C/D - Thelonious Monster

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Spawned in the same scene as Jane's Addiction and the Chili Peppers, Hollywood's answer to the Replacements self-destructed while their peers became superstars. They were critical darlings that never sold records. What do you all think of them?
I found a website that has mp3s of their unreleased reunion album available for free.

― Marshall Stax (Marshall Stax), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 11:06 (twenty-two years ago)

The url for the new Thelonious Album is:
http://home.attbi.com/~rokymanson/

― Marshall Stax (Marshall Stax), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 11:07 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm only familiar with "Walk on Water" which was a great tune... Too bad the Royal Crescent Mob already had a lock on white guys imitating James Brown.

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 11:30 (twenty-two years ago)

After listening to the mp3's... While I'm not so excited that I want to track down all the Thelonious Monster recordings in existence, I am reminded how unjust/unwarranted the RHCP's success was- compared to all of the other late-80s acts.

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 13:41 (twenty-two years ago)

i never thought of them as in the same terrain as them red hot silly chappies. Mind you, most of what i remember of Thelonious Monster (besides one great live show) was "Sammy Hagar Weekend", which made me laugh, at the time.

― pauls00, Wednesday, 30 April 2003 15:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Never could stand Bob Forrest's voice.

― Arthur (Arthur), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 16:33 (twenty-two years ago)

I have Beautiful Mess on tape somewhere. Can't remember whether it's any good. I only bought it for the Tom Waits cameo.

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 17:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I have Beautiful Mess, haven't listened to it in a while. I remember there's a really good Joan Armatrading cover on there.

― JesseFox (JesseFox), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 21:24 (twenty-two years ago)

twelve years pass...

bump for this insanely forgotten band

he goes optimum grunge at 2:53

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-bHkMLgk-M

― hackshaw, Sunday, 23 August 2015 05:18 (ten years ago)

Thelonius Monster was pretty fun the time I saw them back in the early 90s. Bob did a version of "Here Comes a Regular" by the Replacement solo to close the show. Mary's Danish was even better out of those same LA alt funk groups that got signed but never caught on big.

The 90s alt/funk band I saw a few times that was really fun to see live was the Royal Crescent Mob. Those guys were tons of fun live and I saw them play a few times during the same time period.

― earlnash, Sunday, 23 August 2015 05:45 (ten years ago)

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