Monolithic Baby (Bonus DVD) [Limited Edition]

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All hail the return of REAL ROCK ‘N’ ROLL! One of the planet’s most dynamic and enduring bands, the brilliantly bombastic Monster Magnet proudly carry the torch of all that is rock... and they do it louder, meaner, and far better than anyone else has in decades. The praise for Monolithic Baby! has already started to roll in (including a 5K review in Kerrang!) but take it from the mouth of the endlessly enigmatic and charismatic frontman Dave Wyndorf hisself: "This album is a real rock ’n’ roll affair, with big anthems and short, straightforward numbers, performed by two guitars in a driving bombastic sound and Monster Magnet’s unique flair. This is the real deal - accept no substitutes! The Limited Edition version comes packaged with a bonus DVD featuring videos, live tracks and interviews.

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Monolithic Baby (Bonus DVD) [Limited Edition]

Average customer rating:

Ohh Yeahhhh!!!!!!!!!! Cool Stuff man!!
Bettern than the last two but still not a return to glory!
The Masters Of Stoner Rock Return With A Monolithic Album
Worst effort to date.
Monster Magnet rules

Monolithic Baby (Bonus DVD)
Monster Magnet
Manufacturer: Hunter
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00018QIVQ
Release Date: 2004-05-25

Tracks:

Slut Machine
Supercruel
On The Verge
Unbroken (Hotel Baby)
Radiation Day
Monolithic
The Right Stuff
There's No Way Out Of Here
Master Of Light
Too Bad
Ultimate Everything
CNN War Theme
Venus In Furs
King Of Mars 2004

Album Description

All hail the return of REAL ROCK `N' ROLL! One of the planet's most dynamic and enduring bands, the brilliantly bombastic Monster Magnet proudly carry the torch of all that is rock... and they do it louder, meaner, and far better than anyone else has in decades. The praise for Monolithic Baby! has already started to roll in (including a 5K review in Kerrang!) but take it from the mouth of the endlessly enigmatic and charismatic frontman Dave Wyndorf hisself: "This album is a real rock 'n' roll affair, with big anthems and short, straightforward numbers, performed by two guitars in a driving bombastic sound and Monster Magnet's unique flair. This is the real deal - accept no substitutes! The Limited Edition version comes packaged with a bonus DVD featuring videos, live tracks and interviews.

Album Details

Limited Edition of the Power Rockers 2004 Album Coupled with a Special Dvd with the Promotional Videos of "Unbroken" and "The Right Stuff", a Band Interview plus Two Songs Recorded Live in Concert at London's Astoria Theatre in December 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Ohh Yeahhhh!!!!!!!!!! Cool Stuff man!!.......2006-01-12

This album Is pretty solid from start to finish. Almost every song on this album is supergreat. Pretty staightforward record. Guitar heaven. The songs that could've been left out are "there's no way out of here" and "too bad", beacause those songs are cool but kind of... i dont know, should've been left out. The rest of the album is amazing specialy: Supercruel (WOOOOOOOOOWWWW), The Right Stuff (Straight Punk), Ultimate Everything (that song is awesome), Master Of Light (Yeah) and Radiation Day (Great great song. Great ROCK N ROLL record. This is the stuff i was looking for.

Bettern than the last two but still not a return to glory!.......2005-06-23

Nothing like getting dropped by a record label to send a band scurrying back to their trademark
sound. If you've been keeping up with Monster Magnet releases you know that they've strayed
from their stoner rock roots on the last couple releases which got them a lot of new fans but
alienated their core audience. Sounds like a lot of bands after they get a taste of the big time but
Monster Magnet was smart enough to return with something that can please both camps.

Right from the get go you can hear the return to form with the up beat "Slut Machine" and stony
mid paced chugger "Supercruel". There's even a hint of the "Superjudge" era sound on the next
cut "On The Verge" complete with an alternate tuned sitar sounding intro. These are all solid cuts
but longtime fans will notice the continuation of the more stripped down sound of the last couple
albums. No bong hits in the background, no swirling feedback, no more psychedelic fuzz and
other odd assortments. Some fans may appreciate the lack of what could be viewed as
distractions but I always thought these elements made the songs richer and more complex,
really helping set Monster Magnet apart from their more straight laced Sabbath clone peers. Not
that this is totally missing, there's brief glimpses of it on songs like "Radiation Day" but certainly
nothing like their early work.

