[.ca] The Off-White Album

The Previous Reviewer:
I'm rating this CD 5 stars simply based on the apparent fact that the previous reviewer seems to have defied the laws of physics by crawling up his own ass. Dennis Miller is hilarious, whether attacking right-wing idealogues, stewardesses, pompous celebrities, or, hell, even left-wing facists (like the previous reviewer) who think comedians are funny only if they toe the liberal line.

Dennis Miller when he was still funny:
As much as it pains me to recommend anything by a guy who has since morphed into an hysterical, reactionary, completely unfunny right-wing nutjob, this CD is really quite good. This is Dennis Miller when he was sarcastic, witty, and smart; in other words, Dennis Miller before he crawled up W's ... to secure that almighty ditto-head dollar. Unfortunately I'm sure that buying this CD will help to further enrich this disgusting pig, but perhaps if a lot of people buy Miller's older work, he'll realize that pandering to the right isn't winning him any new fans.

vintage Dennis Miller!:
Remember the good ol' days when Dennis Miller was actually funny? Listening to this album again after so many years is a sobering reminder of how much of a sell-out he's become lately -- especially his recent HBO special which was shockingly awful. The Off-White Album is Miller at the top of his game, when he was still rockin' it on Weekend Update on SNL. He makes some great observations here... some really funny stuff, like his comments on his tour through the South (on Smokey and the Bandit: "The recurrent use of Dom DeLuise as Christ figure..."). This is one of the few comedy albums I can listen to again and again and still find funny. There are so many laugh out loud bits, even today! Check it out.

Sadly, it's dated:
and much of the humor doesn't hold up. It's amazing how much things have changed in the past decade. However, the album is still funny overall. If you are a Dennis Miller fan, you probably already own this. If you are not, I would skip over this one.

Classic Dennis Miller - and his best work yet!:
This 1988 album featuring the wise-guy, smart aleck Dennis Miller is much better than the Rants series, which was spiraling downhill to most people before 'The Rant Zone' in 2001 showed some new promise. Recorded during his SNL days, the crisp delivery and well timed humor of Dennis is perfect here. I wish he would have recorded more albums in the stand up format rather than books on tape that don't have an audience. It makes the listener enjoy the comedy much more. The album sound itself is mixed beautifully and deserves an A+, since many stand up comedy records seem to have to crowd louder than the performer. If you like Dennis Miller, get this album. Some of the material is a bit dated but it definitely stands up over time and does not make it suffer due to Miller's excellent style. The CD is only two tracks long, and this is a result of many late 80s CDs not yet being sophisticated to break down a comedy record into multiple topic tracks like they do now. Not a big deal though. It makes you remember the "Side A/B" from the cassette it was originally released on! 5/5 stars.