Annotation for Thonk

• Michael Manring / Thonk (Windham Hall Records, 1994)
• Michael Manring, Bass
• Steve Morse, Guitar
• Alex Skolnick, Guitar
• Tim "Herb" Alexander, Drums
• Steve Smith, Drums
• Philip Aaberg, Piano
• 1. Big Fungus (3:36) 2. Snakes Got Legs (4:59) 3. Monkey Businessman (3:47) 4. Distrubed (3:04) 5. On a Day of Many Angels (3:42) 6. My Three Moons (4:04) 7. Cruel and Unusual (4:33) 8. Bad Hair Day (3:11) 9. Adhan (2:38) 10. You Offered Only Parabolas (6:12) 11. The Enormous Room (4:07)
• Herb plays on tracks 1, 4, & 8.
• I must say, this Michael Manring character rivals Les in his bass playing. Track 3 is unbelievable, and Track 4 sounds like a Primus tune. A few of the songs are too mellow for my tastes with not enough bass, but still recommended.