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guardian.co.uk - 1/9/2009
Blog: The Monochrome Set - Remembering the band that history forgot
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There haven't been many bands like the Monochrome Set. They should have been absolutely massive, but instead were sidelined by their post-punk peers and were too clever by half for the Noel Edmonds mainstream . Lost in the mists of musical history, the Monochrome Set appeared in the hazy period just after punk and hung around for a good two decades, releasing clever albums full of hook-crammed melodies and coloured with a dark sense of humour. Frontman Bid's arch vocals gave the band a ...

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Idolator:  The Monochrome Set: Idolator's Semi-Obscure Post-Punk Act Of The Week [Videodrone]

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The Monochrome Set: Idolator's Semi-Obscure Post-Punk Act Of The Week [Videodrone]
Idolator — Today we give thanks to the Guardian music blog, not just for hosting extended lists of songs vaguely related to intangible concepts and the nonsensical rantings of Alan McGee, but for giving me an excuse to post a bunch of videos by the Monochrome Set. The Monochrome Set have everything you would want in a post-punk act—limited success, catchy songs, single releases on an influential label (Rough Trade), famous fans (Morrissey, Marr, Alex from Franz Ferdinand). Plus they're just a really enjoyable band, even if their ...

The band that history forgot
Some Velvet Blog — ... The appearance of Iggy's cover of "He's Frank" had led to some good reading in The Guardian about the band. Check out The Monochrome Set - Remembering The Band That History Forgot. Iggy and The BPA give the song a slightly funkier Fatboy Slim vibe to the original version, which was a rough edged punky pop song that in some ways give way to the sounds of The Wedding Present and The Smiths. ...

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