KIKI & HERB: Kiki & Herb Will Die For You at Carnegie Hall

Kiki & Herb

Kiki & Herb Will Die For You at Carnegie Hall

© 2005 Die For You LLC (634479047046)

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Radical Rock "One of the great artistic statements of our time. It isn't a concert recording; it's a movie for the mind. For energy, seriousness of purpose, hilarious insight, and sheer totally of-the-moment genius, easily the best CD of the year."

tracks

1 DISC ONE #1. Close to it All
2 #2. Note to Self: Don't Die/Flamingo/When Doves Cry #3. (mono
3 #4. Why #5. (monologue) Hoochie Coochie
4 #6. Sex Bomb #7. (monologue) Yasaweh
5 #8. Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You #9. (monologue)
6 #10. A Lover Spurned #11. (monologue) Bored, Bored, Bored
7 #12. The Windmills of My Mind
8 #13. I Was Meant for the Stage
9 #14. No Children
10 #15. Rainbow Connection
11 DISC TWO #1. Pina Colada Song
12 #2. Institutionalized #3. (monologue) Jazz
13 #4. The Paris Match #5. (monologue) I've got to go to Vietnam
14 #6. The Revolution Medley: The Revolution Will Not Be Televise
15 #7. Dominique #8. (monologue) Show Business Martyrs
16 #9. The Thin Ice
17 #10. Love Will Tear Us Apart
18 #11. Temptation
19 #12. Total Eclipse of the Heart
20 #13. Those Were the Days
21 #14. Tonight's the Kind of Night
22 #15. Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
23 #16. Running Up That Hill
24 (this Is A Double Cd)

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See "Kiki & Herb: Alive on Broadway" in NYC until September 10th, 2006!

Entertainment Weekly's Best CD Review of 2/18/05
"Come back soon, Kiki & Herb, we need you!"
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FlakMagazine Review 2/17/05

"The operative phrase on this two-disc, two-hour-plus recording of Kiki & Herb's Carnegie Hall engagement of last September issues like an assault during a roiling interpretation of Annie Lennox's "Why." Kiki DuRane, about to let fly a larynx-lacerating scat-shout of the song's chorus, warns the audience, "Don't get too comfortable!"

The audience applauds with vigor. They don't want to get comfortable. Many of them have come to share in the triumphant ascendance of Kiki & Herb, from engagements in San Francisco (when the show was in its nascent stages), to their id-driven evenings at the Flamingo East, P.S. 122 and Fez in downtown New York, to an off-Broadway engagement at the Cherry Lane Theater in 2003, and now, improbably, to their sold-out show at Carnegie Hall. And most of the audience knows that Kiki & Herb didn't score this gig because they make people feel comfortable.

... Kiki & Herb's Will Die for You features segments and full performances of at least 27 songs, all recast and deconstructed to fit the show's conceit. Kiki's singing voice, caramel with schmaltz in the low register and sandpapery and threatening when she lets loose a scream, will be a tough sell to some listeners, but it is immediate and vital. And Herb's piano work is phenomenal; he never ceases playing from the moment he hits the stage, and he manages to glide through the wildly various set list, from the grandiloquent "The Windmills of My Mind" to the plaintive "I Was Meant for the Stage" to the dance-hall rollicking "No Children" with admirable dexterity. Further, it is the bitter cocktail of anger, pain and the longing for grace, that allows Kiki & Herb to claim some songs as their own. Steve Nicks' "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You" and Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" exist on these two discs in their definitive versions, and - shockingly - the duo's sensual, aching version of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" becomes a meditation on loneliness, the need for comfort and a plea for understanding and communion with intimates, textures that were only hinted at in Bush's new-wave version."

