John Tole “Reign In Laughs” Review

John Tole
“Reign In Laughs”
Stand Up Records
Released: September 10, 2013

What’s that old adage, again? Something about a thousand starving clowns and everyone’s a comedian, something like that. Cue John Tole. Another nothing with nothing worth saying and a microphone.

Cue John Tole’s new album, “Reign In Laughs”, which I suppose is meant to nod at his marketing campaign that states that this tit is a metalhead comedian. Because the type of music a stand up enjoys has everything to do with his jokes. And lets make it clear here, that I use the term “jokes” very liberally. This is grade school level perverse humor that even Andrew Dice Clay would consider lame and crumple up and dispose of into the waste paper basket.

Jokes about smoking weed, jerking off and farting. Fuck you very much, I did my time in the seventh grade – I don’t need a refresher course.

Now, let me pause for a second to explain that I really enjoy metal and stand up comedy, but this is awful. This is crass trash that didn’t get so much as a smile from me throughout its entire duration. Maybe when I was a teenaged pothead.  Just maybe back then I would have found jokes about jerking off into a sock funny. Maybe, I have my doubts still, but maybe.

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“I have problems” repeats Tole over and over again throughout his shtick, and so did I. Until this worthless piece of shit excuse for a comedy record ended, that is. Tole mentions being fired from every job he has ever had. Thirty-seven times, he says. Well, hopefully the thirty-eighth time hits soon and the world never has to stomach another release from this guy.

The best moment of this whole record came from a well-timed comment from the audience. That’s it. End of list.

For Fans Of : Andrew Dice Clay, Fart Jokes
Track listing :

01. Raining Laughs
02. Disciples Of The Watch, Obey
03. Piranhaha
04. Brainwashed
05. Hell From The Gutter
06. Seek And Destro
07. Ekojnkufesin (N.F.J)
08. Calling In The Coroner
09. Mind Eraser
10. Real Eyes Realize Real Lies
11. PST 88
12. Track Listing
13. Money
14. Dominos
15. Dog
16. Choice
17. Marriage
18. Bears
19. Sex
20. McDonald’s
21. Vehicular
22. Rental
23. Subway

 

 

Author Rating

  • overall
    2.7
  • composition
    1.5
  • enjoyment
    1.5
  • production
    7.5
  • variety
    1.5
  • memorability
    1.5
Pros & Cons
  • None
  • Everything
  • It exists
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