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Dopes to Infinity Studio album by Monster Magnet Released March 21, 1995 Recorded 1994 at The Magic Shop and Electric Lady Studios in New York Genre Stoner rock
Space rock
Psychedelic rockLength 62:26 Label A&M Producer Dave Wyndorf Monster Magnet chronology Superjudge
(1993)Dopes to Infinity
(1995)Powertrip
(1998)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Dopes to Infinity is the third album by New Jersey rock band Monster Magnet. It was released on March 21, 1995 (see 1995 in music).
Contents
Overview
The song "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" became the band's first hit single, after having appeared the previous year in different form in the American movie S.F.W.. Other tracks, such as the title track and "Dead Christmas" however, received little or no airplay, resulting in sales of the album being only slightly better than their previous album, Superjudge. The album did reach #51 on the UK Charts and #30 in the German Charts.[2]
A shorter version of the song "Look to Your Orb for the Warning" appears in the soundtrack of the film The Matrix.
A music video was made for the song "Negasonic Teenage Warhead".
Track listing
All songs composed by Dave Wyndorf unless noted otherwise.
- "Dopes to Infinity" – 5:43
- "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" – 4:28
- "Look to Your Orb for the Warning" – 6:32
- "All Friends and Kingdom Come" – 5:38
- "Ego, the Living Planet" – 5:07
- "Blow 'em Off" – 3:51
- "Third Alternative" – 8:33
- "I Control, I Fly" (Kleiman/Wyndorf) – 3:18
- "King of Mars" – 4:33
- "Dead Christmas" – 3:54
- "Theme from 'Masterburner'" (Calandra/Wyndorf) – 5:06
- "Vertigo" – 5:41
Personnel
- Joe Calandra - guitar, bass, background vocals
- Jon Kleiman - percussion, drums, bass, background vocals
- Ed Mundell - bass, guitar, background vocals
- Steve Rosenthal - engineer
- Dave Wyndorf - organ, bass, guitar, percussion, theremin, vocals, bells, producer, mellotron
Charts
Album
Billboard (North America)
Year Chart Position 1995 Heatseekers 22 Singles
Billboard (North America)
Year Single Chart Position 1995 "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" Mainstream Rock Tracks 19 1995 "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" Modern Rock Tracks 26 Miscellanea
- Track 5 was inspired by the character Ego the Living Planet from the Marvel Comics universe.
- During the early days of MTV2 (1998), in between music videos, a conversation in the woods of two stoner types was shown whereby one of the two mentions that Dopes to Infinity was one of the best albums of all time.
- The track "Look to Your Orb for the Warning" was featured on The Matrix soundtrack.
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ [1] musicline.de (german, 10.07.2010)
Former members: Studio Albums: Spine of God (1992) · Superjudge (1993) · Dopes to Infinity (1995) · Powertrip (1998) · God Says No (2000) · Monolithic Baby! (2004) · 4-Way Diablo (2007) · Mastermind (2010)EPs: Singles: "Medicine" · "Twin Earth" · "Face Down" · "Dopes to Infinity" · "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" · "Dead Christmas" · "Space Lord" · "Powertrip" · "Temple of Your Dreams" · "See You in Hell" · "Silver Future" · "Heads Explode" · "Unbroken (Hotel Baby)" · "The Right Stuff" · "Monolithic" · "Wall of Fire" · "Gods and Punks" · "100 Million Miles"Compliation Albums: Greatest Hits (2003) · 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Monster Magnet (2007)Categories:- Monster Magnet albums
- 1995 albums
- Psychedelic rock albums
- A&M Records albums
- Albums recorded at Electric Lady Studios
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