Forgery
Studio album by
Monks of Doom
Released1992
GenreAlternative rock
LabelI.R.S. Records[1]
ProducerDan Fredman
Monks of Doom chronology
The Insect God EP
(1992)		 Forgery
(1992)		 What's Left for Kicks?
(2006)

Forgery is an album by the American alternative rock band Monks of Doom, released in 1992.[2][3] It was the band's first album to be distributed by a major label, and their second after the breakup of the members' former band, Camper Van Beethoven.[4][5]

Production

A loose concept album about fabrication and deception, Forgery was produced by Dan Fredman.[6][7][8] "Tanguedia" and its reprise are tributes to the Argentine musician Astor Piazzolla.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Chicago Tribune[10]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[1]
The Press of Atlantic City[11]

Trouser Press wrote that "it’s a tight and cleanly played record but, as with the Monks’ entire oeuvre, the literate songs and sounds come too often from the head and too rarely from the heart."[5] Guitar Player deemed the album "modern psychedelia for the smart drug generation."[12] The Province considered the album's songs to be "projections of a modern, unfussy but subtly complex expression of progressive-rock."[13] The Chicago Tribune concluded that Forgery "is something indulgent and bloodless, with bassist Victor Krummenacher delivering crypto-important metaphors that fail to touch any nerves."[10]

Stereo Review called it "pretentious undergrad rock reminiscent of Camper at its most terminally twee."[14] The Milwaukee Journal praised the album's first track, "Flint Jack", describing it as "a ska beat rumbling in slow motion under some spry, acrobatic guitar sprints."[15] The Philadelphia Daily News declared that "Forgery is one pop product that dares to be art and actually succeeds."[16] The St. Louis Post-Dispatch stated that Monks of Doom have "once again abandoned standard rock decorum to explore new music worlds via thrashing guitar leads, primitive synthesizers and acoustic guitars, and rippling syncopations."[17]

AllMusic wrote that it combines "the quirky, off-kilter elements of Camper with a more streamlined, straightforward rocking approach."[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Flint Jack" 
2."Flow" 
3."Tanguedia (For Astor Piazzolla)" 
4."Virtual Lover" 
5."Queen of Fortune" 
6."Dust" 
7."What Does a Man Require?" 
8."A.O.A." 
9."Cigarette Man (Cast of Characters)" 
10."Off on a Comet" 
11."Tanguedia (Reprise)" 
12."Chaos is Not Dead" 

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 284.
  2. ↑ "The Monks of Doom Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Dave (December 5, 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Heim, Chris (25 Sep 1992). "The Popular Front". Chicago Tribune. Friday. p. S.
  5. 1 2 "Monks of Doom". Trouser Press. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Maestri, Cathy (October 1, 1992). "Monks one of rock's 'odd birds'". The Press-Enterprise. p. C12.
  7. ↑ Armstrong, Gene (December 11, 1992). "Monks of Doom to spread the word downtown". Arizona Daily Star.
  8. 1 2 "Album Reviews -- Forgery by Monks of Doom". Billboard. 104 (39): 69. Sep 26, 1992.
  9. 1 2 "Forgery - The Monks of Doom | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  10. 1 2 Caro, Mark (19 Nov 1992). "Rave recordings". Chicago Tribune. Tempo. p. 7.
  11. ↑ Allen, Greg (October 2, 1992). "'Forgery' - Monks of Doom". The Press of Atlantic City. At the Shore. p. Music.
  12. ↑ "Audio - Forgery by Monks of Doom". Guitar Player. 27 (1): 120. Jan 1993.
  13. ↑ Harrison, Tom (9 Feb 1993). "MONKS OF DOOM: Forgery". The Province. p. B5.
  14. ↑ "Quick Fixes -- Forgery by Monks of Doom". Stereo Review. 57 (12): 112. Dec 1992.
  15. ↑ Luhrssen, Dave (23 Oct 1992). "Monks maintain an attitude". The Milwaukee Journal. p. D2.
  16. ↑ Takiff, Jonathan (6 Oct 1992). "POST-MODERN BANDS ARTY HEARTY: ALTERNATIVE DISCIPLES ALSO HEARD FROM". Philadelphia Daily News. FEATURES YO!. p. 36.
  17. ↑ "NIGHT SOUNDS". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Calendar. 12 Nov 1992. p. 7.
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