★★★★★
Rodney Carrington is better known for his comedy, which sits solidly in the blue collar (and blue humor) genre; so it's quite a departure for the comedian/musician to issue a mostly traditional and serious Christmas album. Much of Make it Christmas is, unsurprisingly, comprised of holiday standards, running the gamut from traditional delivery ("Grown Up Christmas List," "White Christmas") to lightly jazzed-up ("Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas")...
- www.the-trades.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
For the first time in his career, Rodney Carrington has recorded a comedy album that is completely all music. Produced by buddy (and co-star of "Beer For My Horses") Toby Keith, "El Niño Loco" can be described as nothing but a fun comedic country music album which, surprisingly, is one of the most 'country' albums you're likely to hear coming from a major label (It's released by Capitol Records Nashville) this year...
- roughstock.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
A serious Christmas album is probably the last album most people expected to find on Rodney Carrington's list of 'to-dos' yet here Make It Christmas is. While I never expect it, it is a sweet, unassuming holiday album that follows-up the humor album El Nino Loco from earlier this year...
- roughstock.com
2010-12-07
★★★★★
Some of this comedian's parodies are as soulful as other country smarter songs ("Drink More Beer," "Bowling Trophy Wife").
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-09-19
★★★★★
When he landed a sitcom on ABC in 2004, Rodney Carrington quickly lifted himself out of the world of guest appearances on morning zoo radio and small-time comedy clubs. In other words, he went from Tim Wilson to Jeff Foxworthy and sanitized his act accordingly for prime-time TV. The two seasons of Rodney had a bit of an edge, but the truly trashy side of his act was still there, growing or maybe festering and waiting for its turn...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
A gonzo country comedian in the not-so-grand tradition of Cledus T. Judd, Rodney Carrington delivers a Molotov cocktail of stand-up and satirical songs on his major-label debut, Hangin' with Rodney. While the stand-up material, recorded live in a variety of clubs, is certainly outrageous, listeners will get an even bigger kick out of musical performances like "Dancing with a Man," "Letter to My Penis" and "Fred." Fun-nee!
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
With Morning Wood, country comic Rodney Carrington has made three albums in three years, which is more than any but the most prolific comedian should attempt, and the strain of coming up with new material is starting to show. Morning Wood is a thin collection, padded out with Carrington's comic songs, a couple of which are included twice, in both live and studio versions...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
★★★★★
Rodney Carrington once again divides an album between his standup comedy and a group of comic songs. On the first five tracks, he delves into embarrassing medical and sexual matters, although he seems unembarrassed himself. He gives particular attention to the subject of prostate examinations in "Hypochondriac," revealing an extreme state of homophobia. His sexually obsessed humor has no wit to speak of, but earns laughs for its uninhibited character...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27
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