Monk Time

1. Monk Time

2. Shut Up

3. Boy Are Girls and Girls Are Choice

4. Higgle-Dy Piggle-Dy

5. I Hate You

6. Oh, How to Do Now

7. Complications

8. We Do, Wie Du

9. Drunken Maria

10. Love Came Tumblin' Down

11. Blast Off

12. That's My Girl

13. I Can't Get Over You

14. Cuckoo

15. Monk Chant

Tracks:

Monk Time
Shut Up
Boys Are Boys and Girls Are Choice
Higgle-Dy-Piggle-Dy
I Hate You
Oh, How to Do Now
Complication
We Do Wie Du
Drunken Maria
Love Came Tumblin' Down
Blast Off!
That's My Girl
I Can't Get Over You [*]
Cuckoo [*]
Love Can Tame the Wild [*]
He Went Down to the Sea [*]

Album Description

Repertoire reissue of their sole album from 1966 with four bonus tracks, including the singles 'I Can't Get Over You' & 'Love Can Tame The Wild'. Years ahead of their time, the Monks nearly punk rock version of beat music earntthem a reputation as a formidable live act. Other two bonus tracks: 'Cuckoo' & 'He Went Down To The Sea'. 12 track album.

Album Details

The 'Monks' are said to be the first-ever punk group. Originally released in 1966, this version of 'Black Monk Time' (the Monk's lone album) was reissued in 1994 with 4 never before released tracks.

Customer Reviews:

The Monks are Boss!!!.......2007-07-11

Black Monk TimeMonk Time: There really is no-one quite like The Monks. Who would have thought 5 ex-GIs stationed in West Germany in the 60s could produce something as ground breaking as Monk Time? Then again, why not? If you like your Garage Punk raw, raucous, wild and deranged look no further than this album. Years ahead of its time, every song on this album (I have the Retribution Records reissue) absolutely kicks, especially "I Hate You". Don't believe those that preach otherwise! Do yourself a favour.

Black Monk Time - The Monks.......2007-05-12

The Monks were one of the most original groups that emerged in the 1960s. Black Monk Time represents the zenith of their most creative work. They combined the best of R&B with avant garde rhythmic repetition, the latter of which would be explored further by German groups, the Fall and countless others. Black Monk Time is a must-have for anyone who has an appreciation for alternative music.

Brain meltin', free rockin', sky crushin' garage punk boogie from Mars........2007-05-10

Anyone who still insists that punk was born in 1977 as some spanking-new spawn of "Blitzkrieg Bop" and "Anarchy in the U.K." should be forced to listen to Monks' debut album. Aside from changing their view of things, it'll probably also turn them off of Never Mind the Bollocks for life.

Released in 1966, before the Summer of Love made peace the answer to all of our problems, before the bodies started piling up in Vietnam, and before Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground made it okay to hate yourself and everyone around you, The Monks' first (and, with the exception of an outtakes compilation, only) studio album is a twisted little masterpiece, an insane musical extravaganza that simply can't be duplicated. Over the course of these songs, the Monks pound, stammer, and bash their way through some of the most wonderfully deranged rock `n' roll music ever put to tape.

Built around one of the coolest rhythm sections ever (Roger Johnston's pounding, primal drumming is bolstered by the stomping bass lines of Eddie Shaw and- best of all- Dave Day, one of the few notable banjo players in the history of rock), the Monks' sound is characterized by bizarre-yet-purposeful lyrics, instrumental breaks that jump from hypnotic drones to hyperactive freak-outs and back again, and a caveman approach to playing music. But if the Monks are cavemen, then they're highly evolved cavemen- it takes a certain kind of genius to take songs like "I Hate You" and "Higgle-Dy-Piggle-Dy" and make them listenable. Fact `o the matter is, not only are these songs listenable, they're ruthlessly catchy, fiercely original, and more fun than skydiving.

