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Tab (re-issue)
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0693723996523
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Label: Steamhammer Us
Manufacturer: Steamhammer Us
MPN: 99652
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Steamhammer Us
Release Date: April 04, 2006
Studio: Steamhammer Us
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Editorial Review:
Assembled from the more lengthy jam numbers recorded just before the Spine Of God sessions, Tab…25 is by no means a collection of outtakes or throwaways; Tab…25 stands high on it's own as a masterpiece of Psychedelic Space Rock, kinda like being shot through space on downers. Grooves, freaked-out feedback, bubbling sludge, head nodding brain damage, strung out chaos - it's all there. Features a new book with liner notations, diatribes and ranting by Dave Wyndorf hisself and the previously unavailable live version of Spine Of God. Get out the bong and warm up the lava lamp…
New Jersey native Dave Wyndorf was already a rock & roll veteran by the time he formed Monster Magnet in 1989, having cut his teeth with little-known punk band Shrapnel (also featuring future punk producer Daniel Rey on guitars) in the late '70s before retiring from music altogether. Never one to be a quitter, Wyndorf taught himself guitar and assembled Monster Magnet with fellow New Jersey burnouts John McBain on guitar, bassist Joe Callandra, drummer Jon Kleiman and svengelic guru Tim Cronin. Fusing their metal, punk, space rock, and psychedelic influences, the band developed a sludgy, feedback-heavy hard rock sound that helped them stand out from the era's burgeoning retro-rock movement. After releasing a self-titled six-song EP through Germany's Glitterhouse Records, Monster Magnet signed with independent label Caroline Records in 1992 and recorded their first full-length album: the very impressive, uniquely dark psychedelic masterpiece, Spine of God. Previous recording sessions also yielded a number of extensive space rock jams that would later be issued as the Tab…25 album in 1993. These re-issues serve as an excellent teaser for the release of the next Monster Magnet classic, due September 2006!
Wyndorf and Co's first slice of prime fuzzadelic stoner sludge space metal, recorded at the same time as their debut full-length mantelpiece Spine Of God (although this so-called EP is actually just as long). Although little more than a series of extended space jams (like that ever stopped the first four Hawkwind albums from being good) smeared in layers of fuzz guitar and flanged vocal, the album nevertheless displays the roots of everything that would help the Magnet flower into one of the '90s and '00s premier hard rock acts. Includes liner notes and diatribes by Dave Wydorf himself. Steamhammer. 2006.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A Psychedelic Space Odyssey
If that title doesn't stray you, then please read on:
This CD contains Wyndorf's "psychedelic odyssey" side of his writing--no radio tunes here. Here's a breakdown of the tracks:
1 TAB..25 This 32 minute epic is excellent musicianship. It really flows well and is a recommended listen to ALL who dig this genre.
2 LONGHAIR This is actually 2 songs jammed together. The split is just after the 8:00 mark. The first number is great and the second one is a little less ... Read More
Rating:  - Tab is great. You are incorrect.
You are absolutely wrong. The ORIGINAL version of Tab featured just Tab, 25,Longhair and Lord 13. Subsequent re-issues added songs from the Glitterhouse EP. And those added tracks were put on there without the knowledge of the band. So there.
Rating:  - Poor Effort for a Reissue
What a dismal reissue this turned out to be. I'm a big fan of reissued and/or remastered albums from my favorite bands. Better sound, bonus tracks, cool booklet with extra liner notes, lyrics, pictures, etc. I'm a sucker for this stuff and I have no problem blowing my discretionary income on it. Usually I'm quite satisfied. Not the case here.
What did I get. Better sound, sure. Bonus track, yep a crappy live version of Spine of God that sounds like it was recorded on an old cassette ... Read More
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