Cheech And Chong You Got Ripped Off Album [updated] -

That’s right. The is notorious for its run time. Side one features only two short sketches: "Wake Up America" (a satire of morning TV) and "The Acid Generation" (a rehash of old LSD bits). Side two contains "Let’s Make a Dope Deal" and a few music tracks.

It was performance art. Or sheer gall.

But if you want to actually enjoy Cheech & Chong, stick to Up in Smoke or Big Bambu . cheech and chong you got ripped off album

Months after the album’s release, the duo split. Cheech would have a hit with "Born in East L.A." (a song whose demo appears on this album), and Tommy Chong would go on to form the blues band Highwaymen and later become a beloved stoner icon on That ‘70s Show . That’s right

Warner Bros., expecting another Los Cochinos or Big Bambu , was instead handed a contractual obligation album—a fragmented, weird, and surprisingly short collection of sketches and music. That album was Cheech & Chong’s Greatest Hit , but even that title was a joke, because it wasn’t really a "greatest hits" package. Here is where the keyword gets tricky. Most databases list the 1984 release as Greatest Hit , not You Got Ripped Off . So why do so many people search for that specific phrase? Side two contains "Let’s Make a Dope Deal"

In the pantheon of comedy counterculture, few duos are as synonymous with the smoky haze of the 1970s as Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong. From Up in Smoke to Big Bambu , their albums weren't just records; they were contraband artifacts, packaged with giant rolling papers and designed to be experienced while "medicated."

Released in 1984 at the tail end of their Warner Bros. tenure, this album represents the duo’s death rattle before their temporary breakup. It is an album whose title is both a warning and a confession. If you’ve never heard of it, you aren’t alone. If you own an original vinyl copy, you might actually have been... ripped off. To understand You Got Ripped Off , you have to understand where Cheech & Chong were in 1984. The 70s were over. Reagan was in the White House, the "Just Say No" campaign was gaining steam, and the freewheeling, anti-establishment weed humor was starting to feel dated. Their last major film, Still Smokin' (1983), was a critical and commercial disappointment.