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Formed in 1986 by guitarist and vocalist Todd Park Mohr, drummer and vocalist Brian Nevin and bassist and vocalist Rob Squires, the three played and studied together at the University of Colorado before naming themselves Big Head Todd & The Monsters in 1987. The trio began playing shows and touring around Denver, Fort Collins and Boulder in Colorado, and developed a consistent following enough to set their sights outside their home state out across the West Coast of the U.S.
The band’s debut album “Another Mayberry” was released in 1989 at the same time as forming their own label Big Records, and followed the year after by “Midnight Radio”. Big Head Todd & The Monsters became known for their considerable live shows, often drawing packed audiences, which led to the live album “Big Head Todd and the Monsters Live” in 1993. The same year marked the band’s most significant success with the album “Sister Sweetly” recording with the Prince affiliated producer David Z. The album earned platinum status, peaked at No. 1 on the U.S. Heatseekers chart and spawned three rock charting singles “Bittersweet”, “Broken Hearted Saviour”, and “Circle”.
The band subsequently released the self-produced album “Strategem” in 1994, which reached No. 30 on the Billboard 200, and the Jerry Harrison – formerly of the Talking Heads – produced album “Beautiful World” in 1997. The album produced the hits “Boom Boom” and “Resignation Superman”, and was followed by the group’s second live album “Live Monsters” in 1998.
Big Head Todd & The Monsters subsequently released the albums “Riviera” in 2002 and “Crimes of Passion” in 2004, followed by another live album “Live at the Fillmore” also in 2004. All of the band’s albums from here on were released on their own Big Records including “All the Love You Need” in 2007, “Rocksteady” in 2010, the blues-orientated “100 Years of Robert Johnson” in 2011 and 2014’s “Black Beehive”.
Live reviews
Mind blown. I've been a fan for 20+ years and finally got to see BHTM up close, in a small venue with great sound. Love that they still do early tunes, love that they take requests, love their respect for the Blues, love that they do covers. Got to be one of the hardest working bands in the business and for that I am most grateful. Saw them in Elmira on while on the Big Head Blues Tour honoring Willie Dixon a couple of years ago, didn't know what to expect, and was initially disappointed when Todd stated at the beginning of the show, "You aren't going to hear any Big Head Todd tonight, no Bittersweet, no Broken Hearted Savior." That disappointment didn't last long. Circle back to last night, BHTM blew the lid off the dump. How can you top an encore starting with Circle, gliding into The Beatles, I Want You, and ripping it with The Ramones, Sedated. Wish they would get back to Western NY more often, Rochester please, you don't know what you're missing. Town Ballroom is a great venue. Opening act Los Colognes was also impressive and I'm rarely impressed with the openers. I will be following this band from Nashville moving forward.
thenothingman
Conjoining band names are all the rage lately with the likes of Marina and the Diamonds, Niki and the Dove and Eliza and the Bear all jumping on the band wagon. Outdating all of these by quite some way is American blues and rock band Big Head Todd & The Monsters who formed way back in the mid-80s.
Todd Park Mohr and his accompanying musicians have had varied commercial success through their career with a smattering of hit singles yet the cult following they achieved early on in the mountain States of America has been echoed to this day on a far larger scale. Fans from far and wide flock to the shows and the festival appearances in order to hear some of the irresistible blues numbers like 'Circle' and 'Bitter Sweet' which put them on the map in the first place. It is a great show with a strong back catalogue played very well and the hits simply punctuate the setlist nicely for the audience.
sean-ward
Big Head Todd after 27 years continue to put on an awesome live show with their mellow, blues infused rock & roll sound. The band continues to create energy from their fans and long term followers.
This band is ageless and timeless - from their beginning to the current day - they continue to hold on to those that have been there with them from the beginning while captivating those first timers that connect with their every word, strum, pang, and story which never grows old throughout this beautiful journey!
nancy-nix
This Bug Head Todd concert was incredible! The band sounded great, I could tell they were really into it. The crowd was fun and it was awesome because since it was a double set for BHTM everyone was there for one reason...party with the best band around. I highly recommend everyone check them out. My favorite band, truly incredible.
songkicksteve
Everything was fantastic!! The weather behaved, the sound was awesome and the band was so much fun!! We were fortunate enough to meet them and they were all graciously kind. I cannot wait to see them again!!Thank you for coming to Toledo!!
lisawerner0317
Saw them at Red Rocks in Morrison, CO and they were just as awesome as I had hoped - maybe even better!!!Great venue - great sound - great crowd!!! I loved it!!! They are amazing!!! Great band!!! Will go see them again!!!
trudy-scott-kells
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