GayWired Review 2/17/05

"Anyone who can't get enough of Kiki and Herb onstage should buy this CD, a pink boa, an endless supply of pina coladas, a microphone, stage lighting... well, at least buy the CD. The rest can come later. And until then, you'll feel like Kiki and Herb themselves are both right there in front of you reeking of alcohol and desperation. Following their 2000 Christmas creation, Do You Hear What We Hear, this double-CD Carnegie Hall recording double-psychotic and double the fun."

Daily Variety Review of Concert 9/04

"One look at the crowd filing into "Kiki & Herb Will Die for You" made it clear this was not the usual Carnegie Hall set. In place of tuxes, pearls and shellacked hair were gleaming shaved heads and fauxhawks, tattoos and screaming fashion statements, drag queens and muscle boys. But the heavily partisan public should in no way detract from the accomplishment of downtown denizens Justin Bond and Kenny Mellman, who took possession of the hallowed uptown hall in an emotionally exhausting, career-capping show that will be talked about for months to come.

... As the evening wears on and Kiki's composure erodes, the decrepit diva's braying interpretations inch under the skin with their unsettling mix of self-reproach and fierce accusation. Especially memorable were Marc Almond's bitter "A Lover Spurned," a torn-up version of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart," a taxingly calisthenic take on Tom Jones' "Sex Bomb," Style Council's rueful "Paris Match" and the cheesy Bonnie Tyler hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart," performed as one of several encores, with brief detours into Pat Benatar, Yeats and Joni Mitchell. "

Kiki is Justin Bond, Herb is Kenny Mellman
CD Produced by Julian Fleisher
Executive Producers, Victoria Leacock and Stephen Hendel

PLEASE NOTE: On older equipment/car stereos Disc 2 may seem to 'skip' on the last two tracks, it is NOT the CD. 90 percent of equipment has no problem.

Opened and reviewed Sept. 19, 2004.
Running time: 2 HOURS, 57 MIN.
With: Sandra Bernhard, Michael Cavadias, Isaac Mizrahi, Jason Sellards, and Rufus Wainwright.
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reviews

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  • Perfection!
    author: Katie Holleron

    Wow! I haven't stopped listening to this CD since I bought it. It's fantastic! I saw Kiki and Herb supporting the Scissor Sisters in a tiny gig in Doncaster UK a few years ago and I adored them from the start. I've been dying to get this CD and I am so glad I now have it. The monologues are a stroke of genius and Total Eclipse of the Heart is absolutely amazing. Brilliant service from CD Baby aswell, I can't recommend it enough!

  • good but skips
    author: patti

    MY UNCLE GAVE IT TO ME FOR MY BIRTHDAY AND I LOVED IT EXCEPT 2 SONGS ON THE FIRST CD SKIPPED...Does ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM?

  • Nothing short of amazing
    author: Elspeth

    I bought this CD after seeing them perform in SF, having felt as though my fix for Kiki & Herb was unsated - and this CD is the antidote. Their patented synthesis of demented narratives, scathing social commentary, and song covers that manage to tie it all together is captured perfectly on this recording. And the songs are kind of the most important part - it's what pushes the act from a campy inside-joke to something else entirely, which buzzes with both humor and real depth - just listen to Kiki warbling "Running Up That Hill", and tell me you don't feel goosebumps...

  • I LOVE this CD!!
    author: yissa

    I listen to this CD everyday!! Total Eclipse of the Heart is my personal favorite!!!!

  • goddess-like
    author: martina nie tita

    this is one of my all-time favourite albums ever and forever

  • author: tim

    This is a must have for any K & H fan. It's packed with so much twisted humor and great singing that I can't stop listening. Alize anyone?

  • A satisfying helping of scat (not the kind you're thinking of)!
    author: Jessica Schneider

    I really enjoyed listening to the whole show in my car on a six hour road trip. Of course the show does not take six hours but it passed a lot of the time beautifully. I laughed out loud throughout and it saved me from talking too much and winding up with a raspy voice like dear KiKi's. I think I'll keep it in the car so I can play it for unwitting passengers and share the greatness of Kiki and Herb with everyone I transport.

