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13 tracks · 60 min
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Unfinished Monkey Business is the debut solo album by Ian Brown released in February 1998 via Polydor Records. The album was self-financed and produced by Brown, and was his first album release since the break-up of The Stone Roses in October 1996. Ex-Roses members Mani, Nigel Ipinson, Aziz Ibrahim and Robbie Maddix helped pen and perform the instruments on many of the album's tracks. "Ice Cold Cube" which premiered at The Stone Roses final concert was officially released on this album. Much of Unfinished Monkey Business focuses on the acrimonious split between Brown and former Roses' guitarist John Squire. Brown shares his unabashed opinion of his ex-band mate on tracks like "Ice Cold Cube", "Can't See Me", "What Happened To Ya" and "Deep Pile Dreams", focusing in particular on John's self-centredness, two-facedness and dependence on drugs, specifically cocaine.
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The track "Intro Under The Paving Stones: The Beach" was inspired by a slogan from the French May 1968 protests, an event that also inspired the song "Bye Bye Badman" from The Stone Roses. A popular protest slogan at the time, "Sous les pavés, la plage!" is translated into English as "Beneath the pavement, the beach!", and refers to the sand found under paving stones ripped up by rioters to use as projectiles aimed at the police. On the album's title, Brown stated "The press used to refer to me as 'simian lead singer'. My arms have always been too long for my body. But I've been called 'monkey' all my life, so I thought I'd keep that theme."
In brief
- When was Unfinished Monkey Business released?
- Unfinished Monkey Business was released in 1998.
- How many tracks are on Unfinished Monkey Business?
- Unfinished Monkey Business has 13 tracks, with a runtime of 60 minutes.
- What genre is Unfinished Monkey Business?
- Unfinished Monkey Business is catalogued under Alternative Rock.
- What albums are similar to Unfinished Monkey Business?
- Listeners of Unfinished Monkey Business also rate Marchin' Already by Ocean Colour Scene, Do It Yourself by The Seahorses, Some Friendly by The Charlatans.