Took me nearly 15 years to realize The Fall covered this song as "Black Monk Theme, Pt. 2"; they also covered "I Hate You" as "Black Monk Theme, Pt. 1"
Looking at this excellent video again, I'm amazed that the banjo player didn't have bloody fingers with how hard he's strumming. For some reason this reminds of a cross between the Mod era Who, Kinks, and Robert Fripp/League of Gentleman (Heptaparpinoshok - or something like that).
Scraps 'o' noise mania, a whole autobahn's worth of motorik mayhem, but sadly just one LP that's thankfully all-killer-no-filler ... Faust - you are deeply indebdted, as you well know ...
Yeah Great.! unfortunately they didn't get promoted by the record power brokers and I'm guessing it's because they weren't pretty boys like the other popular groups of the time.
So these guys were like DEVO before DEVO? I am a coniseuier of this genre and I must say I had never heard of them. I am shocked by their appearance. I would think that that would not have gone over well with American kids of the time. Perhaps that is why I hadn't heard of them. They certainly have no Top 40 sounds.
@huskyjerk There's always something awesome happening that people are not ready for. How many great painters died poor and unknown, ya know? Like how were Barry and the Remains not huge? Or The Wailers?
@Psychodarity Yes....I agree......I just never heard of them.......Or may have heard of them but paid no attention to them, and lost track of them for that over the years. I suspect, like my original statement alluded to, that, because they were not a commercial hit, they were hard for a conservative, middle American youngster to take to. They were not the Beatles nor the Monkees nor the Byrds. Hence, there was no adaption to their sound by someone like me. But they are cool !
@Khultan i have it on dvd...its gettable on amazon. its called "monks :the transatlantic feedback" and i recommend it to everyone who loves music and moreso to everyone who hates music!
@WesleyBundy Genre labeling from different eras is subjective. There was an active garage band movement in the 60's, which in today's vernacular could and has been termed "punk" by aficionados. Do a net search on 60's punk and let me know what you find.
Wer zu frueh kommt, den bestraft das Leben. Aber die Jungs sind wirklich abgefahren, keine Frage. Nur haben sie die Leute damals vermutlich ein bisschen ueberfordert.
Good morning, do you like sixties? Listen and pod cast my program " great sound of 60' s " on the site plumfm. Greeting and made blooper in rock and roll.
Salut, vous aimez les sixties ? Ecoutez et podcatez mon émission "le super son des sixties" sur plum fm. Salut et faites gaffe au rock'n roll.
@killthepast333 Me too. The Beatles are actually a better and more important band. But I'll say this: they aren't in my top five favorite bands. The Monks are.
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look I can write a Monks tune too.....I hit the same 3 organ keys over and over and I sung the words: I'm gonna poop on ya, I'm gunna poop on ya, I play the same keys and sing the words over and over and you eat it up and you say yeah please poop on me. You Monks fans are simply pathetic and you know it.
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look I can writew a Monks tune too.....I hit the same 3 organ keys over and over and I sung the words: I'm gonna poop on ya, I'm gunna poop on ya, I play the same keys and sing the words over and over and you eat it up and you say yeah please poop on me. You Monks fans are simply pathetic and you know it.
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this pathetic band was considered to be the Ant-Beatles......gee I wonder why? Could it be because as these scumbags were trying to make it, The Beatles took the world and put it in their pocket. This band of scumbags then shaved the monk haircut and started a rebellion of crap music. They never made it. Get it? They NEVER MADE IT. Because they suck!
I don't get where you're coming from. Some weird post modernist dogma??? Madonna is a business woman. The Monks don't seem calculated they are life affirming.
@Funnysterste I put it at 20 because New Wave artists of the early 1980s were already using those quirky, syncopated beats originated by The Monks by about 1964.
Ok, the 40 is silly. But it does not matter. These guys made the music they liked to do. They surely did not waste a thought about if this what they were doing was something special or even ahead of their time. As you can see in the video they had fun doing it. I think that was it all about.
@Funnysterste Your point's well taken. It also echoes Erich Von Stroheim's famous line. When Billy Wilder first met Von Stroheim, he said "Von, you were 10 years ahead of your time!" To which Von Strohem said "20!"
