Philosophy the Best of Bill Hi

Hicks, Bill
Rykodisc
Comedy | Oct 2001

Reviews

nari
Reviewed 2001-11-05
BILL HICKS: Dennis Miller's snide cynicism, Bill Maher's political agenda, Sam Kinison's brutal in-your-face honesty, and Dave Chappelle's affinity for ganja = brilliant comedy. Irreverent and unapologetically offensive – but true. Track 12 kills me – literally I almost choked on my waffle. -nari

1. nothing introduction ***2. anti-intellectualism, "what choo readin fo?"; 1:45 unevolved backwoods hicks *3. annoying housekeeping; 1:20 rant against soft porn; then I cut 4:26-5:52 of the original track, because modeling jiz isn't safe harbor; 4:26 cure for aids 4. "anyone dumb enough to want to be in the military should be allowed in"; 0:46 military moral hypocrisy; 1:27 selling arms to iraq ****5. self-righteous non-smokers; 2:42 new yorker's priorities; 3:20 smoking habits 6. I don't do drugs anymore; 0:48 had fun with no consequence doing drugs; 4:30 dull alc. anonies; 5:23 pot is a better drug than alcohol; 9:32 drugs out of control in new york **7. clarence thomas trial; 0:59 stands up for porn (NOT OUT OF SAFE HARBOR); 2:06 fear that mom will find the porno wing ***8. supreme court definition of pornography/commercials; 2:30 fundamentalist christians say be fruitful & multiply; 3:06 forgive me *9. willie nelson doing commercials *10. obsession with COPS/trailor trash **11. just try pedestrian right of way in new york; 1:02 l.a. riots/step on the gas *****12. left the country day of the riots; 0:49 british crime is hilarious **13. politics in america: two puppets, one master ***14. JFK assassination/who controls the govt. *15. evolve ideas 1:42 need compassionate drug czar ****17. "surely this illiterate bozo can't be the president, god" .. reagan, not bush; 0:56 fundamentalist christians don't believe in dinosaurs; 4:29 "people who believe in creationism look really unevolved"; 4:56 organized religion **16. last thing jesus wants to see is a cross **18. jesus & the easter bunny *19. who are the gideons? *20. your children aren't special (NOT OUT OF SAFE HARBOR) ****21. my business is none of yours; 0:58 childbirth is not a miracle

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Track listing

1. Greetings
2. Flying Saucer Tour
3. Please Do not Disturb
4. Gays in the Military
5. Smoking
6. Great Times on Drugs
7. Sex on Trial
8. What Is Pornography
9. Save Willie
10. Confesesion Time (Cops)
11. Step on the Gas (L.A. Riots)
12. Hooligans
13. Politics in America
14. The Elite
15. Time to Evolve
16. Odd Beliefs
17. Dinosaurs in Teh Bible
18. Easter
19. Gideon's
20. Your Children Aren't Special
21. The Sanctity of Life