Very Strong Python Outing
The Porridge Bird | Out in Arizona | 08/17/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I very much enjoyed this album. From the strange cover to the last bits of the fairy tale, it is a well-done comedy album.The best things about Monty Python's albums is that you can watch all the movies, see all the episodes of the Flying Circus, and even see the two German episodes of Fliegender Zirkus, and you'll still find new stuff on these records which the boys would write specifically for record. (How else can you do Alistair Cooke being attacked by ducks?) Granted, there are some rehashed bits (thankfully re-recorded so as to become laugh-track free) including Dennis Moore, the Money Programme, and the Argument Clinic, but the funniest bits are the ones that are new-all-new.Listen to "What Do You [Toot!]," a game show where the ["Beethoven's Fifth"] contestant competes against the contestant with the ["Clementine"] buzzer to win [cha-ching!] and [hurrah!]. Marvel at the sound of a tiger going down to the chemist's (or, in America, drugstore.) And, of course, the often raved rage of the opening statement, "Not This Record!!!!"In addition, the old sketches have some new bits as well. Dennis Moore is still a running gag, but in a different set of sketches. The section about old women killing budgies has a radio-appropriate ending. The Fish Liscense Sketch includes a new song, "Eric the Half-a-Bee". And, of course, Anne Elk gets shot.The only complaint I have [if you wanna complain and nothing happens... oh bugger] is that the CD (at least my copy) is in a different order from the original LP my friend owns. It annoys the heck out of me, but still, it doesn't interfere too much.I reccomend this to anyone who wants a good laugh and doesn't mind the f-word suddenly popping up at the very end (and in a fairy tale, no less)."
Track Listings (2) - Disc #1
