Artist: "Henry Rollins"
Album: "The Boxed Life"
Genre: Spoken Word
Label: Imago Records

Reviewer: -RoG-
Posted: 6/1/2008

Review: Talk about a classic... this is the epitome of Henry Rollins' spoken word albums. It's a 2-disc collection of some of his finest live sets from the late eighties and early nineties. Hearing these live performances shows Henry at his very best, for he doesn't belong in a studio, he belongs on stage in front of a crowd sharing his opinions and stories of all his crazy life experiences. Talking about nervousness on airplanes, turning his hatred of people (Edie Brickell) into an art form, "Happy Guy" the movie versus "Psycho Manic Depressive Motherfucker" the movie, the frog with more intestinal fortitude than anybody on the planet... this album is simply chock full of great material that you need to hear. The two tracks on the subject of strength are memorable as hell, so if you do nothing else, make sure you listen to both of 'em.

If you haven't heard any of Henry Rollins' spoken word material before, The Boxed Life is a great place to start. As Rollins so eloquently puts it, "sleep deprivation makes everything neat," and this album is shining proof of just that.

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