Monolithic Baby!

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Monolithic Baby!
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25, 2004 (2004-05-25)
RecordedSeptember/October 2003
Length54:23
Label SPV
Producer Dave Wyndorf, Scott Humphrey
Monster Magnet chronology
Greatest Hits
(2003)
Monolithic Baby!
(2004)
4-Way Diablo
(2007)
Singles from Monolithic Baby!
  1. "Unbroken (Hotel Baby)"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Monolithic"
    Released: 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Monolithic Baby! is the sixth studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released in 2004. [4] It is a follow-up to 2000's God Says No . It would also be the first album featuring bassist Jim Baglino. Bob Pantella was hired to fill the band's drum position after the album's recording; the drums on the album were performed by Michael Wildwood.

Contents

The album features three cover songs – "There's No Way Out of Here" written by Ken Baker and originally recorded by Baker's English country rock band Unicorn, [5] [6] "The Right Stuff" by Robert Calvert and Velvet Underground's "Venus in Furs", the latter being available on the US edition of the album only.

The song "Master of Light" was written for the movie Torque (2004) where the band appears performing it in the nightclub, but the version heard in the movie is a remix with a greater presence of electronic touches. [7] [8]

Monolithic Baby! charted in seven countries and peaked at #7 in Sweden and #13 in Germany. [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dave Wyndorf, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Slut Machine"3:28
2."Supercruel"3:40
3."On the Verge"5:54
4."Unbroken (Hotel Baby)"3:42
5."Radiation Day"4:56
6."Monolithic"4:39
7."The Right Stuff" (Robert Calvert cover)4:32
8."There's No Way Out of Here" (Unicorn cover)4:10
9."Master of Light"4:45
10."Too Bad"3:33
11."Ultimate Everything"7:26
12."CNN War Theme"3:35
Total length:54:23
US bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."King of Mars 2004"4:27
14."Venus in Furs" (The Velvet Underground cover)4:51

Special edition

Some special edition copies contain the US bonus tracks and a bonus DVD with an interview with the band, live performances, and the uncensored music videos for "Unbroken (Hotel Baby)" and "The Right Stuff". [10]

Personnel

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart [11] 46
Belgian Albums Chart (VL) [11] 37
German Albums Charts [9] 13
French Albums Chart [11] 140
Finnish Albums Chart [11] 19
Norwegian Albums Chart [11] 26
Swedish Albums Chart [11] 7
YearSingle Mainstream Rock Tracks
2004"Unbroken (Hotel Baby)"#31

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