  • KIKI WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE
    author: MORRIS Ratner

    Kiki is wise. She's a class act. You'll laugh. You'll cry. And you'll want more.

  • loved it, brought back great memories
    author: edyw

    Loved hearing Kiki and Herb again, I saw them in Sydney about a year or so ago and was blown away by their mega talent. So entertaining, political and thought provoking, not to mention hilarious. The quality of the cd recording is first rate. I felt Ii was at Carnegie Hall with them. Thrilled for their Tony award nom, fingers crossed they win. Look forward to seeing them again in Australia soon. Meanwhile I have this excellent cd that I would recommend to everyone.

  • "To Die For"? Fur sure!!!!
    author: Dandyd

    Although Ki & He aren't everyone's cup of meat, they certainly are moi's. Ranting, raving, "tickling [or tinkling on] the ivories, monologue-ing and sing/sang/sunging - K & H do it all - and with more than a touch of irony. Can't wait to see them returning to San Fransissyco this summer [July '07 at American Conservatory Theatre]. Can barely hold my water - IT JUST BROKE!!!

  • Absolutley Brilliant Song Stylings....Kiki and Herb are PURE GENIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!
    author: Lois Pectations

    I can only say it was destined that Justin and Kenny have come so far....I remember them from their early days in San Francisco... playing Eichlebergers. Having watched them evolve and move to New York has been something that everyone here knew would happen. This performance is the ultimate example of this fabulous, outrageous, timely and ultimately touching duo and should be played in every home in this fucked-up nation we now inhabit.... We all need some humor, and this is DAMN FUNNY!!!KIKI AND HERB SHALL LIVE FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Absolutley Brilliant Song Stylings....Kiki and Herb are PURE GENIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!
    author: Lois Pectations

    I can only say it was destined that Justin and Kenny have come so far....I remember them from their early days in San Francisco... playing Eichlebergers. Having watched them evolve and move to New York has been something that everyone here knew would happen. This performance is the ultimate example of this fabulous, outrageous, timely and ultimately touching duo and should be played in every home in this fucked-up nation we now inhabit.... We all need some humor, and this is DAMN FUNNY!!!KIKI AND HERB SHALL LIVE FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • brilliant service
    author: Ann S.

    Love the CD, and love the service from CD Baby! I received the CD two days after my order. Would definitely use this site again for ordering CD's. (And of course, I LOVE Kiki and Herb!!! May they live forever).

  • author: Jane

    I've seen them perform and I felt this cd does them justice. It was wonderful to hear all the audience reaction. The songs are great and really give the feel of the live show.

  • bloody brilliant!!!!!!
    author: asuzetta

    This is addictive. I saw 'em after the fact and am sorry I've missed them all this time. The covers are unmatchable, no need to try any longer.The rest is a HOOT! beautiful and hysterical , touchingly twisted and pee yer pants funny.

  • Hysterically funny and deeply moving
    author: Dan

    What else can I add? Kiki and Herb are geniuses and this double CD set hasn't left my CD player since it arrived five days ago. I hadn't known much about Kiki and Herb before I ordered this cultural milestone on the suggestion of some friends and now I wonder how I was ever able to live without it...

  • Mind-blowing covers
    author: Sara

    Though the sound quality of this live recording leaves more than a little to be desired, Kiki & Herb are such fantastic, hilarious, deadly cabaret-style interpreters of modern pop music that they are a must-have for anyone with a morbidly ironic sense of humor and an approach-avoidance affair with New York hip-ness. A duo that covers Kate Bush, Wu Tang, Suicidal Tendencies, Stevie Nicks, the best of Joy Division, and the worst of Tom Jones, all in one evening? It's amazing! You'll love hearing your favorite songs eviscerated in the K&H torture-chamber, and if you don't, at least you were warned.

