OFF: New Monster Magnet Album

[Doug Pearson]

On Sun, 5 Nov 2000 06:44:49 GMT, Johnny Firic <johnnybravo5858 at HOTMAIL.COM>
wrote:
>(Paul Mather <paul at GROMIT.DLIB.VT.EDU> wrote:)
>>_Spine of God_ is *THE* Monster Magnet album.  All others pale in
>>comparison!
>
>Well, I can see how a Hawkwind would think so, but I don't think a lot of
>Monster Magnet fans would agree. I think it was the influence of the other
>guitarist (who quit when Ed Mundell came on) that made "Spine" stand out so
>much.

That would be John McBain, now leader of Wellwater Conspiracy.  "Monster
Magnet without McBain is like Satan without his pitchfork" - Greg Chapman,
Ugly American magazine & Monster Magnet Fan #1.

>And thanks for the info on "Tab" (I thought that was the name). I'll stay
>clear of that one...

My favorite "available" Monster Magnet release.  I loved their fist single,
"Lizard Johnny"/"Freak Shop USA" (still an end-of-the-80s early-grunge-era
classic IMO), thought the second one ("Murder"/"Tractor") & the eponymous
EP around the same time were pretty darn good, liked 'Spine Of God' &
'Superjudge', and pretty much gave up on 'em with 'Dopes...'.  I'm
definitely in the minority when I say that their best stuff was the
original Wyndorf / McBain / Cronin trio.

        -Doug
         ceres at sirius.com