Years active 1987–1998, 2006, 2013 | ||
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Past members Dave CriderLedge MorrisetteAaron RoederJohn MortensenMarx Wright Albums Bent Pages, Stop Dragging Me Down, Sin and Tonic, T.S.B, Shut Up!, 10 Cool Ones, Have a Nice Day, Motherfucker Genres Garage rock, Grunge, Surf music Similar Girl Trouble, Gas Huffer, Blood Circus, The U‑Men, Fastbacks |
The Mono Men were an American garage punk band, based in Bellingham, Washington. Their sound contained elements of grunge (distortion-heavy guitars, sneering vocals), but the Mono Men filtered these through a mimicry of 1960s Washington proto-punk, garage rock bands such as The Sonics.
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The mono men piece of mind
History

The Mono Men rose up from the ashes of another Washington band, the Roofdogs. John Mortensen came from the Dehumanizers and Game for Vultures before joining the Mono Men. The band came together in late 1987. They played shows in Europe, Mexico, Japan, Canada, and the United States. They were featured in the Northwest Rock & Roll documentary Hype!. Their albums all received generally positive reviews. The band split in 1998, though in 2006, the Mono Men reunited to play a series of concerts called the "Spanish Attack." They band reunited in 2013 to play shows in Bellingham and Seattle in the US, plus a tour in Latin America with shows in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil.
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Members

Albums and EPs
Split Singles

Songs
WRECKER!Shut Up! · 1993
Waste O' TimeTSB · 1994
Powerage WomanSin and Tonic · 1994