@befuddledman Yes, truly great...Black Monk Time, one of the most awesome albums ever. Sadly, there are many great artists not in the rock and roll hall of (sh)fame. Fuck madonna...great music lives forever!!!
Fuck that ock and roll stereotype though I hate the very phrase "rock n roll" It's lame and doesn't really sum up shit, you already know it's only catched on so big to ensure profit because people are generally stupid. . my names brad and I manage a band Rock n Roll check out my fancy suit and tie ahaha Everything is retarded.
Peace hopefully you'll get back to me on the before their time bit.
Mott the Hoople just had a series of reunion concerts and the bass player wore a noose around his neck out of tribute to the Monks! Another band ahead of their time..
I love and loathe these silly youtube arguments. Anyhow, although different "styles" of music, I am sure Devo were indeed inspired by the Monks, as were many of the German "krautrock" bands of the seventies who it is without question influenced Devo.
well for your info i know exactly what early devo sounds like you fucking idiot! .i said it only reminded me, i never claimed that they were .check out their vintage basement recordings on their ,devo hardcore volume. 2 1974-1977.THERES THE PROOF!!!
I'm not a 'fucking idiot'. I have that CD and I can't see how you find anything in common with the two. You seem to have serious anger management issues.
oh, this is a good one ,.now i have anger management issues? you dont even know me. are you my therapist now? where do you even draw that conculsion from?when i made the statement that you were a fucking idiot, i didnt mean it literally,im sure youre bright as hell. we obviously dont share the same perceptions.''working in the coal mine" was the tune that i was refering to. and look we all have from time to time'' ANGER FUCKING MANAGEMENT ISSUES'' !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They don't dance, they usually move more or less randomly looking for food. Maybe you can use some clever Brownian motion equation to call the "dance"?
First time hearing this band. Some weird shit for its time as well as the image. I can hear the punk influence with its repitition, reminds me of the fall.
I heard this songs first as 'O Tannenbaum Now', by (I think) Das Furlines, on a Midnight Records X-Mas comp.
Didn't have a clue then, but I learned soon enough :-)
The Monks, an influence on dance music? Maybe so, but I can dance a lot easier to garage rock'n'roll than to modern so-called dance stuff. (Even if my dancing looks like shit - it's easier, I said, not actually better....)
OK I'm going to throw this out there. We are all probably in agreement about the Monks influence on punk, but what about the influence on dance music?
I'VE GOT IT! I'VE GOT IT! I have the DVD! Both Beat Club performances are included in their entirety and they look fantastic! Ocasionally there is a hint of videotape squiggle but other than that? PERFECT! Dave has never looked better rockin' that banjo! And Roger's slightly annoyed facial expressions behind the kit are clear and priceless! If you like this band, YOU MUST OWN THIS DVD!
IT'S HERE EVERYBODY! THE DVD HAS BEEN RELEASED! I just ordered mine two days ago....I CANNOT WAIT! I can't wait to show family and friends what I expierenced in The Red Cat Theater in L.A. back on July 1, 2006. The sad thing for me will be seeing and hearing Dave talk. I know I'm gonna be crying! Dave was such a good guy, full of love for his fans! He embraced me like I was his grandson or something when he met me. Thank you for your contribution to rock and roll Dave! Rock that banjo in heaven!
Hey, I like this one. It actually has a beat, so all those German kids can do some mild go-go dancing instead of having to sort of stand around, perplexed at these oddballs and their peculiar non-pop music.
Not that anyone in the world at the time would've known what to make of the Monks.
Hey! that's punk! awesome! they had an original style in everything from placement of the band in the stage to how they actually move while they play.
Eh, some music historians believe the Monks to be the first true "punk" band. It is often referred to as protopunk, but then again, who cares about what the critics say.
You can see how these guys influenced the Sonics who then (maybe) influenced the MC5 and the Stooges. Also you could make a weird argument about the hairstyles. Monk chant is very clearly an influence on punk rock backing vocals for sure. It reminds me of Misfits.
WE'RE ALMOST THERE FELLOW MONK FANS! I just checked Amazon and the DVD has appeared on the website but it's not available for pre-order yet. It should be available on March 13th! I'm only hoping they don't push the date back again, they already did it once, it was to be released on Feb. 27th.