Take "I Hate You," for example. Based on a simple, two chord bass-organ-guitar-banjo line, the track could easily have become a meandering cliché. Instead, thanks to its taut, paranoid rhythm, comically enraged lyrics, and the weird, jaunty sense of groove that permeates the whole thing, it's a great cut. And then there are the solos. The song features two logic-defying solos that show off the group at its mind-numbing best. First, Larry Clark's attacks his organ, spiraling off in just about every direction at once, mauling the keys and shooting off sparks in random directions. All of which sets the stage for Gary Burger, who mutilates his guitar and kicks up a thunderstorm of feedback, the likes of which had probably never been heard in the mid-sixties. "Higgle-Dy-Piggle-Dy," meanwhile, is a barnstorming adrenaline rush, driven by a galloping, ferocious percussion attack and spitting forth an invigorating mess of barely controlled instrumental apocalypse. Burger sounds really good here, pounding out a nearly metallic mess of white-noise guitar feedback. The song also demonstrates Gary's oddly powerful vocal abilities- as you've probably guessed by now, he's something of a madman, a surprisingly engaging cross between snotty disaffection, intentional self-parody, and smug inscrutability. He shreds his throat on the song's apparently meaningless, childish lyrics, sounding like he's either possessed by a playful demon, more furious than anybody has ever been before, having the time of his life, or all three. The tribal stomp of "Complication," with its impishly enraged coda of "people die for you," its snarling guitar riff, and its halting rhythms sums up the group's sound fantastically, and makes for a heck of a listen. Then again, so does the rest of the album: "Shut Up" boasts one the wildest, meanest, and coolest refrains ever, while "Oh, How To Do Now" and "Drunken Maria" are some of the catchiest songs to come out of the sixties (which is no small accomplishment). "Monk Time" is a wild, wonderfully warped statement of purpose, decked out with sinewy, seemingly stream-of-consciousness lyrics and a locked-in rhythm section. "That's My Girl" (which was the last song on the original issue of the album, before this reissue tacked a few bonus tracks from the same period on to the end) is a jaunty, hilarious monologue that closes off the proceedings quite nicely.

So, here's the bottom line: Black Monk Time is a ridiculously good, unashamedly weird little treat from beneath the surface of the mid sixties. If you like your rock n roll a little off of the beaten path, purchase this disc and crank it up. Happy listening!

Black Monk Time is a Blast.......2007-03-31

The word Black does not appear in the song Monk Time. That does not take anything away from the song and mostly all the songs on this CD are enjoyable. I find 'Oh How To Do Now' the most appealing. Least appealing would be Cuckoo and He Went Down to the Sea, which oddly seems to be influenced by the Beatles' Ticket to Ride. Cuckoo has unique instumentation but the words are mindless. The band depends on repetition to build their version of 1966 era rock sound. Gary, the singer has the strained, scatchy voice of a weary protester, but makes it work because of the serious nature of some of the songs. I have listened to it about 30 times in 3 weeks. I haven't wearied of it yet.

Much Ado About Nothing.......2006-12-05

Black Monk Time by The Monks is a reissue of the only album from this band that was released in Germany on the Polydor label in 1966. Like virtually of lovers of garage/punk music, I had been aware of The Monks and the mythos surrounding them for a number of years. A group of GIs formed a band that played in German clubs and, after discharge from the military, they remained in Europe and attempted to make a go of it professionally. As with any good legend, the details of what happened are murky. Did the group self-destruct amidst drug use and internal conflicts? Did anti-American feeling block their path to success? Did the US government interfere? Were they another great band that didn't get a break? Were they just not good?

Regardless of the reason(s) for their dissolution, The Monks were little known in Europe and less known in the United States. However, through successful garage/punk renaissance periods between 1975 and the present, the cachet of this outfit grew. Comments were made that The Monks were the creators and emancipators of garage rock; that they were the trend setters for the later punk revolution with their short, blunt, politicized lyrics and near-free form approach to composition. And so, with great anticipation, I obtained a copy of this album in CD format with the obligatory inclusion of extra tracks in the form of their singles.

After listening to it straight through a number of times, I am here to say that it was disappointing in the extreme. The original 12 songs are a swirling mess of styles, ranging from hard-core-like shouted lyrics through Lettermen harmonies to - and I swear this is true - yodeling. There is but minimal consistent form or competency here. It comes across as either a very primitive set of demos or a vanity piece. In terms of the latter presumption, I was forcefully reminded of The Shaggs' daddy-finanaced recording sessions.

Now, there may be those who want to rise up and proclaim that The Monks must be viewed as the prototypes for all that was good and great in the garage and punk genres. They night well content that one must see this as a visionary exhortation for unbridled mayhem in music that for its time is the equivalent of Luther nailing the 95 Theses to the church door.

