Monty Python Live at Drury Lane [Live]

Monty Python | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 3, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Caroline
• ASIN: B000000HQA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #472,851 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Introduction

2. Llamas (Including Granada)

3. Gumby -- Flower Arranging

4. Secret Service

5. Wrestling

6. Communist Quiz (Including World in Action)

7. Idiot Song

8. Albatross

9. Nudge, Nudge

10. Cocktail Bar

11. Travel Agent

12. Spot the Brain Cell

13. Bruce's Philosophers Song

14. Argument Song

15. Four Yorkshiremen

16. Election Special: Prestige Theme/We'll Keep a Welcome/Raindrops ...

17. Lumberjack Song

18. Theme Song "Liberty Bell"

19. Parrot Sketch

20. Theme Song "Liberty Bell"

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Drury Lane, October 2, 2005

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voodoochild "random person" (long island,us) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monty Python Live at Drury Lane (Audio CD)

Okay, Python made everything funny. Best show ever? Absolutley. But when it comes down to the Drury Lane album, the performances and recording in general can be much improved. For instance:
1. The Introduction is hardly funny. It sounds ad-libbed.
2. Gumby Flower Arranging and Coctail Bar really need to be visual. (The Coctail Bar was filmed for a third season episode of Python, but cencored with half of the rest of the episode.)
3. Why they have the German Episode sketch 'Wrestling' on the album, makes no sense. With this time they could have had more of the edited 'Election Night Special' in it's entirety. That exits on a flexidisc called 'Monty Python's Tiny Black Round Thing' also with a complete Lumberjack Song.
4. Not only are there Pepperpots on the back cover, who do not appear on the album, but the Argument Clinic sketch is called 'Argument Song'.
5. The Argument SKETCH starts even later in than the Travel Agent and has been clearly edited by the appluase.
6. Lastly, it's a shame that the classic 'Fairy Tale' sketch was performed at Drury Lane but not included on the album.
7. The performences here are kinda below par, and are much more well-performed on City Centre and the studio albums (not to mention the TV show.)
8. There are several topical jokes, most of which people won't get now, unless you are a huge Python fan (like myself.)

Some good points about the album are that the 'Dead Parrot' sketch has a new ending, a different one than the other 15 or so versions. The albums clocks over an hour!, and it's Python so why not have a listen?

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic album, May 3, 2009

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

This review is from: Monty Python Live at Drury Lane (Audio CD)

Drury Lane, despite a couple of faults, has pretty much gone down as a classic of the Pythons back catalague. With a live attack that at times seems a little unpolished but still bitingly funny the album has a range of classic sketches such as Travel Agent, Parrot Sketch, the Lumberjack Song, Four Yorkshiremen and Nudge, Nudge. Plus a whole host of other excellent material.

Sure, it could be claimed that some of this would of worked better as a visual release, after all seeing Graham Chapman wrestle himself is far funnier than just hearing John Cleese commentate on it, but as an early live document of this hugely influential comedy troupe it's hard to find too many major faults with this, and given it is the earliest official live recording it has some historical value as well.

One of my rare full five stars. And yes, once upon a time I could of probably recited the whole thing. Cos I'm sad....

5.0 out of 5 stars Over the top classic!, November 23, 2001

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D. M. Farmbrough "Dave Farmbrough" (Wisconsin, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monty Python Live at Drury Lane (Audio CD)

This is to some extent redundant now, with video's and DVDs of the television programmes available, but when first issued in the 1970s it was a must-have for Python fans. Albums of comedy material from films, stage shows, or made specially (even occasional television recordings) were the only way we could re-live those classic television sketches. This edition is notable because the performances are much louder, swearier, and hammier than those on television, particularly in the case of John Cleese. So the voltage of The Parrot Sketch is increased, and Nudge Nudge has a few additions, but basically the material is the same as that re-used on albums and the first Monty Python film, Now For Something Completely Different. The musical numbers come out particularly well here, though, especially Neil Innes's Idiot Song. Even if you have the video's, buy it to re-live those childhood days where you knew every word of the Communist quiz, or to play in the car when you need cheering up.