Huelsenbeck, do you have it yet? If so, could SOMEONE please upload all new Beat Club clips with the better quality (and I've seen them, it's friggin' pristine!). No pixilation, no distortion, nothing but pure clear MONKS!
THIS JUST IN!!!! The Monks documentary will be released on DVD on Feb. 27th, 2009 but will be available at Play Loud! Productions online store on Jan. 10th, 2009! The DVD will contain 70 minutes worth of bonus footage WHICH WILL INCLUDE all of the Beat Club performances IN THEIR ENTIRETY! It's gonna be MONK TIME all over again in '09 folks!
It's such a shame Polydor here in America passed on releasing this album. Unfortunately, America would've probally been just like "oh look at that, isn't that cute!" instead of knowing The Monks meant every word of what they sang!
the syncopation effect when the banjo comes in is amazing! early begining punk/ska? their records didn't sell too well. I think they were just way ahead of their time. this shit truly rocks!
a) The first band that played garage music with a punk attitude
b) The first (and the only) band that plaeyd songs with lyrics and titles such as "shut up", "I Hate you" etc when everyone else was singing sappy love-songs (remember: this is 1964)
c) One of the first bands that played music with guts!!!
I think by "shoe starers" he just means groups that don't give an energetic show, and don't seem to be into the music. They just stand there staring at their shoes.
You got it right there, Cadfael - although I'm sure a middle aged monks revival would at least cut down on this expense for some members. Or maybe this lot simply gave up on hair topiary altogether and put eyeballs on their heads instead, as some claim..?
Good grief update - I just saw the recent Monks comeback footage and MPB has indeed taken its toll. Still think something odd is going on under those pates, mind.
Yep! After they stumbled across the monikier "The Monks" during a early rehearsal of "Monk Chant" (which had no title at that point and they were still going by the name The Tourquays), their managers came up with the Monk look. Roger the drummer said, "well if we're gonna be monks, we might as well look like monks. I'm shaving my head!" They all went down to the barber in their Monk regalia and got their tonsures!
Fuckin Yass! Minted
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Took me nearly 15 years to realize The Fall covered this song as "Black Monk Theme, Pt. 2"; they also covered "I Hate You" as "Black Monk Theme, Pt. 1"
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horrible song
choochinbigtime420 3 months ago
Punk rock!
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Looking at this excellent video again, I'm amazed that the banjo player didn't have bloody fingers with how hard he's strumming. For some reason this reminds of a cross between the Mod era Who, Kinks, and Robert Fripp/League of Gentleman (Heptaparpinoshok - or something like that).
marcfedak 5 months ago
these dudes rocked it.....there should have been so much more from them...
fortylove64 5 months ago 2
I love it that they are all Army boys!
TillDust156 6 months ago
Superior.
Shemoth1 6 months ago
Scraps 'o' noise mania, a whole autobahn's worth of motorik mayhem, but sadly just one LP that's thankfully all-killer-no-filler ... Faust - you are deeply indebdted, as you well know ...
TheFathammond 7 months ago
it's crazy the way they shaved the top of their heads...like the Pharaohs
paulpellicci 7 months ago
HOLY SHIT! AWESOME! I admit that my heart and sympathies lie with the Rockers as opposed to the Mods.....but I would have totally rocked out to this!
Of course that would be back in the day, back before I was born, when we (they) had the luxury of fighting each other.
Today it's different.
Let's unite!
invitriol123 8 months ago
Yeah Great.! unfortunately they didn't get promoted by the record power brokers and I'm guessing it's because they weren't pretty boys like the other popular groups of the time.
Dengee 8 months ago in playlist Death Cab for Cutie's Picks
way ahead of its time
pragmatismnotidealis 8 months ago
que Buen Grupo de los 60's Yeaah!
manzaniitha100 9 months ago
And they say The Who started the stuttering lyrics. They just ripped off The Monks.
