![]() ![]() Watch the trippy lyric video and check out the full tracklist below. Destroyer." They stay pretty faithful to the original, but they make it sound like a Monster Magnet song. The first taste is Monster Magnet's rendition of Poo-Bah's 1972 heavy psych nugget "Mr. Furthermore, A Better Dystopia is a collection of songs that I think reflect (knowingly or unknowingly) a paranoid time in history, but also deflect that same paranoia by owning it, fully. I think that’s reason enough for us to do this album. Born in Red Bank, New Jersey, MONSTER MAGNET was initially a cosmos away from the major-label, alternative rock boom that would suck the band into the shiny MTV world of the early to mid-1990s. The great bands whose music we lovingly interpret here were (and some still are) on the fringe, underrated, and in our opinion, really, really cool. A no-man’s land of hard rock that still had remnants of psychedelia and garage punk but had abandoned any notion of “flower power” or frat house fun. The band first went by the names 'Dog of Mystery', 'Airport 75', 'Triple Bad Acid' and 'King Fuzz' before finally settling on 'Monster Magnet. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf (vocals and guitar), John McBain (guitar) and Tim Cronin (vocals and drums). This was like a playlist from the 4th dimension… strange bits of musical obscurity, mostly dredged up from that inglorious and freaky “twilight zone” time that preceded Arena Rock, Heavy Metal, Reggae and Disco. Monster Magnet is an American stoner rock band. Retro-rock visionaries Monster Magnet spent much of the 1990s struggling against the prejudices imposed upon image and sound by alternative rock fashion nazis. These were not the popular hits of the time. Of course, these tunes have also been in my head for more or less my whole life. I’d heard those words before, and they brought to mind my childhood in the late 60’s/early 70’s… and the music… and short playlist of songs (just one of many) that I’d been carrying around with me on my whatever device to listen to before shows. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright. The world roared “Dystopia! Apocalypse! Revolution!”. ![]() I didn’t feel much like writing, but working on anything was better than watching the news as hospitals filled up, people died, and American politics went bat-shit crazy. A total DIY affair (band only) recorded and mixed in Bob Pantella’s small but potent Freak Shop Studios/rehearsal space right here in New Jersey. Rather than panhandle on the internet, hawking masks and Zoom-rocking practice sessions for dollars, I suggested we record a “bunker record”. 'Wyndorfian' is the only appropriate phrase to use when describing the rawk machine that is Monster Magnet. We all agreed that we would be bored out of our minds within a month of lockdown. The tune is from Magnet’s upcoming A Better Dystopia covers album, which arrives May. Speaking about the album, frontman Dave Wyndorf says: Destroyer, a cover of a song originally done in 1972 by cult band Pooh-Bah. ![]()
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