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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Dropped
| Type = studio
| name = Dropped
| Artist = [[Mind Funk]]
| type = studio
| Cover =
| artist = [[Mind Funk]]
| Released = 1993
| cover = Mind_Funk_Dropped.jpg
| Recorded = Bad Animals Studios, Seattle
| alt =
| released = 1993
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| Genre = [[Stoner rock]]/[[Grunge]]
| recorded = Bad Animals Studios, [[Seattle]], Washington
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| Length = 64:10
| Label = [[Megaforce Records]]
| venue =
| Producer = [[Terry Date]]
| studio =
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Stoner metal]]|[[grunge]]}}
| Reviews =
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| length = 64:10
*[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0vfexq8gldde |title=allmusic ((( Dropped > Overview ))) |publisher=www.allmusic.com |accessdate=2009-10-31 }}</ref>
| label = [[Megaforce Records|Megaforce]]<ref name=CL/>
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| Last album = ''[[Mind Funk (album)|Mind Funk]]''<br/>(1991)
| producer = [[Terry Date]]
| This album = '''Dropped'''<br/>(1993)
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| prev_title = [[Mind Funk (album)|Mind Funk]]
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| Next album = ''[[People Who Fell from the Sky]]''<br/>(1995)
| prev_year = 1991
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| next_title = [[People Who Fell from the Sky]]
| next_year = 1995
}}
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{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="allmusic" >{{Cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r169737|pure_url=yes}} |title=Mind Funk - Dropped|publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=October 31, 2009 }}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
|rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="CL">{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=5 |page=780}}</ref>
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'''''Dropped''''' is the second studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Mind Funk]].<ref name="allmusic"/> The title is a reference to the loss of their [[recording contract]] with [[Epic Records]] prior to recording the album.


==Production==
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'''''Dropped''''' is a 1993 album by [[Mind Funk]]. The title is a reference to the loss of their [[recording contract]] with [[Epic Records]] prior to releasing this album.
The band was about to start recording sessions for the album when they were informed that [[Epic Records]] had dropped them. Producer [[Terry Date]] encouraged the band to stay together, record the album in [[Seattle]], and use a cheaper and more live recording style.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-03-ca-52788-story.html|title=Gloomed for Success : O.C.'s Mindfunk Has Had Its Share of Hard Knocks--Thank Goodness|date=November 3, 1993|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
''[[Trouser Press]]'' called the album "competent and tasteful but undistinguished", writing that "[guitarists] [[Jason Everman|Everman]] and [[Louis Svitek|Svitek]] whip up smartly modulated guitar noise bolstered by a strong, slightly stiff rhythm section and functional tunes."<ref name="TP">{{cite web |title=Mindfunk |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/mindfunk/ |website=Trouser Press |access-date=January 1, 2021}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote: "Boasting an effectively off-kilter weave of standard-issue [[grunge]] and unexpected psychedelic flourishes, ''Dropped'' is equal parts trippy [[impressionism]] ('11 Ton Butterfly') and brooding introspection ('Drowning')."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/11/26/sticks-stones-break-no-bones/bf3bd999-2b0d-4b5e-b33c-432e03feec81/|title=STICK'S STONES BREAK NO BONES|first=Nicole|last=Arthur|date=November 26, 1993|via=washingtonpost.com}}</ref> The ''[[Tampa Bay Times]]'' wrote that the band "musters enough intensity to overcome its shortcomings in the originality department."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1993/06/25/sound-bites/|title=SOUND BITES|website=Tampa Bay Times}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
# "Goddess"
# "Goddess"– 5:17
# "Closer"
# "Closer"– 5:31
# "Drowning"
# "Drowning"– 6:32
# "In the Way Eye"
# "In the Way Eye"– 5:40
# "Zootiehead"
# "Zootiehead"– 4:14
# "Wisteria"
# "Wisteria"– 7:01
# "Mama, Moses, and Me"
# "Mama, Moses and Me"– 4:31
# "11 Ton Butterfly"
# "11 Ton Butterfly"– 6:30
# "Hogwallow"
# "Hogwallow"– 4:58
# "Billygoat"
# "Billygoat"– 5:16
# "Hollow"
# "Hollow" 8:36


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* [[Patrick Dubar]] - Vocals
* [[Patrick Dubar]] – lead vocals
* Louis Svitek - Guitar, Vocals
* [[Louis Svitek]] – lead guitar, backing vocals
* [[Jason Everman]] - Guitar, Vocals
* [[Jason Everman]] – lead guitar, backing vocals
* John Monte - Bass, Vocals
* [[John Monte]] – bass, backing vocals
* Shawn Johnson - Drums
* Shawn Johnson – drums
* Terry Date - Producer
* [[Terry Date]] – producer


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 19:37, 27 June 2023

Dropped
Studio album by
Mind Funk
Released1993
RecordedBad Animals Studios, Seattle, Washington
Genre
Length64:10
LabelMegaforce[1]
ProducerTerry Date
Mind Funk chronology
Mind Funk
(1991) 		Dropped
(1993) 		People Who Fell from the Sky
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

Dropped is the second studio album by American rock band Mind Funk.[2] The title is a reference to the loss of their recording contract with Epic Records prior to recording the album.

Production

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The band was about to start recording sessions for the album when they were informed that Epic Records had dropped them. Producer Terry Date encouraged the band to stay together, record the album in Seattle, and use a cheaper and more live recording style.[3]

Critical reception

[edit]

Trouser Press called the album "competent and tasteful but undistinguished", writing that "[guitarists] Everman and Svitek whip up smartly modulated guitar noise bolstered by a strong, slightly stiff rhythm section and functional tunes."[4] The Washington Post wrote: "Boasting an effectively off-kilter weave of standard-issue grunge and unexpected psychedelic flourishes, Dropped is equal parts trippy impressionism ('11 Ton Butterfly') and brooding introspection ('Drowning')."[5] The Tampa Bay Times wrote that the band "musters enough intensity to overcome its shortcomings in the originality department."[6]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Goddess"– 5:17
  2. "Closer"– 5:31
  3. "Drowning"– 6:32
  4. "In the Way Eye"– 5:40
  5. "Zootiehead"– 4:14
  6. "Wisteria"– 7:01
  7. "Mama, Moses and Me"– 4:31
  8. "11 Ton Butterfly"– 6:30
  9. "Hogwallow"– 4:58
  10. "Billygoat"– 5:16
  11. "Hollow" 8:36

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 780.
  2. ^ a b "Mind Funk - Dropped". AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
  3. ^ "Gloomed for Success : O.C.'s Mindfunk Has Had Its Share of Hard Knocks--Thank Goodness". Los Angeles Times. November 3, 1993.
  4. ^ "Mindfunk". Trouser Press. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Arthur, Nicole (November 26, 1993). "STICK'S STONES BREAK NO BONES" – via washingtonpost.com.
  6. ^ "SOUND BITES". Tampa Bay Times.
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