MrKurtfinn 9 months ago
i cant believe this is 66
tidestainrelease 9 months ago
i love the monks but they made such long intros for their songs it almost gives agony to the unwarned
cyberyanmar 10 months ago
They were GIs in Germany...gosh! Must have been the acidrevolution in the US what made them do this...
upsetter73 10 months ago
True pioneers in a time of rock n' roll pioneers. Quite brilliant.
amgjc 10 months ago
So these guys were like DEVO before DEVO? I am a coniseuier of this genre and I must say I had never heard of them. I am shocked by their appearance. I would think that that would not have gone over well with American kids of the time. Perhaps that is why I hadn't heard of them. They certainly have no Top 40 sounds.
huskyjerk 11 months ago
@huskyjerk There's always something awesome happening that people are not ready for. How many great painters died poor and unknown, ya know? Like how were Barry and the Remains not huge? Or The Wailers?
bobbydowns 11 months ago 2
@huskyjerk
Sorry if this offends you, but what connoisseur of garage mayhem doesn't know of the Monks? That's absolutely shameful.
Psychodarity 9 months ago
@Psychodarity Yes....I agree......I just never heard of them.......Or may have heard of them but paid no attention to them, and lost track of them for that over the years. I suspect, like my original statement alluded to, that, because they were not a commercial hit, they were hard for a conservative, middle American youngster to take to. They were not the Beatles nor the Monkees nor the Byrds. Hence, there was no adaption to their sound by someone like me. But they are cool !
huskyjerk 9 months ago
There's a documentary about them?
Khultan 11 months ago
@Khultan i have it on dvd...its gettable on amazon. its called "monks :the transatlantic feedback" and i recommend it to everyone who loves music and moreso to everyone who hates music!
paulboggan 10 months ago
@paulboggan Ha ha -thanks : )
Khultan 10 months ago
it s monk time,,,,it s hot time.... its party time.....yeah..... realy goog.... immernoch, die beste beatband der welt...... in god we rust
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Syncronized Sonic Subversion! Bitchin'bango too
iconicshrubbery 1 year ago
Syncronized Sonic Subversion! Bitchin'bango
iconicshrubbery 1 year ago
The Fall covered 3 of their songs.
Nuff said!!!
gotonga 1 year ago
I wonder if DEVO was influenced by this?
electrohermit 1 year ago 2
In the 60's they played in our house and today we meet them often!. (:
marcozellm 1 year ago
Gotta love the electric banjo. How many punk bands from the era had "that".
motownmaniax 1 year ago
@motownmaniax None, but there were no other punk bands in the '60s.
WesleyBundy 1 year ago
@WesleyBundy Genre labeling from different eras is subjective. There was an active garage band movement in the 60's, which in today's vernacular could and has been termed "punk" by aficionados. Do a net search on 60's punk and let me know what you find.
motownmaniax 1 year ago
@motownmaniax The concept was beat deconstruction, a German art project for which they hired a few GIs.
bimhimbim 1 year ago
@bimhimbim Where did you come up with this from?
tawras 1 year ago
was david byrne also there?
claudebasel 1 year ago
@claudebasel
Wer zu frueh kommt, den bestraft das Leben. Aber die Jungs sind wirklich abgefahren, keine Frage. Nur haben sie die Leute damals vermutlich ein bisschen ueberfordert.
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Good morning, do you like sixties? Listen and pod cast my program " great sound of 60' s " on the site plumfm. Greeting and made blooper in rock and roll.
Salut, vous aimez les sixties ? Ecoutez et podcatez mon émission "le super son des sixties" sur plum fm. Salut et faites gaffe au rock'n roll.
supersondessixties 1 year ago
turn up gary's guitar!
jackhillty1 1 year ago
Caught the documentary the other day. Damn, these guys rock! How the hell were they not bigger? Oh, yeah- people are stupid.
freiherrudet 1 year ago
Too damn good for the plebs, most genius things are!
maclennan73 1 year ago
Now I see where the B-52's got their sound....
sporocyst1973 1 year ago
idk how i found 0_o this but im happy that i did!
LadyTaylar92 1 year ago
Love this - they've got it.
OneMarianneStephen 1 year ago
Oh in case anybody was unsure, this is the best song ever written.
sonicdeath10 1 year ago
Why can't you people just be open to all kinds of music. I like the Beatles and I like the Monks.
killthepast333 1 year ago 2
@killthepast333 Me too. The Beatles are actually a better and more important band. But I'll say this: they aren't in my top five favorite bands. The Monks are.
