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the monks

lil_tuffy

MODERATOR

San Francisco, CA

AUG 26, 2003 12:37 PM

The Monks.

This is where punk began.

Four Amercian GI's stationed in Germany that wanted to be a Beach Boys cover band.

A band that used an electrified banjo.

The band that exposed Jimi Hendrix to distortion.

If you hvae not already done so... go buy 'Black Monk Time' at your local indie record store. The first time I heard this record was at a barbeque in Pittsburgh in 1992. It blew me away it was so fresh and raw and new. Then I found out it came out in 1966.

If you have not already done so... go buy 'Monk Time' at your local hipster book store.

The Monks

cornelius

Tempe, AZ

OLD SKOOL

AUG 26, 2003 12:54 PM

hey LT (do people call you LT?)...

you couldn't be more right... thanks for the education.

-bobby

Keith

Oklahoma City, OK

August 2002

AUG 26, 2003 01:00 PM

Do you remember the punk novelty band in the late 70s who were also called the Monks? They had some great song "Nice legs, shame about her face" heh.

DrNecessitor

San Jose, CA

January 2003

AUG 26, 2003 02:44 PM

Keith said:
Do you remember the punk novelty band in the late 70s who were also called the Monks? They had some great song "Nice legs, shame about her face" heh.

Johnny be Rotten tonight!!

DrNecessitor

San Jose, CA

January 2003

AUG 26, 2003 02:48 PM

It's hop time!!

Boys are boys and girls are choice!!

Lemonkid

Canada

May 2003

AUG 26, 2003 05:00 PM

Keith said:
Do you remember the punk novelty band in the late 70s who were also called the Monks? They had some great song "Nice legs, shame about her face" heh.

I was wondering which band the title was referring too.. the earlier one is a better band, but "Nice Legs, Shame About Her Face" is a fairly amusing song.

lil_tuffy

MODERATOR

San Francisco, CA

AUG 26, 2003 05:44 PM

I was refferring to the original Monks.

But that song is a goodun too.

Keith

Oklahoma City, OK

August 2002

AUG 26, 2003 06:24 PM

Yeah, sorry for hijacking your thread tuff.

I really like the few original Monks songs I've found on MP3 over the years on Kazaa, but I've never been able to find the original album in my local shops -- and haven't got around to ordering it yet.

googused

Portland, OR

OLD SKOOL

AUG 26, 2003 06:31 PM

Higgle-ly Piggle-ly!

Keith

Oklahoma City, OK

August 2002

AUG 26, 2003 06:31 PM

Also, interesting story. The one time I met Dick Dale he told me about when he had first met Hendrix in the early 60s. Said Hendrix was absolutely insatiable in his curiosity, wanted to learn everything Dick could teach him about the electric guitar. Also, Dick says he taught Hendrix about feedback.

What's really odd was I had this conversation with him a long time before the whole interviewer gig, when I was just a front desk clerk at a hotel.

http://members.cox.net/suicidekeith/Picture%20007.jpg

hyparxis

Oakland, CA

January 2003

AUG 26, 2003 06:36 PM

try soulseek....rock over london, rock on chicago.

polaroid, see what develops

DrNecessitor

San Jose, CA

January 2003

AUG 26, 2003 08:52 PM

Keith said:
I really like the few original Monks songs I've found on MP3 over the years on Kazaa, but I've never been able to find the original album in my local shops -- and haven't got around to ordering it yet.

Other than bootlegs, "Monk Time" (their only proper album) was officially reissued by Repertoire Records in the UK in 1994, and I think that's still available. Henry Rollins and Rick Rubin also reissued it on their well intentioned but ill-fated Infinte Zero label a few years ago, but that's way out of print.

There's also a CD of an early demo tape called "Five Upstart Americans"...it's pretty good, but "Monk Time" is the one to get.

lil_tuffy

MODERATOR

San Francisco, CA

AUG 26, 2003 10:02 PM

There was also a UK or German Boot 12 inch that has some bonus tracks.

It's called 'Black Time' for some reason.

thee_blacklisted

Seattle, WA

August 2003

AUG 26, 2003 10:49 PM

have you ever seen that video footage of them playing live on german tv, from like '66, an american bandstand type show??? holy FUCK that is some amazing shit. i think it's on wfmu(wfmu.org)'s "krautrock sampler" that dj fabio put together -- probably still offered as a tchotchke when you give them money (which you should) each year, fyi.

yes, the monks -- right on!!!

though of course punk rock began with charley patton and ended with bukka white; anyone knows that!!!

insert smiley face here.

[Edited on Aug 26, 2003 by thee_blacklisted]

thee_blacklisted

Seattle, WA

August 2003

AUG 26, 2003 10:55 PM

ps -- **i** taught hendrix all about distortion.

i also taught tony conrad and lamonte young about just intonation. told thirsty to stick his sticks in his strings. told monk which 'off' notes to hit. played ayler nursery rhymes. and i told richard hell to cut up his t-shirt.

really!

googused

Portland, OR

OLD SKOOL

AUG 26, 2003 11:05 PM

Dick Dale oughta be castrated for playing that jag off shit he plays nowadays. At least Link Wray is still a punk.

Tawnya

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

AUG 26, 2003 11:44 PM

HA! this is so funny! me and the BF just came back from olympia to check out a friends record night and the BF is going to take over while he's out of town for two months. we're going to call up dave day tomorrow (he lives up here! and likes to go out and talk about the monks!!) we're gonna do a monks night with videos and monks songs and the electric banjo player!

whee! everyone come to olympia! that is if we can schedule it and everything, cross your fingers for me kids.

SkottieDanger

Georgia

OLD SKOOL

AUG 27, 2003 04:40 AM

rock the fuck on. great shit. really.

miko

I'm lost

OLD SKOOL

AUG 27, 2003 12:34 PM

thee_blacklisted said:
ps -- **i** taught hendrix all about distortion.

i also taught tony conrad and lamonte young about just intonation. told thirsty to stick his sticks in his strings. told monk which 'off' notes to hit. played ayler nursery rhymes. and i told richard hell to cut up his t-shirt.

really!

right on!

miko

I'm lost

OLD SKOOL

AUG 27, 2003 12:36 PM

thee_blacklisted said:
ps -- **i** taught hendrix all about distortion.

i also taught tony conrad and lamonte young about just intonation. told thirsty to stick his sticks in his strings. told monk which 'off' notes to hit. played ayler nursery rhymes. and i told richard hell to cut up his t-shirt.

really!

p.s. can you teach mark e. smith to sing please?

cornelius

Tempe, AZ

OLD SKOOL

AUG 28, 2003 03:26 PM

who would win in a fight:
monks v. sonics

?

-bobby

stwar

United Kingdom

October 2002

AUG 28, 2003 03:39 PM

cornelius said:
who would win in a fight:
monks v. sonics

?

-bobby

The Sonics for sure "We were nasty. Everything you've heard people say about us is true." - Larry Parypa.(lead guitar).
Link Wray would fuck them both up with one arm tied behind his back though. Switchblade.....