| Monolithic Baby! | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Monster Magnet |
| Cover: | Monolithic_Baby!.jpg |
| Recorded: | September/October 2003 |
| Length: | 54:23 |
| Label: | SPV |
| Producer: | Dave Wyndorf, Scott Humphrey |
| Prev Title: | Greatest Hits |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | 4-Way Diablo |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
Monolithic Baby! is the sixth studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released in 2004.[1] 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.
The album features three cover songs – "There's No Way Out of Here" by Ken Baker. The song was originally recorded by Baker's English country rock band Unicorn[2] [3] released in 1976 on their album Too Many Crooks (US title Unicorn 2). David Gilmour also recorded a version on his solo debut album. "The Right Stuff" by Robert Calvert is from his 1974 concept album, Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters, 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 especially 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.
Monolithic Baby! reached No. 13 in the German Charts.[4]
All tracks written by Dave Wyndorf except where noted.
Tracks 13 and 14 are US bonus tracks. "King of Mars 2004" is a re-recording of the track "King of Mars" from Dopes to Infinity, and "Venus in Furs" is a The Velvet Underground cover from their 1967 album The Velvet Underground & Nico.
Some special edition copies contain the two bonus tracks mentioned above 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".[5]
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart[6] | 46 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (VL) | 37 |
| German Albums Charts | 13 |
| French Albums Chart | 140 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 19 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 26 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 7 |