California Clam Chowder

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| name = California Clam Chowder

| type = Studio

| artist = Thelonious Monster

| cover = California Clam Chowder.jpg

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| released = April 20, 2004

| recorded = Lawnmower Studio, Pasadena

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| label = Lakeshore Records{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1486452/new-releases-prince-mario-winans-afroman-drowning-pool-hanson-ghostface-the-alarm-more/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031203818/http://www.mtv.com/news/1486452/new-releases-prince-mario-winans-afroman-drowning-pool-hanson-ghostface-the-alarm-more/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 31, 2019|title=New Releases: Prince, Mario Winans, Afroman, Drowning Pool, Hanson, Ghostface, The Alarm & More|website=MTV News}}

| producer = Thelonious Monster

| prev_title = Beautiful Mess

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = Oh That Monster

| next_year = 2020

}}

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California Clam Chowder is an album by Thelonious Monster.{{Cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/thelonious-monster-california-clam-chowder-6695590|title=Thelonious Monster: California Clam Chowder|first=Keith|last=Harris|website=City Pages}} It was released in 2004, the band's first release since 1992.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/coachella-comes-alive-243147/|title=Coachella Comes Alive|first1=Steve|last1=Baltin|date=May 3, 2004}} It is a collection of interpretations of some of the world's most influential, iconoclastic artists.[https://web.archive.org/web/20180921111635/http://www.onewaymagazine.com/inthebin_9-1268.html "Thelonious Monster - California Clam Chowder"], One Way magazine, Issue 9. Archived from [http://www.onewaymagazine.com/inthebin_9-1268.html the original], 21 September 2018

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times wrote that "Bob Forrest and company bring their customary passion and rambunctious camaraderie to their tales of hanging in against the odds."{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-apr-29-wk-coachellla29-story.html|title=Ready, set, go ...|date=April 29, 2004|website=Los Angeles Times}}

Track listing

The Gun Club Song
The Bob Dylan Song
The Joy Division Song
The Germs Song
The Curtis Mayfield Song
The Jam Song
The Rolling Stones '77 Song
The Ramones Song
The Bowie Low Song
The Big Star Song
The Iggy Stooge Song
The Beck Song
The Elton John Song
The Thelonious Monster Song
The Oasis Song

Personnel

Bob Forrest — vocals
Dix Denney — guitar plus other strings
Dallas Don Burnet — bass guitar, guitar, Moog, piano, vocals
Pete Weiss — drums, percussion, guitar
Jon Sidel — guitar

Additional musicians:

Josh Klinghoffer — guitar, marimba
Greg Kurstin — keyboards

References

External links

{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081011202039/http://harpmagazine.com/reviews/cd_reviews/detail.cfm?article_id=2360&searchword=Big+Star harpmagazine.com review]}}

Category:2004 albums

Category:Lakeshore Records albums

Category:Thelonious Monster albums