Originally released : 00-00-1980
Release date        : 10-23-2003
Album name          : The Contractual Obligation Album
Artist              : Monty Python

Ripped by           : apathy
Genre               : Comedy
Label               : Virgin

Encoding Software   : Lame EOS
Quality             : --alt-preset standard

Tracks              : 24
Size of Files       : 58,9 MB

01  00:45  Sit On My Face
02  00:22  Announcement
03  00:49  Henry Kissinger
04  02:20  String
05  01:01  Never Be Rude To An Arab
06  03:10  I Like Chinese
07  02:33  Bishop
08  02:10  Medical Love Song
09  00:16  Farewell To John Denver
10  02:18  Finland
11  03:19  I'm So Worried
12  00:55  I Bet You They Won't Play This Song On The Radio
13  01:42  Martydom Of St. Victor
14  01:59  Here Comes Another One
15  04:23  Bookshop
16  00:34  Do What John
17  02:11  Rock Notes
18  02:11  Muddy Knees
19  02:35  Crocodile
20  02:43  Decomposing Composers
21  02:23  Bells
22  01:55  Traffic Lights
23  01:29  All Things Dull And Ugly
24  00:24  A Scottish Farewell

Total time: 44:27 min

Like the title says, by the late '70s, Monty Python was
less interested in continuing under their group name,
except for the occasional foray into film. John Cleese
was busy with Fawlty Towers, while Michael Palin was
branching out into film, Terry Gilliam was making a
name for himself as a director, and the rest were
involved in television and other projects. For all
intents and purposes, this is almost an Eric Idle solo
album, since a majority of the songs were written by
him or with Neil Innes (the two had recently
collaborated on the brilliant Beatles parody, The
Rutles). Not that they aren't funny: "I Like Chinese,"
"Medical Love Song," and "Never Be Rude to an Arab"
raise a smile, and "Decomposing Composers," (not by
Idle) despite the obvious pun of the title, is actually
quite affecting, delivered in a gentle Cockney drawl by
Michael Palin. Yet the record suffers from many weak
tracks, most of which are old standards with new dirty
lyrics ("Sit On My Face") or experiments in repetition
and boredom ("I Like Traffic Lights," "I'm So
Worried"). What sound like new skits from Cleese and
Chapman ("String," "Bookshop") are actually pre-Python
skits written for Cleese and Marty Feldman given a
dusting off in lieu of any real writing. The only other
track of note is "Rock Notes," a parody of rock
journalism from where the future rock group Toad the
Wet Sprocket got its name. A spotty finale for the
Python's recording career.

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