615. The D-Generation / The Satanic Sketches. 1989. 5/5

In the late 1980's, the D-Generation were lured from the ABC to Channel 7 for the hope of commercial success (and probably money), where they did a number of specials for the television network.
This album is basically a collection of their best skits that also translate to being funny with just audio, much in the same way as artists such as Monty Python did during their television run.

For those listening today, for the most part it probably doesn't all translate well. It helps to have grown up with it. But sketches like "The Balltearer" and the world's worst accapela group, The Flying Dickheads, are still great. I still piss myself over "The Balltearer" (utilising the scientifically proven weight loss method of unbearable pain). This also contains the single released at the time, "Five in a Row", which is a pisstake of five Aussie music icons (the artists involved were John Farnham, Jimmy Barnes, Little River Band, Kylie Minogue and James Reyne). Still quite brilliant to this day. 23FM, turn it on, lock it on.

Anyone who knows the D-Generation will love this. Those who do not may not get the humour at all. One for the middle-of-the-road generation.