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Why Is There Air?
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0093624688822
Format: Live
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
MPN: 1606
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Warner Bros / Wea
Release Date: April 28, 1998
Studio: Warner Bros / Wea
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Editorial Review:
Cosby sounds fired up on this live one. "Kindergarten" kicks off the disc in fine fashion with the soon-to-be TV star's spot-on and kid-centered description of early grammar school. Cosby accurately captures the strangeness of a time when a lot of things don't quite make sense and you are constantly being told what to do. "Personal Hygiene" and "Shop" take us through junior high before we arrive at the comedian's tales of young adulthood on the disc's last five tracks. "Hofstra" closes the CD with an eight-minute depiction of a very bad college football team before and during another humiliating game. Cosby manages to turn the awful team's terror and suffering into an occasion for laughs. Like other Cosby albums from the '60s, Why Is There Air? is full of the comic's highly effective sound effects. --Fred Cisterna
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - If you are new to this old stuff...
I'm 39 now. My Mom used to listen to these albums when she was a teenager, and years later, she would to play them for me all the time when I was young. Instead of plopping me in front of the tv, we'd sit and listen and imagine Cosby on stage and we'd be laughing right along with the audience. I have been listening to them ever since. All these stories have held up wonderfully (no pun intended) after over 40 years. Bill Cosby is a master comedic story teller - and most of what he is telling is ... Read More
Rating:  - Bill Cosby; always good for a laugh!
I got this for my son-in-law for Father's Day. He has two young children and 3 jobs so he is always on the go. It is a perfect distraction as he hurries down the road to all the places he has to be.
Rating:  - Not his best, but well worth a listen
"Why is there Midol?" was the question I asked myself in the late 1960s when I was just a little too young to catch some of Bill's references. But, having achieved hoary middle-age, I'm catching more than I used to.
"Why is There Air" (WITA) is Bill Cosby's 1965 comedy album, his 3rd album of comedy material. Bill continues to mine his childhood reminiscences, including embellished memories of what it's like to be in kindergarten, shop class and "personal hygiene" class. He also throws ... Read More
Rating: - Is Bill ever bad?
This is a new purchase for me, having grown up with Bill Cosby's record. This one in particular. If you haven't heard him, well, you're really missing out. To my recollection, he's the one that got this "tell it like it is" stand-up comedian thing going.
Just pee first.
Rating: - One of the all-time greatest comedy recordings!!!!
I loved this album when I was a kid, and I STILL love it today. I STILL think it's absolutely hilarious! The best moments on the album are definately "Kindgergarten" and "Shop Class" and "Driving In San Francisco". Oh man, I love it. It's so funny. Highly recommended!
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