Milking the stars : a re-imaging of last patrol

"The idea at work with Milking The Stars was essentially to make the album sound more old school, more retro, and like it was released in the late 60s/early 70s, when the type of music Monster Magnet produce was peaking. This goal is accomplished here not only with the Last Patrol rewrites, but also particularly with the (new!) opener "Let The Circus Burn." Easily one of the most psychedelic tracks that the band has done in years, this one in particular goes a long way towards recapturing the trippy acid rock feel of their earlier material, especially the Tab EP. Perhaps this is part of what makes it so powerful, as in my listening experiences, bands who've been around for a while making call backs to their earlier work (almost) always ends up working out well".

Read review

"Milking the Stars: A Re-Imagining of Last Patrol offers up an alternate universe version of the group's tenth studio album that dials up its psychedelic tendencies considerably, resulting in something that has more in common with early Pink Floyd (opener "Let the Circus Burn" owes more than a cursory nod to "Careful with That Axe, Eugene") than it does the swampy groove/stoner metal that's come to define Monster Magnet over the years ... As far as fan fiction goes, Milking the Stars makes good on its promise and delivers a parallel (and reliably skewed) view of its source material, and the fact that the fan in question is the project's creator, just makes it weirder".

Read review