Ron White Albums (5)
What The Critics Say
Forget the new blow-dried and downright respectable look comedian Ron White sports on the cover because it doesn't match the wonderfully casual flow of Behavioral Problems at all. Here the gruff Blue Collar veteran is at ease, effortlessly coasting over topics like women, booze, pot, and freedom in a manner that seems off the cuff, even though the high laugh count suggests this one is carefully scripted. White recounts his USO tour with what has to be the only touching and funny story about a wounded soldier, and explains that his healthy yet monogamous sex life with wife number three is based on mutual understanding ("She knows what I like and I know what she won't do"). Longtime fans will especially enjoy his vicious skewering of the paper company who sued him for slander and the comfortable way the set ramps up to one of the comedian's favorite topics, alcohol. Better still is how this CD provides more material than the television special of the same name. With its tendency to wander, Behavioral Problems isn't the one to start with. It is, however, a perfect choice for returning fans who always wondered what it would be like to hang out with the one they call "Tater Salad". ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide
What The Critics Say
A payoff from his role in the Blue Comedy Tour's success, the audience Ron White plays to on You Can't Fix Stupid is huge. The comedian, however, hasn't changed a bit. He's still that rare rambler at the end of the bar who's entertaining while shooting his mouth off at the modern world and getting scatological whenever possible. The laziness White projects has been supported by a slow release schedule that includes his appearances on the Blue Collar albums, 2003's Drunk in Public, a couple DVDs, and a bunch of shoddy reissues of his early truck stop albums that really don't match his later work. It's admirable that White hasn't exploited the Blue Collar breakthrough like his old record company, but the big payoff of this restraint is You Can't Fix Stupid sounds road-tested to perfection despite White's informal delivery. Sleaze and swearing are abundant and all the explanation you need as to why raunchy man was the only member of the troupe to sit out the too-safe Blue Collar TV series. The brash brute's best material is unquotable in mixed company, meaning You Can't Fix Stupid is a party record for Mom and Dad only, mostly Dad. With straight stand-up and no half-baked novelty songs to clutter the album, the only letdown is that like too many other 21st century stand-up albums, You Can't Fix Stupid is the audio companion to a DVD instead of an entirely stand-alone album. Regardless, it's a solid release in an iffy discography and the best audio introduction yet to his Johnny Walker Black-soaked style. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide
'Truckstop Comedy'
Release Date 3/16/2004
Tracks 13
Label Laughing Hyena
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'Tater Salad: AKA Busted In Des Moines'
Release Date 1/1/1990
Tracks 17
Label Laughing Hyena
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