I don't remember how I came across this album, but I remember on the first listen being amazed that it was made as long ago as 1966 (same year as Pet Sounds and Revolver). I love this description (from here):
The one astounding album of proto punk/abrasive psych genius from the Monks! The album's wild organ washes, primitive drums and guitar, and harsh, bizarre vocal rants prefigured everything from the Stooges, to Rocket From The Tombs, to the more predictable punk stuff that arrived 18 years later. Outrageous and incredible!I was sure that was meant to say Rocket From The Crypt, but no! Rocket From The Tombs, I subsequently learn, was a short-lived band that spawned Pere Ubu.
Wikipedia, as usual, has plenty more on The Monks. They were American G.I.'s stationed together in Germany. Interesting!
Marginally related trivia of the day: What band outsold the Beatles two to one in 1966, winning 4 Grammys and setting a Guinness Book world record with 5 albums simultaneously on Billboard's Pop Album chart? The answer's in the comments.
1 comments:
A: Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass! With 13 million records sold that year, no wonder every Salvation Army record section is 60% Herb.
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