Album Wars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Electrophonic Tonic · 08-06-2011, 12:31 PM

This one is very close for me. I prefer the Sonics' Boom over the debut, and if it replaced Here are the Sonics!!!, Boom would win in a landslide.

BUT!! That's not the battle. So...

While both come from garage rock roots, they took two very different paths. The Sonics represent the final evolution of Seattle's garage rock scene and maybe the first punk band. While the Monks added added extreme degrees of minimalism and avant-garde that connect them in someways to 70' Krautrock.

For me, Black Monk Time is an amazing album and amazing it was even recorded, considering the total lack melody and complete focus on rhythm. But, the energy and power the Sonics have is incredible. Here are the Sonics has an amazing drum sound (considering it's actually just one microphone) and the correct mix of thumping anger, and catchy melody that make garage rock so much more appealing than straight up punk rock (at least for me).

The Monks 0
The Sonics 2

And, here are some videos to help out some decision making:

The Monks

The Sonics

Unknown Soldier · 08-06-2011, 12:41 PM

It should actually be:

The Monks 1
The Sonics 2

I still haven`t heard the Monks album yet and am now very intrigued!!! Will place my vote after giving it a listen.

Unknown Soldier · 08-07-2011, 05:01 AM

Listened to the Monks album and sure it was wild for the era, but its not as complete sounding as the Sonics album is. I`m not a huge fan of bands that do a lot of cover songs, but the Sonics dis it well and added real energy to their covers.

The Monks 1
The Sonics 3

OccultHawk · 08-07-2011, 07:22 AM

The Monks were cool but they weren't as sincere as the Sonics

The Monks 1
The Sonics 4

Necromancer · 08-07-2011, 07:28 AM

I'll make a biased pick,.. Monks.

Monkes - 2
Sonics - 4

Jedey · 08-07-2011, 07:36 AM

Love The Monks.

Monks - 3
Sonics - 4

Howard the Duck · 08-07-2011, 07:37 AM

need to d/l both albums also

tmw

captaincaptain · 08-07-2011, 07:46 AM

Monks - 3
Sonics - 5

Their drummer is insanely awesome.

Howard the Duck · 08-08-2011, 02:56 AM

ok, just got both again

The Sonics

aw, you have got to be kidding me - this is just like a jumped Dave Clark 5, nothing proto-punk about this, adding fuzz to the guitars and playing at breakneck speed doesn't make you "punk"

The Monks

this is more like it - reminiscent of the Nuggets garage bands, there is some cool experimentation, and overall, the structure of the songs are much better than the above

so:-

Monks - 4
Sonics - 5

Unknown Soldier · 08-09-2011, 03:49 AM

The Sonics scrape that one 5-4. Next up courtesy of Electrophonic Tonic sitting up there in the twilight zone are these two acclaimed modern day hip-hop albums. Take a few lines explaining your choice when voting.

El-P I`ll Sleep When You`re Dead 2007

Versus

Dalek Absence 2004

08-06-2011, 12:31 PM	#2461 (permalink)
Electrophonic Tonic Your Ad Here Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 876	This one is very close for me. I prefer the Sonics' Boom over the debut, and if it replaced Here are the Sonics!!!, Boom would win in a landslide. BUT!! That's not the battle. So... While both come from garage rock roots, they took two very different paths. The Sonics represent the final evolution of Seattle's garage rock scene and maybe the first punk band. While the Monks added added extreme degrees of minimalism and avant-garde that connect them in someways to 70' Krautrock. For me, Black Monk Time is an amazing album and amazing it was even recorded, considering the total lack melody and complete focus on rhythm. But, the energy and power the Sonics have is incredible. Here are the Sonics has an amazing drum sound (considering it's actually just one microphone) and the correct mix of thumping anger, and catchy melody that make garage rock so much more appealing than straight up punk rock (at least for me). The Monks 0 The Sonics 2 And, here are some videos to help out some decision making: The Monks The Sonics Last edited by Electrophonic Tonic; 08-06-2011 at 12:48 PM.

08-07-2011, 07:36 AM	#2466 (permalink)
Jedey Veritas vos liberabit Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Musicapolis Posts: 477	Love The Monks. Monks - 3 Sonics - 4 __________________ My Tunes

08-07-2011, 07:46 AM	#2468 (permalink)
captaincaptain I Am Become Death Metal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Stankonia Posts: 695	Monks - 3 Sonics - 5 Their drummer is insanely awesome. __________________ LAST.FM RYM

08-06-2011, 12:41 PM	#2462 (permalink)
Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	It should actually be: The Monks 1 The Sonics 2 I still haven`t heard the Monks album yet and am now very intrigued!!! Will place my vote after giving it a listen.

08-07-2011, 05:01 AM	#2463 (permalink)
Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	Listened to the Monks album and sure it was wild for the era, but its not as complete sounding as the Sonics album is. I`m not a huge fan of bands that do a lot of cover songs, but the Sonics dis it well and added real energy to their covers. The Monks 1 The Sonics 3

08-07-2011, 07:22 AM	#2464 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	The Monks were cool but they weren't as sincere as the Sonics The Monks 1 The Sonics 4

08-07-2011, 07:28 AM	#2465 (permalink)
Necromancer Divination Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,655	I'll make a biased pick,.. Monks. Monkes - 2 Sonics - 4

08-09-2011, 03:49 AM	#2470 (permalink)
Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	The Sonics scrape that one 5-4. Next up courtesy of Electrophonic Tonic sitting up there in the twilight zone are these two acclaimed modern day hip-hop albums. Take a few lines explaining your choice when voting. El-P I`ll Sleep When You`re Dead 2007 Versus Dalek Absence 2004