The Monks

Summary

The Monks is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (510 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Monks's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Monks's genre is garage rock^[4].
• The Monks's record label is recorded as Polydor^[5].
• The Monks's Commons category is recorded as The Monks^[6].
• The Monks's country of origin is recorded as West Germany^[7].
• January 1, 1964 marks the founding of The Monks^[8].
• The Monks's location of formation is recorded as Gelnhausen^[9].
• The Monks's official website is recorded as http://www.the-monks.com/^[10].
• The Monks's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Monks^[11].
• The Monks's has characteristic is recorded as rock band^[12].
• The Monks's different from is recorded as The Monks^[13].
• The Monks's start of work period is recorded as 1965^[14].
• The Monks's has list is recorded as list of The Monks demos^[15].
• The Monks's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Monks'}^[16].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[17]

• Country: US^[18]

• Began / founded: 1964^[19]

• Genre(s): experimental rock, garage rock, krautrock, proto-punk, psychedelic pop^[20]

• Community tags: experimental rock, garage rock, krautrock, proto-punk, psychedelic pop^[21]

• MusicBrainz ID: 72bfcd14-0a48-43d9-86cf-e8d0f264fb13^[22]

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Founding

January 1, 1964 marks the founding of The Monks^[8]. Its location of formation is recorded as Gelnhausen^[9].

Why It Matters

The Monks ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (510 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

It has been cited as an influence by Black Flag^[25], a rock band^[26], founded in 1976^[27].

FAQs

Who did The Monks influence?

The Monks has been cited as an influence by Black Flag^[25].