#31
deadsetgav wrote:
I disagree.
It is 12 years since his death mind. What was groundbreaking then is not really when you are seeing it for the first time now. I hear the Beatles and the Stones and wonder what all the fuss is about - but i’m sure in their day it was a different story.
Posted on Thu, 23 February 2006 at 19:28
#32
Lenny wrote:
I agree with Deadset> Even if he isn’t considered to be cutting edge anymore a lot of his stuff is still funny. Im always in the pisses whenever I hear it.
Posted on Thu, 23 February 2006 at 20:12
#33
deadsetgav wrote:
I think he is extremely funny and had great delivery. He recycled a lot of material but it was really funny, listening to it today a lot of the stuff he was saying about Iraq has come round again with Bush Jr.
So many comediens took influence from Bill Hicks and it still shows today.
Posted on Thu, 23 February 2006 at 20:42
#34
Sabotage wrote:
One of the funniest comedians ever IMO.
You have to see an entire show though. If you just watch a bunch of clips then he comes across like a lot of comedians (not that funny). You have to see a complete show.
Posted on Thu, 23 February 2006 at 22:13
#35
buffalo-boy wrote:
I thought the guy was amazing. So many people have ripped him off that when you hear him for the 1st time these days the impact is lost a bit. He has a new book out written by his mates who tell of how they knew him etc and that is crap though.
Posted on Fri, 24 February 2006 at 08:14
#36
Billy Blue wrote:
I gotta say I don’t think he was as amazing as his reputation. I found his stand up shows slow and without any flow. Too many silences just loses the audience I think.
I’m sure everything he stood for was/is revolutionary and outspoken, but as a comedian I just don’t find him funny.
Give me Eddie Izzard any day.
Posted on Fri, 24 February 2006 at 14:47
#37
Dennis wrote:
I think when he got into the toilet-humour part of his repertoire - and the whole sucking-the-devils-cock routine - it was all a bit “woah look at how shocking I am”, and rather dull.
The political stuff, however, was awesome - great delivery, great timing.
The stuff about JFK and about gun-law etc is just classic stand-up, that should be part of the National Curriculum.
Posted on Fri, 24 February 2006 at 14:58
#38
Taunty Dan wrote:
GREATEST. COMEDIAN. EVER.
:D
well, except for izzard, as someone pointed out.
Posted on Fri, 24 February 2006 at 15:06
#39
Charlie wrote:
Billy Blue wrote:
I gotta say I don’t think he was as amazing as his reputation. Give me Eddie Izzard any day.
Agree 100%
Eddie is way funnier.
Posted on Fri, 24 February 2006 at 18:44
#40
deus ex Machina wrote:
Bill spoke out against the Bush administration and the white house tellin how they really worked & that was G bush Snr. Now others have made careers from doin the same with GW, Bill was ahead of his time and probably wouldnt of bothered now a days . Check out tools Ænima.
Posted on Fri, 24 February 2006 at 19:54
#41
Lenny wrote:
Taunty Dan wrote:
GREATEST. COMEDIAN. EVER.
:D
well, except for izzard, as someone pointed out.
No - Richard Pryor - Genius!!
Posted on Fri, 24 February 2006 at 21:44
#42
Divers (Simon) wrote:
I think he is very funny, and as has been said before it’s funny that some of his jokes from the early 90’s are now relivant all over again.
Posted on Fri, 24 February 2006 at 21:49
#43
Charlie wrote:
deus ex Machina wrote:
Bill spoke out against the Bush administration and the white house tellin how they really worked & that was G bush Snr. Now others have made careers from doin the same with GW, Bill was ahead of his time and probably wouldnt of bothered now a days . Check out tools Ænima.
:o Why does a band namechecking a comedian make him better ?
Posted on Fri, 24 February 2006 at 22:39
#44
deus ex Machina wrote:
The album was in honour of him thats the reason it was mentioned.
Posted on Sat, 25 February 2006 at 14:10
#45
Superunknown wrote:
I didn’t like him much at first, either, but his stuff has grown on me. (Some favourite bits would be The Beatles recording “Yellow Submarine”, Hicks describing why true men don’t go to dance clubs or him talking about how he mutilated other kids in school by accident).
Still, I do believe he’s overrated. He could be vulgar to a point where it was just getting annoying and boring at times. And he definitely wasn’t the genius or saviour people have made him out to be. On the other hand, some of his stuff is still relevant today and I would love to hear what he had to say about politics and problems in the world these days. You know, after all it did take a lot of guts for someone to speak his mind the way he did.
