Robot Monster (album)

Robot Monster is the ninth album by Canadian guitarist Don Ross, released in 2003. It is his third and final recording on the Narada/Virgin label. The album takes its title from the science-fiction film of the same name.

Robot Monster
Studio album by
Don Ross
ReleasedAugust 5, 2003
LabelNarada/Virgin
ProducerDon Ross, Christophe Bendel
Don Ross chronology
Huron Street
(2001)		 Robot Monster
(2003)		 Music for Vacuuming
(2005)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Minor 7th(no rating) [2]

Music critic Mark Deming, writing for Allmusic, wrote the album "The disc is mostly balanced between the sort of aggressive, mojo-working-again kind of optimistic intensity and more reflective ballads that show a heart in the healing process. Knowing the story of his wife's passing from cancer makes the lush, languid, steel guitar-enhanced "Goodbye Kelly Goodbye" a true tearjerker."[1] Critic Bernard Richter praised the album and wrote "Each one of the 12 tunes has a strong musical foundation, and the listener—while taken aback because of Ross' sheer virtuosity—is easily pulled into the music itself."[2]

Track listing

All songs by Don Ross except as noted.

  1. "Robot Monster" – 4:22
  2. "It's Fun Being Lucky" – 4:57
  3. "So Much Time" (Don Ross, Christoph Bendel) – 5:03
  4. "Elevation Music" – 3:16
  5. "Dracula and Friends (Part One)" – 4:13
  6. "June" – 5:05
  7. "I Think of You" (Don Ross, Christoph Bendel) – 4:56
  8. "Bubble Radio" – 3:53
  9. "Dracula and Friends (Part Two)" – 3:17
  10. "Fader Jones" – 4:41
  11. "Goodbye Kelly Goodbye" – 3:26
  12. "Oh Baby" (Don Ross, Christoph Bendel) – 5:00

Personnel
  • Don Ross – guitar, vocals, piano, sampling
  • Andrew Craig – piano
  • Colleen Allen – soprano sax
  • Jordan O'Connor – upright bass
  • Matthew Shawn Fleming - percussion

Production Notes
  • Produced by Don Ross and Christophe Bendel
  • Engineered by Ron Skinner
  • Mastered by Trevor Sadler

References
  1. Deming, Mark. "Robot Monster > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  2. Richter, Bernard. "Robot Monster > Review". Minor 7th. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
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