The story of The
Monks sounds almost too good to be true. Five American soldiers stationed in
Germany form a rock band to blow off steam, and after starting off playing
ordinary R&B-influenced music, their songs evolve into something that bear
no resemblance to anything happening in pop music in 1966, This very well could
be the first-ever punk rock album. I imagine that it sounds a bit more normal
today than it possibly could have back in '66. Within a year of the release of
this, their first album, the band would break up (reportedly over disagreements
about a possible tour of Vietnam).Oh, and they did dress like monks.
Track Listing:
01. Monk Time
02. Shut Up
03. Boys Are Boys And Girls Are Choice
04. Higgle-Dy-Piggle-Dy
05. I Hate You
06. Oh, How To Do Now
07. Complication
08. We Do Die Du
09. Drunken Maria
10. Love Came Tumblin' Down
11. Blast Off
12. That's My Girl
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