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'''''The Monitor''''' is the second studio album by American PunkRock band Music/TitusAndronicus that was released on the 9th of March, 2010. As both the cover and the title allude to, ''The Monitor'' revolves around themes from the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar and modern-day UsefulNotes/NewJersey. The album's release date, the 9th of March, is also the anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads, a naval battle between the USS ''Monitor'' and the CSS ''Virginia''. Along with this are references to Music/BillyBragg and Music/BruceSpringsteen, the latter also a New Jersey native who hated the place.

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'''''The Monitor''''' ''The Monitor'' is the second studio album by American PunkRock band Music/TitusAndronicus that was released on the 9th of March, 2010. As both the cover and the title allude to, ''The Monitor'' revolves around themes from the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar and modern-day UsefulNotes/NewJersey. The album's release date, the 9th of March, is also the anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads, a naval battle between the USS ''Monitor'' and the CSS ''Virginia''. Along with this are references to Music/BillyBragg and Music/BruceSpringsteen, the latter also a New Jersey native who hated the place.
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* SpokenWordInMusic: The Monitor contains readings of speeches and writings by AbrahamLincoln and WaltWhitman, among others, performed by fellow indie rock artists such as Craig Finn of The Hold Steady and Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak.

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* SpokenWordInMusic: The Monitor contains readings of speeches and writings by AbrahamLincoln UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln and WaltWhitman, Creator/WaltWhitman, among others, performed by fellow indie rock artists such as Craig Finn of The Hold Steady and Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak.
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[[caption-width-right:350:You'll always be a loser.]]

'''''The Monitor''''' is the second studio album by American PunkRock band Music/TitusAndronicus that was released on the 9th of March, 2010. As both the cover and the title allude to, ''The Monitor'' revolves around themes from the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar and modern-day UsefulNotes/NewJersey. The album's release date, the 9th of March, is also the anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads, a naval battle between the USS ''Monitor'' and the CSS ''Virginia''. Along with this are references to Music/BillyBragg and Music/BruceSpringsteen, the latter also a New Jersey native who hated the place.

Featuring the band as well as an extensive list of guest musicians, ''The Monitor'' received rave reviews from critics for its lyricism and songwriting. It topped many lists for "Best Album of 2010", and is still widely praised to this day.
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!!Tracklist:
# "A More Perfect Union" (7:09)
# "Titus Andronicus Forever" (1:55)
# "No Future Part Three: Escape From No Future" (5:16)
# "Richard II or Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (Responsible Hate Anthem)" (5:06)
# "A Pot in Which to Piss" (8:53)
# "Four Score and Seven" (8:38)
# "Theme From 'Cheers'" (5:01)
# "To Old Friends and New" (7:00)
# "…And Ever" (2:24)
# "The Battle of Hampton Roads" (14:02)
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!!Principle members:
[[AC:Titus Andronicus:]]
* Patrick Stickles – Guitar, harmonica, piano, synthesizer, tape operator, electronics, engineer, vocals
* Liam Betson - Guitar, vocals
* Ian Graetzer – Bass
* Eric Harm – Drums, percussion, vocals
[[AC:Additional musicians:]]
* Julian Veronesi – Vocals
* Dan [=McGee=] – Vocals
* Matt Miller – Vocals
* Brendan Stickles – Vocals
* Ryan Walsh – Vocals
* Andrew Cedermark – Guitar
* Pete Feigenbaum – Guitar
* Kevin [=McMahon=] – Guitar, mixing, percussion, producer, recording, vocals
* Ian O'Neil – Guitar, vocals
* Jenn Wasner – Guitar, vocals
* Dustin Wong – Guitar
* David Bentley – Cello
* Brett Bondar – Highland bagpipes, Scottish small pipes
* Peter Buettner – Tenor saxophone
* Elio [=DeLuca=] – Piano, organ, electric piano, engineer, vocals
* Ian Dykstra – Bass drums, sleigh bells, tambourine
* Greg Farley – Fiddle
* Dean Jones – Trombone
* Brian Rutledge – Trumpet
* Alex Tretiak – Snare drums, research assistant, vocals
* Andy Stack – Engineer
* Dustin Miller – Vocal recording
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!!At the end of these tropes:
* AmericanCivilWar: One of the concepts behind this album.
* BrokenRecord: "You'll always be a loser" at the end of "No Future Part Three: Escape From No Future".
* ConceptAlbum: ''The Monitor'' uses the American Civil War as a metaphor for the struggles of a young man in modern New Jersey.
* DarkReprise: "...And Ever" serves as this for "Titus Andronicus Forever".
* DrivenToSuicide: "A Pot in Which to Piss":
-->''And I know it won't do much good''\\
''Getting drunk and sad and singing''\\
''But I'm at the end of my rope''\\
''And I feel like swinging''
* EpicRocking: Almost the entirety of the album, but "The Battle of Hampton Roads" stands out at over 14 minutes.
* OdeToIntoxication: Both the sarcastic and non-sarcastic variety.
* PerishingAltRockVoice: If Conor Oberst had become a punk rocker, he would be Patrick Stickles.
* SpokenWordInMusic: The Monitor contains readings of speeches and writings by AbrahamLincoln and WaltWhitman, among others, performed by fellow indie rock artists such as Craig Finn of The Hold Steady and Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak.
* StrawNihilist[=/=]TheAntiNihilist: A common thread throughout Stickles' lyrics is his own indecision between falling into nihilism completely or finding his own purpose in life.

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