''Next Saturday Afternoon'' is the second full-length album by

Thelonious Monster Thelonious Monster is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, led by singer-songwriter Bob Forrest and named after jazz musician Thelonious Monk. Active from 1984 to 1994, again from 2004 to 2011, and reforming a second time in ...

. It was released in 1987. It is included on the CD version of '' Stormy Weather''.

Production

The album was recorded for $2,600.

Critical reception

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'' called the album "a bit closer to conventional rock’n’roll and is the better for it," writing that the band "discovered melody, producing musically and lyrically impressive material like 'Next', 'Anymore' and 'Walk on Water'." The ''

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'' called the album "a stubbornly independent account of post-teen alienation; a record that mixes folk, jazz, blues and high-speed punk styles without regard to radio programming dictates." The ''

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'' wrote that the band's "musical style includes radical tempo changes from lazy blues to panicy punk within a single song."

Track listing

# Swan Song (3:25) # Lookin' to the West (2:49) # Hang Tough (3:01) # Michael Jordan (2:30) # Low Boy (Butterflies Are Free) (2:47) # Key to Life... Tonight (3:02) # Walk on Water (2:15) # Anymore (3:14) # Saturday Afternoon (2:17) # Zelda (1:10) # Pop Star (2:47) # Tree 'n' Sven Orbit the Planet (4:22)

Personnel

Bob Forrest Robert O'Neil "Bob" Forrest (born February 15, 1961) is an American musician who is best known for his work with the Los Angeles bands Thelonious Monster and The Bicycle Thief. Forrest, a recovering drug addict, has worked for years as a recovery ...

— vocals * Dix Denney — guitar * Chris Handsone — guitar * John Huck — bass * Pete Weiss — drums

References

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