Forgery (album)

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]

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)

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. 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. "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. "Album Reviews -- Forgery by Monks of Doom". Billboard. 104 (39): 69. Sep 26, 1992.
  9. "Forgery - The Monks of Doom | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  10. 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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