We've removed the most flattering excerpts
from the following reviews of UNSWEETENED for your reading pleasure:
Patton
Oswalt: "A CD that truly lives
up to its title: this is an all-or-nothing recording of a single
show. Lord's material has been stripped of every unnecessary pause,
breath and syllable. Halfway through he flattens a drunk female
heckler without mussing his pompadour or punchline. It almost makes
you believe in justice. For a moment."
Splendid
E-zine Review: "(Carrett)
specializes in sarcastic, rapid fire jokes, and has no qualms with
throwing barbs at the audience... I laughed out loud many times
-- a surprising admission from this jaded listener."
Evil
Sponge E-zine Review:
Carrett has made an art of taking
what could be an awkward moment with a heckler or a joke that fell
flat, making it even more awkward, then making it funny. I found
myself laughing at failed-joke comebacks such as, ‘It is SO
nice to be in town for the quick-to-judge festival.’”
Amplifier
Magazine Review:
(Carrett) excels in the one-liner
like an old-school comic, yet he weaves them together to effortlessly
segue between themes and skillfully reprise previous jokes…
…irreverent, self-effacing under a cool exterior, and quite
a ways out in left field.”
Tastes
Like Chicken Magazine Review:
“Looking and listening
to Lord Carrett answers that burning question that lives deep down
inside us: What would have happened if Milton Berle were reincarnated
as the fourth member of The Stray Cats. Carrett keeps the crowd
in his hand by dishing out jokes, not anecdotes. If you don’t
like the one he just told, keep listening. You’ll love the
next one.”
Peter
Case (of the Plimsouls) "This
cat is FUNNY! Very funny...”
Sleazegrinder
Magazine Review:
“...you can play this
in front of your mom, if ya want, because Carrett don’t work
blue, baby. And I know how much you like listening to f*ckin’
comedy albums with your mother. ”
Chucklemonkey
Review:"'Unsweetened',
refers to the fact that the album production has included absolutely
NO laugh track, no 'juicing', and no clever editing to remove slow
spots or bad jokes. It's probably a good idea that he mentions it,
too... because you'd never be able to tell, judging by the audience
reaction. Lord's rapid-fire, 'quick-joke' style and happy-go-lucky
attitude are perfect for today's shortened attention spans"
"His 'Unsweetened' CD was recorded live,
in one take of one show, without any editing or laugh-track manipulations,
and it shows why he's so good at what he does. A joke that doesn't
work merely becomes a set up for one that does."
Jim Carnes (from a "Best Bet" in
The Sacramento Bee)
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