I Think We're All Bozos On This Bus

The Firesign Theater are the best thinking man's "head" comedy. Where Cheech and Chong are more in your face, FT is more subtle and this album is a whole story, not just a bunch of routines. They followed this single story style on several of their albums and sometimes it works better than at other times. This is one case where they did it to perfection.

There are so many lines of dialogue off here that I continue to say, even thirty odd years later. "Trylerbites, Triggerbites, and Mosqwitoes" is a particular fave, as well as "Squeeze the wheez." The only thing I never liked about this album was having to stop and flip it over!

The subject matter is a reflection of the times, so for younger people, you may not get a lot of the jokes. However, if you grew up in the 60's and didn't live in a cave in the Amazon wilderness, you'll most likely get it.

If you like great ensemble thinking-man's comedy, this is a perfect fit. Highly recommended.

I've been in love with this record since it first came out. It has some of Firesign's most memorable lines. "My mother used to say, 'You gotta start young, if you're gonna stick it out.'" The narrative concept is (relatively) coherent too. Is it their best? No. Is it worth "the trip"? Absolutely.

Here's the usual disclaimer: Not everyone likes these albums.
Here are the ones I recommend: How Can You Be In Two Places At Once; Don't Crush That Dwarf; Waiting For The Electrician; The Giant Rat of Sumatra.
But my favorite is I THINK WE'RE ALL BOZOS ON THIS BUS. It's strange and surreal and many people complain "It doesn't make any sense" but for whatever reason, about one in every twenty or one-hundred people find it so fascinating and funny that we listen to it over and over. I've listened to it over and over for about thirty years!
Their best albums are like audio versions of Harvey Kurtzman's MAD comics from 1951-1954. Lots of little subtleties and hidden interests.
Sample it first. And if you like it at all, you'll probably love it.

The CD came quickly and was in perfect condition. I buy all of my CD's at Amazon.

Many of you may or may not remember Quadraphonic. It means four channel stereo. I use the word stereo because any two adjacent speakers could create the phantom center channel which today is played by the front center speaker in a typical 5.1 set-up.
"Bozos" was available as an SQ encoded record album or a discreet 4 channel 8-track tape. I have both. The SQ does'nt have really useful separation but the tape is awsome; blowing away the stereo version in at least four ways. Yes the hiss ls pretty loud (3.75 inches per second with 8 tracks per quarter inch)but the mix is great. Columbia (sony) should offer this as a 4.0 o 5.1 version but that means someone would have to do some hard work and research. We couldn't have that. Audience too small? Surround sound CD or DVD fizzled out?
The stereo CD is available. After 30 listenings it gets even better.
Good things and peace to you all. Remember Lana Clarkson.
MIKE BRYDALSKI Buffalo New York