Nick Danger: The Daily Feed Tapes
The return of America's ONLY detective!, June 9, 2000  By John DiBello (Brooklyn, NY)  If you're a fan of the Firesign Theatre, then the name Nick Danger (or, if you're reading it from inside his frosted-glass door, Regnad Kcin) will sock you between the eyes like the kiss at the end of a hot fist! This is a large collection of short-short radio bits from 1988-1990 by Phil Austin, resurrecting the famous "Nick Danger, Third Eye" private detective character from Firesign's classic (some might say best) album "How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All?;... This set of two CDs follows in the steps of that classic piece in a slightly different format: dozens of 1- to 2-minute audio monologues by Austin as Nick Danger, produced for a radio syndication show in the late 1980s. While some of the pieces are episodic and follow in sequence (Nick tries to track down a sober Republican, has a tiny adventure in a HO-scale village, wrestles with a leprechaun intent on selling Nick Danger merchandise), many others are more straight-forward (but still offbeat and frequently hilarious) commentary on modern life... spoken through the mouth of a hard-boiled dick. The pieces come fast and furious, so even if one sags then next one is bound to amuse. A few cautions: none of the other Firesign Theatre members take part in these recordings. It's just Phil Austin, narrating and doing all the voices. It's a great format, but might disappoint those fans hoping to hear classic Danger characters like Inspector Bradshaw and Nancy. Second, there are so many short-short pieces on each CD that they can seem overwhelming if you listen to them all at once. I recommend short listening sessions. --Amazon customer review