Superjudge [Import]

Monster Magnet | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 6, 1993)
• Original Release Date: April 6, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Fontana a&M
• ASIN: B000002G15
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,995 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Monster Magnet - 'Superjudge' (A&M Records), February 6, 2005

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Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Superjudge (Audio CD)

'Superjudge' was Monster Magnet's second album as they were successfully achieving to bond together two genres,space rock and heavy metal.When I FIRST recieved this CD,I thought the band had one thing in common with artists like Warrior Soul,Voivod and Jane's Addiction in the way they had their very own signature sound.After my first listen to 'Superjudge',I thought MAYBE the group had a former member of Hawkwind with them.I looked at the info inside the CD's front cover and didn't feel all THAT silly when on my second listen,as I discovered they'd done a Hawkwind cover,mind you...of "Brainstorm".Keep in mind this was before I became a major Hawkfan.The other disc's ten cuts sort of reminded me of like a Jefferson Airplane-meets-Black Flag.However,it's noted that their main influences were Hawkwind,Stooges and Sabbath.I've seen Monster several times now and have even hung out with guitarist/vocalist/frontman Dave Wyndorf(who's a heck of a nice guy)twice now.The other tunes on this CD that had me nearly gasping for air were the gut-cruncher "Face Down","Cyclops Revolution",the raga popster "Black Balloon" and "Dinosaur Vacume".What a record!Highly recommended.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superjudge is an intravenious journey to outer space., May 28, 1999

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"lordthirteen" (Center of the Universe) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Superjudge (Audio CD)

This is probably my very favorite Magnet slab. The ever sickening "overproduction" mistake is not present on this album. If Monster Magnet is the space rock, stoner sound they claim, than this is a supernova of a fix. The super saturated fuzz guitars swirl, and wind around driving "groove" balanced bass lines. Cascading, dark drum fills and rythms pound out the platform for this psychedelic orgasm. Wyndorf's vocals don't overpower the music, but blend into this psycho-space stew like mushrooms in tea. Buy it, and prepare yourself accordingly!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dark, Druggy and Abrasive, November 3, 2000

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"dog-com" (London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Superjudge (Audio CD)

Dirty, black savage riffs come roaring out of the speaker. At times it seems as if Monster Magnet are trying to summon up El Diablo himself, as in 'Evil (Is Going On)', though they never fall into that gruesome abyss of Death Metal, so beloved by ... like Deicide etc. In fact, they're capable of the odd deft tuneful touch and - gasp! - self-doubt on songs like 'Black Balloon', whilst the acoustic driven 'Cage Around The Cage' casts aside sharp sardonic observations before they erupt again. Unashamedly retro, using Sabbath, Hendrix and Twilight Zone rock, with a smattering of Eastern Promise, they nevertheless do their dark, druggy and abrasive thing like they mean it.