  • I WANT A DVD!!!
    author: Judson

    FABULOUS, FABULOUS, FABULOUS!!! This CD is so fucking hysterical and since i wasn't fortunate enough to go the show. I would really love a DVD of it......that would be just lovely! $$$

  • Dear God, don't let this be their FAREWELL performance!!!
    author: Ted

    Kiki and Herb are so mind blowing I will kill myself if this really is their last performance. Please Kiki and Herb, don't let me die! Do a comeback tour and come to Los Angeles!!!!!!!!!!!! My favorites: Why, I was meant for the stage, No children, Institutionalized, The Paris match, Revolution medley, Love will tear us apart.

  • oh, you poor bastards that weren't there
    author: labernhardt (ruthmay)

    One of the most amazing nights at/in the theatre I have ever had... was the night Kiki & Herb played Carneigie Hall. Weird, scallpers were asking us for tickets...people were asking at intermission if we would PLEASE leave and...., but No. It was an amazing, MAGICAL night. Kiki & Herb, were an amazing, magical duo, but their final performance, "LIVE" at Carnegie Hall, like Judy... Is the PanUltimate. Can Not be topped. And the recording (kiss) totally brings me back....kisss kiss (Chip) Justin and Kenny, Love, ruthmay

  • Just too damn good
    author: Michael Lavelle

    I can't listen to this CD without laughing out loud and crying. I first heard it on a four hour drive with a friend, Terry Dean Bartlett, who played it for me. The trip was a gas! He told me I could get it on CD baby. I bought one for myself, and one for my best friend (who's lover sounds a lot like Kiki ) The material is just fabulous. It kills me that I didn't see it live, but I love the CD

  • You'll love it or you won't get it
    author: Scott Beveridge

    Kiki & Herb's latest Cd is fantastic, edgy, funny, erudite, gritty, irreverant and hilarious, as is Kiki herself. The reviews here say it all - a few will not tune into what she is all about, and granted if you haven't actually seen their show you won't have a reference in your head for all the one liners, the facial expressions, the drunken bon mots, and so it may not hit you as it would if you've seen her live. Which is why it would be absolutely great if an accompanying video was available - please tell me someone taped the show!

  • Do you want to feel how it feels?
    author: DavisMcDavis

    This double CD is great, as you get both the wonderful songs as well as Kiki's drunken ramblings in between songs. The sound quality is super. I'm a big fan of Sandra Bernhard, and whaddya know, she's on here, too - (briefly, but she's there!). A little bonus for you kids! I was very pleased with this CD, and bought an extra as a gift if anyone's birthday pops up that I'm unprepared for.

  • No, I would die for YOU!!!!
    author: LilletLangtry

    Kiki and Herb are two of the greatest artists of the modern age. No lie. I love this CD, but it also made me so sad that I missed this show. Excellent. They are genuises, I have been seeing them live since 1998, and am so glad Carnegie Hall finally got it together. GENIUS!

  • Just brilliant
    author: Kevin - London

    This is quite simply wonderful. I've seen K&H maybe a dozen times and to be honest, I wasn't sure if a live CD could capture the whole experience - but this does. It is just brilliant. It brought back to me the everything about their performance that I love - fun, musicality, booze, wit, charm, politics, pathos, dancing (yes, even the dancing). The incredible imagination in their choice and sequencing of songs is just awesome. It's all here - buy it for yourself then buy it for your friends. Justin & Kenny - we love you - see you on Valentines Day! PS The reviewer who said the sound & mix is lousy needs a new CD, a new CD player - or maybe new ears!

  • Fantabulous, incandescent, to pee for
    author: Dragazine Magazine (Now defunct but what the heck!)

    The CD gave me an idea of the total adulation and excitement that I would have felt if I had been in that audience. I've seen them live and close up and always wished I could "can" that experience. Well, now it's been preserved for the eons and should make an interesting archaological find for students in the 30th century studying us cave drag queens and our piano accompianists of the 21st century.

