Spine of God
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Blabbermouth.net |   [2] |
| Kerrang! |  [3] |
Spine of God is the debut album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released in 1992. It is the band's first official full-length album and one of the earliest examples of the genre of stoner rock.
The album mixes elements of punk, heavy metal, psychedelic rock, and space rock. The album features a cover of Grand Funk Railroad's "Sin's a Good Man's Brother." It was voted Spin's "Number 9 Album of 1991 You Didn't Hear".[4]
A music video was made for the song "Medicine."
Track listing
All songs written by Dave Wyndorf unless noted otherwise.
- "Pill Shovel" (McBain/Wyndorf) – 4:00
- "Medicine" – 3:21
- "Nod Scene" (McBain/Wyndorf) – 6:46
- "Black Mastermind" (McBain/Wyndorf) – 8:13
- "Zodiac Lung" – 4:44
- "Spine of God" – 8:02
- "Snake Dance" – 3:10
- "Sin's a Good Man's Brother" (Mark Farner) – 3:31
- "Ozium" – 8:01
- "Ozium" [Demo] – 8:38 *
* Reissue bonus track
Spine of God was re-released in March 2006 on Stoner rock Records with new artwork, new liner notes, compressed dynamic range, and a demo version of "Ozium" as a bonus track.
Personnel
- Dave Wyndorf – Guitar, Vocals, Producer
- John McBain – Guitar, Producer
- Joe Calandra – Bass
- Jon Kleiman - Drums
- Tim Cronin –(Credited, in typical Monster Magnet style, as "Dope/Lights/Center Of The Universe")
- Stacy "Springdale" Phelon – Engineer
- Rob Leecock – Bullgod design
- Samantha Muccini – Photography
- Reed Linkletter Jr. - Art Direction
- Alexander von Wieding – Reissue artwork
References
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Monster Magnet Spine of God review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ Alisoglu, Scott (24 April 2006). "Monster Magnet - Spine of God (SPV re-issue)". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ Gitter, Mike (12 October 1991). "Monster Magnet 'Spine of God'". Kerrang!. Vol. 362. London, UK: EMAP.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Levy, Joe (December 1991). "10 Best Albums of the Year You Didn't Hear". Spin. p. 88. Retrieved 1 February 2011.