Nonsense! This is not ground-breaking in the least in terms genre-setting. One only has to listen to The Ramones or Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols! to reach that sublime level of creation. Those two works do fulfil the promise of leading the masses into the unexplored country. Listen to the consistency and comptency of these works. Consider the brilliant independence clarity of purpose and of overall ability.

Then, return to Black Monk Time and try to find something...anything...remotely of the same impact.

It is not there.

Nor is the premise that this was a ground breaking work in its time a valid statement. By 1966, when this album was first issued, the garage scene was well-established, with a number of regional, national and international leading lights. So established was the genre that it was, in point of fact, already transmogrifying into a number of spin-off styles including psychedelia and galm-rock. Such syntheses require that both extant theses and antitheses. In light of that, the claim that this album is some sort of garage/punk Rosetta Stone and that the band members be accorded hagiographic status is absurb, to say the least.

Black Monk Time is nothing but an amateurish mess.

Standard Time, Vol. 4: Marsalis Plays Monk

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Great Jazz?
Wynton Marsalis, A Jazz Giant
Monk minus Monk = this album
Good effort with a couple of gems
Pretty Good but it ain't Monk

Standard Time, Vol. 4: Marsalis Plays Monk
Wynton Marsalis
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ASIN: B00000J280
Release Date: 1999-05-18

Tracks:

Thelonious
Evidence
We See
Monk's Mood
Worry Later
Four In One
Reflections
In Walked Monk
Hackensack
Let's Cool One
Brilliant Corners
Brake's Sake
Ugly Beauty
Green Chimneys

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On this 1994 recording, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and trombonist Wycliffe Gordon arrange the music of Thelonious Monk in a warm and witty neoclassic setting that typifies Marsalis's tradition-in-transition approach to jazz. Joining Marsalis and Gordon are drummer Herlin Riley, bassists Reginald Veal and Ben Wolfe, tenor saxophonists Walter Blanding and Victor Goines, Wess Anderson on alto and soprano sax, and pianist Eric Reed.

Monk's unconventionally structured blues and riff-based compositions are an important part of the jazz canon and Marsalis and company rise to the task of interpreting them. The 4/4 opener, "Thelonious," features a parade-style, stop-time intro with Anderson's ornithological, Charlie Parker-inspired tones, and Marsalis's burnished brass. The tap-dance feel of "Evidence" is maintained courtesy of the rhythm section, while the whimsical "We See" swings with Anderson's soprano sax and Reed's piano dancing on the melody. "Brake's Sake," "Green Chimneys," and "Worry Later" are solidly set in Riley's Congo Square-Latin-tinged drum work, Marsalis's laughing wah-wah sounds and clarion open horn solos, and Goines's towering tenor. A boppish horn line sets off "Four in One" and "Brilliant Corners" and is brilliantly decoded, while Marsalis's tune "In Walked Monk" (a play on Monk's "In Walked Bud") is reminiscent of Tadd Dameron's ensemble sound. The ballads include the dirgelike "Monk's Mood," with Marsalis's hazy mute, and the twilight-toned "Reflections." On "Ugly Beauty" Marsalis duets with Reed, who throughout this recording synthesizes Monk's dark tonal clusters and stride-piano techniques into his own fleet-fingered keyboard conception. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Customer Reviews:

Great Jazz?.......2003-08-16

I love Monk to death and am always exicited when I see/hear someone playing Monks Music. He is simply one of the greatest composers ever, period! He had more imagination and creativity in his writing and playing than anyone else, no discussion needed. Having said that I was disappointed in this CD (unforunately). I always thought Wynton needed to loosen up on his jazz playing and had hoped that in playing Monk's compositons he would be able to do that. Even though he was exposed to Jazz at an early age it almost seems like he learned his classical musicianship too well as he seems like a classical musician playing jazz. It just misses being great jazz. My feeling is why listen to almost great jazz when there is so much great jazz around that you can listened to. I also thought some of the horns tone and overall sound were a little bright sounding and didn't have the richness it needed for Monks music. I am not sure if this is a recording issue or playing issue. As always though he has a great rhythm section behind him. I have heard a liitle of his live CD's at the Village Vanguard and have liked what I have heard and will be buying that. Maybe he just needs to record his jazz live only.