  • I'm Grateful for This CD
    author: ck

    I've been a K&H fan for years, but had to miss the Carnegie Hall show because a friend was getting married that night. (Don't think I didn't reconsider that decision. Repeatedly.) So I was thankful that they recorded it, and now that I've listened to it, I'm even more thankful that their genius has been preserved. Their Christmas CD is great, but what makes this set so special is that you can experience the arc of their live show. K&H don't just do a drag show, or a funny cabaret act. What makes them so brilliant is that I can be laughing out loud at a comment, or an unexpected song, and then suddenly find myself really being moved by a story and the geniune emotion Kiki puts into a song. (And as much as I love the music, it's great that this recording includes so much of Kiki's ranting.) There are a few favorites from past shows I wish were included here, but I still give thanks to K&H for preserving a couple hours of their astonishing work. And if you've never seen or heard them, this is a great introduction.

  • Brilliance. Pathos. Hilarity.
    author: JadedJu

    I'll just say that I want to be Kiki's lesbian lover. I didn't have high expectations that the cd could live up to the electrifying feeling of seeing Kiki and Herb in concert (I didn't see them at Carnegie Hall, but have seen them in San Francisco), but I've been listening in my car, laughing out loud, getting chills, and generally being very pleased with things since I first popped the cd into the player. Kiki and Herb are dead. Long live Kiki and Herb.

  • LOVE.
    author: Zac Whittenburg

    If you don't already know, then for God's sake find out.

  • Kiki and Herb Forever!
    author: Greg

    Having been there at this sold out night at Carnegie Hall, I was doubtful whether this CD set could communicate the genius of that night. I was wrong -- it does. Simply put, that night was the best theatrically-oriented concert I've ever seen (and I've seen just about everyone) and these CDs tell it all. Jawdroppingly funny, heartbreaking pathos, the wild audience -- the only thing it can't do is show how moved Kiki and especially Herb were at the end of the evening. Move over, Judy -- this is the Carnegie Hall double CD set to buy.

  • Surprisingly Good
    author: MVR

    I gave two copies as Christmas gifts this year. They loved them. One person from Florida who had never heard of them told me she found it sometimes hilarious, sometimes touching. I've listened to my copy nearly a dozen times by now finding it easier to listen to than the live concert.

  • Window-rattling good
    author: Sheldon Yeager

    Truly one of the great live CDs of the year and any year. Brilliant on multiple levels, and frankly, ladies and gentlem'n, it doesn't get any better. One to own for the ages.

  • Sure there are quibbles, but c'mon, it's Kiki and Herb.
    author: Cliff

    I pity the people who won't get a chance to see Kiki & Herb live. Your lives are empty and meaningless. All you have are 3 CDs, all of them nearly impossible to obtain: Do You Hear What We Hear? and the 2-disc Die For You; the latter being easier to obtain, but only just. Yes, the sound quality was inadequate, but then how can you record the voice of a goddess adequately? Yes, there are songs I would chew my own pinky off to have been included, but then maybe you're not into the Vagina Dentata medley like I am. (I assure you, it's your loss.) It's quite easy to mistake Kiki & Herb as farce, but then how farcical is it to cry whenever you hear Total Eclipse of the Heart and remember how you got dumped at your senior prom? Be a disenfranchised consumer-zombie if you must, but at least have some taste and some moral fiber. Buy these CDs.

  • I laughed, I cried, I pounded on the steering wheel.
    author: nancy

    The CD sound quality is very high and is an improvement on the Carnegie Hall acoustics. I got to relish every bit of the concert on this CD, where as the live performance was often drowned out by the wildly enthusiastic audience. What a beautiful piece of work! A must-have for hardcore Justin fans and a fine introduction for the uninitiated. Very moving--cathartic, even.

