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Monster Magnet – ‘Superjudge’ (A&M Records)
By Mike Reed
‘Superjudge’ was Monster Magnet’s second album as they were with great success achieving to bond together two genres,space rock and heavy metal.When I FIRST recieved this CD,I thought the band had one thing in mutual with artists like Warrior Soul,Voivod and Jane’s Addiction in the way they had their very own signature sound.After my introductory listen to ‘Superjudge’,I thought MAYBE the group had a former fellow member of Hawkwind with them.I looked at the selective information inside the CD’s front cover and didn’t feel all THAT ridiculous when on my second listen,as I came across they’d done a Hawkwind cover,mind you…of “Brainstorm”.Keep in mind this was before I became a major Hawkfan.The other disc’s ten cuts sort of reminded me of like a Jefferson Airplane-meets-Black Flag.However,it’s cited that their main influences were Hawkwind,Stooges and Sabbath.I’ve seen Monster assorted times now and have even hung out with guitarist/vocalist/frontman Dave Wyndorf(who’s a heck of a nice guy)twice now.The other tunes on this CD that had me almost gasping for air were the gut-cruncher “Face Down”,”Cyclops Revolution”,the raga popster “Black Balloon” and “Dinosaur Vacume”.What a record!Highly recommended.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Superjudge is an intravenious journeying to outer space.
By A
This is probably my very favored Magnet slab. The ever sickening “overproduction” fault is not present on this album. If Monster Magnet is the space rock, stoner sound they claim, than this is a supernova of a fix. The super completely filled fuzz guitars swirl, and wind around driving “groove” balanced bass lines. Cascading, dark drum fills and rythms pound out the platform for this psychedelic orgasm. Wyndorf’s vocals don’t overpower the music, but blend into this psycho-space stew like mushrooms in tea. Buy it, and prepare yourself accordingly!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Dark, Druggy and Abrasive
By A
Dirty, black savage riffs come roaring out of the speaker. At times it seems as if Monster Magnet are attempting to summon up El Diablo himself, as in ‘Evil (Is Going On)’, altho they never fall into that gruesome abyss of Death Metal, so beloved by … like Deicide etc. In fact, they’re capable of the odd deft tuneful touch and – gasp! – self-doubt on songs like ‘Black Balloon’, whilst the acoustic driven ‘Cage Around The Cage’ casts detached sharp sardonic observations before they erupt again. Unashamedly retro, using Sabbath, Hendrix and Twilight Zone rock, with a smattering of Eastern Promise, they nevertheless do their dark, druggy and abrasive thing like they mean it.
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