Complaints and Grievances

Complaints and Grievances
Live album by George Carlin
Released	December 11, 2001
Recorded	November 17, 2001
Genre	Comedy
Length	56:16
Label	Eardrum/Atlantic
Producer	George Carlin
George Carlin chronology
You Are All Diseased (1999) Complaints and Grievances (2001) Life Is Worth Losing (2006)

Complaints and Grievances is an HBO stand-up special by comedian George Carlin. Its working title was purportedly I Kinda Like It When a Lot of People Die, but it was renamed following the September 11, 2001 attacks.^[1] Another possible title was The Great American Cattle Drive, according to Carlin during an interview with Coast to Coast AM in 1999.^{[citation needed]}

Complaints and Grievances was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Comedy Album.

This was the fastest George Carlin album to be released after its HBO showing, at 25 days.^{[citation needed]}

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All tracks by George Carlin.

1. "The Opening" – 9:22
2. "Traffic Accidents: Keep Movin'!" – 6:16
3. "You & Me (Things That Come Off of Your Body)" – 10:38
4. "People Who Oughta Be Killed: Self-Help Books" – 1:16
5. "Motivation Seminars" – 1:05
6. "Parents of Honor Students" – 2:15
7. "Baby Slings" – 0:59
8. "'My Daddy'" – 0:51
9. "Telephone Mimes" – 1:09
10. "Hands-Free Telephone Headsets" – 0:38
11. "Answering Machines" – 0:52
12. "Family Newsletters" – 1:23
13. "Music on Answering Machines" – 1:39
14. "People Who Wear Visors" – 0:39
15. "Singers with One Name" – 0:41
16. "Rich Guys in Hot Air Balloons" – 1:01
17. "People Who Misuse Credit Cards" – 0:51
18. "Guys Named Todd" – 1:30
19. "Gun Enthusiasts" – 1:26
20. "White Guys Who Shave Their Heads" – 0:48
21. "NASA-Holes" – 1:32
22. "Why We Don't Need 10 Commandments" – 7:14

Personnel

• George Carlin – production
• Greg Calbi – editing, mastering
• Terry Kulchar – location sound
• Winston Smith – illustrations

References

1. ^ Carlin's complaints not shocking, for him | Topeka Capital-Journal, The | Find Articles at BNET.com

External links

• Watch George Carlin - Complaints and Grievances online