Leader of the Banned

1990 live album by Sam Kinison

Leader of the Banned

Live album by

Sam Kinison

Released| 1990
Genre|

* Stand-up comedy
* glam metal[1]

Label| Warner Bros.
Sam Kinison chronology
| Have You Seen Me Lately?
(1988)  | Leader of the Banned
(1990)  | Live From Hell
(1993)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

Leader of the Banned is the third Sam Kinison comedy album released in 1990. The first side consists of stand-up comedy, and the second side consists of covers of classic rock songs by bands such as AC/DC, Mountain, Cheap Trick, and The Rolling Stones.

## Track listing

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Side ANo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Detox This"|
2.| "Shopping for Pets"|
3.| "Sex, Videotape and Zoo Animals"|
4.| "Jerry's Bastard Kid"|
5.| "Lenny Bruce's Mom"|
6.| "Casual Users of Terrorism"|
7.| "Old People Must Die"|
8.| "Grilled Cheese Sandwich"|
9.| "Phone Call from Hell"|
Total length:| 33:01

Side BNo.| Title| Length

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10.| "Gonna Raise Hell" (Cheap Trick cover)| 4:18
11.| "Mississippi Queen" (Mountain cover)| 4:06
12.| "Under My Thumb" (The Rolling Stones cover)| 3:52
13.| "Highway to Hell" (AC/DC cover)| 3:56

## Musicians

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Credits from Allmusic.[1]

* Jimmy Bain \- bass
* Michael Baird \- drums
* David Bryan \- piano
* Kim Bullard \- keyboards, background vocals
* Tony Clark-Stewart \- bagpipes
* Lanny Cordola \- guitar, background vocals
* Jody Cortez \- drums
* Fred Coury \- drums
* David Cumming \- background vocals
* C.C. DeVille \- guitar
* Gary Falcone \- background vocals
* Michael Fiore \- background vocals
* Tommy Funderburk \- background vocals
* Robert Irving \- background vocals
* Randy Jackson \- bass
* Bobby Leigh - background vocals
* Vinnie Ludovico \- drums
* Eddie Money \- background vocals
* Joe Pizzulo \- background vocals
* Robert Sarzo \- guitar
* Rudy Sarzo \- bass
* Slash \- guitar
* Billy Trudell \- background vocals
* Leslie West \- bass, guitar
* Harald Wiik \- background vocals
* Swerre Wiik \- background vocals
* Richie Wise \- background vocals
* Chuck Wright \- background vocals
* Dweezil Zappa \- guitar
* Richie Zito \- background vocals, producer

## References

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1. ^ a b c Leader of the Banned - Sam Kinison | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2020-04-21, "Kinison thought of himself as a "rock & roll comic" -- he had some success in 1988 with a novelty version of the Troggs' "Wild Thing" -- and he took this perception to extremes with horrible hair metal versions of Cheap Trick's "Gonna Raise Hell," Mountain's "Mississippi Queen," the Rolling Stones' "Under My Thumb," and AC/DC's "Highway to Hell.""

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Sam Kinison

Albums|

* Louder Than Hell (1986)
* Have You Seen Me Lately? (1988)
* Leader of the Banned (1990)
* Live from Hell (1993)

Songs|

* "Wild Thing"

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* Texas Outlaw Comics
* Charlie Hoover
* Bad Medicine
* Kickstart my Heart

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