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Maximum Money Monster

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Maximum Money Monster
Original 1990 Artwork
Studio album by
Released1990
Recorded1988–1989
1990 (reissue material)
StudioStudio TAKE, Tokyo[1]
Antiknock, Tokyo (reissue material)
GenreNoise rock, industrial metal
Length46:03
64:18 (reissue)
LabelPathological
Cold Spring (reissue)
ProducerKazuyuki K. Null, Takashi Iwamoto
Zeni Geva chronology
Vast Impotenz
(1988)
Maximum Money Monster
(1990)
Total Castration
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Brainwashedfavorable[2]
Chain D.L.K.[3]
Compulsion Onlinefavorable[4]

Maximum Money Monster is a 1990 album by Zeni Geva. It is a re-release of their 1989 album Maximum Love and Fuck, with additional songs. The Pathological CD release had the whole album as one track. In 2007, it was reissued by Cold Spring with three bonus previously unreleased recordings from a 1990 show at Antiknock in Tokyo, and all songs as separate tracks.

Reception

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Though not reviewed by many publications, the album has received some praise among critics. Likening the band to noise rock and industrial music, the album was compared to groups stylistically such as Swans and Godflesh and it was noted that the "metal riffage...is stripped of excess" in a review written for Compulsion Online.[4] Writing for Chain D.L.K., Maurizio Pustianaz similarly noted hardcore punk, industrial, and free jazz influences.[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by KK Null, unless where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Slam King" (from Maximum Love and Fuck) 16:03
2."Honowo (Blaze)" 1:51
3."Blackout" 1:46
4."Sweetheart" 5:45
5."Guystick Bodie" (from Maximum Love and Fuck) 4:35
6."Skullfuck" (from Maximum Love and Fuck) 3:15
7."War Pig" (from Maximum Love and Fuck) 6:51
8."On Suicide"Bertolt Brecht/Hanns Eisler5:58
2007 Cold Spring reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."War Pig" (live)7:29
10."Skullfuck" (live)4:10
11."Dead Car, Sun Crash" (live)6:37
Total length:64:18

Credits

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  • KK Null - vocals, guitars, engineering
  • Mara Tabata - guitars
  • Tatsuya Yoshida - drums (tracks 2, 3, 4, and 8), vocals (tracks 2 and 8)
  • Ikuo Taketani - drums (tracks 1, 5, 6, and 7), artwork (original release)
  • Takashi Iwamoto - engineering
  • Yuki Torumi - artwork (original release)
  • Abby Helasdottir - artwork (reissue)

References

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  1. ^ n/a. "Allmusic Information Page for Maximum Money Monster". allmusic.com. Allmusic Guide. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  2. ^ Jones, Marshal (2018-11-01). "Zeni Geva, "Maximum Money Monster" Review". brainwashed.org. Brainwashed. Retrieved 2018-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b Pustianaz, Maurizio (2018-11-01). "ZENI GEVA: Maximum Money Monster". Chain D.L.K. Chain D.L.K. Retrieved 2018-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b n/a (2018-11-01). "Zeni Geva - Maximum Money Monster". compulsiononline.com. Compulsion Online. Retrieved 2018-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)