The Powder Monkeys — Smashed On A Knee — Quintessential Aussie Rock ‘n Roll

<p>The Powder Monkeys were a phenomenal rock &lsquo;n roll band. And I mean rock &rsquo;n&rsquo; roll in its most quintessential,&nbsp;<em>Australian</em>&nbsp;form.</p> <p>Their debut studio LP,&nbsp;<em>Smashed On A Knee,&nbsp;</em>released in 1994, was their creative pinnacle. Granted, they wrote some exceptional songs beyond this record, but as far as a collection of songs, presented sonically and sequentially to best advance the band&rsquo;s intention, this was it.</p> <p>The leading quote in this piece was an anecdote from one of Charles Manson&rsquo;s acolytes. He recalls a scene where Manson&rsquo;s face took on the form of the devil. Utilised by the Powder Monkeys prior to the opening track&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92HCxPD_ZfM" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Another Nite In Hell</em></a>&nbsp;it&rsquo;s a convincing enough inclusion. While the Powder Monkeys may not have quite achieved the kool-aid levels of fidelity that Manson&rsquo;s evangelists afforded him, it&rsquo;d be selling the Melbourne trio short to suggest they weren&rsquo;t short of devotees.</p> <p><a href="https://jasonmhealey.medium.com/the-powder-monkeys-smashed-on-a-knee-quintessential-aussie-rock-n-roll-e569c268ab3f"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>
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