Beautiful Mess

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Thelonious Monster: Bob Forrest (vocals); Dix Denney, Chris Handsome (guitar); Peter Weiss (drums). Additional personnel: Zander Schloss (guitar); Sam Bush (mandolin); Martyn Lenoble (bass); Soul Asylum (background vocals); Tom Waits, Al Kooper, Michael Penn, Benmont Tench III. Producers: Joe Hardy, Pete Anderson, Al Kooper. Engineers: Joe Hardy, Peter Doell, Gary Laney. Recorded at Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee. The most impressive part of this album is the list of names that contributed. Dave Pirner and Dan Murphy from Soul Asylum sing on "Blood Is Thicker Than Water," Benmont Tench plays the organ, and Michael Penn sings on "Body and Soul?" Joe Hardy produced along with Pete Anderson and Al Kooper, the latter of whom oversaw "Adios Lounge," a duet between singer Bob Forrest and Tom Waits. Oddly, the all-male rock band chose another female for inspiration (they cover Joan Armatrading's "Weakness in Me") after paying homage to Lena Horne and Tracy Chapman on the previous record. Even this star-studded lineup couldn't save the band, whose members were their own worst enemies and basically fell off the musical map after its release. ~ Denise Sullivan