''The Love Machine'' is an album released by singer/comedian/actress

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. The album is a live recording of her one-woman show of the same title; it combines comedic monologues and musical performances. It was primarily sold at her live shows until it was made available on her official website. In the performance Bernhard does what she is best known for: she rips apart

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while commenting on events of the time. Among the topics she addresses: the program Queer as Folk,

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, religion and

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. Comedian

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makes a guest appearance. The recording is notoriously unpopular with fans due to the low production quality; it is muffled and low quality.

Track listing

#Across 110th Street #Disastrous Trips to Scotland and Other Far Off Lands with the Lady and Bush #Kick Off Your Manolo Blahniks #Burberry Bitches #Downtown Train #The Saga of Channel 35 Public Access #Good Day to Die #Modern Feminism #Get it While We Can #Shabbat in the City #Seussical and the Saga of Rosie #Cruiselines and 99 cent Stores #Shock of the New # Queer as Folk #Nikki Doesn't Call Me Anymore #A Few of my Favorite Nail Salons #You Shook Me All Night Long, with Roseanne #Salt of the Earth #Encore: Little Red Corvette {{DEFAULTSORT:Love Machine Sandra Bernhard albums 2001 live albums 2000s comedy albums