Karl France - Bass, occasional keyboards onstage (1982-1987) "I loved them and couldn't sell them," (Factory records guru Tony Wilson) Echoes of the Smiths and New Order resound in many of their songs"( ) ![]() ![]() "Another too-often-overlooked member of the Factory family, the Monsters neatly bridged the gap between early ACR and the Mondays. "While The Smiths receive the majority of the attention when it comes to 80s singles bands, the relatively unknown and under-appreciated Stockholm Monsters were actually the better pop outfit"Tony France's thinly wavering voice, John Rhodes' skeletal riffing, Karl France's gorgeous bass tone, the swirling horns.they all combine to brew a sublime audio stew that penetrates the ear at a nearly subconscious level." Some say they are the middle ground between A Certain Ratio and Happy Mondays, some say they tread the same water as The Wake, Joy Division and early New Order, some say they are an evil Smiths"( ) This early 80s band has the region's fingerprints all over them and the production from New Order bassist Peter Hook just makes it all the more so. ![]() "Manchester UK's criminally overlooked Stockholm Monsters.
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