Monster (Fetchin Bones album)

Monster

Original album artwork by Mark Ryden
Studio album by Fetchin Bones
Released June 9, 1989
Recorded 1989
Genre Alternative rock
Length 33:16
Label Capitol
Producer Ed Stasium
Fetchin Bones chronology

Galaxy 500
(1987)
Monster
(1989)
Dead Band Rockin
(2007, Live)

Monster is the fourth and final studio album by the American Alternative rock band Fetchin Bones, released on June 9, 1989 through Capitol Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Monster proved to be the band's most successful release, peaking at #175 on the Billboard charts and producing the popular single "Love Crushing". Tommy Steele was nominated the Grammy Award for Best Recording Package for his artwork on the album. Tom Demalon of allmusic gave it 3 out of 5 stars, praising the emotion depth of the lyrics and noting that "the quintet doesn't let up often, serving up a punk-tinged, power pop musical backdrop for the strafing vocals of Hope Nicholls."[1]

Track listing

All songs composed by Fetchin Bones

No. Title Length
1. "Love Crushing"   3:13
2. "Say the Word"   3:25
3. "(I Feel Like An) Astronaut"   4:06
4. "Deep Blue"   3:12
5. "I Dig You"   3:02
6. "Mr. Bad"   3:25
7. "You're So Much"   3:41
8. "Bonework"   2:22
9. "Spot"   3:09
10. "Cross"   3:41

Chart positions

Album
Chart Peak
U.S. Billboard 200[2] 175

Singles
Single Chart (1989) Position
"Love Crushing" US Modern Rock Tracks[3] 19

Personnel

Fetchin Bones

Additional musicians and production
  • Jay David Buchsbaum photography
  • Tim Carr – executive production
  • Jim Dineen – executive engineering
  • Paul Hamingson – engineering
  • Gina Immel – executive engineering
  • Ed Stasium production
  • Tom Whalley – executive production

External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Demalon, Tom. "allmusic ((( Monster > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
  2. "Fetchin Bones album charts [albums]". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  3. "Fetchin Bones;– Billboard Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-06-27.