music.wikisort.org - CompositionMonster is the fourth studio album by Canadian-American rock band Steppenwolf. The album was released in November 1969, by ABC Dunhill Records. It was their first LP with new lead guitarist Larry Byrom instead of Michael Monarch. The album was Steppenwolf's most political album, making references to important issues at the time, such as the Vietnam War.
1969 studio album by Steppenwolf
Monster |
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Released | November 1969 |
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Recorded | 1969 |
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Studio | American Recording Co. Studio, Studio City, CA |
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Genre | - Psychedelic rock
- blues rock
- hard rock
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Length | 32:53 |
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Label | ABC Dunhill |
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Producer | Gabriel Mekler |
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- "Move Over"
Released: August 1969 [1]
- "Monster"
Released: December 1969 [2]
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [3] |
The Village Voice | B+[4] |
Rolling Stone | (unfavorable) [5] |
The album was the first Steppenwolf album not to feature a US top ten hit, though two singles from the album entered the top 40: "Move Over" and "Monster".[6]
Reception
Reviews for Monster have generally been negative. Rolling Stone commented that the playing of the individual performers is "top-notch", but that "[t]heir arrangements have become sloppy and crude, as the early-Zappa lyrics continuously clash with the music."[5]
AllMusic panned the album in their retrospective review, remarking that "these lumbering hard rock tunes were not an effective means to address [important political topics], politically or musically."[3]
On the other hand, Village Voice critic Robert Christgau gave the album praise. Christgau gave the album a B+ rating and called it "an excellent comeback", though he thought the preachy lyrics marred somewhat the final result.[4]
Track listing
Side oneTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Monster/Suicide/America" | John Kay, Jerry Edmonton / Kay, Nick St. Nicholas, Larry Byrom, Edmonton / Kay, Edmonton | 9:15 |
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2. | "Draft Resister" | Kay, Goldy McJohn, Byrom | 3:20 |
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3. | "Power Play" | Kay | 5:26 |
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Side twoTitle | Writer(s) |
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4. | "Move Over" | Kay, Gabriel Mekler | 2:53 |
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5. | "Fag" | Byrom, Edmonton, St. Nicholas | 3:13 |
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6. | "What Would You Do (If I Did That to You)" | Leno Francen, Nolan Porter | 3:19 |
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7. | "From Here to There Eventually" | Kay, McJohn, Edmonton | 5:27 |
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Personnel
Steppenwolf
Technical
- Gabriel Mekler – producer
- Bill Cooper – engineer
- Richard Podolor – engineer
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)
Year |
Chart |
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1970 |
Billboard 200 |
17[7] |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
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Single |
Chart |
Position |
1969 |
"Move Over" |
Billboard Hot 100 |
31[6] |
1969 |
"Monster" |
Billboard Hot 100 |
39[6] |
References
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- John Kay
- Michael Wilk
- Gary Link
- Ron Hurst
- Danny Johnson
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