Tracks
- Monk Time
- Shut Up
- Boys Are Boys and Girls Are Choice
- Higgle-Dy-Piggle-Dy
- I Hate You
- Oh, How to Do Now
- Complication
- We Do Wie Du
- Drunken Maria
- Love Came Tumblin' Down
- Blast Off!
- That's My Girl
Black Monk Time is a crazy album. It is loud, fast and obnoxious which is exactly what it is trying to be. The drums and bass play a relentlessly repetitive beat, the organ and guitar make high-pitched noise over that, and the singer screams angst-ridden lyrics over all of it.
It's actually quite different and amazing because their style is unique. However, their songs are variations on a theme and the singer's voice can become irritating after a while.
I actually think this is a great album. It's definitely unpolished, but that makes it refreshing. It's certainly something everyone should listen to hear for themselves how progressive this band really was. Had they been able to get over to the US to tour I think they could have had an influence on music, but since they didn't they became an evolutionary dead-end. All the songs are worth listening to, but listening to the opening song, Monk Time, is enough to know what the rest of the album will sound like.
★★★★★★★★☆☆
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