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Denis Leary
No Cure for Cancer
Genres: Special Interest, Pop

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Asshole
2. Drugs
3. Rehab
4. More Drugs
5. Smoke
6. Meat
7. Death
8. The Downtrodden Song
9. Traditional Irish Folk Song
10. Voices in My Head

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All Artists: Denis Leary
Title: No Cure for Cancer
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 6
Label: A&M
Original Release Date: 1/12/1993
Release Date: 1/12/1993
Album Type: Live
Genres: Special Interest, Pop
Style: Comedy & Spoken Word
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 731454005524, 0731454005524, 731454005548

Synopsis

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Denis Leary's stance as an unregenerate, chain-smoking, meat-eating, angry young man is intense, to say the least. But his act made him a star for one reason: His jokes are funny. No Cure for Cancer is drawn mostly from Leary's one-man show of the same name, which is full of tough love for '90s therapy-addicted crybabies, and no-holds-barred advice for idiots (which is to say, anyone who gets in Leary's way). Head for the hills when he picks up a guitar, as he does on several ill-advised comedic songs here, but listen up when Leary's straight talk makes perfect (and hilarious) sense. To crack addicts, for example, his message is simple: "Never do a drug named after a part of your own ass." --Daniel Durchholz

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CD Reviews

Denis Leary rips off Bill Hicks

01/30/1999

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Anyone who has listened to the great comedian Bill Hicks will recognize where Denis Leary gets all his best stuff. Leary was a ho-hum Boston journeyman until Hicks died & Leary appropriated all his stuff. Considering the title of this CD, it's ironic that Hicks died of Cancer. If there was a cure for cancer, Leary wouldn't have a career. A pox on this plagiarist. Point your Browser to the Bill Hicks section and get the real thing. I recommend "Rant in E-Minor.""

Loved him until I listen to Bill Hicks

09/21/2002

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Ok, first off, I'm not writing a bad review about Leary because he isn't funny, it's because he uses stolen material. I was a Leary fan since I heard No Cure for Cancer 3 years ago, and this summer I was buying Lock n Load, and this guy working there told me if I wanted real comedy, get a Bill Hicks CD. The only one they had was Rant in E Minor. The guy told me Denis had stolen Bill's material, some word for word, and some disguised. Since then I feel sick listening to Leary do Bill's material. I have to admit Leary is funny, but if you want the real deal, start listening to Hicks. If you are smart and take my advice DO NOT get the Best of Bill Hicks, because there is no best of Bill Hicks. Everything he says is genius. "You have to admit beliefs are odd. A lot of Christians wear crosses around there neck to represent Jesus; do you think when Jesus comes back he's ever going to want to see a that [cross] agian?" - Bill on Christianity."

Funny, yet forged

Jeff Simon | Kirkland, WA United States | 12/22/2000

(1 out of 5 stars)

"When this CD first surfaced in the mid 90's people were falling over themselves with laughter, I remember hearing "That Leary guy is HYSTERICAL!" I too agree, he did a good set on this cd, and it's a great first appearance on disc. Shortly after, I found out where that talent was coming from...Bill Hicks. Do yourself a big favor: get a Hicks CD. Leary is a puppet, mimicking only the finer parts of Bill Hicks career by cutting-and-pasting good material into his average shtick. If you don't know who Bill Hicks is, I don't blame you for being uninformed, I only ask that you go find out."

No Cure For Bad Comedy

alias | Western Australia | 08/08/2001

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this album because of the track, A*#%ole, which still raises a smile, but only just. A couple of years after buying it, I discovered a comedian called Bill Hicks, and I am here to tell you, Hicks is the MAN! He is the greatest standup, funnier because his material is deeper than 95% of other comics (Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor probably the exceptions). I don't want this to sound like an advertisement for Hicks, but if you're reading this and think Leary is great, Hicks will blow your mind; besides, the Gospel of Hicks needs to be spread. If you listen to No Cure For Cancer then listen to Hicks' 1989 album, Dangerous, you'll find many similarites. Even Bill knew that Leary had pillaged his material, and Bill had this to say of Leary: "I stole his act. I camouflaged it with punchlines, and to really throw people off, I did it before he did." ..."

Stole his best ideas from Bill Hicks-- And it shows--

bytor-chainsaw | rochester, new york | 06/27/2002

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Is Denis Leary listenable? Probably-- But when you can listen to the real thing, why would you settle for second best? Check out Bill Hicks' comedy albums-- or check out the book AMERICAN SCREAM (recent bio of Bill Hicks) which details the bits Leary stole from Hicks."