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39 LAPS

Monkey3

Psychedelic/Space Rock


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5 stars 1. Xub for the adrenaline rush, slow, insidious, which sticks; for the titanic drums, for the flute, sissi, well not Romy, for the voice yes there is one; the power of the chorus.... well we're on the stoner instrumental, so the chorus is when it explodes a little more!! In short, an intense organoleptic rise made to vibrate... and not to bother like in many current groups. 2. Last Moulinao acoustic guitar and tambourine intro, then the general prog blood gets going; slowly we arrive at the break where the guitar is a bit flamenco, pleasant with the wind behind; it rises calmly to burst into an aerial, spatial finale, where the noise no longer passes 3. Driver for the title, definitely not to listen to in the car!!!! under penalty of causing a crash by pressing the accelerator pedal, a loud, immense title, in the distance a growl that we can guess, power in its pure state, the desire to dive like James DEAN did. done in his time; a title, yes the title of the side which deposits, moves; the syncopated break, the bass that sends you waves from up there, the keyboard that twirls, very fat to stick you in; astonishing, metronomic and hypnotic, no room for concession, for gentleness, here we are not here to sleep, to rest; we move with this wild finale

4. Jack for a softer, more velvety air with these drummer pads, for this intoxicating air as if coming from the time of 1001 nights; hypnotic again, psychedelic, cataclysmic and dreamlike, quite simply; MONKEY3's music cannot be written, it is dreamed, it invades you; break with a surge of airy synth notes, on the purple marshmallow, yes it's magical, and the guitar which spleens, which oozes; be careful the finale is even stronger but brings an outro return which will put you back on earth, to avoid the crash 5. Je Et Bikkje... perfect, it goes up, there are more synths, it's more psychedelic after the deluges of the other titles, it's long but at least it's reassuring, we know we'll have something to enjoy his money; prog blood flows in this track; what a riff from BLACK SABBATH yes I assume, I love it; long but diversified with these vintage sounds à la 'Flash Gordon', sounds of ... flashes and other lightning during the final attack, in short dreamlike, captivating, psychedelic... fortunately I hadn't taken a dram of my favorite whiskey... I won't be back 6. Once Upon a Time in the West for the cover, but what a cover, not just any cover; a reprise that lets itself be desired, this arpeggio invaded by wind, these chiseled notes; the wait, the desert of the steppes with this interminable wait, ah I think I see the end of Clint's cigar in the distance; Oh no, I hadn't noticed with the dust, it's Charles' harmonica that I hear... 3'45'' and the Dantesque explosion of the drums, pompous no, vibrant yes, charismatic yes, eidolic yes, phantasmatic too; this rise, this sonic power.... this prog blood which flows, which crosses your mind; we cannot remain indifferent in front of so much beauty, we can only move in front of this wall of sound, ah this guitar solo which comes to finish you, raise its notes and make you languish, drool, your eyes roll back, you are on the verge of apoplexy, you swoon, you capsize, you cum, you ah but we calm down; finally the cymbal and the bell which brings you back to the starting point with this wind, this wind; If I say sublime, I'll write it down.

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