Audio CD review:
Cheech & Chong - Where There's Smoke There's Cheech & Chong (Anthology)

Cheech & Chong - Where There's Smoke There's Cheech & Chong (Anthology)

Band: Cheech & Chong Title: Where There's Smoke There's Cheech & Chong (Anthology) Rating: Release Date: 19 March, 2002 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Blind Melon Chitlin' 2: Wink Dinkerson 3: Acapulco Gold Filters 4: Cruisin' With Pedro De Pacas 5: Trippin' In Court 6: Santa Claus And His Old Lady 7: Sister Mary Elephant 8: Ralph And Herbie 9: Continuing Adventures Of Pedro De Pacas 10: The And Man 11: Let's Make A Dope Deal 12: Sargent Stadanko 13: The Strawberry Revival Festival 14: Evelyn Woodhead Speed Reading Course 15: White World Of Sports 16: Basketball Jones - (featuring Tyrone Shoelaces) 17: Pedro And Man At The Drive 18: Earache My Eye 19: Championship Wrestling 20: Wake Up America 21: Black Lassie (A Great American Dog) 22: Wake Up America (conclusion) 23: The Big Sniff - (featuring Ralph & Herbie) 24: Pedro's Request 25: Framed 26: Up In Smoke 27: Bloat On - (featuring Bloaters) 28: Let's Make A New Dope Deal 29: Acupuncture 30: Moe Money - (including "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer") 31: I'm Not Home Right Now 32: Born In East L.A. 33: Up In Smoke Commercial (I) 34: Up In Smoke Commercial (II) 35: Academy Of Music - NY Concert Commercial (featuring Tyrone Shoelaces) 36: Old Man In The Park - (previously unreleased, live) 37: Wake up America 38: Black Lassie (A Great American Dog) - Cheech & Chong, 39: Wake up America [Conclusion] 40: (How I Spent My Summer Vacation) Or a Day at the Beach With Pedro ... 41: Big Sniff - Cheech & Chong, , 42: Pedro's Request 43: Framed 44: Up in Smoke 45: Bloat On 46: Let's Make a New Dope Deal 47: Acupuncture 48: Moe Money/Ralph the Red Nosed Reindeer 49: Born in East L.A. 50: Up in Smoke Commercial (I) [#] - Cheech & Chong, 51: Up in Smoke Commercial (II) [#] - Cheech & Chong, 52: Academy of Music/NY Concert Commercial [#] - Cheech & Chong, 53: Old Man in the Park [Live][#]

Editoral Review In a sketch familiar to many, Cheech has this to say about Santa Claus: "Everywhere he went he ran into too much recession, man. When they are on, Cheech and Chong fill a glass with the absurd and toss in a twist of mordant wit. " Chong points out, "No, man, you mean he ran into too much repression, man. " "Recession, repression, man. . . It's all the same thing, man," Cheech responds. Their style is relentlessly repetitious and off-the-cuff, affording them ample opportunity for casual and delicious sarcasm by which the listener is taken completely off-guard. Even the album's title embodies the pith of this album; like their sketches, it points out the obvious in a way that is rarely done--in their patented, stoner-speak style. Cheech and Chong have long been a near ubiquitous presence because practically all potheads--current or reformed--have encountered their movies and records. While the size of this collection makes listening to the whole thing at one sitting a bit of a chore, the intent seems to be to make the whole catalog available to fans, and at least parts of it are sure to appeal to both practical and metaphorical "smokers. " --Mark Huntsman .. You can see a complete list of all Cheech & Chong discography, or go back to the Cheech & Chong tabs