★★★★★
In a 1997 episode of Nash Bridges, starring Don Johnson and Cheech Marin, the latter's former comedy partner Tommy Chong guest starred and asked Cheech's character, "What's your drug of choice now, man?" The now-balding Cheech gave the now-grey Chong a serious look and responded "Uh, Rogaine." It was a subtle and appropriately funny jab at the duo's aging and their former career...
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2013-05-23
★★★★★
Truly a trail-blazing comedy record. Cheech & Chong were a Southern California comedy duo like no other, combining social commentary and true doper humor. Cleverly rooted in Mexican and California post-hippie ideology, these guys brought the humor of the drug culture to the American public safely. Produced by legendary West Cost music industry figurehead Lou Adler, it once again showed that he was on the pulse of the youth of the day...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
A year off from recording did Cheech & Chong a world of good, and when they returned to action with 1976's Sleeping Beauty, many would argue that the phrase "return to form" was in order. The excellent "Framed" and the positively hysterical "T.W.A.T." marked a welcome return to the couple's popular musical numbers, while the 16-minute title track was simply an over-the-top smorgasbord of their every comic device rolled into a debauchery-filled epic...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Following a near chart-topping smash with their second comedy album (1972's Big Bambu had climbed to an amazing number two on the Billboard charts), soon-to-be-subversive teenage role models Cheech & Chong quickly returned to action with their third effort, Los Cochinos. Released the following year, the album essentially played it safe, continuing to expand upon many of the skits and characters introduced by prior outings...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28