Mental Jewelry

Mental Jewelry
Studio album by Live
Released	December 31, 1991
Recorded	1991 at D.V. Perversion Room, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	51:36
Label	Radioactive
Producer	Jerry Harrison
Live chronology
Four Songs (1991) Mental Jewelry (1991) Throwing Copper (1994)
Singles from Mental Jewelry
"Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)" "Pain Lies on the Riverside" "The Beauty of Gray"

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Mental Jewelry is the first album by the band Live, released on December 31, 1991. The band had previously released the album The Death of a Dictionary under the name Public Affection, with Mental Jewelry being the first released under the name Live.

Many of the songs on Mental Jewelry are based on the writings of Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti.^[2]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ed Kowalczyk, all music composed by Live.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pain Lies on the Riverside"	5:11
2.	"Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)"	3:18
3.	"The Beauty of Gray"	4:14
4.	"Brothers Unaware"	4:45
5.	"Tired of 'Me'"	3:26
6.	"Mirror Song"	3:38
7.	"Waterboy"	3:07
8.	"Take My Anthem"	4:37
9.	"You Are the World"	4:23
10.	"Good Pain"	5:39
11.	"Mother Earth is a Vicious Crowd"	4:10
12.	"10,000 Years (Peace Is Now)"	5:08

Outtakes and B-sides

• "Born Branded" – 6:36
• "Heaven Wore a Shirt" – 3:38
• "Negation" – 3:42

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Peak
1992	US Billboard 200	73	[3]

Singles

Year	Single	US Modern Rock
1992	"Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)"	9	[4]
1992	"Pain Lies on the Riverside"	24	[4]

External links

• Friends of Live (official website)

References

1. ^ Boldman, Gina "Allmusic Review"
2. ^ Jason Ankeny, "Live's allmusic biography" Allmusic
3. ^ "Mental Jewelry > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" Allmusic
4. ^ ^{a b} "Mental Jewelry > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" Allmusic