Monolithic Baby!

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Monolithic Baby!
Monolithic Baby! cover
Studio album by Monster Magnet
Released May 25, 2004
Recorded September/October 2003
Genre Stoner rock
Hard rock
Length 54:23
Label SPV
Producer Scott Humphrey and Dave Wyndorf
Professional reviews
Monster Magnet chronology
Greatest Hits
2003		 Monolithic Baby!
2004		 4 Way Diablo
2007

Monolithic Baby! is the sixth studio album by Monster Magnet, released in 2004. It is a follow up to 2000's God Says No. It would also be the first album featuring bassist Jim Baglino and drummer Bob Pantella, although Michael Wildwood recorded all drum parts on this album.

Unlike God Say's No more psychedelic approach, Monolithic Baby! was a more of a return to mainstream rock for the band. The album features three cover songs. One is a cover of David Gilmour's "There's No Way Out of Here" from his 1978 self titled album. The other is a cover of Robert Calvert's "The Right Stuff" from his 1974 concept album, Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters The final one is a cover of the Velve Underground's Venus in Furs.

Contents

[edit] CD Track Listing

  1. "Slut Machine" – 3:28
  2. "Supercruel" – 3:40
  3. "On the Verge" – 5:54
  4. "Unbroken (Hotel Baby)" – 3:42
  5. "Radiation Day" – 4:56
  6. "Monolithic" – 4:39
  7. "The Right Stuff" – 4:32
  8. "There's No Way Out of Here" – 4:10
  9. "Master of Light" – 4:45
  10. "Too Bad" – 3:33
  11. "Ultimate Everything" – 7:26
  12. "CNN War Theme" – 3:35
  13. "King of Mars 2004" (Bonus Track) - 4:27
  14. "Venus in Furs" (Bonus Track) - 4:51

Tracks 13 & 14 are US bonus tracks. "King of Mars 2004" is a rerecording of the track "King of Mars" from Dopes to Infinity, and "Venus in Furs" is a The Velvet Underground cover from their 1967 album, The Velvet Underground and Nico.

[edit] Special Edition

Some special edition copies contain the 2 bonus track mentioned above, and a bonus DVD with an interview with the band, live performances, and music videos for Unbroken (Hotel Baby) (which is completely uncensored; showing topless women dancing), and The Right Stuff (which shows Dave Wyndorf flying in a jet destroying other planes with different labels of musical genre.)

[edit] DVD Track Listing

  1. "Unbroken (Hotel Baby)" (Music Video)
  2. "The Right Stuff" (Music Video)
  3. "Interview with Monster Magnet" (Interview Video)
  4. "Monolithic" (Live at the London Astoria, December 2003)
  5. "Radiation Day" (Live at the London Astoria, December 2003)

[edit] Charts

Year Single Mainstream Rock Tracks
2004 "Unbroken (Hotel Baby)" #31

[edit] Personnel

Dave Wyndorf - Vocals, Guitar

Ed Mundell - Lead Guitar

Phil Caivano - Guitar

Jim Baglino - Bass

Bob Pantella - Drums

Monster Magnet
Dave Wyndorf | Ed Mundell | Jim Baglino | Bob Pantella
Former members: Tim Cronin | Joe Calandra | Jon Kleiman | John McBain | Michael Wildwood | Phil Caivano
Discography
Studio Albums: Spine of God (1991) | Superjudge (1993) | Dopes to Infinity (1995) | Powertrip (1998) | God Says No (2000) | Monolithic Baby! (2004) | 4-Way Diablo (2007)
EPs: Monster Magnet (1990) | Tab (1991)
Singles: "Medicine" | "Twin Earth" | "Face Down" | "Dopes To Infinity" | "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" | "Dead Christmas" | "Space Lord" | "Powertrip" | "Temple Of Your Dreams" | "See You In Hell" | "Silver Future" | "Heads Explode" | "Unbroken (Hotel Baby)" | "The Right Stuff" | "Monolithic"
Compliation Albums: Greatest Hits (2003) | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Monster Magnet (2007)
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