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Robot Monster is the ninth album by Canadian guitarist Don Ross, released in 2003. It is his third and final recording on the Narada/Virgin label. The album takes its title from the science-fiction film of the same name.

Robot Monster
Studio album by Don Ross
Released	August 5, 2003
Label	Narada/Virgin
Producer	Don Ross, Christophe Bendel
Don Ross chronology
Huron Street (2001) Robot Monster (2003) Music for Vacuuming (2005)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Minor 7th	(no rating) [2]

Music critic Mark Deming, writing for Allmusic, wrote the album "The disc is mostly balanced between the sort of aggressive, mojo-working-again kind of optimistic intensity and more reflective ballads that show a heart in the healing process. Knowing the story of his wife's passing from cancer makes the lush, languid, steel guitar-enhanced "Goodbye Kelly Goodbye" a true tearjerker."[1] Critic Bernard Richter praised the album and wrote "Each one of the 12 tunes has a strong musical foundation, and the listener—while taken aback because of Ross' sheer virtuosity—is easily pulled into the music itself."[2]

Track listing

All songs by Don Ross except as noted.

1. "Robot Monster" – 4:22
2. "It's Fun Being Lucky" – 4:57
3. "So Much Time" (Don Ross, Christoph Bendel) – 5:03
4. "Elevation Music" – 3:16
5. "Dracula and Friends (Part One)" – 4:13
6. "June" – 5:05
7. "I Think of You" (Don Ross, Christoph Bendel) – 4:56
8. "Bubble Radio" – 3:53
9. "Dracula and Friends (Part Two)" – 3:17
10. "Fader Jones" – 4:41
11. "Goodbye Kelly Goodbye" – 3:26
12. "Oh Baby" (Don Ross, Christoph Bendel) – 5:00

Personnel

• Don Ross – guitar, vocals, piano, sampling
• Andrew Craig – piano
• Colleen Allen – soprano sax
• Jordan O'Connor – upright bass
• Matthew Shawn Fleming - percussion

Production Notes

• Produced by Don Ross and Christophe Bendel
• Engineered by Ron Skinner
• Mastered by Trevor Sadler

References

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