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are an underrated rock band ..... discuss

― Sonicred, Monday, 11 March 2002 01:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

I kinda wish they did more of the "25...Tab" stuff, and made their songs more like their intros.. but hey, they don't suck.

― Brian MacDonald, Monday, 11 March 2002 01:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

i like them.

― ethan, Monday, 11 March 2002 01:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

like 'em a lot. wish the last record were better--four stars in Blender issue one may have been my personal overcall of the year (it's three stars), but still love Powertrip and esp. "Negasonic Teenage Warhead," one of my fave '90s singles. not so hot live, though

― M Matos, Monday, 11 March 2002 01:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

Noisy bastards. A compliment. I remember seeing them open for Swervedriver and Soundgarden in the way the hell back when -- 1992, I think -- and Dave Wyndorf was ranting about being the center of the universe while the whole band did some of that 25...Tab stuff in overdrive. RAWK.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 11 March 2002 01:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

I can imagine 12-year old wannabe guitar gods spontaneously ejaculating on hearing "Space Lord" or "Megasonic Teenage Warhead" but I still think they're damn good.

― EdwardO, Monday, 11 March 2002 01:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

Their song and album titles alone make them immortal. "Pill Shovel", "Who Needs Life? I'm High on Drugs!"

― Curt, Monday, 11 March 2002 01:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

I like them a bit. How else would I answer, seeing as they named themselves after an FZ song?

― Tadeusz Suchodolski, Monday, 11 March 2002 01:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

they fucking rock. just bought "spine of god," after 10 years of people telling me i should listen to it. it's great. now to find 25 tab...

― your null fame, Monday, 11 March 2002 01:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

"Spine of God" is simply magnificent. I was told by an ageing New York punk that they didn't actually touch drugs, it was all an image. I think my contact was bitter though...

― Braces Tower, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

They're the guys that remade the Mase - Feel So Good video shot for shot, right? If so, they are cool. Mase is also an underrated rapper;

― Ramosi, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

Fake stoners. Electric Wizard is the real shit.

― Bayonet Bulb, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

2 years pass...

eh...
I'm still kind of on the fence about these guys.

― Don't Ever Antagonize The Horny (AaronHz), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 18:23 (5 years ago) Permalink

God Says No is the most under-rated album in this under-rated band's clutches. Dig yourself, baby.

― the fire god, Wednesday, 2 March 2005 18:27 (5 years ago) Permalink

I'm listening to Powertrip right now. It seems to get better towards the middle, hmm.

― Don't Ever Antagonize The Horny (AaronHz), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 18:36 (5 years ago) Permalink

You don't like "Crop Circle," Aaaron? I always thought it was a strong opener.

― Ken L (Ken L), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 18:59 (5 years ago) Permalink

Yeah that one's good, Stooges sounding even, but there are some bits in between that and "19 Witches" that are kinda draggy and I usually turn the record off before then.

― Don't Ever Antagonize The Horny (AaronHz), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 19:05 (5 years ago) Permalink

Monster Magnet = Pentagram with more money and rope to hang themselves. Faux drug references vs. faux Poe/Bierce references. Take yer pick.

Wot's the big deel with Pentagram?

― George Smith, Wednesday, 2 March 2005 19:56 (5 years ago) Permalink

I once worshipped these guys. I love everything up through Dopes To Infinity. "Tab..25" and the last 6 or so minutes of "Black Mastermind" are their most mind-blowing moments. And "Pill Shovel" too.

― Johnny Badlees (crispssssss), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 21:05 (5 years ago) Permalink

George, what's "faux" about them? Because the singer got clean several years ago?

Great band, and the best live rock show I've ever seen.

― shookout (shookout), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 21:11 (5 years ago) Permalink

Their latest album was really good too, but totally ignored. Funny how once A&M lost interest, so did the rock press.

― shookout (shookout), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 21:12 (5 years ago) Permalink

Are they actually similar to Bardo Pond like AMG sez they are?

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 21:13 (5 years ago) Permalink

Stupid Question: Was there ever a version of "Space Lord" that goes "Space lord motherfucker" or was the actual lyric originally supposed to be "Space lord mother, mother"? It always sounded stupid to me, and even dubbed in like they were all "ooh this might get radio play if we censor it..." - some rap albums do that for the intended singles. Just curious.

― Don't Ever Antagonize The Horny (AaronHz), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 21:16 (5 years ago) Permalink

I don't think they sound like Bardo Pond. I think that just shows that they are more original than people want to give them credit for. There's definitely more to them than Sabbath meets Hawkwind and I think that Bardo Pond reference just shows how unique Monster Magnet is.

― Johnny Badlees (crispssssss), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 21:20 (5 years ago) Permalink

what's "faux" about them? Because the singer got clean several years ago?

Monster Magnet are a shtick. Pentagram are a shtick. Shtick = a comic scene or vaudeville act. Many people like shtick. I often enjoy shtick. Pick your flavor. In this manner of shtick, mine is Pentagram.

― George Smith, Wednesday, 2 March 2005 21:23 (5 years ago) Permalink

the liner notes to an early album (tab, maybe) actually thanked the guy who sold them dope. if that was all image, it was well executed.

dopes to infinity is awesome, top to bottom. "negasonic" should've made 'em famous. it's a shame. but at least you can count on MM for a coupla lines per album that make great metal sludge message board sigs. i prefer "cashing satan's checks with my dick in my hand."

― cobra commander (cobra commander), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 23:22 (5 years ago) Permalink

actually thanked the guy who sold them dope

Entire cattle cars of stoner bands have hoisted themselves upon this shtick.

