Beautiful Mess (Thelonious Monster album)

Beautiful Mess
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 12, 1992
RecordedArdent Studios, Memphis
Capitol Studios, Hollywood
Sound Emporium, Nashville
GenreAlternative rock, Punk blues
LabelCapitol[1]
ProducerJoe Hardy, Pete Anderson, Al Kooper
Thelonious Monster chronology
Stormy Weather
(1990)
Beautiful Mess
(1992)
California Clam Chowder
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Robert ChristgauA−[2]

Beautiful Mess is the fourth full-length album by Thelonious Monster.[3] It was their major label debut.[4] Two versions of the album were released.

Track listing[edit]

  1. I Live in a Nice House
  2. Blood Is Thicker Than Water
  3. Body and Soul?
  4. Adios Lounge
  5. I Get So Scared
  6. Song for a Politically Correct Girl From the Valley[5]
  7. Ain't Never Been Nuthin' for Me in This World
  8. Bus With No Driver
  9. Vegas Weekend
  10. Weakness in Me (by Joan Armatrading)
  11. The Beginning and the End #12 N 35

European version

  1. I Live in a Nice House
  2. Blood Is Thicker Than Water
  3. Body and Soul?
  4. Adios Lounge
  5. I Get So Scared
  6. Song for a Politically Correct Girl From the Valley
  7. Ain't Never Been Nuthin' for Me in This World
  8. Bus With No Driver
  9. Vegas Weekend
  10. I Met an Angel
  11. A Little Bit Nervous
  12. You Want Me to Change
  13. Couple Of Kids

Personnel[edit]

  • Bob Forrest — vocals
  • Dix Denney — guitar
  • Chris Handsome — guitar
  • Pete Weiss — drums
  • Jon Sidel — guitar
  • Martyn LeNoble - bass
  • Zander Schloss - guitar

Additional musicians:

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Beautiful Mess - Thelonious Monster | Releases". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Thelonious Monster". Robert Christgau.
  3. ^ "POP MUSIC REVIEW : Downbeat With Thelonious Monster". Los Angeles Times. December 21, 1992.
  4. ^ "'Celebrity Rehab' Star Bob Forrest's Musical Past". October 19, 2010.
  5. ^ Turman, Katherine (November 17, 1992). "Thelonious Monster".
  6. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (November 14, 1992). "Album Reviews". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Thelonious Monster". www.trouserpress.com.

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