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what a bunch of crap
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look I can write a Monks tune too.....I hit the same 3 organ keys over and over and I sung the words: I'm gonna poop on ya, I'm gunna poop on ya, I play the same keys and sing the words over and over and you eat it up and you say yeah please poop on me. You Monks fans are simply pathetic and you know it.
saltcitysuesey 1 year ago
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look I can writew a Monks tune too.....I hit the same 3 organ keys over and over and I sung the words: I'm gonna poop on ya, I'm gunna poop on ya, I play the same keys and sing the words over and over and you eat it up and you say yeah please poop on me. You Monks fans are simply pathetic and you know it.
saltcitysuesey 1 year ago
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Devo had original great tunes this band the monk should have been called the stunks!
saltcitysuesey 1 year ago
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this pathetic band was considered to be the Ant-Beatles......gee I wonder why? Could it be because as these scumbags were trying to make it, The Beatles took the world and put it in their pocket. This band of scumbags then shaved the monk haircut and started a rebellion of crap music. They never made it. Get it? They NEVER MADE IT. Because they suck!
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coldplay eat your heart out
ty3165 1 year ago
yea these guys were experimenting with something brand new at the time. it was awesome
easymelon2187 1 year ago
oh yes! you can see why the Fall paid homage!
beneaththepavement 1 year ago
@beneaththepavement is this the song mark e smith covered ?
ty3165 1 year ago
@ty3165 - yes it's on Extricate - by the Fall - "Black Monk theme part 2:"
you can find the track on youtube- unfortunately its not letting me post it for your convenience.
lynnetteb711 1 year ago
@lynnetteb711 just ordered the album of amazon,thanks mate
ty3165 1 year ago
so good!
LedZep2324 1 year ago
what show/concert is this recording from?
5star555555555 1 year ago
Just got to love The Monks!
buzzboy67 1 year ago
i wish i was alive in the 60s
boysdontcry17 1 year ago
Damb fine! The Monks Rule!
buzzboy67 1 year ago
diggin' this!
rainb123456a 1 year ago
Yes joegpn, I agree! That was my first thought. I can see where the spud boys got some of their inspiration.
JoHomza1 1 year ago
esto es lo maximo!
holocactus 1 year ago
Now that I see this....It reminds me of...Devo??
joegpn 1 year ago
kafrila
6666psofos 1 year ago
Oh, How to Do Now ♪♪♪ Oh, How to Do Now Oh, How to Do Now Oh, How to Do Now ♪♪♪
chicloza08 1 year ago 2
Wow- heard this song last Sunday on 6music's Freakzone. Tremendous!
drstirling 1 year ago
American GIs stationed on Germany, no doubt influencing that Krautrock sound well before Can and Neu, masterful.
maclennan73 1 year ago
great song!!!
edelinapescivendola 2 years ago
I like the monks and madonna
hippobitch 2 years ago
I don't get where you're coming from. Some weird post modernist dogma??? Madonna is a business woman. The Monks don't seem calculated they are life affirming.
drstirling 1 year ago
fantastic singing
Funnysterste 2 years ago 2
I hear The Fall, great stuff
bammo1 2 years ago
So ahead of their time, and what a unique vibe they had! And how ridiculous that they're not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Madonna is.
befuddledman 2 years ago 68
well..the music business is filled with false idols...it makes them money..
nobody pays attention to the creators and innovators....
well at least we have this music to remember them by :~)
PhillipThunderGrunge 2 years ago
@befuddledman It's such a cliche to say that something was 20 years ahead of it's time, but these guys WERE 20 years ahead of their time!
duckman531 1 year ago 4
@duckman531
40
Funnysterste 1 year ago
@Funnysterste I put it at 20 because New Wave artists of the early 1980s were already using those quirky, syncopated beats originated by The Monks by about 1964.
duckman531 1 year ago
@duckman531
Ok, the 40 is silly. But it does not matter. These guys made the music they liked to do. They surely did not waste a thought about if this what they were doing was something special or even ahead of their time. As you can see in the video they had fun doing it. I think that was it all about.
Funnysterste 1 year ago
@Funnysterste Your point's well taken. It also echoes Erich Von Stroheim's famous line. When Billy Wilder first met Von Stroheim, he said "Von, you were 10 years ahead of your time!" To which Von Strohem said "20!"
duckman531 1 year ago
@befuddledman Yes, truly great...Black Monk Time, one of the most awesome albums ever. Sadly, there are many great artists not in the rock and roll hall of (sh)fame. Fuck madonna...great music lives forever!!!
splendidcurves 1 year ago
@befuddledman The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke...