Wynton Marsalis, A Jazz Giant.......2001-07-18

An impressive treatment of Monk's music. This is what makes Wynton such a great artist. His respect for the masters is a lesson that every Jazz listener should learn. His tone, attack, and approach are flawless! His heart wrenching expression on "Reflections" proves that Wynton can be be very emotional. Words cannot express the expression of "Brillant Corners". Truly a great recording.

Monk minus Monk = this album.......2000-09-23

This album is Monk if you subtract everything that made him a true, quirky-but-methodical original, and the greatest jazz composer ever (or at least tied with Duke for the title). No edges, no grit, no shards...no "brilliant corners", you might say. To be fair, this sort of middling approach may have value to some listeners, and perhaps it will turn someone on to the originals, so perhaps it is not a total waste. At any rate, it's hard for these ears to take.

Why not buy a Steve Lacy record instead?

Good effort with a couple of gems.......2000-04-14

This CD is aptly titled in that it's Wynton's take (with the help of Wycliffe Gordon) on Monk --a commentary on the music. Nothing replaces the original, of course, but these are for the most part, strong interpretations of the music by Wynton and his well-known bandmates of the mid-'90s.

For a tribute CD to succeed completely, it has to find real wellsprings of inspiration that put a completely personal stamp on the original music, and "Marsalis on Monk" doesn't quite make that level. In fact, for a good comparison with this CD, check out altoist/flutist James Spaulding's "Brilliant Corners," which in my opinion is just a notch better than this in revisiting and reformulating Monk's work.

The music here is never stale, but many of the cuts strike me as simply very well-played covers of well-known Monk tunes. There are two notable exceptions, however. "Four in One," one of Monk's most challenging pieces is super-charged with energy, and Wynton tears off a brilliant solo near the end. I immediately hit the repeat button after I heard it for the first time. "Green Chimneys" is a terrific set closer, full of authoritative solos and rich group playing that puts to rest the notion that Monk's music can't swing.

I'd also give high marks to Wynton for the choice of material, which includes some infrequently heard minor gems, such as "Let's Cool One," "Reflections," and "Ugly Beauty."

This isn't Marsalis's best album and it isn't the best collection of Monk interpretations, but it easily delivers enough of the goods to make it a solid thumbs up.

Pretty Good but it ain't Monk.......2000-03-15

I respect Wynton Marsalis he is a musical Genius.but he has Limits.overall i like his classical stuff better than his Jazz stuff.but he does have some tight Jazz stuff but this one isn't it.Marsalis Musical style is more influenced by Louis Armstrong&Duke Ellington which is Wonderful they are two of the Greatest Teachers of Music Period.but Marsalis is too Conservative of a Musician to tackle on Monk's work.Monk was far more risky than anything that Wynton has put out thus far and it shows here.while some of the material works much doesn't.nice attempt but not his bag.and I hope he doesn't try to touch any of Miles Davis stuff cuz that's not in his League.certain folks you just can't touch.

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Unique, even for Monk
A beautifully balanced session

It's Monk's Time
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ASIN: B0000AVHBM
Release Date: 2003-08-19

Tracks:

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Unique, even for Monk.......2005-10-06

In 1964, it had been about a year since Thelonious Monk had entered the studio, and suddenly due to an appearance on the cover of Time Magazine, he was a celebrity of sorts. Around the time of the magazine appearance, Monk and his working quartet (Charlie Rouse on tenor sax, Butch Warren on bass and Ben Riley on drums) entered the studio to record what would become "It's Monk's Time". An odd mix of unrecorded and underrecorded originals and standards, it is one of the most unique albums in Monk's catalog.

The three originals Monk tackled for this are among the least well known of his songbook-- two of these pieces ("Brake's Sake" and "Shuffle Boil") had been previously recorded on a session led by alto saxophonist Gigi Gryce which Monk served as a sideman for, but the third ("Stuffy Turkey") was never recorded before. Curiously enough, this was the only time these three were recorded. All three are somewhat odd, even for Monk pieces, and all three receive inspired readings. "Stuffy Turkey" features a straight descending theme stated by Rouse and echoed by Monk, before Rouse moves into a really well constructed solo based by-and-large on theme variation. "Brake's Sake" features a rhythmically straggering and difficult theme before turning to solos by all four members of the quartet-- Monk in particular is brilliant, but Riley steals the show with an unpredictable drum solo that recalls the phrasing technique of the leader. "Shuffle Boil" is perhaps the most unique of all the pieces-- the theme statement chirps in the extreme upper register of the tenor sax, then repeats in a more comfortable middle register. This extreme of playing (accomplished it is believed through false fingerings taught to Rouse by Monk) is certainly intriguing, and after this remarkable display, Rouse takes a fantastic if somewhat conventional solo. This is followed by equally inspired solos by Monk and Riley.