Speaking of bands name checking Bill Hicks. Here are more examples:
Mclusky: “We take more drugs than a touring funk band”
Faith No More: “It’s always funny until someone gets hurt and then it’s just hilarious.”
And Radiohead dedicated “The Bends” to Bill Hicks.
Posted on Sat, 25 February 2006 at 15:03
#46
Unrequited_lad wrote:
Not to mention Therapy?: ‘It’s a ride’
:p
Posted on Sat, 25 February 2006 at 15:13
#47
deadsetgav wrote:
Eddie Izzard hasn’t done anything remotely funny for years. His early stuff was really, really great - but he is a one trick pony and his new stuff just doesn’t do it for me anymore.
Posted on Mon, 27 February 2006 at 07:31
#48
buffalo-boy wrote:
Squall wrote:
:o Why does a band namechecking a comedian make him better ?
Loads of bands have mentioned him as an influence, RATM, Therapy?, One Minute Silence, Tool etc. It doesn’t make him funnier, it raises his profile and gets people to dig new things they may not have discovered on their own.
Lets face it, Richey Manic wasn’t a genius but he has been deified by a huge amount of people.
Posted on Mon, 27 February 2006 at 15:53
#49
Taunty Dan wrote:
deadsetgav wrote:
Eddie Izzard hasn’t done anything remotely funny for years. His early stuff was really, really great - but he is a one trick pony and his new stuff just doesn’t do it for me anymore.
oh definitely, Glorious and dress to kill are absolutely amazing. Circle was tat, sexie was great live but watching the dvd later it wasn’t so good.
Posted on Mon, 27 February 2006 at 16:01
#50
Charlie wrote:
Taunty Dan wrote:
oh definitely, Glorious and dress to kill are absolutely amazing. Circle was tat, sexie was great live but watching the dvd later it wasn’t so good.
Better to have 4 impeccable DVD’s and a couple patchy ones than to be exceedingly overrated and not actually that good to begin with :o
Posted on Mon, 27 February 2006 at 20:22
#51
Egon Spengler wrote:
Posted on Sat, 22 April 2006 at 19:37
#52
Superunknown wrote:
What I hate about Hicks is that people make him out to be a saviour or a genius. He was neither. He wasn’t the best stand up comedian of all time, either, but he did have a lot of memorable and funny routines. Sometimes he just got angry, though, and that wasn’t particularly funny. The way he stood up against all things commercial was respectable, though.
Posted on Mon, 24 April 2006 at 01:37
#53
JSar666 wrote:
Bill Hicks rules and was probably the best stand-up comedian in recent memory. FACT!
Posted on Mon, 24 April 2006 at 07:36
#54
buffalo-boy wrote:
True! I hate to agree but yeah I think the cock jokes did drag on a bit sometimes. His anti-corporate stance was brilliant - if only our rock bands these days were truer, they should listen to him!
Posted on Mon, 24 April 2006 at 07:46
#55
JSar666 wrote:
Some things were a bit overbearing, like the whole goatboy thing. It’s only funny for about 5 seconds. Still, I don’t think I’ve seen many comedians that have been as good as him.
Posted on Mon, 24 April 2006 at 07:50
#56
Theng wrote:
Title: Bill Hicks (merged)
How are y’all feeling this shit he?
I’m on a big Hicks trip, but don’t always get everything, especially the jokes on the anglo-american relations.
I know one thing though, you don’t boil pizza.
Posted on Mon, 23 October 2006 at 20:13
#57
fatboy wrote:
I’ve yet to check his stuff out. Sounded like he was a funny lad, RIP and all that.
Posted on Tue, 24 October 2006 at 12:12
#58
gapu wrote:
i just heard good stuff about bill hicks… very often… and everyone says check him out! even some bands. so i guess i really should do that now!
Posted on Tue, 24 October 2006 at 19:32
#59
buffalo-boy wrote:
i was listening to some sound files last night. Genius, check him out. But don’t by any unauthorised biographies. The one i read was dogshit! A bunch of people who barely knew him sharing their memories…awful stuff!
Posted on Wed, 25 October 2006 at 07:40
#60
Taunty Dan wrote:
We’ve had threads about Bill before, needless to say he’s a true legend. If you’re gonna check him out i think the “philosophy” cd is a good a place as any, kinda like a greatest hits. Its fantastic to hear him slating George Bush Snr when we are currently watching his son do an even worse job. :)
Posted on Wed, 25 October 2006 at 09:33
