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"Where There's Smoke There's Cheech & Chong (Anthology) [PA] [Digipak] *" (03/19/2002) Comedy Cheech & Chong, Rhino Records (USA)Cheech & Chong: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong. Producer: Lou Adler. Compilation producers: Barry Hansen, Bill Inglot, Lou Adler. Includes liner notes by Barry Hansen. Digitally remastered by Dan Hersch (Digiprep). Personnel: Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel (guitar); David Sanborn, Tom Scott (saxophone); Nicky Hopkins (piano); Carole King (electric piano); Billy Preston (organ); Jai Winding (keyboards); Rick Marotta (drums); Jim Keltner (percussion). Audio Mixer: Jim Root. Audio Remasterer: Dan Hersch. Liner Note Author: Barry Hansen. Recording information: A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA; Andre Studios, Montreal, Canada; Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY; Ken Nordine Studios, Chicago, IL; Location Recording Services, Burbank, CA; Paul's Mall; Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA; Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, CA; Surf Bowl Recording, Malibu; Village Recorders, West Los Angeles, CA. Unknown Contributor Roles: Darlene Love; David Bluefield; Scott Harper; Jean King; Sherry Goffin; Rae Dawn Chong; Ricky Fataar; Scott Smith; Tim Weston. Arrangers: Tom Scott; David Foster. This double-CD anthology of Cheech & Chong's work properly leans on the albums they did for Ode in the early and mid-'70s, adding a few tracks from their late-'70s/early-'80s stint on Warner Bros. and the 1985 single (and small pop hit) "Born in East L.A." It being a Rhino compilation, you naturally get a few extras, too: the non-LP 1971 Christmas single "Santa Claus and His Old Lady," two commercials for the Up in Smoke film, a concert commercial (with the Tyrone Shoelaces character of "Basketball Jones" fame), and a 1972 live sketch, "Old Man in the Park" (which was never included on any of their albums). There are also extensive liner notes by Barry Hansen (aka Dr. Demento), who of course has played many of those songs over the years on his radio show. But overall this stuff is more juvenile than it is funny. Actually, the duo had (just a bit) more range than they were given credit for, with a facility for musical satire in cuts like the elderly bluesman parody "Blind Melon Chitlin'," the update of Leiber & Stoller's "Framed," the Top Ten hit "Earache My Eye" (possibly an influence on Spinal Tap in its use of a fake bad heavy metal record by Alice Bowie), and "Basketball Jones." They were pretty deft at inserting sound effects and layering voices, though not to anywhere near the profound end that the Firesign Theatre and Monty Python did. And it's surprising how many of these songs were actually Top 100 chart hits -- no less than eight of them. You do wonder who the core audience of this retrospective is going to be -- present-day kids might actually find the junior high-level drug humor that dominates the material tame. That leaves it to the people who, um, grew up on these albums when they were in junior high school in the 1970s. And if there are a whole lot of people that are still into Cheech & Chong as adults, doesn't that say something rather peculiar about a segment of our culture? ~ Richie Unterberger

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"Greatest Hit [PA]" (03/26/1991) Comedy Cheech & Chong, RepriseIllustrator: Dave Heffernan. Probably all the beginner needs for an introduction to this comedy act, as it collects their most famous skits into one compact album. "Sargent Stadanko," "Dave," and "Let's Make a Dope Deal" are here, as are the complete adventures of Pedro and Man and the two "hit" songs "Earache My Eye" and "Basketball Jones." Whether or not one believes the drug humor has passed its sell-by date, the production on many of the skits is well done, layered with many throw-away gags hidden in the background for the repeat listener (preferably wearing headphones, smoking a doobie, and staring at the album cover). ~ Ted Mills

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"Get Out of My Room" (03/19/2002) Comedy Cheech & Chong, Universal Special ProductsRecording information: Sunset sound Factory (1985); Surf Bowl Recording, Malibu (1985). Illustrator: Patti Heid. Photographer: Patti Heid.

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"Up in Smoke" (01/29/1991) Comedy Original Soundtrack, Reprise

