From OP: This collection of early Mono Men singles and B-sides captures the group at its roughest, which is an attribute. The Mono Men have always played up their adherence to '60s garage-rock, but quite often the group showcases a much heavier blues-rock sound. Perhaps it's the covers of the Sonics' "The Witch" and Billy Childish's "Catalina" and "Lie Detector" that lead to such an assertion, but even originals like "Daylight" and "Right Now" exhibit a rawer energy that was buried deep in the mix of Mono Men studio albums. The covers, however, are the central aspect of the album, and The Wipers' "Over The Edge" is the most blistering.
Tracks: Burning Bush The Witch Away No Time Hang Up Daylight I Don't Care Watch Outside Catalina Right Now No Reasons To Complain Boss Hoss Lie Detector Over The Edge
Guitar, Vocals – Dave Crider, John Mortensen (tracks: 8 to 14), Marx Wright (tracks: 1 to 7) Bass – Ledge Morrisette Drums – Aaron Roeder
From OP:
ReplyDeleteThis collection of early Mono Men singles and B-sides captures the group at its roughest, which is an attribute. The Mono Men have always played up their adherence to '60s garage-rock, but quite often the group showcases a much heavier blues-rock sound. Perhaps it's the covers of the Sonics' "The Witch" and Billy Childish's "Catalina" and "Lie Detector" that lead to such an assertion, but even originals like "Daylight" and "Right Now" exhibit a rawer energy that was buried deep in the mix of Mono Men studio albums. The covers, however, are the central aspect of the album, and The Wipers' "Over The Edge" is the most blistering.
Tracks:
Burning Bush
The Witch
Away
No Time
Hang Up
Daylight
I Don't Care
Watch Outside
Catalina
Right Now
No Reasons To Complain
Boss Hoss
Lie Detector
Over The Edge
Guitar, Vocals – Dave Crider, John Mortensen (tracks: 8 to 14), Marx Wright (tracks: 1 to 7)
Bass – Ledge Morrisette
Drums – Aaron Roeder
https://www.discogs.com/The-Mono-Men-Bent-Pages/master/68573