genre: psych, protopunk, garage
country: us
quality: lossless (flac, cue, log, booklet scans)
time: 47'16" size: 302 mb
misc.: '09
Fuzz Acid & Flowers:
A U.S. band stranded in Europe. They consisted of five serving soldiers in the U.S. army in Frankfurt who formed a band and hit the German beer club halls. Far from singing twee songs about love and cars the Monks used a riffing style and lyrics concerned with war, death and hate. This highly unusual image got them lots of bookings, a tour with The Easybeats and, after they'd quit the army in early 1966, a record deal with Polydor. They got to appear on German pop TV shows like "Beat Club" to promote their records but they didn't sell, probably because the public didn't know how to react to a punkish band ahead of their time. Their album now commands a small fortune on the collectors' market.
Eddie Shaw has also published a book entitled 'Black Monk Time' and the band also have a website: http://www.the-monks.com. With continued interest in The Monks, the band have recently reformed for a couple of appearances at the New York 'Cavestomp' festival (5-7th November 1999), performing alongside luminaries such as The Chocolate Watchband and The Standells. ~ (Vernon Joynson / Michal Owczarek)
01. Monk Time 2:45
02. Shut Up 3:14
03. Boys Are Boys and Girls Are Choice 1:25
04. Higgle-Dy - Piggle-Dy 2:29
05. I Hate You 3:34
06. Oh, How To Do Now 3:16
07. Complication 2:23
08. We Do Wie Du 2:11
09. Drunken Maria 1:46
10. Love Came Tumblin' Down 2:30
11. Blast Off 2:14
12. That's My Girl 2:26
bonus:
13. I Can't Get Over You 2:44
14. Cuckoo 2:44
15. Love Can Tame the Wild 2:38
16. He Went Down To the Sea 3:01
17. Pretty Suzanne 3:55
18. Monk Chant (live) 2:00
Gary Burger – vocals, guitar
Larry Clark – vocals, organ
Roger Johnston – vocals, drums
Eddie Shaw – vocals, bass guitar
Dave Day – vocals, electric banjo
oe: super highly recommended !!!
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