Cherry Monroe
Cherry Monroe
© 2004 Cherry Monroe / Rust Records (820637022523)
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Stylish sensuality merges with classic rock and emotional lyrics into chords of fractured love and damaged goods.
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- 1 Gone
- 2 Painkillers
- 3 Bandages
- 4 Anything
- 5 Down
- 6 At The Stars
- 7 Satellites
- 8 Crazy Love
- 9 I Wish
- 10 Can't Explain
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Cherry Monroe has always existed. But Matt Toka just had to find it. He knew it was there. An outlet for his darker side. A way to exorcise the metaphors of lost love, and to find it again. But he had to search.
The catharsis came in the middle of a bleak winter as winds cut across the Penn-Ohio line. With roots in Pittsburgh, Youngstown, Columbus and Cleveland, an unexpected group gathered in from former mill towns to see if something might still be burning. During an all-night jam session, Matt tuned in. The others turned on. And together they proceeded to drop out and spend the next two days huddled around a singular mic, heating up and melting away Matt's ruminations on life and love to the bare bones.
With nothing but acoustic guitars and bongos, Matt, guitarist Ryan Harris, drummer Jason Levis, bassist Dave Saltzman, and guitarist Frankie Bennett vented and manipulated. Constructed and destroyed. What emerged would be the raw materials and demos for Cherry Monroe's debut album: Ten songs hammered out and fused together around the core element of burning love.
Forging their own sound and style, Cherry Monroe takes a couple Les Pauls through some Marshall stacks to generate a loaded set of distinct songs: From the churning and propelled self-blame of the opening track 'Gone' to the denial of 'Painkillers,' from the slow burn of 'Crazy Love' to the sugar-induced chorus of 'Can't Explain'-this is a band that prominently displays its love for all things rock while still infusing its own stylish sensuality into chords of fractured love and damaged goods.
Surging from a battered ego and broken pieces, Matt's lyrics say everything you've felt about love, and hoped you could forget. And now with Cherry Monroe, he has found his outlet: "It's time to take the center stage / Soak the scene with gasoline / There's a fire that's got the best of me." After a winter of searching that gave way to finding, it may be time for Matt and Cherry Monroe to take that center stage-and if we move in close and listen, their fire might get the best of us.
The Name
Cherry Monroe's name is taken from two female images from American pop-cultural history-one well known, the other less so.
"Cherry" is the more obscure reference from the red-haired character named Cherry Valance in the 1983 Francis Ford Coppola film, "The Outsiders." The story is about a group of guys from the wrong side of the tracks, on the edge of society. Cherry belongs to the town's privileged and pure mainstream, ordinarily closed to all outsiders, beyond their reach. But intrigued by their raw and poetic sides, she comes into their world, and they get into hers. Fascinating and attractive, Cherry embodies what the band wants to break through and take hold of through music.
"Monroe" immediately evokes the legendary Marilyn-the icon of glamorous beauty and sexuality that pulsates across the decades. Like her rousing image, the group pours its own kind of sensual energy into its sound and stage performances with as much intensity as they can flesh out.
With this distinct style of rock, together "Cherry Monroe" is laying it all out to see how far their desires can take them.
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Wow.
author: Angel EscotoI love the CD. Expecially Satelites! I could listen to it all day long and still not get tired of it! ;)
The Best Ever
author: TomiahThis cd is awesome and its the best i've ever heard by far in my life. They have a kick ass cd, a kick ass performance, and they are kick ass.
I'm in Love!
author: Cherry CarrieYou guys all rock and are so hott! I met one of your dads in an art store and he gave me the Cd. Now I can't stop listening to it! Iv'e become a regular fan. It's so nice to have an awsome band from around here. Can't wait to see you guys live^-^
Intelligent Pop-Punk in an otherwise very desolate musical wasteland
author: ChristianI loved this cd. It reminded me of Butch Walker and the Marvelous 3, which I must admit, there is not a lot of artists who manage such perfection.
makes me go crazy
author: beckywhenever I hear Satellites, I can't help but jump up and down! It's an amazing song! For a sweet pick-me-up, listen to it (#7) ;)
Simply Splendid
author: RenniI love it!! It's such an easy listen and so upbeat, it keeps me dancing.
