Monstereo Delicio

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Monstereo Delicio
Monstereo.jpg
Studio album by Girl Monstar
Released July 1992 (1992-07)
Recorded 1990–1991
Studio
  • Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne
  • Periscope Studios, Melbourne
  • Platinum Studios, Melbourne
Genre Rock
Length42:00
Label Timberyard/MDS
Producer

Monstereo Delicio is a rock album by Australian all-girl group, Girl Monstar, which was released in July 1992 via Timberyard Records. Its name references the tropical flowering plant, Monstera deliciosa , or fruit salad plant. The album was recorded by the line-up of Damian Child on bass guitar and backing vocals; Anne McCue on lead guitar, lead vocals and piano; Sherry Valier (a.k.a. Sherry Rich) on guitar, lead vocals and harmonica; and Susie World on drums, percussion and backing vocals. Prior to its release Child was replaced by Janene Abbott, who appears on the cover art but did not provide any recorded material. [1] [2] Tracks 1 to 10 were co-produced by Paul Kosky and Darren McCormack (a.k.a. Jedd Starr). [2] Their earlier single, "Joe Cool", had been released in June 1990 and, with its B-side, provides two bonus tracks on this album.

Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and in the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style which drew heavily on the genres of blues, rhythm and blues, and from country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical styles. Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time signature using a verse–chorus form, but the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political.

Girl Monstar

Girl Monstar were an all female Australian rock band which formed 1988 with the line-up of Damian Child on bass guitar; Anne McCue on lead guitar and vocals; Sherry Valier on vocals and rhythm guitar ; and Sue World on drums and vocals. Both of their singles, "Surfing on a Wave of Love" / "He's Hell" (1989) and "Joe Cool" (1990), topped the Australian Independent charts. They issued one album, Monstereo Delicio, in July 1992 on Timberyard Records. Child was replaced by Janene Abbott but the group disbanded in 1993. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described their sound "trash pop style mixed tough guitar riffs with strong harmonies". Valier as Rich, is a country rock artist and has issued solo material as well as performing in bands. McCue is also an alternative country artist, she relocated to Nashville and has released several solo albums.

Timberyard Records was a pioneering record label in the Australian independent music movement of the 1980s.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Are You Ever?" Sherry Rich 3:14
2."Teenage Dinosaur"Rich3:01
3."Higher Than High" Anne McCue 3:25
4."Jason, Please"Rich4:38
5."Don't Blame Me"Rich3:39
6."Johnny"McCue3:04
7."Maneater"Rich3:06
8."He's So Cruel"McCue2:51
9."My Baby Makes Me (Stay Up All Night)"Rich2:35
10."Head Banger (I Love You)"Rich, Russell Berther, J Bowers3:24
11."Joe Cool" (bonus track)Rich3:23
12."Egomaniac" (bonus track)McCue3:38

Personnel

Girl Monstar
Sherry Rich Australian singer, songwriter and musician.

Sherry Rich or Sherry Rich-Plant is an Australian alternative country singer-songwriter, guitarist and music teacher. As Sherry Valier, she formed an all-girl garage rock band, Girl Monstar (1988–93), on lead vocals, harmonica and rhythm guitar. She has worked as a solo artist fronting Sherry Rich and the Grievous Angels (1994–96), The Rich Family with her mother Noelene Rich, brother Rusty and husband Rick Plant, and a member of various ensembles including the Grapes, a duo with Ashley Naylor; the Mudcakes (2004–present), a children's music group with her husband.

Anne McCue Australian musician

Anne McCue is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, video director and radio host from Australia.

Miscellaneous

Original bass player, Damian Child, recorded all bass parts on the album – though her replacement Janene Abbott appears on the cover art. Monstereo Delicio first ten tracks were recorded in 1991 at Periscope and Platinum Studios in Melbourne. Russell "Rusty" Berther (Rich's brother) from Australian comedy duo, Scared Weird Little Guys, co-wrote 'Headbanger - I Luv U' with Rich and J Bowers. The two bonus tracks, originally released on a 7" single, "Joe Cool" in June 1990, were produced by Kevin "Caveman" Shirley and were recorded at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne.

Scared Weird Little Guys were an Australian comedy music duo formed in July 1990, comprising John Fleming and Rusty Berther. The Scaredies performed their last ever live show in Brisbane in May 2011, until a one-off benefit gig in Melbourne in October 2016. They reunited for a 3-day stindt at the Brisbane Powerhouse on the 8th-10th of March 2019.

Joe Cool (song) 1990 single by Girl Monstar

"Joe Cool" is the second single by Australian rock band Girl Monstar. Both songs from the single were included as bonus tracks on the band's 1992 debut album, Monstereo Delicio.

Kevin Shirley, also known as The Caveman, is a music producer and mixer for many artists, such as the bands Journey, Iron Maiden, Rush, Led Zeppelin, Joe Bonamassa, Beth Hart, Marya Roxx, Dream Theater, The Springbok Nude Girls, HIM, Tyler Bryant, Mr. Big, and Europe.

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