Next Saturday Afternoon


Next Saturday Afternoon is the second full-length album by Thelonious Monster. It was released in 1987. It is included on the CD version of Stormy Weather.

Production

The album was recorded for $2,600. It was the first album to feature Mike Martt on guitar. He and Bob Forrest co-wrote "Anymore".

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "a bit closer to conventional rock’n’roll and is the better for it," writing that the band "discovered melody, producing musically and lyrically impressive material like 'Next', 'Anymore' and 'Walk on Water'." The Los Angeles Times called the album "a stubbornly independent account of post-teen alienation; a record that mixes folk, jazz, blues and high-speed punk styles without regard to radio programming dictates." The Wisconsin State Journal wrote that the band's "musical style includes radical tempo changes from lazy blues to panicy punk within a single song."

Track listing

  1. Swan Song
  2. Lookin' to the West
  3. Hang Tough
  4. Michael Jordan
  5. Low Boy
  6. Key to Life... Tonight
  7. Walk on Water
  8. Anymore
  9. Saturday Afternoon
  10. Zelda
  11. Pop Star
  12. Tree 'n' Sven Orbit the Planet

Personnel

  • Bob Forrest — vocals
  • Dix Denney — guitar
  • Chris Handsone — guitar
  • John Huck — bass
  • Pete Weiss — drums