Track Listing

1. An Undermutter Moment
2. "The Grass Roots Gourmet"
3. "Crisis in Terror!"
4. Beat St. Jack's "Famous Accountants School"
5. "TIPs Hotline" Spot
6. Mutt 'n' Smutt are "Huntin' Blind"
7. The Art of Defense
8. Undermutter Murmurs
9. !Pinata! !Pinata!
10. "Everything You Know Is Wrong!" (About Shoes!)
11. Unwanted Workers of America
12. Hal Stark Is "Off The Road"
13. No Jokes About America!
14. Nick Danger in "Lucky Liability"
15. It's Saddam Shame!
16. Beat St. Jack's "Baghdad Bush Suit"
17. "Harry's World" (The Pilot)
18. "S**t Happens!"
19. Our Holiday Wine Testing
20. Bob Heeblehauser's "Tacomasaur"
21. Mutt 'n' Smutt's "Scary Sale!"
22. Undermutter's Update
23. Inside "Cabletown!"
24. "Mask Your Movies!" Spot
25. Hal Stark's "Parking Woes"
26. "Thanksgiving, or Pass the Indian Please!"
27. "A St. Nick Dangerous Christmas Eve"
28. "Goodbyes and Hellos!"

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38814 in Music
• Released on: 2003-03-11
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Album Description
ALL THINGS FIRESIGN!

When "All Things Considered," the public radio newsprogram that supplies over a million listeners a day with their ears to the world, asked The Firesign Theatre to contribute a regular humor "column" to the program, the veteran audio comedians instantly agreed. "We considered it a great opportunity to get back in touch with some of the folks who loved our albums in the '70s. People who weren't aware of the new CDs and DVDs we've been producing."

From the Fourth of July to New Years Eve 2002, Firesign covers the major events and non-events of the day. "Our soldiers are on the ground in Afghanistan and aiming for Baghdad! We comedians have to draw a line in the sand!" proclaimed Firesign founder Peter Bergman. Careening from "Crisis in Terror!" and "The Art of Defense" to "No Jokes About America," the "TIPs Hotline" and "It's Saddam Shame," the Firesign Theatre places itself squarely on the Bush-league firing line.

"Remember that Everything You Know is Wrong!" contributed the unflappable Phil Austin, (with David Ossman and Phil Proctor, the other three founding Firesigns), and opened his microphone to psychic shoe investigator Happy Harry Cox. Using only crude sound-effects, Firesign's best-known character, Nick Danger (America's Only Detective!), followed Cox into the studio and brought along his cop-and-criminal partners in surreal radio adventure, Lt. Alvin Bradshaw and Rocky Rococo.

"And don't forget," responded elder statesman Ossman, "comedy is heavier than gravity!" and invites street poet Beat St. Jack into the studio to rap about corrupt accountants and Desert Tan uniforms.

"Help! We're all Prisoners of the 21st century," concluded Mr. Proctor, who was listening to commentator Hal Stark, "so let's go Forward Into the Past!" That took the boys straight to Ol' Elmertown, the home of catalogue storekeepers "Mutt 'n' Smutt" and their off-brands of fun.

ALL THINGS FIRESIGN! Also featuring CNNo Evil newsman Bill Undermutter, the "Grass Roots Gourmet," auto tycoon C. W. "Bob" Heeblehauser and the Rev. Bill Barnstormer of the Reformed Church of Science, Fiction. Plus three Holiday Specials that finally ring in the end of the Millennium. That's the latest good news from The Firesign Theatre.

Customer Reviews

We need more Firesign!
A great up-to-date Firesign work that brings the group into today's current events. Martha Stewart, Ashcroft, Iraq War, terrorist, and all relevant news are all covered. They are as good as ever and still better than the majority of comedy that is out there. Their razor sharp cutting edge satire is still the best!

Great, relevant satire
It's not the best Firesign has done (I still have a sopft spot for the early work), but they have certainly not lost their sharp eye for wit and satire. The only sociopolitical satire that can match the pieces on this CD is the daily work of the Daily Feed.

Ranks up there with the classic Firesign albums
Like many long time Firesign Theatre fans, I have been a little unimpressed by some recent releases. This CD however is great. It respectfully visits several classic characters and creates contemporary parodies that are amazing. If you have enjoyed any of their early albums, I recommend buying this one.