Complaints and Grievances explained

Complaints and Grievances
Type:live
Artist:George Carlin
Cover:GC Complaints And Grievances.png
Released:December 11, 2001
Recorded:November 17, 2001
Venue:Beacon Theatre, New York City
Genre:Comedy
Length:56:16
Label:Eardrum/Atlantic
Producer:George Carlin
Prev Title:The Little David Years (1971–1977)
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:Life Is Worth Losing
Next Year:2006

Complaints and Grievances is the 17th album and 12th HBO stand-up special by comedian George Carlin. It was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album.[1]

Production

The working title of the show was I Kinda Like It When a Lot of People Die, but it was changed after the September 11 2001 attacks.[2] In an interview on Opie and Anthony on October 24, 2001, Carlin explained:

After briefly explaining the nature of the show, Carlin added, "Everything's the same, except I had to take that piece out. I just knew ... no-one would laugh. You know. Obviously."[3]

Complaints and Grievances was recorded live at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on November 17, 2001, and was broadcast live on HBO.[4]

Legacy

Cassette recordings of the original working version of the show, recorded in Las Vegas on September 9 and 10, 2001, were discovered in the 2010s and released in 2016 as I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die.[5] The album includes the routine removed from Complaints and Grievances, titled "Uncle Dave".[6] A recording of the first performance of the routine from June 2001 is also included as a bonus track, under its original title of "I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die".[7] Portions of this routine were later reused for "Coast-to-Coast Emergency", the closing bit from Carlin's 2005 special Life Is Worth Losing.[6]

Track listing

All tracks by George Carlin.

  1. "The Opening" – 9:22
  2. "Traffic Accidents: Keep Movin'!" – 6:16
  3. "You and Me (Things That Come Off of Your Body)" – 10:38
  4. "People Who Oughta Be Killed: Self-Help Books" – 1:16
  5. "Motivation Seminars" – 1:05
  6. "Parents of Honor Students" – 2:15
  7. "Baby Slings" – 0:59
  8. "My Daddy" – 0:51
  9. "Telephone Mimes" – 1:09
  10. "Hands-Free Telephone Headsets" – 0:38
  11. "Answering Machines" – 0:52
  12. "Family Newsletters" – 1:23
  13. "Music on Answering Machines" – 1:39
  14. "People Who Wear Visors" – 0:39
  15. "Singers with One Name" – 0:41
  16. "Rich Guys in Hot Air Balloons" – 1:01
  17. "People Who Misuse Credit Cards" – 0:51
  18. "Guys Named Todd" – 1:30
  19. "Gun Enthusiasts" – 1:26
  20. "White Guys Who Shave Their Heads" – 0:48
  21. "NASA-Holes" – 1:32
  22. "Why We Don't Need 10 Commandments" – 7:14

Personnel

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 45th Annual GRAMMY Awards . . November 27, 2023.
  2. Web site: George Carlin's Unreleased Album 'I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die' Is Out Next Month . Wright . Megh . . August 24, 2016 . November 27, 2023.
  3. . 2001 (WNEW) : Opie & Anthony . October 24, 2001 . May 27, 2016.
  4. Web site: George Carlin: Complaints and Grievances . georgecarlin.com . November 27, 2023.
  5. Web site: George Carlin's Shocking Prescience on the Nights Before 9/11 . Crouch . Ian . . September 10, 2016 . November 27, 2023.
  6. Web site: Fifteen years after 9/11, we can hear the only bit George Carlin ever cut for taste . Edgers . Geoff . . September 7, 2016 . November 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160907233106/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/fifteen-years-after-911-we-can-hear-the-only-bit-george-carlin-ever-cut-for-taste/2016/09/07/40e0312c-745c-11e6-8149-b8d05321db62_story.html . September 7, 2016.
  7. I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die, 6-23-2001 (Bonus) . October 16, 2020 . . . November 27, 2023.

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