Beck - Garage Band: The Monks

Introduction to The Monks:

The Monks were a garage band created in Gelnhausen, West Germany in the year 1964. The band members were GI’s located for service in Germany at the time. Band members included: Gary Burger (lead guitar/lead vocalist), Larry Clark (keyboards), Eddie Shaw (bass guitar), and Dave Day (rhythm guitar), along with a West German civilian identified simply as Hans (drums) The band's appearance was rather strange as well. They mimicked the look of Catholic monks by wearing the brown habit with a cincture. They also had partially shaved tonsures. Some people found their appearance to be rather blasphemous while others thought it comical.

They were not a fan of the traditional rock tunes of the time and wanted to make use of musical sounds and manipulation of the senses. They started out by performing at local military hangouts and slowly gained popularity. One of their first most popular songs was “There She Walks” which sold more than 500 copies. Their most recent single in May of 2009 was "Pretty Suzanne". I have attached some photos and videos. (They also have a website: (https://www.the-monks.com/.)