  • Superb
    author: James

    Superb. I missed the show, but the cd must be the next best thing. It is amazing how Kiki can maintain her level of strength throughout her entire performance. The intensity never stops. On 2 cds she keeps pushing it, pushing it, and pushing it real good. Her nostalgic memories of Princess Grace, John Hinkley, George W. Bush were beyond the pale. What was the worst day of your life? Do you have to get to Vietnam? I never thought about it before, But I guess that it is tought to be a lesbian AND a nun in show business. Even on CD you can feel the love Kiki felt when her daughter Miss D showed up to hear her mama perform. The secret of Miss D's father Yasaweh is priceless. Mr Pibb and Popeye's chicken are a real good meal in my book. Sound Quality was superb, it feels like Kiki is singing in my ear in the front row.

  • An exorcism of the soul
    author: Princess Dawn

    At last! Kiki and Herb live and direct from your own sitting room! Now there is no reason to ever go out and mingle with the masses again. These babies are the perfect demented role models for the bitter and twisted generation. Kiki’s biting wit and cruel snatches at life will both amuse and break your heart in two. Kiki and Herb are better than therapy, they are an exorcism of the soul.

  • To die for
    author: Bernard Welt

    Kiki and Herb Will Die for You is one of the great artistic staments of our time. It has all the elements of timeless tragedy--cruel fate, selfless loyalty, intractable perversity, and above all, show-biz martyrdom--transformed into transcendent comedy by brilliantly entertaining planning and execution. It isn't a concert recording; it's a movie for the mind, spinning you giddily through the times we live in. And like a great movie, it deepens every time you come back to it, and it's as addictive as nuts--which it also is, totally. For energy, seriousness of purpose, hilarious insight, and sheer totally of-the-moment genius, easily the best CD of the year, and a mind-blowing bargain at the price.

  • I'd die for Kiki & Herb!
    author: Carmen Pelaez

    The concert was amazing and the cd captures everything about that night brilliantly! Brava Kiki...Brava Herb!

  • Vote Kiki & Herb into the White House next time round. PLEASE
    author: Colin Stuhlfelder

    Fantastic. Saw them supporting the Scissor Sisters in Manchester and didn't stop laughing for days. If you want to be entertained and spend the next month rolling off quotes (The Nancy Regan put down has now become a classic) then please buy this!

  • Everything you could hope for!
    author: David

    An excellent rendering of an outstanding 'farewell' concert, and a marvellous summation of a brilliant career, Kiki & Herb Will Die For You is ideal for both long-time fans and those who are just discovering this truly dynamic duo. As one might expect, there are a few moments where the CD cannot capture the physical action onstage, but by and large the Carnegie Hall experience arrives intact. Their final show may well have been their finest show ever - if you saw it, you will want this to remember it by; if you didn't, it's a must-must-have.

  • BLOODY EXCELLENT
    author: Lyndon

    Saw them in London earlier this year, and when I found out this disc was being released, I just had to have it. Wonderful songs sung in Kiki's unique style, excellent monologue, a wonderfull album to own and enjoy again and again and again... or until the boyfriend threatens mutilation!

  • The Cd is to Die For
    author: Becky

    The first time I saw Kiki and Herb, my mouth hurt from all the laughing, smiling, and jaw dropping to the floor. The CD is amazing, and brings together all the best parts of each show. Everytime I listen to it, I feel like I'm right back in the basement hoping the show will never end.

  • absolutley brill, ta
    author: Andrea Jones

    great CD, great delivery. bargain, buy it, kept me entertained for ages... and then i listened to it all over again. Kiki and Herb come to Scotland again please... and not as a support! xo

  • Tragedy, comedy, pathos...it's all here, and some....
    author: Brian C

    Great stuff - have only seen Kiki and Herb live once, at a Kate Bush tribute event organised by Duckie, and their heart-achingly stunning version of "Running Up That Hill" was enough to convince me to buy this CD. I'm not disappointed. Full of gems, some of which I'm only beginning to excavate....This CD is going to be a good friend, I can tell....

