Category Archives: Rock GPA

Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 16]

Posted on December 17, 2021 by postpunkmonk

The Blow Monkeys Springtime For The World | 1990 4 1990 brought a radical shift to The Blow Monkeys with “Springtime To The World.” The pre-release single on this occasion had been an EP of the title track in May … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 15]

Posted on December 16, 2021 by postpunkmonk

When “Animal Magic” was a hit in 1986, the thing that labels did at that time was to create a home video to sell for more than the cost of the album. After all, those videos cost money that should … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 14]

Posted on December 15, 2021 by postpunkmonk

The Blow Monkeys Choices: The Singles Collection | 1989 4 Following four albums, a handful of UK hits [and some very estimable misses], the next year bought a surprise: a Blow Monkeys greatest hits compilation. As I was living by … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 13]

Posted on December 14, 2021 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Next, the album took a fascinating side-trip into downtempo R+B with Go-Go beats predominating. There were only a few surgical licks of rhythm guitar or strings on the darkly named “Sweet Talking Rapist At Home” to … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 12]

Posted on December 10, 2021 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from this post] The failed single, “It Pays To Belong” added the acme of glossy Pop to the album, which would careen all over the road in a potentially fatal mixture of genres during the course of its playback. … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 11]

Posted on December 7, 2021 by postpunkmonk

The Blow Monkeys Whoops! There Goes The Neighbourhood | 1988 4 Following the low charting of the initial lead off single, “This Is Your Life” in June of 1988, which only reached number 70 on the UK charts, RCA pulled … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 10]

Posted on December 6, 2021 by postpunkmonk

1988 came and went with only a single from The Blow Monkeys, but “This Is Your Life” was a watershed moment for the band, and not only would it herald the embrace of House Music by the band, it would … Continue reading →

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