Grunt: Pigorian Chant from Snouto Domoinko De Silo

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Summary: Current and former singing Yalies everywhere will like this.
Review: I'm glad Fenno has found something rewarding to do since his retirement from the Glee Club!

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Summary: Funniest for Latinophiles
Review: If (1) you know a little Latin, or (2) you perform or study medieval or church music, and (3) you are at least slightly familiar with "Chant," the flavor-of-the-moment album with the floating monks on the cover, purporting to introduce Gregorian chant to the New Age/pop listener, you'll find "Grunt" funny for the first or second reading. The accompanying CD is less funny. It's strictly chant throughout. Some musical humor would have helped a lot. When the animals sing the Latin version of "Old McDonald," complete with E-I-E-I-O's, wouldn't you hope to hear a strain of that tune? Nope, it's all chant. A little of this goes a long way. When "Chant" fades from the charts, much of "Grunt"s parody will be lost. It's still a clever lampoon of over-reverent recording scholarship, with cute animal illustrations. At Amazon's discount price, "Grunt" is an amusing gift for someone in one or more of the categories at the beginning of this review.

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Summary: Fun stuff
Review: If you weren't paying attention to the words, you'd think you were listening to a true Chant CD. The music is beautiful, but from the text, you know that they don't take themselves too seriously. It's a hoot! two hooves up!

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Summary: Witty and musically sophisticated parody of Gregorian chants $
Review: Remember the the album Chant, that came out a few years ago?Have you seen all the sequels and me-too Gregorian chant albums? Wellhere's the best one. Sandra Boynton, of chocaholic fame, has put together a witty and musically delightful parody of these records and of the style itself. The chanting is done by highly trained voices which this reviewer could not tell from those on the serious chanting albums. If anything, these were better. Meanwhile, you are being treated to the philosophical musings of barnyard animals--also in a secluded but communal setting, just like the monks. The farm has its daily rituals and musical time-noticing ceremonies, which the animals sing about in beautiful ways. Meanwhile, their words are howlers. Buy this along with a chant recording, and see which one YOU like better.

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Summary: Sow delightful, never boaring, read it if ...
Review: Sow delightful, never boaring, read it if you're a glutton for fun, and want to squeal with laughter. Practice-up on your pig latin then play the CD to unswine. Joy-Enay

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Summary: Funny!
Review: This book is extremely funny especially if you know Latin. Being a Latin student I thought it was very funny and enjoyed the CD very much. I reccomend this book and listening to the CD because with the CD you can't even tell that they're singing Old McDonald or other stuff.(monks ar singing) Also, the pigs in the story talk in Pig Latin which adds humor.

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Summary: Thoroughly enjoyable fun--haunting music with droll humor
Review: This is Gregorian chant done in Pig Latin. The text is light-hearted. It is funny in parts, a spoof as it were, but done with full respect both to the musical form and to the language. The conceit does grow thin before the end of the work, but the music itself is good enough to warrant it being a full-length piece. (The music is good enough, that is, provided that you appreciate the chant form. If you need a beat or at least a meter in your music, than don't bother with GRUNT. Have a chuckle at the idea of doing a monastic-style chant in Pig Latin, then move on without ordering this CD.)

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Summary: Thoroughly enjoyable fun--haunting music with droll humor
Review: This is Gregorian chant done in Pig Latin. The text is light-hearted. It is funny in parts, a spoof as it were, but done with full respect both to the musical form and to the language. The conceit does grow thin before the end of the work, but the music itself is good enough to warrant it being a full-length piece. (The music is good enough, that is, provided that you appreciate the chant form. If you need a beat or at least a meter in your music, than don't bother with GRUNT. Have a chuckle at the idea of doing a monastic-style chant in Pig Latin, then move on without ordering this CD.)

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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: This is one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. If you just listen to the music, you'd be fooled into thinking this is real Gregorian chant. But if you listen carefully or if you take a peek at the lyrics in the illustrated booklet, you're in for a real treat! This is wonderful satire of the Gregorian chanting phenomenon. Would make a great gift for Latin scholars!

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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: This is one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. If you just listen to the music, you'd be fooled into thinking this is real Gregorian chant. But if you listen carefully or if you take a peek at the lyrics in the illustrated booklet, you're in for a real treat! This is wonderful satire of the Gregorian chanting phenomenon. Would make a great gift for Latin scholars!