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Superjudge

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'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.

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!

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.

as others have pointed out this record is the bridge between Spine of God and all the other mm discs thru God says No. pschyadelia is in full effect here but over songs which sound like they were written in a chop shop behind a graveyard. Cage around the Sun in one of the best MM compositions ever. it sort of distills everything they're about, bridging creepily beautiful acid folk with '70s monster riffs. leader dave wyndorf sounds like he's having a blast being as comically over the top with the vocals as possible. all the songs are great, but rockers Face Down and Twin Earth are the full out treats, absolutely brilliant and decadent rock stuff. most people don't understand that monster magnet perform their music slightly tounge in cheek. once you get this, it's easy to get into how heavy and cool they are. superjudge, if you can deal with the slightly lo-fi production, is a classic.

I'm serious, and I like all kinds of music. This has enough meat to satisfy a variety of rock lovers. Man o man, this is good.

For the biggest kick, try 'Cage Around the Sun'. The sample on this site doesn't do it justice, but that song turned up all the way will make dogs in your neighborhood run away. This is not only the best of Monster Magnet's albums (which range from incredibly good to 1 or 2 good songs in a set of 10), but it's definitely the best metal-ish album of my lifetime.

The music is intense. Imagine music that drips and sits like oil and water, constantly writhing over itself with a perfect vocalist. The lyrics dance with danger, citing Greek gods, marine biology, casual drug references, and sexual fantasy. It makes you feel like a million dollars. They even cover a Hawkwind song.

Big thumbs up, and I have big thumbs. If you're at all in doubt, buy it used and write to me if you don't like it. I'll convince you that you're wrong.

Nevermind Welcome to Sky Valley, this is easily the best stoner/hard rock album i've ever heard. Monster Magnet were on top of their game with this release.

From the hard rocking Dinosaur Vacume to the middle-eastern tinted Black Balloon, this cd will have you headbanging in no time; something which was barely possible on Spine Of God.

This got more lovin' speed then your lonely souls can chew.

All I can say is, any band that covers Hawkwind ("Brainstorm") and manages to beat those older Space Warriors at their own game deserves a grateful world's undying adulation!

Yes, this album defines "Stoner Rock". This album deserves Epic Status. Considered by most that know their Monster Magnet to be the best album of Monster Magnet. Offers such gems as "cyclops Revolution", "Superjudge", "Cage Around the Sun", and the Hawkwind cover "Brainstorm". A highly recommended album that accepts no substitutes.

Monster Magnet returns from their drug-induced haze to powerslam your withered soul some more... Stripped down to the bare hard-rock essentials, Superjudge sheds some of Monster Magnet's earlier psychedelic experimentation (along with a guitar player) and adds ear-splitting leads and balls-out megasludge that'll sound perfect blasting out of your '72 Plymouth Duster. If their older stuff was Blue Cheer, then this stuff can only be described as Deep Purple... Smoke!

Monster Magnet's third album is pretty hard to describe, but if I had to describe the music on this album I would say that it sounded like fuzz/stoner/psychedelic/garage/acid rock. Every song on the album is fine tuned to absorb the listener. You can lie down, close your eyes and you don't even need narcotics to help conjure up weird images in your head. The album opens with Wynford's echo-effect spoken words in Cyclops Revolution which kicks in with a mind altering and awesome groove amid a cool cloud of fuzz and dense distortion. The five-minute album opener gives way to the brilliant Twin Earth with it's heavy and groovy riffs which is hard charged by a pair of low slung six string machines in action. The title track also grabs a never ending guitar in strained sustain of trippy vibes, it really kicks off to a great start however Elephant Bell and Brainstorm aren't up to scratch but the rest of it's fine. It's a wild ride and a great listening experience .... A long acoustic intro hails the arrival of the distant ramblings of Cage Around The Sun which fields an eastern vibe midway through the track, as well as a heavy dose of full on Marshall power to bring the song to a close. Then there's the cool cover song Evil (Is Going On) which is pushed out with heavy aggression and is one of my favorite songs on the album. The whole album in my opinion has some really outstanding guitar work, even though they did improve especially with Dopes To Infinity and their hit album Powertrip. Along with Spine of God and Dopes to Infinity, this one put Monster Magnet miles ahead and apart from other bands during the nineties. The riffs and rhythms are huge, expansive, trippy and heavy beyond your wildest rock and roll fantasies. Make sure that you check out this brilliant rock album especially if you're a fan of this kind of music, great stuff!.