Brekky57 1 year ago
@befuddledman So true about Madonna
Why do you say they were before their time?
Fuck that ock and roll stereotype though I hate the very phrase "rock n roll" It's lame and doesn't really sum up shit, you already know it's only catched on so big to ensure profit because people are generally stupid. . my names brad and I manage a band Rock n Roll check out my fancy suit and tie ahaha Everything is retarded.
Peace hopefully you'll get back to me on the before their time bit.
Stupidbox2234 1 year ago
@befuddledman , superubercool & so ahead of the hairpieces to come after them!
MsHoneybee69 1 year ago
@befuddledman How true. Is no one working on their behalf? Kick Madonna out and put the Monks in!
leeleebaby2100 1 year ago
@befuddledman the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a bad joke!
ArDaLarge 1 year ago
that banjo sounds AMAZING
whato1986 2 years ago
them and the sonics would have been cool together
brianlowdown 2 years ago 3
Mott the Hoople just had a series of reunion concerts and the bass player wore a noose around his neck out of tribute to the Monks! Another band ahead of their time..
livewithahead 2 years ago
I love and loathe these silly youtube arguments. Anyhow, although different "styles" of music, I am sure Devo were indeed inspired by the Monks, as were many of the German "krautrock" bands of the seventies who it is without question influenced Devo.
dwshill 2 years ago 2
great!
marciaboty 2 years ago 3
they were about 20 years ahead of their time.
joncates2838 2 years ago 5
they are even about 20 years ahead of most bands from today.
Funnysterste 2 years ago
Not quite, time has gone backwards in music, not forward.
KoivuTheHab 2 years ago 2
yes, that is true.
Funnysterste 2 years ago
1966. Jesus Christ.
elmatadorwangmachino 2 years ago 47
@elmatadorwangmachino unbelievable innit?
ty3165 1 year ago
reminds me of early devo!
nukecat 2 years ago
Then you don't know early DEVO =:P check out Devo live in France for example here on youtube, it's synth-punk...
KoivuTheHab 2 years ago
well for your info i know exactly what early devo sounds like you fucking idiot! .i said it only reminded me, i never claimed that they were .check out their vintage basement recordings on their ,devo hardcore volume. 2 1974-1977.THERES THE PROOF!!!
nukecat 2 years ago
I'm not a 'fucking idiot'. I have that CD and I can't see how you find anything in common with the two. You seem to have serious anger management issues.
KoivuTheHab 2 years ago
oh, this is a good one ,.now i have anger management issues? you dont even know me. are you my therapist now? where do you even draw that conculsion from?when i made the statement that you were a fucking idiot, i didnt mean it literally,im sure youre bright as hell. we obviously dont share the same perceptions.''working in the coal mine" was the tune that i was refering to. and look we all have from time to time'' ANGER FUCKING MANAGEMENT ISSUES'' !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nukecat 2 years ago
go back to sucking down your vodka. its what youre all good at and skiing .
nukecat 2 years ago
thats why youre an idiot!!!
nukecat 2 years ago
[smile]
Khultan 2 years ago
You cheeky bastard.
Khultan 2 years ago
Idiot, oh and that's referring to you, Mr.Meddled.
Khultan 2 years ago
Can someone who really does know identify the dancing that these 60s kids are doing?
Khultan 2 years ago
What you call "kids" are, in fact, zombies.
stephanefr 2 years ago
What kind of dancing are the--um... zombies doing?
Khultan 2 years ago
They don't dance, they usually move more or less randomly looking for food. Maybe you can use some clever Brownian motion equation to call the "dance"?
stephanefr 2 years ago
[eyes looking up]....
Khultan 2 years ago
Jerk!?
stephanefr 2 years ago
It really looks a bit like the Zombie Walk, that Northern/Eastern German Speedore Techno Dancers do nowadays...
Sampler19 2 years ago
@Khultan the dance was called' the Underreaction- to- the Monks-bop'
iconicshrubbery 7 months ago
First time hearing this band. Some weird shit for its time as well as the image. I can hear the punk influence with its repitition, reminds me of the fall.
katoness 2 years ago
one of my favorite bands in the sixties with THE SONICS
Alleluuuiiiiaaaaa
LACDEGERS 2 years ago 2
MONKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cheseburgerking 2 years ago
That's some mean friggin' organ playing there.
