Bonzo Dog Band CD

 it's worth listening to all 72 songs
I first heard about the Bonzos from watching Neil Innes (piano,guitar) perform 'I'm the Urban Spaceman' on a Monty Python video. 'I'm the Urban Spaceman' was their only big hit (it reach #5 in the charts in the UK), but almost all of their songs are really good and really funny. The Bonzos are a comedy band that has styles ranging from semi-vaudevillian, jazzy, bluesy, and there even some similarities with The Beatles 'Sgt. Pepper's' style of rock. This collection is massive, 3 discs, 72 songs. It contains their 5 albums (including their reunion album), some singles, and some songs from later projects after they broke up. One song on the third disc showcases Eric Clapton performing with an after project of Vivian Stanshall (tuba). All of their comedy is very much like Monty Python, Neil Innes later collaborated with Eric Idle to create The Rutles (the Beatles parody band). If you're a fan of They Might be Giants but also like '60s music this band is perfect. Buying this collection will definitely be worth it.
Submitted by Jerry (Lansing, NY) 
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 They're still good listening
THe sound is great. It's easier to pick out some of the lyrics than it was on the old History of the Bonzos album. It's nice to hear the songs in their origianl order again. I'd forgotten the segue between Monster Mash and I'm the Urban Spaceman. I just hope it lasts longer than previous Bonzo albums. Roommates "borrowed" my LPs years ago and the kids lost the History CD.
Submitted by a reviewer (Gilroy, CA) 
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 I highly recommend it!
I just ordered this box set and I must say - it's the best, freshest music I've heard in a long time. It's like a Fellini movie and you don't know what's going to happen next - Talk about psychedelic... If you like the Rutles, you will appreciate Neil Innes pop song prowess and if you like the humor of Monty Python, you will see that the Bonzo Dog Band was a major influence. I highly recommend it. The sound quality is superb - EMI before No Noise.
Submitted by a reviewer (Beverly, MA) 
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 Can't believe I waited this long!
I can't believe that I waited this long (2005) to make an effort to listen to the music and comedy stylings of the Bonzo Dog Band. I've been a fan of Monty Python since the early 1970s. Neil Innes' musical and acting contributions to Monty Python have always been apparent. I loved the Rutles when the TV movie and LP came out. So here I am just now listening to this fine three CD set! Actually, what got me to purchase this CD set was the fact that the Bonzo Dog Band are a constant onscreen presence on the DVD release of the British TV show "Do Not Adjust You Set", which I purchased in order to see four of the six members of Monty Python. Thus, I had the extra bonus of seeing and hearing lots of the Bonzo Dog Band. At that point I felt it was finally time to hear their recordings on CD. This group demonstrates a major developement in British group humor in that the previous noteworthy British comedy group, Beyond the Fringe, which had broken up just two years prior to Bonzo releasing its first record, was around just too early to have a psychedelic vibe whereas the Bonzo Dog Band is awash in it. The British accents and references are so strong I get the impression that this group aimed at a domestic audience and may not have set sites on international acclaim. Dunno. Just an idea.
Submitted by daddyodilly (Topeka, KS, USA)
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 That's nice Eric !
A special collection.. like a cross between Monty Python and Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, with the flavor of Spike Jones.. Not a musical landmark by any means.. but some cool, funny stuff here... Enjoy !
Submitted by GeeBee (Manchester, Ct, USA)
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