#81 Libby Bently & Carmen Monoxide (Morbid Opera)

The untold story of Morbid Opera (Ft. Lauderdale) with Libby Bentley & Carmen MonoxideJoin us, as founder, bassist, and vocalist Libby Bentley and drummer, Carmen "Monoxide" Marrero tell the story of South Florida garage/punk band, Morbid Opera. Morbid Opera began their journey in the early 1980's South Florida punk rock scene. Libby Bentley (bass/vocals) and Lisa Hodapp (vocals) (1961-2010) founded Morbid Opera, and were the two core and consistent band members throughout the band's existence. Morbid Opera has three tracks included on the seminal and regional 1983 Florida hardcore/punk compilation titled, "We Can't Help It If We're From Florida". In 2017, a compilation was released titled "Collection", remastering 16 tracks in the Morbid Opera catalog. [Recorded: 05/12/24]☞ Follow Florida Sound Archive on Instagram! @floridasoundarchive☞ Please SUBSCRIBE to the channel and give the video a thumbs up if you enjoy the contentMusic:Morbid Opera - Female Trouble (198?)Morbid Opera - Sledgehammer (1983)Morbid Opera Bandcamp - https://morbidopera.bandcamp.com/...Related Episodes:The Story Of Jeff Hodapp (Roach Motel, Morbid Opera, Drug Czars) - https://youtu.be/WFl1-3CzzLg?si=UMLrbjVdfcGkgSPSThe Story of Richard Shelter (80's South FL promoter) - https://youtu.be/UV8Ap-NGG3k?si=qpWZAFZI8k-QakbdThe Story of Charlie Pickett (South FL music legend) - https://youtu.be/-geZ4dTJEG8?si=iGIHW02Ed9htwlEuThe Story of Kreamy 'Lectric Santa (Robert Price & Priya Ray) - https://youtu.be/Fzo_by24Agc?si=clEhiYVw5xh6Z78IThe Story of Punk Under The Sun (Joey Seeman & Chris Potash) - https://youtu.be/1dP2g7KCzlk?si=cDhZT6C7Wtl_CS5q