  4. American Baby Intro
  5. American Baby
  6. Smooth Rider
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Don't let the headless CGI dancer on the cover fool you. While Stand Up has a more organic feel than 2001's radio-ready Everyday, it is hardly an invocation for carefree days spent twirling on the grass. Instead it is a call to arms that carries over much of the insurrectionary spirit the Dave Matthews Band brought to 2004's Vote For Change Tour. Matthews, sounding rawer than ever, swerves between optimism ("To change the world you only start with one step," he sings on "You Might Die Trying") and angst ("See the man with the bomb in his hand/ Everybody wake up," goes "Everybody Wake Up [Our Finest Hour Arrives]"), while producer Mark Baston, best known for his small-time work with big-name pop acts like Beyonce and 50 Cent, responds by putting the marching band rhythms of Carter Beauford in the front and galvanizing the music with a crisp R&B edge, most evident in the totally - okay, partially - crunk "Stolen Away On 55th & 3rd." --Aidin Vaziri

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Can't live without..........2007-07-07

American Baby got me hooked enough to seek out this CD and buy it. Listening to the CD once, I realized that I had heard another song on the CD before (Old Dirty Hill) but didn't recognize it as DMB. However, I loved the song.
Although the whole CD isn't a traditional DMB CD, I think it's a great branch out on their sound. I have played this album over and over again and every time I love it more and more. DMB should really be proud of this album, and it has made me appreciate this band as a group of comprehensive artists.
I haven't had an issue with their content protection and its compatibility with my computer.

1 out of 5 stars WEAK.......2007-04-26

I keep picking up Dave Matthews hoping somehow I would hear something like the albums "Crash" or "Under the Table and Dreaming" because those are some of the best all time albums in my opinion. DMB used to jam like no other and I could listen to them all day. "Before These Crowded Streets" came out with a couple of good songs, but really just marked the beginning of a downhill slide. "Stand Up" "Recently" and "Some Devil" are junk too. I have thrown away enough money, so I am done with DMB.

5 out of 5 stars gotta love DMB.......2007-03-06

If your a new fan of Dave Matthews Band, you need this cd so that you can compare it to the older stuff the band had put out. The band has evolved to a different level and personally, I love it.

5 out of 5 stars Just Great.......2007-01-06

I love this album. It has taken a while to grow on me but all DMB albums are like that for me. I like this album because it is light hearted and cheeky :) I dont like the song Stand Up, i normally skip it, and i cant fathom why they named the album after it, but apart from that i think it is an easy album to listen to. It is lacking the music that makes DMB, DMB but once you get used to that it is a great album.

2 out of 5 stars Very Disappointing.......2006-10-15

I have been a "Dave" fan since 1997. I was a freshman in high school unfamiliar with their sound but willing to attend their concert. I have never been turned on to a band so quickly than on that magical night. They were incredible in concert. Unbelievable. The band was an orchestra of rock. The synchronicity of the music was unlike anything I had heard before. Even Dave's voice sounded like an instrument. I was an immediate fan...and I still am. I've tried to follow Dave every year, attending venues such as his Folsom Field Live performance (unreal..best show I have ever heard and seen), his Gorge shows, and plenty others. DMBs concerts never fail. What does seem to be slowly deteriorating however is their current sound. I own every CD DMB has put out. "Remember Two Things" to "The Lillywhite Sessions"..."Listener Supported" to "Folsom Field"..."Under The Table and Dreaming" to this current album "Stand Up". "Stand Up" is utterly disappointing. It is the only DMB album that I have listened to one time and never again. It is a shockingly bad album. Fortunately DMB may actually know this. Their tour this summer seemingly left out every song on this album. They kept to their "jam band" roots, playing only their best, and for extended periods of time. A few songs even popped up in concert that I have yet to hear on any album...and these songs were fantastically beautiful. I dont recommend this album to anyone...especially if you are a DMB fan. Those who dont know DMB well...buy "Under The Table and Dreaming" or "Crash" if you want to hear true Dave. "Stand Up" does nothing for the band and should be left to the listener as a slumpy mistake. I have faith Dave will again rise...they just need to experiment like they always do. Their talents are gifts from God and they will continue to grow...even with these natural speedbumps.
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      Theodis Ealey is known worldwide as a skilled guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer. He has backed such artists as Little Milton, Johnny Clyde Copeland, Richard “Dimples” Fields, the Blues Brothers, and the legendary Charles Brown. It is Theodis’ energy on and off stage that you first notice. His diversity and energetic delivery have enabled him to develop his own inimitable style. “Stand Up In It” is an example of the good high energy blues and soul that Theodis is so aptly known for.
      The Burning Bridges Tour
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      • You'll LOVE Maria!!
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      5 out of 5 stars You'll LOVE Maria!!.......2007-05-26

