''Relentless'' is the second live album by American

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and

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, released in 1992 by Invasion Records. It was Hicks' final release before his death from

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in February 1994. The album contains a song, "Chicks Dig Jerks", written and performed by Marblehead Johnson, a band Hicks had formed with friends. In 1997,

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issued remastered versions of both ''Relentless'' and its predecessor, ''

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'' (1990), on CD, as well as the posthumous albums ''

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

''.

Track listing

All material written by

, except "Chicks Dig Jerks", by Marblehead Johnson.

Personnel

– performer *Marblehead Johnson – performer ("Chicks Dig Jerks") ;Technical *

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– producer, engineer *Fred Remmert – editing, mixing *Greg Mellang – cover photo *John Dobratz – cover photo *Bill Hicks – cover idea *

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– cover idea *Caveman Wellington – set-up *Tony the Landlord – breakdown *Eddie Garcia – mastering *Sloan (Millman Productions) – design *Alley Rutzel – art direction *Steven Saporta – executive producer *Peter Casperson – executive producer

DVD version

The film version, ''Relentless: Montreal International Comedy Festival 1991'', was recorded at the

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during the annual '' Just for Laughs'' Comedy Festival in

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, Canada. Despite the common title, the CD album was recorded at a separate performance, after the ''Just for Laughs'' festival had closed. The film version was released on DVD in the US in 2004 as part of the compilation ''Bill Hicks Live: Satirist, Social Critic, Stand Up Comedian'', then as a stand-alone Region 2 release n 2006, and as part of the 2015 ''Bill Hicks: The Complete Collection'' Box Set.

Track listing

#"Intro/I Love My Job" #"I Don't Fit In/War" #"Fyffe, Alabama" #"Smoking" #"Sexual Thought" #"Religion" #"Time for a Question" #"Drugs and Music" #"My Point"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Relentless (Bill Hicks Album) Bill Hicks albums 1992 live albums Stand-up comedy concert films Rykodisc live albums Live comedy albums Spoken word albums by American artists 1990s comedy albums Stand-up comedy albums