Of the standards, "Lulu's Back in Town" features the most intriguing arrangement-- opening with a stride piano intro by Monk, it eventually moves into a fairly straight arrangement (and features a superb and intelligent solo by Rouse) before dropping into another solo piano section by Monk where the leader is as advanced, fractured, and intriguing. "Memories of You" is performed as a solo piano feature, and finds Monk in an odd mood, more reflective of his style than actually embracing it-- stride and Ellington influences come through, and Monk's own sound feels like just another influence on the performance. Likewise his solo piano take on "Nice Work if You Can Get It" (a piece Monk revisited time and again in his career) finds Monk sounding little like himself, again embracing a stride and to a greater extent ragtime sound with the Monkisms just one more bit in the perculator.

This reissue is augmented by three bonus tracks-- a take of one of Monk's oldest pieces and his traditional set closer "Epistrophy" and alternate takes of "Nice Work if You Can Get It" and "Shuffle Boil". While "Epistrophy" was commonly performed live, it received only one previous studio reading for Blue Note in 1948, so its inclusion is a nice surprise. Monk states the theme first on piano with his stride influences coming forth before being joined by the rest of the band. Rouse and Monk exhibit near psychic interaction as Rouse takes apart and puts back together the piece, using the full range of his horn before turning over to a brief (but stunning) solo by the leader. The alternate takes are intereting, "Nice Work If You Can Get It" has a bit more of a lilt to it then the used master, and "Shuffle Boil" receives a far briefer presentation. Both are interesting but ultimately I prefer the issued master in both cases. The material has all been remastered and like the rest of the COlumbia remasters, it sounds superb (avoid the older issues with the purplish/blue borders, they didn't sound nearly as good) and reprints the original liner notes essay as well as including a pair of essays by pianist Dick Katz reflecting on the recording session and the music.

It seems the unusual material served as inspirational for Monk and his band, and certainly the uniqueness of this record does not hurt the frequency of which I listen to it. It's not quite the best Monk's done, but it may be the most unique in his catalog. Highly recommended.

A beautifully balanced session.......2005-04-28

Musically and technically, this is a beautifully balanced session in every way.

On the initial listening, it can be a bit disconcerting to hear Monk soloing on the first track through the right channel only. When the other players come in on both channels, however, it becomes obvious that the instruments have been appropriately separated for a very "live" effect. The program material is also very balanced, providing three originals and three standards. The format ranges from Monk's solo interpretations of two ballads to the full quartet treatment on the medium up-tempo tunes, and the best-of-both-worlds long piano intro and finish on "Lulu's Back in Town." This is a truly outstanding interpretation of a tune Monk performed frequently. Everyone plays with focused, elegant confidence throughout.

This CD could serve as a starting point for exploring Monk's music. If you're already a fan, it might be a very worthwhile addition to your collection. [This review refers to the IMPORT release]

Amazing Grace: The Songs Of The Reagan Memorial

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Great CD.......2007-03-19

Great CD - Even if you are not ex military you will enjoy it.

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Inspirational!
hymns we sang in church

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Compiled Here Are Fifty of the Most Beloved Hymns Performed by Three of England's Most Distinguished Choirs. Every Selection Here is Sung in an Appropriately Dignified Manner and If You're Up for Over Two Hours of Consistently Well-rendered Quintessentially English Treatments of These Vernacular Favorites it Simply Doesn't Get Any Better Than This.

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Inspirational!.......2004-10-08

Majestic hymns sung with British accents. A great combination! I haven't noticed any objectionable sounds on my copy.

hymns we sang in church.......2003-02-16

i grew up in a traditional presbyterian church that had a pipe organ. i wanted a cd of many of the hymns that we sang in church sung by a choir and accompanied by a pipe organ. this cd fulfilled my wishes perfectly. the hymns are performed in a very straight-forward fashion with no show-boating or excess flourishes which is exactly what i wanted. this is not gospel music but what i refer to as liturgical music to indicate that it is religious music but not gospel music. i would give it 5 stars but there is a slight hiss. other than that the recording quality is very good.

