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Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Bone Tired
2. Airplanes
3. Airport Courtesy Phone
4. Jet Lag
5. Hating Someone's Guts (Part 1)
6. Funny Guy
7. Love in Venice
8. Strength (Part 1)
9. Strength (Part 2)
10. Odd Ball, The - (with Ian Bussieres)
DISC 2:
1. Hating Someone's Guts (Part 2)
2. Blues
3. Big Knowledge
4. Good Advice
5. Vacation in England
6. Condos
7. Trade Secrets
8. I Know You
9. Odd Ball Gets a Big Laugh, The - (with Ian Bussieres)
| Details | | Distributor: | E1 Distribution (USA) | | Recording Type: | Live | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Solo performer: Henry Rollins (spoken vocals).
Additional personnel: Ian Bussieres.
Recorded live in Dublin, Ireland; Sydney, Australia; Los Angeles, San Francisco, California. Includes liner notes by Henry Rollins.
When he started out as the singer for California punks Black Flag, few would have guessed that Henry Rollins would become a renaissance man--actor, author, publisher, record label maven, etc. Even fewer would have guessed he'd become successful as a spoken-word artist, delighting packed houses the world over with nothing but his tart observations on modern life. THE BOXED LIFE, a double-disc set, is the definitive Rollins spoken-word recording, an excellent entry point into this aspect of "Hank"'s career. His thoughts on everything from loneliness to sexual politics to air travel are expressed with a mixture of sarcastic humor and genuine emotion, as Rollins reveals himself to be part standup comic, part post-Lenny Bruce social commentator, part Twilight Zone Spalding Gray.
Industry Reviews
3.5 Stars - Very Good - ...a lucid tragicomic set...his timing is incisive, and his ability to turn the most horrific events into humor drums up comparisons to the dark, painfully honest routines of Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor...
Rolling Stone (02/04/1993)
...He is at his funniest when his observations either draw from his own experience (life on the road in a rock band, school, bad jobs) or comment freshly on familiar subjects (airports, films, depression)...
Spin (02/01/1993)
...The surprise of his speechifying is that he goes for laughs, charm and the occasional gross-out...
Musician (03/01/1993)
3 Stars - Good - ...THE BOXED LIFE is highly entertaining, crammed full of nuggets to recount over a lentil casserole...
Q (03/01/1993)
6 - Good - ...If you've ever dabbled in Bukowski, Bogosian or Beefheart, you'll find this side of Rollins frighteningly attractive and, more importantly, you'll never buy a U2 record again...
NME (02/20/1993)
...Henry Rollins' performances are moving, provocative and they make you see the world a bit differently...essential for the collections of any thinking world citizen...
Alternative Press (03/01/1993)
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