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"Big Bambu" (01/29/1991) Comedy Cheech & Chong, Warner Bros. Records (Record Label)Cheech & Chong: Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin (spoken vocals). For their second full-length album in a single year, fast-rising comedy duo Cheech & Chong merely refined the amazingly successful formula of their debut, which had translated their popular stage act to vinyl with greater success than anyone could have predicted. Kick-started by the chaotic schoolroom classic "Sister Mary Elephant" skit -- an after-hours band-camp staple for decades to come -- the stoner icons introduce another soon-to-be recurring story line with mutt buddies "Ralph & Herbie." "The Continuing Adventures of Pedro de Pacas and Man" presents a gut-busting second episode for their most popular alter egos, and the legendary game show spoof "Lets Make a Dope Deal" (part of side two's "Television Medley") rounds out the album's highlights. All of these acts are so carefully conceived and packed full with so many backdrop details that they achieve a stunningly "visual" effect -- another key element to Cheech & Chong's inimitable comedic formula. Additionally, the album's original vinyl pressing contained a record-sleeve-sized bogus rolling paper as a souvenir for the kids -- a fact which might be lost on the post-CD generation. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia Cheech & Chong's second album made the Billboard Top 5 and cemented Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong alongside George Carlin as the preeminent comedians of the stoner generation. Designed to resemble the packaging for a popular brand of rolling papers, BIG BAMBU laid its allegiances bare from the outset. (The record was initially packaged with a rolling paper the size of an LP cover, and every high-school kid of the day claimed to know this one dude who actually used it.) However, the funniest material on the disc may be its least drug-oriented. In particular, the hysterical "Sister Mary Elephant," a reminiscence of Catholic-school youth, and the lengthy "television medley" (originally one whole side of the record) includes pothead jokes in the context of a broader satire of American pop culture. Overall, BIG BAMBU is Cheech & Chong's funniest and most consistent album.

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"Big Bambu" (01/29/1991) Comedy Cheech & Chong, Warner Bros. Records (Record Label)Cheech & Chong: Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin (spoken vocals). For their second full-length album in a single year, fast-rising comedy duo Cheech & Chong merely refined the amazingly successful formula of their debut, which had translated their popular stage act to vinyl with greater success than anyone could have predicted. Kick-started by the chaotic schoolroom classic "Sister Mary Elephant" skit -- an after-hours band-camp staple for decades to come -- the stoner icons introduce another soon-to-be recurring story line with mutt buddies "Ralph & Herbie." "The Continuing Adventures of Pedro de Pacas and Man" presents a gut-busting second episode for their most popular alter egos, and the legendary game show spoof "Lets Make a Dope Deal" (part of side two's "Television Medley") rounds out the album's highlights. All of these acts are so carefully conceived and packed full with so many backdrop details that they achieve a stunningly "visual" effect -- another key element to Cheech & Chong's inimitable comedic formula. Additionally, the album's original vinyl pressing contained a record-sleeve-sized bogus rolling paper as a souvenir for the kids -- a fact which might be lost on the post-CD generation. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia Cheech & Chong's second album made the Billboard Top 5 and cemented Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong alongside George Carlin as the preeminent comedians of the stoner generation. Designed to resemble the packaging for a popular brand of rolling papers, BIG BAMBU laid its allegiances bare from the outset. (The record was initially packaged with a rolling paper the size of an LP cover, and every high-school kid of the day claimed to know this one dude who actually used it.) However, the funniest material on the disc may be its least drug-oriented. In particular, the hysterical "Sister Mary Elephant," a reminiscence of Catholic-school youth, and the lengthy "television medley" (originally one whole side of the record) includes pothead jokes in the context of a broader satire of American pop culture. Overall, BIG BAMBU is Cheech & Chong's funniest and most consistent album.

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"Los Cochinos [PA]" (01/29/1991) Comedy Cheech & Chong, Warner Bros. Records (Record Label)Recording information: A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA; Andre Studios, Montreal, Canada; Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY. Following a near chart-topping smash with their second comedy album (1972's Big Bambu had climbed to an amazing number two on the Billboard charts), soon-to-be-subversive teenage role models Cheech & Chong quickly returned to action with their third effort, Los Cochinos. Released the following year, the album essentially played it safe, continuing to expand upon many of the skits and characters introduced by prior outings. But such was the quality and depth of these road-tested sketches, that most of them remained as fresh and entertaining as parts one and two -- most notably fan favorites Pedro de Pacas and Man (revisited here via the hysterical "Pedro and Man at the Drive-Inn") and the side-splitting "Sargent Stadenko" (which picks up the story line introduced a year earlier by "Sister Mary Elephant"). Further standouts include the poop-obsessed "Cheborneck" and arguably the pair's most memorable musical number, the hilarious "Basketball Jones." ~ Eduardo Rivadavia
 
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"Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album [PA]" (03/26/1991) Comedy Cheech & Chong, ReprisePhotographer: Ed Caraeff. Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album was the first serious misfire for California's best-known pair of stoners. After three albums of trailblazing comedy, Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin inexplicably broke away from the recurring themes and character sketches which had thus far kept fans in hysterics, just waiting to find out what would happen next. No, Wedding Album is a collection of overly simplistic, seemingly leftover bits ("Black Lassie," "The Baby Sitters," etc.) looking for something, anything more substantial to latch onto. But in the end the somewhat inspired "Coming Attractions," along with the album's mandatory musical number, the excellent "Earache My Eye," comprise the only truly essential numbers here. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album was the first serious misfire for California's best-known pair of stoners. After three albums of trailblazing comedy, Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin inexplicably broke away from the recurring themes and character sketches which had thus far kept fans in hysterics, just waiting to find out what would happen next. No, Wedding Album is a collection of overly simplistic, seemingly leftover bits ("Black Lassie," "The Baby Sitters," etc.) looking for something, anything more substantial to latch onto. But in the end the somewhat inspired "Coming Attractions," along with the album's mandatory musical number, the excellent "Earache My Eye," comprise the only truly essential numbers here. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia
 
