Biography
Combine Bob Dylan and Tom Lehrer and you get Loudon Wainwright III, do it on a shoestring budget and record it over an old Dead Milkmen tape and you get Adam Brodsky. Though long thought to be retired or in prison or eaten by a bear, truth is Adam has been pried off of the couch by the disappointing reemergence of fascism.RELEASES
Hookers Hicks & Heebs
The new CD combines Elie Wiesel-style narratives with the wickedly funny irreverance of Lenny Bruce and the fast-paced twang of Bill Monroe in a way that begs the question: who let Adam Brodsky near a bluegrass band? This smart, funny album, part jew-grass/part antifolk/part pure brodsky, pushes the frontiers of folk music and shines a light on Brodsky's superior grasp of history (or at least the history channel), his clever songwriting and his deep respect for the roots of traditional folk music.
Folk Remedy
Here it is, the album Adam Brodsky has been threatening to make for years. A ramshackle collection of songs that is equal parts Dust Bowl Ballads", Highway 61", and "Never Mind the Bollocks". Fans of Adam's live show may view this record in the same ilk as the recorded work of Eddie Murphy or Steve Allen, but in actuality it casts a spotlight past the foul-mouth funny guy and illuminates Adam as a Woody Guthrie (via Lenny Bruce) for the next Millennium. Remember, more often than not, Adam Brodsky is not offensive because he's vulgar, he's offensive because he's right.
Dork
Adam intended this album to be representative of his live, unrehearsed performances. Instead, after extensive tinkering, he settled for this: a patchwork of his live shows spliced together. Still, DORK, the album, captures the spontaneity and quirks of Adam's live performances: assaultive, rambling and/or profane banter; impromptu musical rearrangements; forgotten lyrics; ad-libbed pandering interspersed with scouring asides; and, eventually, the Songs. Adam's Skills as an incisive songwriter are often overshadowed by the crudeness and candor of his performances. Hopefully, DORK will dispel, or at least amend, Adam's reputation as an abrasive fraud with a probable personality disorder by proving once and for all that, despite the insolence, the seedy appearance and overall lack of professionalism, it's the songs that truly matter. This album repeatedly demonstrates why synapsing organisms prefer the wit and acuity of Adam's songs to his irritating, self absorbed prattle." -- Greil Marcus
"who?... is there a video?... then how the fuck would I know him?! Kurt! Don't bogart the kindbud! And get your hand off my thigh... listen I gotta go! click" -- Tabithia Soren
"He's a junkie... and a fag." -- Albert Goldman