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| ARTIST: | Charles Bukowski |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Rhino Records |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Hostage |
| UPC: | 081227175825 |
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Customer Reviews of Hostage
Very f-ing funny Hostage is a hilarious recording of a Bukowski poetry reading that is a treasure to those of us too young to have heard him in person, especially during his heyday. Bukowski gives this reading at the optimum level of intoxication - audibly drunk but still quite lucid. If you have read and enjoyed his books, then this recording is a treat.
The version from audible.com comes in 8 tracks, clearly preferable to a CD with one hour long track.
Buk on a tear
This is Sir Charles--no, not Barkley who I also greatly admire--Bukowski doing a reading in Redondo Beach, California. He intersperses monologue with poetry with great skill. Buk takes over the crowd and has his way with them. He drinks and argues and reads poetry. I never knew what Buks voice sounded like before hearing this recording. Now whenever I read his books I hear his voice in the narrative. It is almost as good as when I became acquainted with William Burroughs voice. This was recorded in 1980 after Buk was already a celebrity but it is still amazing to listen to him read. If more poets had a bit of gut like Buk, poetry might not be such a marginalized art form today. This is a great spoken word cd and a fine addition to any cd library. It goes down nicely with a glass of rye and a beer chaser(or two).
Hostage will make you laugh out loud in an empty room.
This CD is one of a kind. You won't find a better Bukowski CD if not a better CD in general. Bukowski has a relationship with the listeners like no other. He yells at members in the crowd and laughs with others. Bukowski goes from drunk to drunker as the CD goes on which adds to the hilarity of it all. This is an absolute MUST for your bukowski collection.