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The Monks were an English pop punk/New Wave band, formed in the late 1970s by former members of Strawbs. The band consisted of Richard Hudson (guitar), John Ford (vocals, guitars, synthesisers) and Brian Willoughby, along with Terry Cassidy (vocals and synthesisers) and Clive Pierce (drums). ==History== Their first album, ''Bad Habits'', was recorded and released in 1979 after the success of "Nice Legs Shame About Her Face", which reached number 19 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was originally a demo not intended for release, having been offered to another band who turned it down before a French record label opted to release it in its original form. Ford later commented in ''Mojo'' magazine that "it was a bit of a problem when it was a hit."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Nice Legs Shame About The Face )〕 The album failed to produce further UK chart success, however — the British punk audience turned against the band, dismissing them as inauthentic punks, once it became widely known that they had previously been associated with the Strawbs. In an appearance on the television programme ''Juke Box Jury'', Johnny Rotten derided the Monks as "patronizing rubbish" and as a poor imitation of The Sex Pistols.〔 The band had more significant success in Canada,〔 pushing the single "Drugs in My Pocket" into the national Top 20.〔 The single was an especially big hit in Toronto, peaking at #4 on the CHUM Chart.〔 The Canadian audience lacked the Strawbs baggage, and, according to Ford, were thus more willing to "take the album for what it was".〔 They dabbled with 1930s-style music in 1980 as High Society, before recording a follow-up Monks album, ''Suspended Animation'', which was released exclusively in Canada in 1981.〔 They supported the album with a 21-day tour of Ontario,〔"Monks seek out faithful in Ontario". ''Toronto Star'', May 13, 1981.〕 with the most notable venue on the tour being a show at Toronto's Massey Hall.〔"The Monks just the ticket". ''The Globe and Mail'', May 19, 1981.〕 Chris Parren (keyboards) joined the band for that album, and Willoughby was replaced by Huw Gower during the supporting tour in 1982. ''Suspended Animation'' went gold in Canada,〔 while sales of ''Bad Habits'' reached double platinum certification in 1982. The band later recorded several tracks for a third album to be titled ''Cybernetic Sister'', but the album was never released. A CD reissue of ''Suspended Animation'' in the 1990s included six bonus tracks from the aborted recording sessions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Monks (UK band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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