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The Essential Wedding Collection

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0001U0GCG
Release Date: 2004-05-11

Tracks:

Sheep May Safely Graze - Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Aria (Air On The G String) - Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Air - Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling - Richard Farnes
Canon in D major - Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Bridal Chorus - Stephen Cleobury
The Prince Of Denmark's March - Michael Laird Brass
Trumpet Tune And Air - Peter Hurford
Panis Angelicus - Luciano Pavarotti
Ave Maria - Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, National Philharmonic Orchestra and Luciano Pavarotti
Exsultate, Jubilate, K. 165 - Leontyne Price
Water Music - Stephen Cleobury
Wedding March - Peter Hurford
The Lord's My Shepherd - Huddersfield Choral Society
Laudate Dominum - Wren Orchestra
Let The Bright Seraphim - Dame Joan Sutherland
Abide With Me - Anthony Way
Ombra Mai Fu - Anthony Way
On Wings Of Song - Utah Symphony Orchestra
Toccata - Stephen Cleobury
Praise, My Soul, The King Of Heaven - Richard Farnes

Tracks:

My Heart Will Go On - James Horner
I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton
Love Theme - Nino Rota
Up Where We Belong - Will Jennings
As Time Goes By - Herman Hupfeld
Take My Breath Away - Giorgio Moroder
Can You Feel The Love Tonight? - Elton John
Evergreen - Barbra Streisand
Love Is All Around - Reg Presley
Maid Marian At The Waterfall (Everything I Do) I Do For You - Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Moon River - Henry Mancini
Where Do I Begin - Francis Lai
When A Man Loves A Woman - Andrew Wright
The Way We Were - Marvin Hamlisch
Unchained Melody - Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

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Abide with Me and other favourite hymns

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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100 Hymns & Songs of Inspiration
Hymns Through the Centuries
A Heritage of Hymns: Classic Recordings of the Great Songs of Faith and Inspiration
Hymns on the Crystal Cathedral Organ

ASIN: B000B6N69A
Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

All People That On Earth Do Dwell
Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind
King Of Glory, King Of Peace
Ye Watchers And Ye Holy Ones
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
All My Hope On God Is Founded
The Lord's My Shepherd
Tell Out, My Soul
Christ Is Made The Sure Foundation
Come Down, O Love Divine
Praise To The Lord, The Almighty, The King Of Creation
And Did Those Feet In Ancient Time (Jerusalem)
Abide With Me
Alleluya, Sing To Jesus!
Ye Holy Angels Bright
My Song Is Love Unknown
Holy, Holy, Holy!
Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken
O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing
Praise, My Soul, The King Of Heaven
O Praise Ye Lord

DRG 25th Anniversary Show Stopping Performances

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Great compilation
A disappointment

DRG 25th Anniversary Show Stopping Performances

Manufacturer: Drg
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00005Q6IN
Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

A Day In Hollywood A Night In Ukraine: Just Go To The Movies - Priscilla Lopez/David Garrison/Frank Lazarus/Stephen James/Peggy Hewett/Kate Draper
Babes In Arms: I Wish I Were In Love Again - Christopher Fitzgerald Jessica Stone
Pal Joey: Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered - Patti LuPone
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend - KT Sullivan
Nunsense: I Just Want To Be A Star - Christine Anderson
Louisiana Purchase: Wild About You - Debbie Gravitte & New York Voices
Oil City Symphony: Beaver Ball At The Bug Club - Mike Craver/Mark Hardwick/Debra Monk/Mary Murfitt
Falsettoland: The Baseball Game - Michael Rupert/Chip Zien/Faith Prince/Janet Metz/Heather MacRae/Stephen Bogardus
Very Good Eddie: Isn't It Great To Be Married? - Virginia Seidel/Spring Fairbank/Charles Repole/Nicholas Wyman
The Fantasticks: A Perfect Time To Be In Love - Harvey Schmidt
Call Me Madam: You're Just In Love - Tyne Daly/Lewis Cleale
Taking My Turn: Fine For The Shape I'm In - Margaret Whiting/Marnie Nixon/Cissy Houston
A Party With Betty Comden & Adolph Green: The French Lesson - Betty Comdon/Adolph Green
The Madwoman Of Central Park: Better - Phyllis Newman
Greenwillow: Never Will I Marry - Anthony Perkins
Song Of Singapore: I Can't Remember - Loretta Swit & Company
Tintypes: Elite Syncopation/I'm Goin' To Live Anyhow, 'Til I Die - Lynne Thigpen
I Love My Wife: Someone Wonderful I Missed - Joanna Gleason/Ilene Graff
The Good Companions: The Pleasure Of Your Company - Malcolm Rennie/Christopher Gable
Forbidden Broadway 20th Anniversary: Liza One-Note - Christine Pedi
Meet Me In St. Louis: The Trolley Song - Donna Kane & Ensemble

