Monkey Banana Kitchen

{{Infobox album

| name = Monkey Banana Kitchen

| type = studio

| artist = Family Fodder

| cover = Monkey Banana Kitchen.jpeg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1980}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 45:39

| label = Fresh

| producer =

| prev_title = Sunday Girls

| prev_year = 1979

| next_title = All Styles

| next_year = 1983

| language = English, French, German

}}

Monkey Banana Kitchen is an album by English rock band Family Fodder, released in 1980 by record label Fresh Records.

Critical reception

{{album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/monkey-banana-kitchen-mw0000840618 |title=Monkey Banana Kitchen – Family Fodder | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic |website=AllMusic |accessdate=May 19, 2016}}

| rev2 = Record Collector

| rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/monkey-banana-kitchen |title=Monkey Banana Kitchen – Record Collector Magazine |last=Trunk |first=Jonny |website=Record Collector |accessdate=May 19, 2016}}

| rev3 = Trouser Press

| rev3score = favourable{{cite web |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=family_fodder |title=TrouserPress.com :: Family Fodder |last=Robbins |first=Ira |website=TrouserPress.com |accessdate=May 19, 2016}}

}}

Trouser Press wrote: "Remarkable and great fun, it's a record that will keep you on the edge of your seat."

Legacy

Monkey Banana Kitchen was included on The Wire's list "100 Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening)".{{cite web |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/thewire_p3.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730014805/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/thewire_p3.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=30 July 2010 |title=Rocklist.net...The Wire Lists... |website=Rocklist.net |accessdate=May 19, 2016}}

Track listing

{{Track listing|headline=Side A (Monkey Banana Kitchen)

| title1 = Darling

| music1 = Hill, Pearce, Carter

| length1 = 1:23

| title2 = Symbols

| music2 = Harrison, Pearce, Fiedorowicz

| length2 = 5:28

| title3 = {{lang|fr|Savoir Faire|italic=unset}}

| music3 = Pearce, Levillain

| length3 = 3:16

| title4 = Cold Wars

| music4 = Pearce

| length4 = 3:42

| title5 = Monkey

| music5 = Hill, Pearce, Carter, Wilson, Hobbes

| length5 = 6:18

| title6 = Wrong

| music6 = Pearce

| length6 = 2:00

}}

{{Track listing|headline=Side B (Vulnerable Moments)

| title1 = Organ Grinder

| note1 = an adaptation of "Der Leiermann" from Schubert's Winterreise

| music1 = Franz Schubert (arranged by Fiedorowicz)

| length1 = 4:50

| title2 = Love Song

| music2 = Pearce

| length2 = 2:00

| title3 = Bass Adds Bass

| music3 = Hill, Harrison

| length3 = 5:22

| title4 = Philosophy

| music4 = Pearce

| length4 = 3:04

| title5 = {{lang|fr|Cerf Volant|italic=unset}}

| music5 = Pearce, Levillain

| length5 = 5:06

| title6 = Banana

| music6 = Hill, Pearce, Carter, Wilson, Hobbes

| length6 = 3:10

| total_length = 45:39

}}

References

External links

{{Discogs master|635232}}

Category:1980 albums

Category:Family Fodder albums