Monster Magnet

"A lot of the records in this list, I just gave it a try because I liked the cover," the man says about Nuggets. i know what he means; that granicus cover is amazing. four rock bros with flares jamming in the sun! still it just hasn't clicked for me yet, after years of chances. never heard of pandora. what's 'space amazon'? i'd give it a try because i like the name!

It was a glam/hard rock band from NYC 1974 produced by Granicus' drummer, but it really leans towards the HARD side of the spectrum, outside of the vaguely Bowie-esque title track. Which is still pretty hard. They originally did a flexi disc sampler but the full album wasn't released until the 90s on Arf! Arf!

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"?

got this album a few weeks ago, its fucking immense.

however, tonight while listening on headphones this exact question hit me.

anyone know the answer ?

also, i now have monolithic baby and power trip .. what next ?

Dopes to infinity and spine of god, not necessarily in that order.

:-)

cheers.

just needed a pointer.

fucking brilliant rock and roll band.

god says no is fucking awesome. do yourself a favor

Dopes to infinity and spine of god, not necessarily in that order.

not the only person to suggest these additions to the archive.

so in the last 7 days this has become a reality.

summary : f*ck yes !

thank you to those that pushed me to get myself sorted.

(i guess 'god says no' is next on the list .. )

\m/

Anyone heard Milking the Stars? I actually haven't heard Last Patrol yet but I'm intrigued by the idea of the songs being redone with a "weird 60s vibe."

me too.

So, for the record, I think I dig Milking the Stars a little bit more than Last Patrol. Last Patrol is mixed like what you expect a Monster Magnet album to sound like; MtS definitely has a more expansive, psychedelic quality to it while still having some pretty heavy stuff. Doesn't sound 60s, exactly, but if you dig the early albums idea of psych it's worth checking out.

Not quite Monster Magnet but the Acid Reich tapes from 1989 are resurfaced:

https://guerssenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mistress-of-the-perpetual-harvest

Not sure how I missed Ned's last revive, but I definitely need to check that out!

I actually really like both of their full album reworks, both the Milking the Stars redo of Last Patrol and Cobras and Fire: The Mastermind Redux, they both injected the weirdness and unexpected turns that had been missing from their more recent albums. Of course this approach led to the natural conclusion of last year's A Better Dystopia, on which they just straight up tackled a batch of proto-metal and psych-era covers.

I think my post 6 yrs ago sounded a little lukewarm but Milking the Stars really stands out as a late peak to me, easily beats out Last Patrol, great stuff and he even rewrote some of the lyrics for the better.

hard to beat the original, but any unearthing of "Tab" is always a good thing.

you know about this cassette from 1989 (unless it isn't, things aren't very clear) too? https://heavymetalrarities.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=105&t=41958

I need to check out that new demo version, wish this wasn't a vinyl only thing tbh.

It isn't. It's on Bandcamp digitally too.

https://godunknownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/test-patterns-vol-1

Oh, thanks! Was misinformed by the announcement I read that said it was vinyl only. Thought it might have been released on Napalm, where their recent stuff has been released and only checked their bandcamp page.