the Monks
USA
Formed: 1964
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Rock & Roll/Roots, Psychedelic, Psychedelic/Garage, Garage Rock, Rock & Roll
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One of the strangest stories in rock history, the Monks were formed in the early '60s by American G.I.s stationed in Germany. After their discharge, the group stayed on in Germany as the Torquays, a fairly standard beat band. After changing their name to the Monks in the mid-'60s, they also changed their music, attitude, and appearance radically. Gone were standard oldie covers, replaced by furious, minimalist original material that anticipated the blunt, harsh commentary of the punk era. Their insistent rhythms recalled martial beats and polka...
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