      I don't remember how or when I first heard of Maria Bamford, but upon that first listen I was instantly hooked! Hers is one of the few comedy CDs that I will listen to over and over again and still laugh in all the same places.

      Her comedy style is an erratic but exhilarating ride through a crazy array of subjects and funny voices --- you'll never guess what she's going to talk about or SOUND like next!

      Maria's tales of temp work, beauty pageant contestants (one of my favorite voices), women's magazine advice and outrageous impressions of her dear, sweet mom will have you laughing 'til your guts hurt!

      Definately unique and not your average woman comic, I am also amazed that Maria is not yet so well known!

      (So buy her CD now, so we can quote her first!)

      5 out of 5 stars Best female standup out there..........2006-12-21

      This is honestly some the best standup comedy I've ever heard. Maria is unique and quirky in her humor, and this cd really does her justice. I've yet to find one person who hasn't laughed out loud several times during this cd. While her many (very impressive) voices are her main attraction, she doesn't overdo them...she backs everything up with solid comedy that is actually FUNNY. She's also very quotable.

      Too many female comediennes now seem like they're just struggling to make it in a man's world, so their routines are usually either too wraunchy, desperate, or man-hating. Not even a hint of that with Maria. She's brilliantly hilarious and her comedy is a brand of its own. An undeniable true talent.
      Entertaining, energetic, and witty- you'll become a Maria Bamford fan within 10 minutes of listening to this cd.

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      5 out of 5 stars Very Funny Chick .......2006-03-05

      I checked this girl out because I was noticing her on different TV shows and whatnot, and I checked out her CD. It is so incredibly hilarious. Her voices are very funny, and her talk about "sexual harrassment" is funny as well. If you're going to buy the CD, buy it for her explaining what to do with Saddam. Make him a Roller Rink DJ. Funny stuff. I haven't seen her live, as with any comedian, but I'm sure she brings the same things to the table as on this CD.

      5 out of 5 stars Very Impressive Debut Album.......2006-02-02

      There's a bit of a lack right now of really unique, standout female comics, and I'm keeping a close eye on Bamford. Her act works because she A) is down-to-Earth and sincere, not an invented "character"; and B) her voices take her beyond the formulaic joke-telling practiced by most comics. And an important part of why her voices are so effective is that she never uses them in an announced, "hey guys, I'd like to do some impressions now" kind of way. Her characters come up naturally, and are used to discuss interesting subjects and social points. Characters presented conversationally as a tool for satire is infinitely more interesting than the almost Vaudevillian "Here are my impressions guys" format.

      Maria Bamford's work on "Burning Bridges" is diverse in subject matter, yet consistently funny. It's an excellent introduction to Bamford's vulnerable and insightful presence. Along with her partners who tour together as the "Comedians of Comedy", she is underated, inspired, and hopefully a star in the making.

      5 out of 5 stars Keep Burning Those Bridges.......2005-12-04

      I first became aware of Maria Bamford a couple years back when I chanced upon a stellar one-hour special of hers on Comedy Central. Maria was funny as hell (funnier, actually), and quite memorable what with her intelligent odd-ball tangents and cute, squeeky voice. But her prosaic name (No offense) slipped my mind after a while. And it wasn't until November of 2005, when I saw the Comedians of Comedy film, that I instantly recognized her and was able to finally put a name to her pretty face. "Hey, 'Maria Bamford' --- THAT'S her name. Maria Bamford! Maria Bamford!" I was glad to have solved this mystery, especially since Robert Stack was now worm food.

      Anyway, I feel tired all of a sudden doing all this typing. Perhaps I'll describe her CD in detail at a later point. For now, all you need to know is... yes, The Burning Bridges Tour is a funny listen. The hilarious punchlines are definitely there, but I find the overall tone of her delivery most captivating of all. (Her mock "alpha female" voice is particularly amusing.)

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