Tracks:

4 Guys Named Jose...And Una Mujer Named Maria!: Feel It - Philip Anthony/Henry Gainza/Allen Hidalgo/Ricardo Puente
Fame - The Musical: There She Goes!/Fame - Natasha Rennalls & Ensemble
Do Re Mi: What's New At The Zoo? - Heather Headley/The Animal Girls
High Society: Once Upon A Time/True Love - Melissa Errico/Daniel McDonald
Tenderloin: Artificial Flowers - Patrick Wilson
State Fair: Driving At Night/Our State Fair - Company
Kiss Me, Kate: Were Thine That Special Face - Brian Stokes Mitchell
Black And Blue: Black And Blue - Linda Hopkins/Ruth Brown/Carrie Smith
The Green Bird: O Foolish Heart - Company
Out Of This World: From This Moment On - Marin Mazzie/Gregg Edelman
The Boys From Syracuse: This Can't Be Love - Davis Gaines/Sarah Berry
Snoopy!!!: Poor Sweet Baby - Pamela Myers
SeesawNobody Does It Like Me - Michele Lee
March Of The Falsettos: I Never Wanted To Love You - Michael Rupert/Stephen Bogardus/Alison Fraser/Chip Zien/James Kushner
Lunch: Perfectly Alone - Carol Burnett
3hree: Foolish Dreamin'/Something Beautiful/Real Enough To Change My Mind - Jessica Molaskey/Will Gartshore/Rachel Ulanet
Lucky In The Rain: Love Me As If There Were No Tomorrow - Barbara Cook
Godspell: All Good Gifts - Sal Sabella & Company
The Act: Walking Papers - Liza Minnelli & Company

Customer Reviews:

Great compilation.......2002-05-10

I don't actually own this particular compilation, however, since I own nearly every recording represented on these discs...I think I'm qualified to comment. This is a wonderful representation of the high quality of work that DRG Records does.
The previous review is way off the mark. This is definitely not a waste of time or money. This is 25 years of preserving Broadway shows, Off-Broadway shows, studio recordings (mostly from the city center concerts), etc. So what if they "aren't as good as the original", DRG is preserving many recordings and artists that other mainstream labels don't or won't. You have wonderful recordings from Brian Stokes Mitchell, Nathan Lane, Debbie Gravitte, Tyne Daly, Anthony Perkins, Joanna Gleason, Marin Mazzie, Carol Burnett, Heather Headley, Patti LuPone, Barbara Cook, etc., and many of these are from Original Cast Recordings just as they appeared on Broadway. This is an excellent sampler of the work going on at DRG. No...I'm not an employee...just an avid listener and collector of theatre recordings.

A disappointment.......2001-12-15

There's a reason you've probably never heard of most of the songs and shows on this album, not to mention most of the artists. This is a second-rate collection of second-rate numbers performed by mostly second-rate artists. In the case of the shows that were revivals, the performances on the original cast recordings were better. Don't waste your money.

Silver Monk Time: A Tribute to the Monks

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A New Kind Of Hop Time, A New Kind Of Monk Time!

