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The Monks – Boys Are Boys And Girls Are Choice
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1. The Monks (US) are a rock n roll band, primarily active in Germany in the mid to late sixties. They reunited in 1999 and have continued to play concerts, although no new studio recordings have been made. The Monks stood out from the music of the time, and have developed a cult following amongst many musicians and music fans.
Artists to have acknowledged the Monks as an influence include Henry Rollins, the Beastie Boys and Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys, as well as The Fall. The latter covered both
I Hate You and Oh, How To Do Now on their 1990 album Extricate (under the titles Black Monk Theme Part I and Black Monk Theme Part II, respectively), as well as the song Shut Up! on their 1994 album Middle Class Revolt. The Fall have also covered “higgledy-piggledy” for the Monks tribute CD Silver Monk Time.All the members were American GIs stationed in Germany in the mid-sixties. They began playing together in 1964, calling themselves The Torquays. The Torquays differed little from stinctive name and image to go with it. At the beginning of 1965, Dave Day and Roger Johnston, on a whim, got their heads shaved into monks’ tonsures. The rest of the band followed their lead, and to complete the image, the band took to wearing a uniform - all black, sometimes in cassocks, with nooses worn as neckties. Eddie Shaw later claimed in his band autobiography “Black Monk Time” that the nooses were symbolic of the metaphorical nooses that all humanity wear.
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Black Monk Time
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Bad Habits
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Suspended Animation
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The Early Years 1964 - 1965
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Nimbie
hey, five months have passed but my January shout is still the most recent here, wtf? In a better world, The Monks last.fm page would be FILLED with comments praising the band's brilliance and originality.
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Nimbie
Pawa17, Sex Pistols тоже всего один альбом выпустили, ну и что? Дело не в этом.
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Nimbie
One of the most hilarious bands I've ever listened to, but also one of the best.
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_duif
I'd go with Monks over The Monks, if only to have a separate page for each band (and also because the cover of their first album just says Monks; which should also be a criterium imo).
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Accept-Yourself
The Monks are one of the greatest, most original and innovative bands of the 60's in my opinion.
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CamelStrez
Perhaps one of the most important records ever made, Black Monk Time is truly a pillar of rock music.
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Pawa17
Знаете, эта группа просто гениальна, но так как они выпустили всего лишь один альбом, то они просто не могут быть популярными, ну например как The Sonics. Обидно, но это так. За то в историческом плане их уж точно не недооценили, хоть что то радует. Да и то про них вспомнили только в 80-х годах...
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Andraaaaa
awesome
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suffocation
THE MONKS (UK) > THE MONKS (US/GER.) DEAL WITH IT
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quartermind
Official site claims "The Monks". This is correct.
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secret_nick
Accept-Yourself [2]
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Pawa17
Boys Are Boys And Girls Are Choice!!!!!!!!!!!
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Nakkinak
unique [2]
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Nakkinak
So, the name of this band is 'Monks' on their records, yet this is the higher rated name on Last.fm. WHAT. [3]
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Accept-Yourself
The anti-Beatles in a just world would be just as renowned and popular as them. If only more people back then understood the Monks and were more open-minded about something different and ahead of its time. Their songs are a lot more catchier and original than anything the Beatles produced. Despite being criminally underheard they're one of the most unique bands of their generation.
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Lowbacca
So, the name of this band is 'Monks' on their records, yet this is the higher rated name on Last.fm. WHAT. [2]
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Kexet1
Tasty music! :D
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Nagsworth
So, the name of this band is 'Monks' on their records, yet this is the higher rated name on Last.fm. WHAT.
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moreford
@Demonsanctuary: I agree, they practically leapfrogged punk and went for what came after it - 1980s postpunk and garage. It's as though jazz had evolved straight into the leading-edge music of the 1990s. And the design of the cover of "Black Monk Time": late '80s, Factory Records, Peter Saville ...
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Nakkinak
JAMES BOND, WHO IS HE?
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