Gripes about their current sound aside, there's enough stony riffs on here to please even the
most hardcore stoner rocker but they seem to be concentrated on the front half. The later part of
this record has a few of the slower, space rock cuts that fall a little flat, being a tad long and
repetitive and more importantly lacking the punch of the harder rocking tunes at the start of the
disc. The one standout on the latter half is "Too Bad", which like "On The Verge", sounds
suspiciously similar "Black Balloon" off of their "Superjudge" album. That's cool though because I
always really liked that song so it's nice to hear a reprise.

Overall, I think this is a pretty strong return to form as there are several strong stoner rock cuts on
here but it never quite reaches the brilliance of their earlier work. Still, at least it surpasses their
somewhat lackluster last couple of albums and may be the start of better things to come.

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The Masters Of Stoner Rock Return With A Monolithic Album.......2004-10-02

"Monolithic Baby!" seems to come at about the right time. Hard-rock is back in a big way, and although Monster Magnet don't fit in with the new wave of heavy metal, their larger than life sound is just as welcome in a music world that is shifting, and thankfully, steering in a more heavy direction. After their last, somewhat disappointing album, 2001's "God Says No," and a falling out with their former label, Monster Magnet make their triumphant return on the German indie label SPV with "Monolithic Baby!," an album that reminds us all of why we listened to MM in the first place, and most importantly isn't afraid to rock us in all the right places. Tracks such as "Sl#t Machine" and "Unbroken (Hotel Baby)" work in the same tradition of previous hits like "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" and "Spacelord" with gigantic choruses, memorable hooks and hard-hitting musicianship. Elsewhere, the band experiments with their tried and true sound; "Master Of Light" dabbles in a bit of electronica, while the brilliant cover of David Gilmour's "There's No Way Out Of Here" serves as the highlight of this affair, bringing out some classic rock influences and, even though it's a cover, perfectly displays frontman David Wyndorf's sense of melody and mood. Every song seems to flow into one another and the album doesn't hit any weak spots. Definitely one of the best surprises of 2004, this album may not be the Billboard mainstay of the year, but it brings Monster Magnet back to the fold with some new tricks up their sleeve and a newfound passion for making music. The limited edition contains two bonus tracks: a sequel to the "Dopes To Inifinity" track, "King Of Mars 2004," and the Lou Reed cover "Venus In Furs." The DVD portion contains two videos, one for "The Right Stuff," and another, much sexed up, for "Unbroken (Hotel Baby)." A brief live performance and a worthy interview with the band are also featured. Definitely worth picking up for any fan of rock music.

Worst effort to date........2004-08-25

Monster Magnet have truly lost it. I was hoping that they would recover from that abomination God Says No. I was hoping it was just a little hicup and that Monolithic would bring back the sound and energy of the old Monster Magnet. I didn't think it was possible, but Monolithic is even worse than God Says No. It is an insult to their fans. Don't bother.

Monster Magnet rules.......2004-08-09

As with all my other reviews, I try to keep them short and sweet. Another great cd by Monster MAgnet. I own Dopes and Powertrip, and I like this one just as much as the others. It's not a stoner cd like some of thier earlier ones. It's more of just a strait up rock 'n' roll album that just completly kicks but. I recomend this cd to anyone who likes MM or good rock in general

Average customer rating:

Wow!!!!!!! This is a Real Real Solid Album....
No trips, but still solid
The best rock album of 2004 [which most people won't hear]
Dope Music
Good rock record

Monolithic Baby!
Monster Magnet
Manufacturer: Hunter
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00018QIVG
Release Date: 2004-05-25

Tracks:

Slut Machine
Supercruel
On The Verge
Unbroken (Hotel Baby)
Radiation Day
Monolithic
The Right Stuff
There's No Way Out Of Here
Master Of Light
Too Bad
Ultimate Everything
CNN War Theme
Venus In Furs
King Of Mars 2004

Album Description

All hail the return of REAL ROCK `N' ROLL! One of the planet's most dynamic and enduring bands, the brilliantly bombastic Monster Magnet proudly carry the torch of all that is rock...and they do it louder, meaner, and far better than anyone else has in decades. The praise for Monolithic Baby! has already started to roll in (including a 5K review in Kerrang!) but take it from the mouth of the endlessly enigmatic and charismatic frontman Dave Wyndorf hisself: "This album is a real rock 'n' roll affair, with big anthems and short, straightforward numbers, performed by two guitars in a driving bombastic sound and Monster Magnet's unique flair. This is the real deal - accept no substitutes!

