''Rant in E-Minor'' is an album by

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and

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Bill Hicks William Melvin Hicks (December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and musician. His material—encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy—wa ...

. Both this album and a similar album of new material, ''

Arizona Bay ''Arizona Bay'' is an album by American stand-up comedian and satirist Bill Hicks, posthumously released in 1997. Both this album and a similar album of new material, '' Rant in E-Minor'', were released posthumously by Rykodisc on February 25, 1 ...

'', were released posthumously by

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on February 25, 1997, marking three years since Hicks' death. The material on this album is darker and angrier in tone than some of his earlier work; Hicks can be heard screaming at his audience in between chapters, and very prominently during the track "You're Wrong Night". On April 15, 2016, Comedy Dynamics released a new version of the album in both double CD and double

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formats called ''Rant in E-Minor: Variations''. While the original album was culled from various performances and included musical interludes performed by Hicks, the new version presents a complete and uninterrupted performance recorded at the Laff Stop in Austin, Texas on October 24, 1993.

Track listing

*Part One **Chapter One ***1. "Fevered Egos" – 4:05 ***2. "Easter" – 1:19 ***3. "Gideons" – 1:05 **Chapter Two ***4. "People Suck" – 0:21 ***5. "Pro Life" – 4:13 ***6. "People Who Hate People" – 0:32 ***7. "Non-Smokers" – 2:39 ***8. "Gifts of Forgiveness" – 5:09 ***9. "Purple Vein Dick Joke" – 0:29 **Chapter Three ***10. "Confession Time ( COPS)" – 4:25 ***11. "Wax Dart" – 0:30 ***12. "I'm Talking to the Women Here" – 1:10 *Part Two **Chapter Four ***13. "You're Wrong Night" – 5:37 **Chapter Five ***14. "A New Flag (Patriotism)" – 1:13 ***15. "Gays in the Military" – 2:24 ***16. "

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Bust" – 1:09 ***17. "Politics in America" – 0:39 ***18. "Quiet Loner" – 0:57 **Chapter Six ***19. "Artistic Roll Call" – 4:33 ***20. "Orange Drink" – 1:08 ***21. "Save

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" – 1:30 **Chapter Seven ***22. "Deficit (

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)" – 2:47 ***23. "Rush Limbaugh" – 2:21 *Part Three **Chapter Eight ***24. "Time to Evolve" – 3:16 **Chapter Nine ***25. "Waco ( Koresh)" – 5:35 ***26. "The Pope" – 1:02 ***27. "Christianity" – 0:27 ***28. "Seven Seals" – 0:28 **Chapter Ten ***29. "One of the Boys ( Clinton)" – 1:03 ***30. "Car Bomb Derby" – 0:26 ***31. "The Elite" – 1:06 **Chapter Eleven ***32. "Love List (No Future)" – 2:56 ***33. "Back to the Garden" – 1:20 ***34. "Your Children Aren't Special" – 3:13 ***35. "Wizards Have Landed" – 1:43 ***36. "Lift Me Lord" – 0:53

''Rant in E-Minor: Variations''

Personnel

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– bass,

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, producer

References

{{Authority control Bill Hicks albums Live albums published posthumously 1997 live albums Rykodisc live albums 1990s comedy albums Live comedy albums Spoken word albums by American artists Stand-up comedy albums