  • The loud voice above the white noise
    author: B Kazar

    This is some of the most brilliant comedy today. Seeing them live leaves no surprise as to why Kiki & Herb have been sucessfull while remaining under the radar. You'll laugh, you'll be touched and you'll hear familliar songs sung in new ways.

  • Great artist, disappointing recording
    author: Rev

    Am a huge fan of Kiki and Herb--was disappointed by the recording, however. Herb's piano sounds muffled, and at times underwater. Kiki's voice is lost somewhere between the mic and the CD. Perhaps the hazzard of a live performance, though part of me feels that it is related to the recording facilities at Carnegie Hall. Love Kiki; adore Herb. Wish the CD lived up to their example.

  • Kiki and Herb please don't die! Fantastic CD!
    author: John Morton

    I was lucky enough to see this in person. And I do mean lucky. Simply wonderful night -- except my seat was so far away that this particular show served more as a reminder of wonderful shows past I'd seen. This CD, I think I can safely say, is better than the actual show for me because now I am front and center to experience all the glorious tragedy - the stories, the music, the lives of Kiki & Herb. Buy one CD to listen to and another to store, untouched, in a safe deposit box. It's that good. And, please, Kiki & Herb, come back.. please come back.

  • Yes! Yes! Yes!
    author: jobriath

    I wasn't able to make it to NYC to see this show, so I'm very happy to have this CD. I've been listening to it nonstop since the day I received it. The show is a sort of a greatest hits thing - I remember some of the pieces from the two shows of theirs I'd seen in the past. Kiki and Herb are amazing, just amazing. Please buy this CD. If you have any sense of humor or irony, you'll love it. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you will be changed. Now please tell me a DVD will be coming out!

  • I thought 'Do you hear what we hear" was good!
    author: Ridal

    This CD captures the tingle that you get when you see these two amazing performers work their magic live on stage - It is that good! Every detail is so perfect i have buit a shrine to it in my front room and prey to it at least 4 times a day... i now carry a compass so i can figure out which direction my house is! When are we going to see these guys on TV.... Graham Norton - PLEASE COME TO THE RESCUE!

  • Absolutely unbelievable--the best show i've ever seen
    author: Brian

    This cd, if it is half as good as the show at which it was recorded, will be my favorite cd of all time. I went to the show as a long-time Kiki and Herb fan, but left a disciple. The songs were stunningly well-performed, and the stories were hilarious--angry, twisted, bitter, but so funny, and at times so moving--the impact of this event left people breathless--shouting, screaming, crying, jumping to their feet over and over again. Their performance of Stevie Nicks's Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You was one of the most moving moments I have experienced. Their version of When Doves Cry was hilarious, as was their creepy version of The Rainbow Connection. Institutionalized was frightening, funny,and powerful, and Annie Lennox could learn a thing or two from their version of Why. They are geniuses, and I sincerely hope this farewell concert was not a true farewell.

  • Genuis personified!
    author: Gerson Rapoport

    of course I didnt listen to this CD yet...BUT I DID see the show at Carnegie Hall, which was a typical amazing Kiki and Herb show but squared!! :-) Amazing sound, amazing enthusiasm, amazingly thought out...sorry for overusing amazing, but there is no other way to describe their final performance...and it was a great farewell, tho I hope that they return at some point!

  • Astonishing
    author: Robert

    Okay, well, I can't really review the CD because it's not out yet and, well, I can't really review the Carnegie Hall show because I didn't see it, BUT - I have seen Kiki and Herb perform many of the numbers on this upcoming CD and, oh-my-god... Hysterically funny, wrenchingly tragic, seriously F***ed up and always fabulous. This is more than just comic drag (and nothing at all wrong with mere comic drag), this is serious art by two extremely talented performers (hey, they performed at Carnegie Hall, so...) If you haven't seen Kiki and Herb perform live, it's hard to tell what you'll make of a recording. If you have seen them, then you know that you need to own this CD.

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