Beautiful Mess (Thelonious Monster album)

Beautiful Mess
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 12, 1992
Studios
GenreAlternative rock
LabelCapitol[1]
ProducersJoe Hardy, Pete Anderson, Al Kooper
Thelonious Monster chronology
Stormy Weather
(1990)
Beautiful Mess
(1992)
California Clam Chowder
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Robert ChristgauA−[2]

Beautiful Mess is the fourth full-length album by Thelonious Monster.[3] It was their major label debut.[4] Two versions of the album were released.

Track listing

  1. I Live in a Nice House
  2. Blood Is Thicker Than Water
  3. Body and Soul?
  4. Adios Lounge
  5. I Get So Scared
  6. Song for a Politically Correct Girl from the Valley[5]
  7. Ain't Never Been Nuthin' for Me in This World
  8. Bus with No Driver
  9. Vegas Weekend
  10. Weakness in Me (by Joan Armatrading)
  11. The Beginning and the End #12 n 35

European version

  1. I Live in a Nice House
  2. Blood Is Thicker Than Water
  3. Body and Soul?
  4. Adios Lounge
  5. I Get So Scared
  6. Song for a Politically Correct Girl from the Valley
  7. Ain't Never Been Nuthin' for Me in This World
  8. Bus with No Driver
  9. Vegas Weekend
  10. I Met an Angel
  11. A Little Bit Nervous
  12. You Want Me to Change
  13. Couple of Kids

Personnel

  • Bob Forrest — vocals
  • Dix Denney — guitar
  • Chris Handsome — guitar
  • Pete Weiss — drums
  • Jon Sidel — guitar
  • Martyn LeNoble — bass
  • Zander Schloss — guitar

Additional musicians

References

  1. ↑ "Beautiful Mess - Thelonious Monster | Releases". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Thelonious Monster". Robert Christgau.
  3. ↑ "Downbeat with Thelonious Monster". Los Angeles Times. December 21, 1992.
  4. ↑ "'Celebrity Rehab' Star Bob Forrest's Musical Past". Spin. October 19, 2010.
  5. ↑ Turman, Katherine (November 17, 1992). "Thelonious Monster". Variety.
  6. ↑ "Album Reviews". Billboard. November 14, 1992.
  7. ↑ "Thelonious Monster". Trouser Press.