Relentless by Bill Hicks Reviews

Bill Hicks (1961-94) will likely be remembered as the greatest cult comic of his generation. I didn't pay much attention to his stand-up routines while he was alive, but a friend of mine turned me on to his direct, abrasive, and thought-provoking style. During his lifetime, Hicks released two albums of his material, and laid the plans for two more. Rykodisc obtained the rights to all four albums, releasing (and re-releasing) the four in 1997.

"Relentless" was the second of two albums that he released in his lifetime, two years after his debut album, "Dangerous," in 1990. The topics covered included...