Silver Monk Time: A Tribute to the Monks
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Play Loud Prod
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000JJS70W
Release Date: 2007-06-19

Tracks:

Minimal Monk
Monk Time - Gary Burger, Alec Empire
Momks No Time - Mouse on Mars
Monk Chat - The Raincoats
Were Ever
Monk Hop - Jason Forrest
Blast Off
We Do Wie Du - Fehlfarben
Drunken Maria - Gossip
Complication - Solex,
Silver Monk Time - Silver Apples,
Shut Up - Floating Di Morel
Tumbling Monks - Gudrun Gut
Kuchhuche - Nista Nije Nista

Tracks:

Transatlantic Feedback
Higgle-dy Piggle-dy
Komplikation - Chicks on Speed, Die Goldenen Zitronen
I Can't Get Over You - Barbara Manning
Boys Are Girls and Girls Are Boys
Sei Still
Oh, How to Do Now
I Hate You - Alexander Hacke
Shut Up
Cuckoo
That's My Girl - Dave Day, The Havletones
I Hate You - Singapore Sling
Blaster - Meli Michaela
It Is Charles Time - Charles Wilp
Beware (The Transatlantic Feedback) - Gary Burger, Faust

Album Description

Tribute to the Monks. This is an amazing collection of bands paying tribute to the legendary Monks (Their first album, Black Monk Time, is as relevant now as it was 40 years ago!). The line-up is very enticing, and features several ''unknown'' bands like Mense Reents, Cycle, 27/11, Gudrun Gut, Fehlfarben as well as unlikely ones like Mouse On Mars. Other more known acts include Silver Apples/Alan Vega, The Raincoats, The 5.6.7.8's, The Fall, Alexander Hacke (Einsturzende Neubauten), Alec Empire ft. Gary Burger, Psychic TV and more. 29 tracks in all!! Enjoy! Play Loud Productions. 2006.

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A New Kind Of Hop Time, A New Kind Of Monk Time! .......2007-03-04

First off, the 2-CD set has some brilliant moments, some good moments, and of course some not so good moments. It's awesome to hear bands, some relatively known and some relatively unknown, take on the unique songs of The Monks. One of rocks' most revolutionary unknown bands. I became a fan apon viewing a Beat Club performance uploaded on the website You Tube in February of 2006. I purchased "Black Monk Time" that March, "Five Upstart Americans" that May, then I attended the world premiere of their independent documentary "The Transatlantic Feedback" on July 1st in L.A. and met bassist Eddie Shaw and banjo player Dave Day! That's how strongly I feel about this band. I love The Monks!

I feel fans will be divided on this CD, some peferring the ambient-techno songs mostly found on CD-1 as opposed to the more straight ahead rock renditions of Monk tunes found on CD-2. I personally play CD-2 more. The best song on this whole set is International Noise Conspiracys' take on "Shut Up." The intense interplay between the bass and drums in worth the price of admission alone! There are two Monk-sample songs, "Monk Hop" and "Blaster" (featuring samples of "Blast Off" none the less). Small excerpts of Dave Days' interview in the documentary are sprinkeled here and there in songs. Barbra Mason does a great version of "I Can't Get Over You" slowing the tempo down a bit from the ska-influenced original. The 5.6.7.8s version of "Cuckoo" is insane, an Asian girl group singing in broken English complete with a pedal steel guitar and barrel-house piano, no joke! Gary Burger proves to be a great vocalist with Faust on closing cut "Beware The Transatlantic Feedback," a heavy industrial number on which Burgers' vocal rants sound perfect. And the whole thing kicks off (after one opening intrumental), with a new updated version of "Monk Time" on which Gary Burger declairs "WHY DO YOU KILL ALL THOSE KIDS OVER THERE IN IRAQ?! GEORGE BUSH, WHO'S HE?!" Yes The Monks are here and "with it" in this decade, and they still rock. I recommend this CD set to ALL Monk fans and anyone interested in ambient, techno, or krautrock. Hopefully those who've never heard of The Monks will hear them now.

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Essential Dave Liebman album (if you like Monk)

Monk's Mood
David Liebman Trio
Manufacturer: Double Time Jazz
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ASIN: B00001O32Q
Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

Monk's Mood
Teo
Pannonica
Nutty
Reflections
Gallop's Gallop
Ugly Beauty
Monk's Dream
Introspection
Skippy
Monk's Mood

Customer Reviews:

Essential Dave Liebman album (if you like Monk).......2002-11-06

With apologies to Steve Lacy, I consider this the best album of Monk tunes by someone other than Monk himself. This is somewhat amazing, considering there is no piano on the cd. Instead, Liebman arranges the material so the great Eddie Gomez handles the harmonic changes, bassline and rhythm simultaneously (quite astonishing)! Even more incredible, Liebman manages to convey the essence of Monk in these recordings without being slavish to the originals. No question, this is a highwire act without precedent as far as tributes to Monk go, and a completely successful one. Bravo!

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