Matching Tie & Handkerchief: Monty Python: Amazon.ca: Music

1. Election Forum
2. Dead Bishops/ Rats
3. Elephantplasty
4. Novel Writing
5. Word Association
6. Bruce's Sketch
7. Bruce's Song
8. Ralph Mellish
9. Doctor Quote
10. Cheese Emporium
11. Wasp/ Tiger Club
12. Raspberry
13. Great Actors
14. Background To History
15. Record Shop
16. First World War
17. Mrs Niggerbaiter
18. Oscar Wilde
19. Pet Shop
20. Phone In
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Monty Python's Matching Tie and Handkerchief is a 1973 collection of (mostly) album-only interwoven sketches. The best bits are ones that take full advantage of the radio idiom--"Novel Writing," in which sports announcers breathlessly chronicle the first sentence of Thomas Hardy's newest book; or "Wasp Club/Tiger Talk," in which a typical BBC show about pets quickly turns into a savage fight for life inside the studio. John Cleese, having practiced on the mid-1960s radio show I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again is the most assured performer on the album. But Michael Palin, Eric Idle, and quasi-Python Neil Innes all figure prominently. Very British, somewhat 1970s, Matching Tie and Handkerchief is an absolute joy for any Python fan. A minor quibble: the LP sported a cool double-grooved side 2, and every time you put the needle down, you didn't know which lineup of sketches you would get. Obviously--and unfortunately--the CD can't do this. --Michael Gerber

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And now for something completely different...Expanded reissue of this outstanding 1973 Monty Python album that contains additional bonus tracks. Features popular Python skits/songs like 'Bruce's Song', 'Cheese Emporium', 'Novel Writing' and many more naughty bits. EMI. 2006.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Even on a bad day, Python shines, May 15 2004

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statik "nostatik" (UK) - See all my reviews

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Matching Tie And Handkerchief is easily the weakest of the Monty Python studio LPs, though of course that still makes it pretty good.

While some sketches fall flat (the "Great Actors" sketch, for instance, is well-researched but fails to include any actual jokes), and others drag on too long ("Cheeseshop"), there is some excellent silliness to make up for the odd dull patch. In particular, the "Novel Writing" sketch is a superb skit on sports commentary, the sheer exuberance of the performance makes "Bruces" a delight, and "Background To History" is built around some genuinely catchy songs from Neil Innes.

It's hard to shake off the feeling that the double-groove on the original LP was the album's best gag, but despite that, and despite a few frankly rubbish sketches, this is still a must-have for the Python fan.

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5.0 out of 5 stars funny,i gave it 5 stars to bring up the average, Mar 18 2003

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

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This is just great. I copied what Thomas Hardy writes for his novel, and the bruces club rules, and put it in the cd case. This is a great album. On the original album, two grooves were on one side, so it would randomly pick one side. It's fun to experiment with, and it's one of those album jokes, that just aren't the same on cd. One of my favorite's is the world war noises skit. Very funny. You can pick this up pretty cheap, so why not do it right now?

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic stuff, I wouldn't a bought the thing otherwise ay, Feb 25 2003

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Once again, here is a example of entertainment that is way over the head of most people. And thank God for that - if this fell in the groove for most people, the world would probably up end and sink, and I mean that in a good way since I would not want to "offend" anyone of a certain "way" who might disagree with this statement (and I certainly don't want the world to "up end" and sink). You are the "way" you are, and that's it, so bless you and have a nice day.

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3.0 out of 5 stars The Python light fades ...
It is no surprise that neither of the live Python albums -- DRURY LANE (1974) and CITY CENTER (1976) -- feature any of the sketches from this 1973 album. Read more

Published on Jun 14 2002 by Gavin Wilson

4.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes the Audio is Better Than the Video
Because the material on the records was produced after the original sketches aired, very often the writers had cleaned up or altered the material significantly--as in the famous... Read more

Published on Sep 21 2000 by Robert Toombs