Monster Slayers

[Jere Stormer]

I joined the group in order to comment on this page:

http://corridortribe.com/Sound/the_monster_slayers.htm

I cannot find this page in this group.

Is this the same group?  Did something change or get omitted when migrating to google?

I wish to comment on this page.

Jere Stormer

[admin]

Hi Jere,

That's weird. As a member of the group, you ought to have no problem posting. Let me know it it persists - and sorry for the loooooong delay at getting back with you.

Best,

Stephen

[Alan Balkany]

A few corrections to the Monsterslayers page, just to set the record straight.

Great site!

Alan Balkany

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Original band members (1980)  This lineup played at the People's Counter Convention and at the demonstration against the Republican convention at Kennedy Square in Detroit:

Mel Krugel, Vocals

Alan Balkany, Bass

Freddy Ginn, Keyboard 

Jere Stormer, Guitar

Jessie Nowells, Drums

I first sang with them at an event at Wayne State U in Winter of 1980-81 with this lineup:

Next lineup 1980-81:

Mel Krugel, Vocals,

Sylvia Inwood, Vocals

Jere Stormer, Guitar

Alan Balkany, Bass

Jessie Nowells, Drums

At some point, the band name was shortened to The Monsterslayers.

Next:

Mel Krugel, Vocals

Sylvia Inwood, Vocals

Alan Balkany, Guitar

Basil Balkany, Guitar

Rob Gabor, Bass

Joey Barrara, Drums

1984:

Mel Krugel, Vocals

Sylvia Inwood, Vocals

Janice (then Lewitt) Pope, Vocals

Alan Balkany, Guitar

Basil Balkany, Guitar

Rob Gabor, Bass

David McLaughlin, Drums

Somewhere in there Donny Kirkland had a brief tenure on Guitar.

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Mel was the founder and the creative songwriter of the band.  The first song we did was "The Monsters Are Coming", about the Republican convention in 1980.  We played the song at the demonstration against the Republican convention at Kennedy Square in Detroit and also at the Peoples' Counterconvention.  The song got some airplay in Detroit and when we played it at parties, people would come up to us and ask "Who does that song?".

Other classics by Mel were "Ford Has a Better Idea" about the Ford Pinto with the exploding gas tanks and corporate irresponsibility, and "Rock and Roll is Dangerous" about how rock can challenge the corporate power structure.  

The gigs I most enjoyed playing with the Monsterslayers were the Freezer Theater (a peoples' venue) and Cobb's Corner, where jazz greats had played in the past, both in the Cass Corridor.

Alan