- author: Whisper in Michigan
Frickin Awesome BAND, the song satellites is So SEXY!!!
just..wow.
author: angieyou guys are seriously amazing. COME TO NEW JERSEY.
The cd fing Kicks ass!!!
author: JessiI luv this cd its really awesome songs have a great beat and the guyz are hgawt tooooo!!
IT KICKS ASS!!!
author: *~*Monica*~*holy shit this album kicks ass it is all i can listen to just over and over again (listenin to it now) cherry monroe kicks total ass!!
Different and amazing.
author: BeckyIt's a CD you can just listen the entire way through without having to skip a track. Each track is different. This CD is beautiful.
Kick Ass
author: PaigeThe's guys are awsome. The cd is amazing, and it sonds just as good live. Can't wait to see you guys next time. m/m/
its awesome
author: jessicayour cd rocks and i cant wait to meet ya'll again.
awesome
author: AshleyThis CD is AWESOME..i won tickets to go see them in concert but being an idiot i said no thanks cause i didnt know who they were..i thought i'd check them out online and theyre soooo good!! so of course i bought the cd and kicked myself for saying no to the tickets
Awesome
author: JenniferThe Album itself is great, and Having a band that is so down to earth just adds to it. I love Cherry Monroe.
Awesome cd!
author: LaraI really love this CD, definately recommend it. The songs are great and their style isn't the same old thing that everyone else is playing. Cherry Monroe is my new favorite band, I hope to see them in concert soon!
This Cd is absolutely amazing and i love every single song on it.
author: JennahThis Cd is my favorite cd that i have right now. its amazing and i love it. i dont dislike any songs and i love them all. My friends and i listen to it non-stop. Its great...keep it up...cant wait til the new release in june!
- author: patricia
i never listened to this kind of music until jason gave me a demo:) i love this cd!!! the music is great and so are all the singer especially jason!! i wish you all the best of luck!! much love ~riot for life~
FrIkEn AwEsOmE
author: patTHIS CD WAS GREAT AND I PERSONALLY KNOW MATT!!!!! HOW COOL IS THAT!? HIM AND MY COUSIN ARE best friends...
- author: Some Random Girl
my favorite CD ever! Even Better When Performed LIVE!!!!!!!!!!
GREAT!!
author: Deven DevineI love Cherry Monroe..they have a lot of things in their songs that have to do with things going on in everyones life. I love them!!
- author: BLHS CHIC
i love cherry monroe!!* they are from here and im going 2 see them make their music video!!* Ryan is the brother in law of my teacher!!* i love this CD.....and i love the guys
AWESOME
author: Sarah PAgethis cd is awesome and everyone needs to get it! They are playing at Jillians on Saturday April 9th in Boardman Ohio and the tickets are 8 dollars. come see them!!
This CD ROCKED!!!!!!!
author: Christina WrightThis is by far one of the best CD's I have heard in a while, which is saying something, because I am a non-stop music listener.(& it sounds so much better autographed, LOL!)
This album has it all
author: Music OverloadThis is one of the best albums I've heard all year. It's a must have for anyone that likes good rock music.
Fricken awesome!!
author: Melissa AnnDude! You guys fricken rock!! I heard the song "At the Stars" on My Space. That song is f*cking awesome!!! I've bought your guys CD from Borders the other day, and I love all the songs!!!
Fricken awesome!!
author: Melissa AnnDude! You guys fricken rock!! I heard the song "At the Stars" on My Space. That song is f*cking awesome!!! I've bought your guys CD from Borders the other day, and I love all the songs!!!
Absolutely Fantastic
author: RobbieThis CD is amazing, definitely one of the best albums I've listened to in a long time. I can put it on and listen to it all day without getting tired. I love it and it's definitely in permanent rotation now.
2 thumbs up!
author: LauraThis cd is awesome. I heard about them from myspace.com, listened to a song or 2 and loved what I heard. i never buy anything online but i was like wow i really like this cd *add to cart* keep up the awesome work! :)