Hot off the heels of the success of That Metal Show, side man, Don Jamieson was signed to a record contract with Metal Blade, for at least one album. Don was the first of the duo, from the comic relief, on That Metal show, to score an unlikely deal with the label. Not sure if this is Brian Slagel's first comedy signing, but it may be his last. Unfortunately Jamieson's record doesn't deliver like one would hope. Jamieson and Jim Florentine seem somewhat constrained on the VH-1 Classic show, so it seemed that once the no holds barred CD came out, that Don would give us a good laugh, but that rarely occurred. The jokes are tired and just not that funny. The sad thing is, that the audience of maybe 10, thought the show was weak as well.
Live and Hilarious is mainly a live show taped somewhere in Jersey, along with a couple of musical tracks. The songs on the record are weak as well. They are acoustic based tracks where Jamieson tries to sing metal, I would like to stress tries. They do not help or enhance this product. Overall, a very weak offering. I have to say I had always wondered how strong a comic Don was, but unfortunately he was not as strong as I would have hoped; at least not on this CD. I was hoping to like this one, but after about 3 listens, it just got painful.
Bottom Line: Don needs to get some more solid material, if he wants to keep his comedy gig a float. If there is a second release, you can only hope it is much better than this one. (Note: Being a previous guest on the Genghis and Ragman Show, we had a lot of fun with Don, so hopefully no hard feelings. We just call em like we see em)
-Ragman wonders how long Don would last on Last Comic Standing.