― George Smith, Wednesday, 2 March 2005 23:26 (5 years ago) Permalink

Monster Magnet were a *great* band in their heyday. Thats the shtick the other cattle cars never hoisted themsleves upon.

― Johnny Badlees (crispssssss), Thursday, 3 March 2005 02:54 (5 years ago) Permalink

george smith, you are a schtick.

― Ian John50n (orion), Thursday, 3 March 2005 03:39 (5 years ago) Permalink

I agree with Cobra Commander's comment about how MM lyrics make good sigs. They also make good e-mail message subject lines. I'm partial to "When I don't get my bath, I take it out on the slaves."

― John Fredland (jfredland), Thursday, 3 March 2005 11:16 (5 years ago) Permalink

Well, of course they're s schtick. What performer isn't?

We could do a whole thread of Wyndorfisms....sigs:

"I need a fistful of medication just to keep it in my pants"

"It's a Satanic drug thing, you wouldn't understand"

"I think I wet my pants doing whippits"

"I'll never trust myself again, but I don't care"

― shookout (shookout), Thursday, 3 March 2005 14:02 (5 years ago) Permalink

"i sold a hundred hits
to a hundred heads..."

― el sabor de gene (yournullfame), Thursday, 3 March 2005 14:15 (5 years ago) Permalink

"I'll never make no more complaints, cuz I don't care, uh huh."

― the fire god, Thursday, 3 March 2005 14:25 (5 years ago) Permalink

2 years pass...

'bummer' is a fantastic song. i very much prefer the stuff they do that is of the mid-paced variety. slow, groovable hooks all over the shop on 'powertrip'

― Charlie Howard, Friday, 5 October 2007 15:59 (2 years ago) Permalink

1 year passes...

saw them on sunday night. dave wyndorf is a huge physical mass now - i was a little bit shocked. he had a guitar strapped on the whole time and barely played it. great show though and a true breath of fresh air. some awesome riffs and the occasional scorching guitar solo for good measure. plus the songs that i knew (mostly from "dopes to infinity' and 'powertrip' really held up).

― Charlie Howard, Tuesday, 8 September 2009 03:33 (11 months ago) Permalink

a huge physical mass now

As in fat or musclebound?

― Alex in NYC, Tuesday, 8 September 2009 11:29 (11 months ago) Permalink

― Peinlich Manoeuvre (NickB), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 11:37 (11 months ago) Permalink

well as the picture shows, he's gotten very fat. he was actually wearing the same kind of hoodie as the one above and while it did a reasonable job of masking the size of his gut, there was little doubt that he's now a very large man.

― Charlie Howard, Tuesday, 8 September 2009 12:38 (11 months ago) Permalink

hes been like that since he came off heroin

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 12:44 (11 months ago) Permalink

apparently a lot of people are fascinated...

c'mon google, dude is in his 50s, cut him a break

― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 17:31 (11 months ago) Permalink

His Wikipedia entry has an odd table of contents:

* 1 Biography
o 1.1 Early life
o 1.2 First years as a member of Monster Magnet
o 1.3 Short-lived commercial success
o 1.4 Monolithic Baby!
o 1.5 Drug overdose and recovery
o 1.6 4-Way Diablo
* 2 Opinion about drugs
* 3 References

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 8 September 2009 17:36 (11 months ago) Permalink

holy crap

― Alex in NYC, Tuesday, 8 September 2009 17:39 (11 months ago) Permalink

wow, dude was well into his 30s when he founded monster magnet. that's quite a revelation for me. where there's a will...

― Charlie Howard, Tuesday, 8 September 2009 17:46 (11 months ago) Permalink

If nothing else this revival is inspiring me to replay Dopes to Infinity.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 8 September 2009 18:13 (11 months ago) Permalink

had no idea dude was nearing AARP eligibility

― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 8 September 2009 18:24 (11 months ago) Permalink

nearing AARP eligibility, but still having an absolute ball on stage. :)

yeah, i dug out dopes to infinity and gave it a good spin in advance of their show. seems i'd forgotten how much i enjoy it. 'negasonic teenage warhead' proved to be my personal highlight of the show.

― Charlie Howard, Wednesday, 9 September 2009 03:12 (11 months ago) Permalink

weirdly, im really into this band

― butthurt (deej), Wednesday, 9 September 2009 07:01 (11 months ago) Permalink

~~weirdly,~~ im really into this band

― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 9 September 2009 20:28 (11 months ago) Permalink

"I went to see a heavy metal band in New York ... called Monster Magnet. Man, they were heavy, boy. The lead singer got on the monitor, and he said, "How many of you people feel like human beings tonight?" Then he said, "How many of you feel like animals?" And everyone cheered after the animals part. But the thing is, I cheered after the human being part because I did not know that there was a second part to the question. "Yes, I do feel like a human. I do not feel like a tree."

― amarillo fat (jim), Wednesday, 9 September 2009 20:30 (11 months ago) Permalink

5 months pass...

you can't cover it with your hair
you can't hide it in your army coat
you got the miltown demon stare
you forgot all the letters that you wrote

i love u, monster magnet

― Gorgeous Ladies Of Curling (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 24 February 2010 18:38 (6 months ago) Permalink

i like superjudge and 25...tab

― the descent of mayne (am0n), Wednesday, 24 February 2010 18:44 (6 months ago) Permalink

mm vs. fu manchu

― the descent of mayne (am0n), Wednesday, 24 February 2010 18:54 (6 months ago) Permalink

\m/ (-____=) \m/

A fan since Spine of God.

― Helmut Was A Krautrocker, Wednesday, 24 February 2010 21:01 (6 months ago) Permalink

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