I heard this songs first as 'O Tannenbaum Now', by (I think) Das Furlines, on a Midnight Records X-Mas comp.
Didn't have a clue then, but I learned soon enough :-)
The Monks, an influence on dance music? Maybe so, but I can dance a lot easier to garage rock'n'roll than to modern so-called dance stuff. (Even if my dancing looks like shit - it's easier, I said, not actually better....)
Bietel 2 years ago
OK I'm going to throw this out there. We are all probably in agreement about the Monks influence on punk, but what about the influence on dance music?
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I'VE GOT IT! I'VE GOT IT! I have the DVD! Both Beat Club performances are included in their entirety and they look fantastic! Ocasionally there is a hint of videotape squiggle but other than that? PERFECT! Dave has never looked better rockin' that banjo! And Roger's slightly annoyed facial expressions behind the kit are clear and priceless! If you like this band, YOU MUST OWN THIS DVD!
MattHatter 2 years ago
IT'S HERE EVERYBODY! THE DVD HAS BEEN RELEASED! I just ordered mine two days ago....I CANNOT WAIT! I can't wait to show family and friends what I expierenced in The Red Cat Theater in L.A. back on July 1, 2006. The sad thing for me will be seeing and hearing Dave talk. I know I'm gonna be crying! Dave was such a good guy, full of love for his fans! He embraced me like I was his grandson or something when he met me. Thank you for your contribution to rock and roll Dave! Rock that banjo in heaven!
MattHatter 2 years ago
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this is the worst thing on youtube
DELON9966 2 years ago
Crazy beat man. The Monks Rule!!!!!
moonchair761 2 years ago
so ahead of there time
theclashfan93 2 years ago 2
This would be fun to play to your mom if you lived in the mid-60s.
dareeair 2 years ago 2
Hey, I like this one. It actually has a beat, so all those German kids can do some mild go-go dancing instead of having to sort of stand around, perplexed at these oddballs and their peculiar non-pop music.
Not that anyone in the world at the time would've known what to make of the Monks.
hebneh 2 years ago
Weird.
Takac1979 2 years ago
Hey! that's punk! awesome! they had an original style in everything from placement of the band in the stage to how they actually move while they play.
leoramirez 2 years ago
thats garage rock
killgloriaaroyo 2 years ago
"thats garage rock"
Eh, some music historians believe the Monks to be the first true "punk" band. It is often referred to as protopunk, but then again, who cares about what the critics say.
Mangina9000 2 years ago
You can see how these guys influenced the Sonics who then (maybe) influenced the MC5 and the Stooges. Also you could make a weird argument about the hairstyles. Monk chant is very clearly an influence on punk rock backing vocals for sure. It reminds me of Misfits.
kemicon 2 years ago
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you're full of crap and don't have a clue what you're talking about
wazzu57 2 years ago
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WE'RE ALMOST THERE FELLOW MONK FANS! I just checked Amazon and the DVD has appeared on the website but it's not available for pre-order yet. It should be available on March 13th! I'm only hoping they don't push the date back again, they already did it once, it was to be released on Feb. 27th.
MattHatter 2 years ago
The DVD to "monks: the transatlantic feedback" is out
Huelsenbeck 3 years ago
Huelsenbeck, do you have it yet? If so, could SOMEONE please upload all new Beat Club clips with the better quality (and I've seen them, it's friggin' pristine!). No pixilation, no distortion, nothing but pure clear MONKS!
MattHatter 3 years ago
the 'punk monks'..'yeah'....
sonicjay007 3 years ago 4
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THIS JUST IN!!!! The Monks documentary will be released on DVD on Feb. 27th, 2009 but will be available at Play Loud! Productions online store on Jan. 10th, 2009! The DVD will contain 70 minutes worth of bonus footage WHICH WILL INCLUDE all of the Beat Club performances IN THEIR ENTIRETY! It's gonna be MONK TIME all over again in '09 folks!
MattHatter 3 years ago
It's such a shame Polydor here in America passed on releasing this album. Unfortunately, America would've probally been just like "oh look at that, isn't that cute!" instead of knowing The Monks meant every word of what they sang!
