Classical Punk (released in the USA as "Symphony of Destruction") by the London Punkharmonic Orchestra remains the most bizarre commission that Monty ever received. It is a sixteen piece string orchestral arrangement of eighteen punk rock favourites. Recorded in Colombo, Sri Lanka and London with two separate string orchestras, the adventure, and should be a movie, involved stolen tapes and recording devices, blackmail, a double bass playing bus driver who was so tired he performed lying on his back.
Mnty has spoken to many of the artists who wrote and performed on the original songs songs over the years and it seems to have gone down well with them. John Peel played the classical version of "Teenage Kicks" many times and called Monty out of the blue to congratulate him on the album. Charlie Brooker used the album as the soundtrack to one of his Screenwipe episodes.
TRACK LISTING
1 No More Heroes 2 Babylon's Burning 3. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker 4. Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
5. Holiday In Cambodia
6. White Riot 7. Gary Gilmore's Eyes 8. Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) 9. Love Song
10. Another Girl, Another Planet
11. Where's Captain Kirk? 12. Alternative Ulster 13. Germ Free Adolescents 14. Teenage Kicks
15. Strangehold 16. Hersham Boys 17. Sound Of The Suburbs
18. Pretty Vacant
FANS HAVE UPLOADED VIDEOS OF SOME OF THE SONGS CLICK BELOW AND ENJOY
No More Heroes
Babylon's Burning
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (at 7 mins 30)
Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
Holiday In Cambodia
White Riot
Gary Gilmour's Eyes at 24 mins 02
Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't Have)
Love Song (at 30 mins 55)
Another Girl Another Planet at 35.19)
Where's Captain Kirk? (at 39 mins 05)
Alternative Ulster (at 42 mins)
Germ Free Adolescents
Teenage Kicks
Stranglehold (at 52 mins 44)
Hersham Boys
Sound Of The Suburbs (at 59 mins 49)
Pretty Vacant