The Monks (punk band) 2839273 224036716 2008-07-07T01:04:27Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | Name = The Monks | Img = | Img_capt = | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Alias = | Origin = [[England]] | Genre = [[punk rock]] | Years_active = 1979 – 1981 | Label = [[EMI]], [[Polygram]] | Associated_acts = [[Hudson Ford]], [[High Society (band)|High Society]] | URL = | Current_members = | Past_members = }} :''This article is about the punk band formed by some members of [[Strawbs]] in the 1970s. For the 1960s band see [[The Monks]].'' '''The Monks''' were an [[England|English]] [[punk rock|punk]] [[band (music)|band]] formed in the 1970s, by former members of [[Strawbs]] - [[Richard Hudson (musician)|Richard Hudson]], [[John Ford (British musician)|John Ford]] and Terry Cassidy, along with Clive Pearce ([[drum]]s). ==Career== Hudson played guitar, having switched from drums. Their first [[album]], ''[[Bad Habits (1979 album)|Bad Habits]]'', was released in 1979. The album spawned a number 19 [[chart-topper|hit]] [[single (music)|single]] in the [[UK Singles Chart]] — "Nice Legs Shame About Her Face".<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | pages= p. 375 | id= ISBN 1-904994-10-5}}</ref> They dabbled with 1930s style music in 1980 as 'High Society', before returning to the pseudo-punk format of The Monks for a follow-up album released in [[Canada]] only. Brian Willoughby ([[guitar]]) and Chris Parren ([[keyboard instrument|keyboards]]) joined for that second album, ''Suspended Animation''. While the album failed to produce further UK chart success, the band were huge in Canada particularly, playing [[stadium]] [[concert| gigs]]; ''Suspended Animation'' went [[music recording sales certification|platinum]] in Canada too. The [[Compact disc|CD]] re-release of ''Suspended Animation'' included six bonus tracks, recorded for a third album, but never before released, by Hudson, Ford and Cassidy — Huw Gower guested on one track on [[lead guitar]]. Their song "Ain't Gettin' Any" was [[cover version|covered]] by [[The Slickee Boys]], and appears on their [[live album]], ''[[A Postcard from the Day]]''. <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Monksbadhabits.jpg|frame|''Bad Habits'', released in 1979]] --> ==Discography== ===Albums=== * ''[[Bad Habits (1979 album)|Bad Habits]]'' * ''Suspended Animation'' (released in Canada only) ===Singles=== * "Nice Legs Shame About Her Face" * "Johnny B. Rotten" * "Drugs In My Pocket" * "Love in Stereo" ==See also== *[[Hudson Ford]] ==References== <references/> ==External links== *{{amg| id=11:w9foxq85ldke | label= The Monks}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Monks, The}} [[Category:English rock music groups]] [[Category:1970s music groups]] [[Category:1980s music groups]] {{UK-rock-band-stub}} [[nl:The Monks]]