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Not Insane Or Anything You Want To
''Not Insane or Anything You Want To'' is the sixth album released by the Firesign Theatre on Columbia Records. It was released in October 1972 and includes some material that was recorded in the studio as well as some material that was recorded before a live audience. The full title is listed on the spine of the record album as ''Not Insane or Anything You Want To''. The abbreviated title ''Not Insane'' appears on the front of the album cover, while ''Or Anything You Want To'' appears on the back cover. It is usually referred to simply as ''Not Insane''. The album was mixed from parts of a live performance recorded during the ''Martian Space Party'' radio broadcast and film, a 1970 live performance of a Shakespeare parody ''The Count of Monte Cristo'', and newly recorded studio material. The album was a commercial and critical failure, and the group years later would call it "a serious mistake". They immediately went on hiatus for a year, with Proctor and Bergman recording as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Firesign Theatre
The Firesign Theatre (also known as the Firesigns) was an American surreal comedy troupe who first appeared on November 17, 1966, in a live performance on the Los Angeles radio program ''Radio Free Oz'' on station KPFK FM. They continued appearing on ''Radio Free Oz'', which later moved to KRLA 1110 AM and then KMET FM, through February 1969. They produced fifteen record albums and a 45 rpm single under contract to Columbia Records from 1967 through 1976, and had three nationally syndicated radio programs: ''The Firesign Theatre Radio Hour Hour'' icin 1970 on KPPC-FM; and '' Dear Friends'' (1970–1971) and ''Let's Eat!'' (1971–1972) on KPFK. They also appeared in front of live audiences, and continued to write, perform, and record on other labels, occasionally taking sabbaticals during which they wrote or performed solo or in smaller groups. The Firesign Theatre was the brainchild of Peter Bergman, and all of its material was conceived, written, and performed by its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Gui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilting
Lilting is a form of traditional singing common in the Goidelic speaking areas of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Mann. It goes under many names, and is sometimes referred to as ''diddling'' (generally in England and Scotland), ''mouth music'', ''jigging'', ''chin music'' or ''cheek music'', '' puirt à beul'' or ''canntaireachd'' in Scottish Gaelic, or ''portaireacht bhéil'' (''port a'bhéil'', "mouth-singing") in Irish. It in some ways resembles scat singing. Features Lilting often accompanied dancing. Features such as rhythm and tone dominate in lilting. The lyrics thus are often meaningless or nonsensical. History The origins of lilting are unclear. It might have resulted in part from the unavailability of instruments, whether because they were seen as too expensive or were banned. However, peasant music in other Indo-European cultures was subject to similar constraints, and lilting did not develop. Notable lilters * Jimmy Ward * Paddy Tunney * Bobby Gardiner * Len ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Madness Motors
''Duke of Madness Motors: The Complete "Dear Friends" Radio Era'' is a book and data DVD set collecting the complete works of comedy group the Firesign Theatre's 1970s radio shows ''Firesign Theatre Radio Hour Hour'', '' Dear Friends'', and ''Let's Eat.'' The set includes a 108-page book containing a historical essay, interviews, original scripts, and collages by Firesign founder Phil Proctor. The data DVD contains more than 80 hours of material on MP3 audio, including 24 episodes of ''Firesign Theatre Radio Hour Hour'', 21 episodes of ''Dear Friends'', 12 episodes of ''Let's Eat,'' and a 1972 series finale, ''Martian Space Party''. The collections were digitally remastered and annotated by the group's archivist and producer, Taylor Jessen along with several contributors including Mike McIntyre ''Dear Friends'' and ''Let's Eat'' are each collected in both their original broadcast versions and later syndication edits. Production The project took more than 10 years to complete. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dear Friends (radio Program)
''Dear Friends'' was a live radio program performed by the Firesign Theatre on KPFK radio in Los Angeles. Twenty-one episodes aired between September 16, 1970 and February 17, 1971. These programs were recorded and later edited into one-hour shows distributed on 12" LPs for national syndication. In January 1972, the group released a '' Dear Friends'' double album, a compilation of what they considered to be the best segments from the radio program. The original broadcasts were released in 2010 on the group's ''Duke of Madness Motors'' DVD compilation. Another album distilled from the ''Duke of Madness Motors'' set, '' Dope Humor of the Seventies'', which also collected material from the ''Dear Friends'' radio shows, was released in 2020. Episodes Episode #1 - Live At The Ash Grove Originally aired live on KPFK on November 15, 1970 Tracks - side one Intros #P.B. Intros Freddy Earth #Vegetables #Dr. Memory #Animals #Tongue Exercises (P.P.) #Religious Items #Whales #Rap On Cart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dope Humor Of The Seventies