MattHatter 3 years ago
this is such a great song, like a 90s era stereolab song but recorded in the 60s!
LTBL88 3 years ago
this makes me want to type out the word "glory"
sonicjay007 3 years ago
classic es1
888edward888 3 years ago
i think its not so punk...but still really progressive
moLeOnPoT 3 years ago 3
the syncopation effect when the banjo comes in is amazing! early begining punk/ska? their records didn't sell too well. I think they were just way ahead of their time. this shit truly rocks!
aquariousasparagus 3 years ago
does anyone know the name of the documentary that was made about them?
fabbrunette 3 years ago
Monks: the transatlantic feedback
elfninja13 3 years ago
thank you so much :)
fabbrunette 3 years ago
this is almost post punk.
clairestarrocks 3 years ago 2
love this!
asherdust 3 years ago
slam this tight lil ass =]? j
blitzkrieg1890 3 years ago
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faggots
FUCK GERMANY
FUCK GERMANS
DUMB ASS MOTHERFUCKERS
WE TAKIN OVA
WESTSIDE
TUPACCHAMP 3 years ago
germany lies to the east fuckface
Enysvar 3 years ago
That, as Just Ice once said, is about as far back as we can go. Early Early Early!
morphologies 3 years ago
These army buddies came at the time, not further than Germany.
Had I seen them then I would've cringed of
embarresment,[Holland was just a step away from Germany,but no one here had heard of 'm,
the "beat"generation would have nothing to do with'm,Come ON who wanted to be seen with an album of guys with such "haircuts".
Now,I can say....These dudes had guts.
BRILLIANT.
PAULLONDEN 3 years ago
..O
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PAULLONDEN 3 years ago
here comes the Punk
karosabutkiss 3 years ago
Fantastic band, beat The Beatles anyday.
AnarchoMojo 3 years ago 3
The monks:
a) The first band that played garage music with a punk attitude
b) The first (and the only) band that plaeyd songs with lyrics and titles such as "shut up", "I Hate you" etc when everyone else was singing sappy love-songs (remember: this is 1964)
c) One of the first bands that played music with guts!!!
Way ahead of their time (and of our time, too)
Capillus 3 years ago 4
Los Saicos
redrockabilly 3 years ago
Ali G cameo at 0:36.
masonpitzel 3 years ago 5
america's first legitimate garage/proto-punk band.
cool clip!
ultrasur1 3 years ago 2
What about the Sonics? Or the Kingsmen?
No, the Monks were the first avant-rock band.
MightyAlz 3 years ago
Holy crap, that is farkin' excellent.
oneguycoding 3 years ago
THAT is Rock n Roll !! Shoe starers be warned.
mikedaugherty 3 years ago 2
What does "Shoe Starer" mean? I assume it has something to do with shoe-gazing music, but why do you say it?
esavage518 3 years ago
why did someone give me a thumbs down. I'm just trying to better understand this culture
esavage518 3 years ago 3
I think by "shoe starers" he just means groups that don't give an energetic show, and don't seem to be into the music. They just stand there staring at their shoes.
Much different from shoegaze as a genre.
masonpitzel 3 years ago
thanks
esavage518 3 years ago
I don't know what shoe starer means either
pataphysician66 3 years ago
Are these "Monks" tonsured? Sure looks like a couple of them are.
battenwood 3 years ago
You got it right there, Cadfael - although I'm sure a middle aged monks revival would at least cut down on this expense for some members. Or maybe this lot simply gave up on hair topiary altogether and put eyeballs on their heads instead, as some claim..?
Mmmmmm, now there's a thought......
GREAT STUFF + THX FOR THIS POST
DannyDesperate 3 years ago
Good grief update - I just saw the recent Monks comeback footage and MPB has indeed taken its toll. Still think something odd is going on under those pates, mind.
DannyDesperate 3 years ago
Yep! After they stumbled across the monikier "The Monks" during a early rehearsal of "Monk Chant" (which had no title at that point and they were still going by the name The Tourquays), their managers came up with the Monk look. Roger the drummer said, "well if we're gonna be monks, we might as well look like monks. I'm shaving my head!" They all went down to the barber in their Monk regalia and got their tonsures!
MattHatter 3 years ago
guauuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!
inuwaters 3 years ago