OFF: The Hard & The Heavy Volume One

[Ted Jackson]

On 11 Dec 2001, at 11:53, Moonglum . wrote:

> Hi
>
> I heard about Monster Magnet from this list, bought God Says No and
> was, um, disappointed.  It was much more mainstream than expected - I
> had the idea that they were a Space Rock band...
>
A popular misconception given that DW is quick to sing HW's
praises, and that a rendition of Brainstorm appears on SuperJudge.
Still, God Says No totally blew me away, even though the US
version doesn't include Down in the Jungle, the best song from the
recording sessions, and which appears on the Euro versions of
GSN...

 So is it true that their earlier stuff was more spacey and that they
> have recently been pursuing the exposure they got on MTV?

A lot of fans prefer their earliest stuff.  I really like Dopes to Infinity,
I'm so-so on Powertrip, a disc that DW has admitted was made with
a calculated effort to make money and appease the record label.
And I really like GSN, so go figure.  I'm not so sure I'd describe any
MM as mainstream, esp. the lyrics which are often hillarious, and
drenched in sometimes obscure pop culture imagery.  The music is
great, but probably lacking in guitar playing flash for some
listeners...

Anyone feel
> like providing a Rough Guide to Monster Magnet? :-)

I'd like to see this too, as I'm a relatively recent convert...

theo

> Steve
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --- On Fri, 7 Dec 2001 23:11:56 -0600, Karen Kusic <kkusic at EXECPC.COM>
> wrote:
>
> <snip>
> >I have to get it as a Monster Magnet completist!