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Genre: Comedy
Release Date: 03/01/2008

When Firesign Theatre graduated from free-form FM radio to the album format, they brought a lot of their radio experience with them. This included a thorough knowledge of media and the willingness to skewer anything and everything. Album opener "Temporarily Humboldt County" takes square aim at America's shoddy treatment of its aboriginal peoples, and scores a bulls-eye, with not a wasted word. "Beat the Reaper" is a funny game-show spoof. Much of the rest of the album drifts into less notable territory, with many references to the drug culture and being "hip" and "groovy." There's a lot of great wordplay, but quite a bit of the material doesn't date very well.

~Sean Carruthers, All Music Guide

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Firesign Theatre - Main Performer
Phil Proctor - Flute
Phil Proctor - Violin
Phil Proctor - Vocals
Phil Proctor - ?
Tom May - Engineer
Philip Austin - Guitar
Philip Austin - Keyboards
Philip Austin - Vocals
Philip Austin - ?
John Fresno - Bass
John Fresno - Guitar
John Fresno - Saxophone
John Fresno - Vocals
David Ossman - Percussion
David Ossman - Vocals
David Ossman - ?
Gary Usher - Producer
Gary Usher - Original Album Producer
Peter Bergman - ?
Bob Irwin - Producer
Vic Anesini - Mastering
Frank Laffitte - Photography
Jen Wyler - Mixing

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
    Monty Python's Flying Circus / CD / 1975
Comedian
    Eddie Murphy / CD / 1983
A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat
    Lord Buckley / CD / 1970
A Wild and Crazy Guy
    Steve Martin / CD / 1978
Killer Carlin
    George Carlin / CD / 1995
Never Scared
    Chris Rock / CD / 2004

Release Date: 03/01/2008
Genre: comdy