Category Archives: Rock GPA

Wherein we examine a complete canon of an artist, and rate it, album by album, on a 4.0 G.P.A. scale.

Rock G.P.A.: Altered Images [part 1]

Posted on September 19, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Now that Altered Images have returned for that fourth album a mere 39 years after breaking up after their their album seemed to show their ability to land singles in the charts flagging dramatically, the appearance of album number four … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 37]

Posted on February 28, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] The Blow Monkeys are perhaps not the band that many would associate with me or my stated tastes. Post-Punk? Really, I’d only call their debut album as one that would fit that description. And even then, … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 36]

Posted on February 25, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] I loved the echoey synth riff that heralded “Earthbound” with the strings easing in underneath that. The slow tempo gave us plenty of time to absorb all of the fine detail employed here. The juxtaposition of … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 35]

Posted on February 24, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] I should have known that by this time that The Blow Monkeys had plenty of fuel in their tanks! As if the previous eleven albums hadn’t made it fully apparent! I had seen an interview with … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 34]

Posted on February 23, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] In the year following “The Wild River,” we first heard of a project Dr. Robert was throwing himself into that was very different to The Blow Monkeys. Monks Road Social was a collective project in the … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 33]

Posted on February 22, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Languid tremolo guitar and delicate strings personified the summery Soul vibe of “Fortune’s Wheel.” The spoken middle eight from Dr. Robert shared the spotlight with the buttery sax of Neville Henry and all was well with … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 32]

Posted on February 21, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from this post] Dr. Robert had promised an album that got back to their Soul roots following as Pop/Rock an album as they had ever made and the first of his solo albums in nearly a decade. The sleeve … Continue reading →

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