Unfinished Monkey Business

Unfinished Monkey Business is the 1st solo album released by Ian Brown after the break-up of The Stone Roses. The album was self-financed and produced by Brown. Ex-Roses including Mani, Nigel Ipinson, Aziz Abrhaim and Robbie Maddix helped pen and perform the instruments on many tracks. "Ice Cold Cube" which premiered at The Stone Roses final concert was officially released in this album.

Much of Unfinished Monkey Business focuses on the acrimonous split between Brown and former Roses' guitarist John Squire. Brown shares his unabashed opinion of his ex-bandmate on tracks like "Can't See Me", "What Happened To Ya" and "Deep Pile Dreams."

The track "Intro Under The Paving Stones: The Beach" was inspired by a slogan from the French May 1968 protests, an event that also inspired the song "Bye Bye Badman" from The Stone Roses (LP). A popular protest slogan at the time, "Sous les pavés, la plage!" is translated into English as "Beneath the pavement, the beach!"

Many critics consider "Corpses In Their Mouths" to be Brown's best musical output in the 1990's.

Track listing

1. "Intro Under The Paving Stones: The Beach"
2. "My Star"
3. "Can't See Me"
4. "Ice Cold Cube"
5. "Sunshine"
6. "Lions"
7. "Corpses In Their Mouths"
8. "What Happened To Ya Part 1"
9. "What Happened To Ya Part 2"
10. "Nah Nah"
11. "Deep Pile Dreams"
12. "Unfinished Monkey Business"