The Monks (punk band)
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| Origin = [[England]]
| Genre = [[punk rock]]
| Years_active = 1979 – 1981
| Label = [[EMI]], [[Polygram]]
| Associated_acts = [[Hudson Ford]], [[High Society (band)|High Society]]
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:''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]]''.
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==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==
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==External links==
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