MONKS AND THE MONKS

If you've hung around here for any length of time, you know that the Monks are practically deities in these parts. Though not really Monks, their story and recordings are just the type of stuff that I eat up. I've mentioned them a few times here, and that doesn't include the first time I wrote about them elsewhere, back in the good ol' days when I used to get paid for polluting the interwebs. Where was I?...oh yeah, back in the late sixties there was a Wisconsin band that were actual Franciscan monks, called the Cords. Some of you may know of them from one of two compilations (the first "Back From the Grave" and "Garage Beat 4"). The song on both compilations was "Ghost Power" a full on stomping garage type instrumental. Listen to it. It's a great song, made even better by the day job these robed crackpots were holding down.

The Monks

Speaking of crackpots, I, of course, had to take this opportunity to slip the Monks (the non-monks Monks) in front of you, just in case you've missed them. There's a link to seven songs of theirs, and some videos, below. (Here's a shortcut.) Back to the Cords, Garage Hangover just did a post about them, with three more songs I hadn't heard, so my Cords collection just quadrupled. (Garage Hangover doesn't like direct linking, so go there to get them.)

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Listen:
The Cords at Garage Hangover - Five mp3s and bio. Garage Hangover doesn't like direct linking to mp3s so go there to get them. The version of "Ghost Power" is an 1:11 chopped version, but the YouTube link below will give you an idea of the low fi knuckleheaded unholy racket.
The Cords - Ghost Power (streaming) at YouTube
The Monks -A loaded previous post Seven Monks mp3s and several videos