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"Cheech & Chong [PA]" (01/29/1991) Comedy Cheech & Chong, RepriseTruly a trail-blazing comedy record. Cheech & Chong were a Southern California comedy duo like no other, combining social commentary and true doper humor. Cleverly rooted in Mexican and California post-hippie ideology, these guys brought the humor of the drug culture to the American public safely. Produced by legendary West Cost music industry figurehead Lou Adler, it once again showed that he was on the pulse of the youth of the day. Sketches such as "Crusin' With Pedro de Pacas" and "Dave" will leave you on the floor and also make you see what an innocent time the early '70s really were; something that seems impossible in later days of doubt. This record was the launching pad for more successful albums by the duo, as well as some excellent and highly profitable films. As a debut, it's priceless. ~ Matthew Greenwald
 
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"Greatest Hit [PA]" (03/26/1991) Comedy Cheech & Chong, RepriseIllustrator: Dave Heffernan. Probably all the beginner needs for an introduction to this comedy act, as it collects their most famous skits into one compact album. "Sargent Stadanko," "Dave," and "Let's Make a Dope Deal" are here, as are the complete adventures of Pedro and Man and the two "hit" songs "Earache My Eye" and "Basketball Jones." Whether or not one believes the drug humor has passed its sell-by date, the production on many of the skits is well done, layered with many throw-away gags hidden in the background for the repeat listener (preferably wearing headphones, smoking a doobie, and staring at the album cover). ~ Ted Mills
 
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"Los Cochinos [PA]" (01/29/1991) Comedy Cheech & Chong, Warner Bros. Records (Record Label)Recording information: A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA; Andre Studios, Montreal, Canada; Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY. Following a near chart-topping smash with their second comedy album (1972's Big Bambu had climbed to an amazing number two on the Billboard charts), soon-to-be-subversive teenage role models Cheech & Chong quickly returned to action with their third effort, Los Cochinos. Released the following year, the album essentially played it safe, continuing to expand upon many of the skits and characters introduced by prior outings. But such was the quality and depth of these road-tested sketches, that most of them remained as fresh and entertaining as parts one and two -- most notably fan favorites Pedro de Pacas and Man (revisited here via the hysterical "Pedro and Man at the Drive-Inn") and the side-splitting "Sargent Stadenko" (which picks up the story line introduced a year earlier by "Sister Mary Elephant"). Further standouts include the poop-obsessed "Cheborneck" and arguably the pair's most memorable musical number, the hilarious "Basketball Jones." ~ Eduardo Rivadavia
 
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"Get Out of My Room" (03/19/2002) Comedy Cheech & Chong, Universal Special ProductsRecording information: Sunset sound Factory (1985); Surf Bowl Recording, Malibu (1985). Illustrator: Patti Heid. Photographer: Patti Heid.
 
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"Cheech & Chong [PA]" (01/29/1991) Comedy Cheech & Chong, RepriseTruly a trail-blazing comedy record. Cheech & Chong were a Southern California comedy duo like no other, combining social commentary and true doper humor. Cleverly rooted in Mexican and California post-hippie ideology, these guys brought the humor of the drug culture to the American public safely. Produced by legendary West Cost music industry figurehead Lou Adler, it once again showed that he was on the pulse of the youth of the day. Sketches such as "Crusin' With Pedro de Pacas" and "Dave" will leave you on the floor and also make you see what an innocent time the early '70s really were; something that seems impossible in later days of doubt. This record was the launching pad for more successful albums by the duo, as well as some excellent and highly profitable films. As a debut, it's priceless. ~ Matthew Greenwald
 
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"Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album [PA]" (03/26/1991) Comedy Cheech & Chong, ReprisePhotographer: Ed Caraeff. Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album was the first serious misfire for California's best-known pair of stoners. After three albums of trailblazing comedy, Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin inexplicably broke away from the recurring themes and character sketches which had thus far kept fans in hysterics, just waiting to find out what would happen next. No, Wedding Album is a collection of overly simplistic, seemingly leftover bits ("Black Lassie," "The Baby Sitters," etc.) looking for something, anything more substantial to latch onto. But in the end the somewhat inspired "Coming Attractions," along with the album's mandatory musical number, the excellent "Earache My Eye," comprise the only truly essential numbers here. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album was the first serious misfire for California's best-known pair of stoners. After three albums of trailblazing comedy, Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin inexplicably broke away from the recurring themes and character sketches which had thus far kept fans in hysterics, just waiting to find out what would happen next. No, Wedding Album is a collection of overly simplistic, seemingly leftover bits ("Black Lassie," "The Baby Sitters," etc.) looking for something, anything more substantial to latch onto. But in the end the somewhat inspired "Coming Attractions," along with the album's mandatory musical number, the excellent "Earache My Eye," comprise the only truly essential numbers here. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia
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