1998
Everybody Knows The Monkey
About This Album
Australian ur-punk rockers continue on with original front man (Chris Bailey) and original soul (vicious individualism) and continue to move musically toward more rock and less punk. The horns showed up on their sophomore release Eternally Yours and now the presence of Ted Nugent-like guitar leads sets the transformation up for completion. But, change is good, right? The Saints certainly are not whiny Top 40 "indie rockers" as perhaps they point out in identifying the "welcome guests in the corporate zoo" in "Working Overtime." Their rock & roll is honest, pure, and mature. There's even a ballad, "Fall of an Empire." The Saints have feet in both camps, though. Consider the Sex Pistols descending guitar progression in "Playboy of the Western World." Let the purists battle for stagnation, as this solid rock band points out in "Everything Turns Sour": "When every new invention feels like yesterday's news/Remember, somebody sold you a lie/But you don't have to buy it this time/There's more to life than standing in line." And this is delivered in a rock and horns arrangement with a voice like if Joe Jackson was a heavy smoker, which is not a bad thing if you like rock. ~ Tom Schulte, All Music Guide
Track List (try tracks 1,3,6,8 and 9)

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