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The alternative metal act's long awaited 2004 album, features 12 tracks. SPV.

Customer Reviews:

Wow!!!!!!! This is a Real Real Solid Album...........2006-01-12

...from start to finish. Almost every song on this album is supergreat. Pretty staightforward record. Guitar heaven. The songs that could've been left out are "there's no way out of here" and "too bad", beacause those songs are cool but kind of... i dont know, should've been left out. The rest of the album is amazing specialy: Supercruel (WOOOOOOOOOWWWW), The Right Stuff (Straight Punk), Ultimate Everything (that song is awesome), Master Of Light (Yeah) and Radiation Day (Great great song. Great ROCK N ROLL record. This is the stuff i was looking for.

No trips, but still solid.......2005-03-13

What it is: a very solid rock album. What it isn't: an acid trip on a 5-inch plastic disc. It sounds like Magnet has "matured", for better or for worse. Musically and lyrically far more coherent than anything they've done before, but the cost of mainstreaming is the loss of their famed psychedelic sound. It's certainly one of the best rock albums of the last few years, but it's not what Magnet fans are expecting. Don't expect Wyndorf to blow your mind, but he will blow your eardrums.

The best rock album of 2004 [which most people won't hear].......2004-09-21

As the Monster Magnet website declares: Rock Is Alive! Aside from MM and a few others, I can't think of too many bands who can make that claim these days. With all the sound-alike down-tuned no-solo "rock" out there these days, Monolithic Baby! is a welcome return to old-school hard rock. It is just a great hard-rocking, wacky, fun listen, with all the good stuff you expect from Magnet: pounding rhythm section, overdriven guitars, and some shredding solos, capped off by Dave Wyndorf's wacky view of the world. Definitely not as psychedelic as Spine Of God or even Dopes To Infinity, but overall, I think this is arguably their best work to date.

My song picks: Supercruel, Radiation Day, Monolithic and Master Of Light.

Dope Music.......2004-08-27

Monolithic Baby, the latest rock effort by southern New Jersey's Monster Magnet, sprung out of a random singularity that unraveled in the wispy fabric of space. It was born of a cyclopian rock-god dog-tired of puerile wailings layered over commerci-pop riffs. Monolithic Baby sprouted out of a meteorite that innocuously planted itself in a tract of Bruce Springsteen's backyard farmland in Colt's Neck. And Dave Wyndorf, the story goes, cloaked in dark garb, gained possession of this alien growth under shady, possibly criminal circumstances. And he heaved the monolithic spacerock into the sky. This tumbling mass bucked gravity and escaped the atmosphere's outer skin and inexplicably, Monolithic Baby reversed course and pierced again the exosphere on May 25th, 2004 and clobbered the North American continent with a Nagasaki-sized wollop. Monolithic Baby is pure metal wrapped inside a white-evil husk, set upon a plinth in Satan's museum of inspired artifacts. And Monolith Baby is more than that. It's the kind of album that you can leave spinning in your CD player at a listening volume at magnet midnight, and you can go to bed to it, and splay out your limbs in an X-marks-this-landing-pad-for-Wyndorf's-mindsplash, and saunter into your dreams drugged on the arresting sound of genuine, legitimate hard rock. So buy this freaking album if you need a transmutation of soul. Or if this age of terror and over-consumption got you down. Or if you just want to dream again.

Good rock record.......2004-07-28

Definitely downplays the psychedelic side of the band. More of a straightforward rock album. The lack of psychedelia kind of makes it sound flatter than previous albums, but it is a really good rock record anyway you cut it. Still has the heavy riffage and similar themes. I only have Superjudge and Dopes to Inifinity and it is definitely closer to Dopes of the two records, but still less psychedelic. So if you're into the band for the psychedelic side this probably won't appeal to you as much as earlier releases.