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Self Titled

Spine of God

Tab...25

Superjudge

Dopes to Infinity

Powertrip

1970/Doomsday

God Says No

• Alright, my first pick isn't new, its almost 10 years old, but at $ 10.99 this gem is a steal. Purists will tell you that this disc is where Monster Magnet started to lose them, but I disagree. Dopes to Infinity was an expansion of the Magnet sound, not a divergence. Tracks like Dopes to Infinity, Look to Your Orb, and King of Mars, provide a good midpoint between the raw energy of the earlier years, and the more polished sound of the later. MM`s Spine of God may be more classic, but if you're new to Magnet, this is the place to start. (I probably would choose Spine of God, if it was less expensive and easier to get a hold of)

CD Reviews

• 26 september 2004 Boston WAAF MA
• 27 september 2004 Allentown Crocodile Rock Café PA
• 30 september 2004 Lancaster The Chameleon PA
• 01 october 2004 Baltimore Rechter MD
• 02 october 2004 Huntington Harris River Front Park WV

Opening for HIM

• 12 november 2004 Worcester The Palladium MA
• 13 november 2004 Philadelphia The Electric Factory PA
• 14 november 2004 New York Irving Plaza NY
• 15 november 2004 New York Irving Plaza NY
• 18 november 2004 Pittsburgh The Rock Club PA
• 19 november 2004 Detroit State Theater MI
• 20 november 2004 Chicago Riviera Theater IL
• 21 november 2004 Minneapolis Quest Club MN
• 23 november 2004 Omaha Ranch Bowl Headline Show! NE
• 24 november 2004 Denver Fillmore Auditorium CO
• 26 november 2004 Las Vegas House Of Blues NV
• 27 november 2004 Tempe Marquee Theater AZ
• 29 november 2004 San Diego Soma CA
• 30 november 2004 San Francisco Warfield Theatre CA
• 02 december 2004 Hollywood The Avalon CA
• 04 december 2004 Los Angeles Wiltern Theatre CA

Nick Fury's Phantom Eye  2000-10-21

• Just got back from the 'secret' Monster Magnet show in NJ. Billed as Nick Fury's Phantom Eye this really wasn't Monster Magnet. Well, it was, but it wasn't. Dave Wyndorf started the show off by explaining that this was not the usual rock show, that it was a Rock and Soul Psychedlic show. On stage with Magnet were a keyboard player and a sound effects wizard "playing, I don't know what the hell all he's playing"; Wayne Larson played the keyboards, and I can't remember the other guys full name, so I won't fuck it up here. The Setlist was Kiss of the Scorpion(new), 5 Years Ahead of My Time, God Says No(new), Cry(new), Dinosaur Vacum, Baby Gotterdamerung, and a 10 minute version of Cage Around the Sun with, I believe, an electric sitar. It sounded like a sitar, it said sitar, and it had some funny extra strings to the left of the fretboard. I've never seen one to be positive though. Despite several technical difficulties, a stubborn mic and blowing out the PA, the band played a great powerful set. The last time I heard anyone play this loud at the Brighton was High on Fire. The new songs are great. I don;t know what they sound like on the record, but live they had all the power I've come to expect from Magnet. With some cool new twists too. Tim Cronin even treated us to his always ultra-trippy Psychedelic Light Show. The two guests tonight definitely added a new dimension to the show. Also playing were the Lemmings, Heavy Liquid and Lord Sterling. A great night all around.

Related Artists

Monster Magnet -> Atomic Bitchwax, The
Monster Magnet -> Desert Sessions
Monster Magnet -> Gallery of Mites
Monster Magnet -> Ribeye Brothers
Monster Magnet -> Wellwater Conspiracy

Suggested Artists

Black Sabbath
Cactus
Fu Manchu
Grand Funk Railroad
Kyuss
Lord Sterling
Solarized
Steppenwolf

Internet Sites

Monster Magnet Fan Site
Monster Magnet Official