Forgotten Songs of the '90s: Thelonious Monster

Forgotten Songs of the ‘90s: Thelonious Monster

Thelonious Monster were without a doubt, one of the most fucked up bands of all time but in their time, they released some excellent singles. In 1992, they released one of their absolute best, “Blood Is Thicker Than Water.”

Starting off with a slow, acoustic intro, frontman Bob Forrest talks about his family; first he reminisces about his sister and the bond they once had and then he moves onto how he fears he’s turning into his father. But then the whole band kicks in and the song moves into high-gear punk.

By the time they get to the chorus, the band becomes a cohesive whole they seem to be having a blast just being on the same page. Just having the song end wasn’t enough so instead, the song just fades out to quiet, which is the best way and really the only way it could end.

Despite the song being absolutely kickass, the album it came from, Beautiful Mess was more scattershot. Also, despite major-label backing, the band wasn’t able to keep it together long enough to make any success last. As a result of this and massive drug problems, they imploded by the end of 1993, briefly reforming in 2004. Bob Forrest is now a counselor on “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” but everyone else has scattered. But take a listen to “Blood Is Thicker Than Water” and “Michael Jordan” and you’ll be able to hear why they should be remembered.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITmpPkGq3Co

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  1. zombie rotten mcdonaldMay 12, 2010 at 12:42 PM

    I only have the "Stormy Weather" disc, which omits the "Blood" song, but I also have affection for "So What If I Did" which, as I recall, came pretty close to breaking them big. At least I saw it on MTV. Once. Probably on 120 Minutes.

    I saw them play once also, but have little recollection.

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