Meaning of Life [Import]

Monty Python | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 9, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Disky Records
• ASIN: B000066F0K
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,601,867 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Introduction/Fish Introduction/The Meaning Of Life

2. Birth/Frying Eggs

3. Every Sperm Is Sacred/Protestant Couple/Adventures of Martin Luther

4. Sex Education

5. Trench Warfare/The Great Tea of 1914-18/Fish

6. Terry Gilliam's Intro/Accountancy Shanty/Zulu Wars

7. The Dungeon Restaurant/Live Organ Transplants/The Galaxy Song

8. The Not Noel Coward (Penis) Song/Mr. Creosote

9. The Grim Reaper/Christmas in Heaven

10. Dedication (To Fish)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars The final offensive offensive, May 3, 2009

By 

Paul Lawrence "'EJL'" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meaning of Life (Audio CD)

Monty Pythons feature films were always in posession of more biting societal observations that their television shows and while this runs the danger of being topical and not timeless, the Python boys managed it in their three 'proper' movies. That tendency is also borne out in the soundtracks to those films, from the Constitutional Peasant skit from Holy Grail to the crucifixion scene in Life of Brian.

Here, on the plain jane version (part of the Virgin Chattering Classics series) the comedy is in full swing with insanity like the Accountancy Shanty and the more pointed Every Sperm Is Sacred number which succeeds on pretty much every level from comedy, dance number and social commentary.

Luckily this CD comes with the original liner notes from the LP release which do add to the experience.

Lastly I must point out that while I've given this four stars you will probably only get this level of enjoyment out of it if you've seen the film and liked it, and want to be able to listen to skits from the flick at your leisure at times when you may not be able to put on the DVD. If your a total Monty Python newbie I'd recommend you get the double CD The Final Rip Off which is essentially an anthology best of sort of release.

5.0 out of 5 stars Meaning of Live with Monty Python, January 8, 2007

By 

Birgit Hahn "Danish Princess" (Fremont, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Meaning of Life (Audio CD)

If you are Monty Python fan, this has to be the best ever!

Even the music is good. Not for the faint of heart, though. A masterpiece!