''Dope Humor of the Seventies'' is a compilation album by the Firesign Theatre, released by Stand Up! Records in November 2020. Background A sequel to the '' Dear Friends'' album, it consists of short, highly improvisational sketches distilled from the 80-hour archive set ''Duke of Madness Motors'', originally recorded from 1970 to 1972 as part of the group's nationally syndicated ''Dear Friends'' radio show. The album was released on vinyl and digital formats, and includes liner notes with an archive of handwritten scripts and other material from the era. Reaction from members Firesign member David Ossman called ''Dope Humor'' a sort of "dark side" to the ''Dear Friends'' album, since both were compiled from the same source, but the sketches on ''Dope Humor'' had not been constrained by the desire to keep the material radio-friendly, as had been the case for ''Dear Friends''. Phil Proctor called it a tribute to late founding members Phil Austin and Peter Bergman. Reception Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papoon For President
''Papoon for President'' is a comedy compilation album released in 2002 by the Firesign Theatre. George Papoon is a fictional US Presidential candidate invented by the group in 1972 for their filmed radio broadcast ''Martian Space Party'', in which Papoon is nominated as the candidate of the "Natural Surrealist Party". The album is a compilation of material originally released in the film and the 1972 album ''Not Insane or Anything You Want To'', plus material from 1976 and 1980. The first and last tracks contain interviews of Phillip Proctor and Peter Bergman done by Steve Marshall, broadcast on NPR both before and after the 1972 United States presidential election. These interviews were released on a promotional recording, ''A Firesign Chat with Papoon'', by Columbia Records in November 1972. Track listing Track Information This album includes two interviews of Proctor and Bergman conducted by Steve Marshal of KNX radio in Los Angeles during the 1972 presidential election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's work was characterised by the rebellious nature and acerbic wit of his music, writing and drawings, on film, and in interviews. His songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history. Born in Liverpool, Lennon became involved in the skiffle craze as a teenager. In 1956, he formed The Quarrymen, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Sometimes called "the smart Beatle", he was initially the group's de facto leader, a role gradually ceded to McCartney. Lennon soon expanded his work into other media by participating in numerous films, including ''How I Won the War'', and authoring ''In His Own Write'' and ''A Spaniard in the Works'', both collections of nonsense writings and line drawi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anythynge You Want To
''Anythynge You Want To'' is a 2001 CD release by the Firesign Theatre presenting an uncut version of their 1982 comedy LP album ''Shakespeare's Lost Comedie''. It takes the form of a radio play, under the conceit of being a lost work of Shakespeare, using language, plot structure, and characters which parody Shakespeare's original works. It was originally recorded in 1980 as a program for National Public Radio National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It differs from other n ...'s '' Earplay''. Track listing # Ye Hoste (2:02) # Ye Prologue (1:39) # Acte I, Scene I. A Nawful Place, A Heathe (3:37) # Acte I, Scene II. A Shippe at Sea (5:16) # Acte I, Scene III. Ye Rampartes of Castle Pflegem (6:25) # Ye Hoste Againne (3:13) # Acte II, Scene I. Ye Wilde Beache (3:54) # Acte II, Scene II. Ye Closett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Or Not TV
''TV or Not TV'' is the debut album by the comedy duo Proctor and Bergman. It was originally released in 1973 by Columbia Records. Unlike most Firesign Theatre albums, it included songs ("Communist Love Song" sung by Proctor at the end of side A and "Nasi Goring" sung by Bergman in the middle of side B) as well as a TV-related plotline comparable to '' Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers.'' Track listing The play is subtitled "A Video Vaudeville in Two Acts". Fred Flamm (Proctor) and Clark Cable (Bergman) host a pay-per-view cable television Channel 85.Before the advent of cable television, UHF television channels only went up to 83. Side one — act one #"Insert Here" (1:26) – Two children steal Dad's credit card and turn on Channel 85 for a "charged viewing cycle". #"Channel 85 Sign-On" (1:15) – Clark Cable (Bergman) starts the viewing cycle #"Escaping From The Declining Fall Of The Roaming Umpire" (5:06) – in a parody of the assassination of Julius Caesar, Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bergman (comedian)
Peter Paul Bergman (November 29, 1939 – March 9, 2012) was an American comedian and writer, best known as the founder of the Firesign Theatre. He played Lt. Bradshaw in the Nick Danger series. Biography Bergman was born in Cleveland, Ohio and graduated in 1957 from Shaker Heights High School in the Cleveland suburb. He studied economics at Yale University, where he contributed to the campus humor magazine ''The Yale Record''. He taught economics as a Carnegie Fellow, and also attended the Yale School of Drama as a Eugene O'Neill Playwriting Fellow, and wrote two musicals for the Yale Dramatic Association with Austin Pendleton, where he met acting student Philip Proctor. He was also a Woodrow Wilson Scholar. After college he worked with Tom Stoppard, Derek Marlowe, Piers Paul Read, and Spike Milligan. The Firesign Theatre was formed as a result of Bergman's show ''Radio Free Oz'' on KPFK. According to Bergman, "I started July 24th, 1966 on KPFK ... I had some very i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
