Spine of God

Just got back from lunch and listened to Monster Magnet's 1992 magnum opus Spine of God in the car on the way.  This is the era when John McBain was still in the band, and I have to say that his departure seems to have affected the band's original sound.  This is one of my favorite recordings from the 1990s, an identity crisis of a decade ruled by rap, grunge imitators and third-rate pop.  Back in '92, this band was still playing the kind of trippy metal that was en vogue in the glorious rock decade of the 1970s.  I've followed McBain's work since and it's all excellent, something that unfortunately can't quite be said about the subsequent Monster Magnet albums.  Check out Hater, Wellwater Conspiracy and his solo LP The In-Flight Feature, released a few years back via Kyuss drummer Brant Bjork's Duna Records.  McBain knows his psychedelia and also has a knack for melodies.   Proof of this is definitely heard in SOG, which has influenced tons of retro-metal bands around the world.   I'll have a top ten rock albums of the 1990s post up soon.  Stay cool and keep the flow flowin'.