★★★★★
When I hear Tomlin impersonate Suzie Sorority or explain how she managed to play a heterosexual in Nashville ("I've seen these women all my life, so I know how they walk, I know how they talk".) I thank God for making us a woman comedian instead of another light comedienne. Next time, though, I hope She makes her a little funnier.
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
This is the third and final title from Lily Tomlin's association with Polydor Records in the early-to-mid 1970s. There are distinct discrepancies between Modern Scream (1975) and her previous two efforts, This Is A Recording (1971) and the follow-up, And That's The Truth. Whereas both of those LPs documented her one-woman show, this long player combines studio and stage material into a sort of stream of consciousness concept album...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
After leaving the cast of NBC's Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1969-1970), Lily Tomlin began developing many of the characters she first unleashed on the groundbreaking weekly prime-time comedy series. Her debut LP, This Is a Recording, was originally issued in 1971 and contains observations by Tomlin both in and out of her beloved Ernestine -- the telephone operator from hell -- character...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
After first being cast on the short-lived Music Scene television program, Lily Tomlin's most recognized exposure came from participation on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1969-1970). Here, Tomlin began to develop many of the characters she would most closely become associated with. On this, her self-titled debut, she portrays one of her most beloved, Ernestine -- the telephone operator from hell...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27