''Bigger and Blackerer'' is a 2010

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and

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. The album's title plays on

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's comedy album, '' Bigger & Blacker'', and the cover plays off of the popular art form of painting on black velvet, such as

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(and is reminiscent of the

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album '' Ray Charles Greatest Hits''). Cross taped and recorded the album during two shows at the

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Track listing

''Bigger and Blackerer'' does not follow the non-sequitur track titling of Cross' previous albums, '' Shut Up You Fucking Baby!'' and '' It's Not Funny''. # "Opening Song (The Sultan's Revenge)" – 4:18 # "If You Care" – 1:44 # "That One Show About Drugs And Stuff" – 6:13 # "Me And Drugs" – 8:29 # "Black Stuff" – 2:48 # "...Or Worse" – 4:41 # "Where We Are Now Back In Sept. '09" – 9:06 # "Silly Religious Crazies" – 5:59 # "Really Silly Religious Crazies. I Mean, Double, Triple Crazy!!" – 3:40 # "Random Goofabouts" – 9:07 # "I Can't Get Beer In Me..." – 2:40 # "Lesson Learned" – 3:50

Reception

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'' gave the album a B+.

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gave the album a 5.6.

References

External links

''Bigger and Blackerer'' at SubPop.com
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