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Not to be confused with mephedrone or methedrone.
Methodrone 
Studio album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre Released 1995 Genre Shoegaze, indie rock Length 71:58 Label Bomp! Records Producer Naut Human, David Deresinksi The Brian Jonestown Massacre chronology Spacegirl & Other Favorites
(1993)Methodrone
(1995)Take It from the Man!
(1996)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Piero Scaruffi 
[2]Methodrone is the second studio album by American neo-psychedelia band The Brian Jonestown Massacre, released in 1995. The name of the album is a pun on the drug methadone, used in treatment of heroin addiction, as well as the word "drone", referencing the overall shoegaze sound of the album. The album's dreamy rock sound, comparable to that of Spacemen 3 and My Bloody Valentine, sets this record apart from the rest of the band's discography, as they would later dive into a defined yet open-ended psychedelia sound.
Contents
Background
This was the first album released after the departure of guitarist and founding member Travis Threlkel, and the only album to feature vocalists Elise Dye and Paola Simmonds. Drummers Brian Glaze and Graham Bonnar were also brought into the line-up to replace Ricky Maymi who had begun playing bass in the band. It was also Graham Bonnar's only appearance in the band. "She Made Me" and "Evergreen" were released as a double A-side single in 1992. Methodrone was re-released in 2007 on Anton Newcombe's A Records.
"Wisdom" was later re-recorded on the band's first and only album with TVT Records, Strung Out in Heaven. "Wisdom", "She's Gone", "That Girl Suicide" and "Evergreen" were included on the band's greatest hits compilation Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by The Brian Jonestown Massacre except where stated..
No. Title Length 1. "Evergreen" (lyrics Newcombe/vocals Newcombe/Dye) 3:24 2. "Wisdom" (lyrics/vocals Newcombe) 5:20 3. "Crushed" (lyrics/vocals Newcombe) 6:08 4. "That Girl Suicide" (lyrics/vocals Newcombe) 3:41 5. "Wasted" (lyrics Newcombe/vocals Newcombe/Simmonds) 4:21 6. "Everyone Says" (lyrics Newcombe/vocals Newcombe/Simmonds) 4:15 7. "Short Wave" (lyrics/vocals Newcombe) 2:47 8. "She Made Me" (lyrics/vocals Newcombe) 4:42 9. "Hyperventilation" (lyrics/vocals Newcombe) 9:53 10. "Records" 1:50 11. "I Love You" (Newcombe/Travis Threlkel/vocals Newcombe) 4:11 12. "End of the Day" (lyrics/vocals Newcombe) 5:09 13. "Outback" 4:07 14. "She's Gone" (lyrics Newcombe/vocals Newcombe/Hollywood) 7:18 15. "Methodrone" (lyrics/vocals Newcombe) 4:52 Total length:71:58 Personnel
- The Brian Jonestown Massacre
- Anton Newcombe - Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals
- Jeffrey Davies - Guitar
- Rick Maymi - Bass
- Matt Hollywood - Bass, vocals
- Brian Glaze - Drums
- Graham Bonnar - Drums
- Elise Dye - Vocals
- Paola Simmonds - Vocals
- Engineering and mixing
- Anton Newcombe
- David Deresinski
- Eric Holland
- John Karr
- Jessica Wing
- Adriene Gulyassy
Critical response
The second album by a band that had been steadily releasing singles throughout the two years previous, Methodrone was largely ignored upon its release. However, it garnered a favorable review in British tastemaker magazine Mojo, where Brian Bannin wrote, "Everything moves with the slowness and presence of a disgraced monarch in exile...At its best, Methodrone has the tormented grace of accepting doom".
Cover artwork
The faces featured on the cover artwork are, clockwise from top left, Brian Glaze, Matt Hollywood, Anton Newcombe, and Dean Taylor.
References
Anton Newcombe · Matt Hollywood · Frankie "Teardrop" Emerson · Ricky Maymi · Dan Allaire · Rob Campanella · Collin Hegna · Joel Gion ·
Peter Hayes · Jeffrey Davies · Dave Koenig · Miranda Lee Richards · Graham Bonnar · Bobby Hecksher · Dean Taylor · Brian Glaze · Charles Mehling · Patrick Straczek · Raugust · Travis Threlkel · Mike Whitemann · Mike Sharperson · Dawn Thomas · Robert Desmond · Irina Yaikowski · Ryan Summer · Hunter Crowley · Jeremy Davies · Norm Block · Adam Hamilton · Johnny Haro · Billy Pleasant · Marty Smith · Milo Warner Martin · Mara Keagle · Lenny Pops · Jeff Levits · Sune Rose Wagner · Tommy Dietrick · Brad Artley · Jussi Tegelman · Christian Omar Madrigal Izzo · Tony O'Neill · Kieran McCartney · Kirpatrick Thomas · Elise Dye · Chris Dupré · Paola Simmonds · Josie Fluri · Christof W. Certik · Ian Sefchik · Zy Lynn · Greg Helton ·Studio albums Spacegirl & Other Favorites (1993) · Methodrone (1995) · Take It from the Man! (1996) · Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request (1996) · Thank God for Mental Illness (1996) · Give It Back! (1997) · Strung Out in Heaven (1998) · Bringing it All Back Home - Again (1999) · Bravery, Repetition and Noise (2001) · ...And This Is Our Music (2003) · My Bloody Underground (2008) · Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? (2010)Singles "She Made Me" / "Evergreen" · "Convertible" / "Their Majesties 2nd Request (Enrique's Dream)" · "Hide & Seek" · "Cold To The Touch" / "Anemone" · "Never Ever" / "Feelers" · "Not If You Were The Last Dandy On Earth" · "This Is Why You Love Me" · "Love" · "If Love Is The Drug Then I Want To OD" · "Prozac vs Heroin" / "Nailing Honey To The Bee" · "The One" · "Iluminomi" / "There’s A War Going On"EPs If I Love You (2001) · We Are the Radio (2005) · Just Like Kicking Jesus (2008) · Smoking Acid (2009) · One EP (2009)Compilations Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective (2004)Associated acts Collaborators Matthew J. Tow · Will Carruthers · Mark Gardener · Sarabeth Tucek · Constantine Karlis · Freiderike Bienert · Thibault Pesenti · Jón Sæmundur Auðarson · Felix Bondareff · Unnur Andrea EinarsdottirRelated articles Discography · Dig! (Ondi Timoner) · Bomp! RecordsCategories:- 1995 albums
- The Brian Jonestown Massacre albums
- 1990s rock album stubs
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