Dr Doug
4/26/2024
12-inch, A Library
This is a rare KFJC moment. A release that I think both Whinger and I will agree on. Especially the last track is all Whinger.
Back when punk wasn’t just a wall of fucking noise, there was something there I could identify with. Sure it was loud, but had some sort of substance, The punk lately is too often just noise. The Monsters, from Bern Switzerland, started out in ’86, and have become well known in Europe. The band consists of Beat-Man (6 string Guitars + Vocals), Janosh (4 String Guitar + Vocals), Swan Lee (Drums + Percussion + Vocal), Pumi (Knob my Bob + Vocal). They have maintained my idea of early punk. Some of it is, dare I say, gasp, musical. Yet, to me, their music is made even punkier by the fact that most of it is in German.
These guys are fun. I’m really surprised we don’t have anything else of theirs in the library. No FCC’s that I could detect.
This money conscious collector rates it a #6 – Good, if money is tight right now, make sure you buy it next time.