In 1991 the band signed with Caroline Records and released their first full length album, the cult classic Spine of God, in 1991. As usual; interesting observations, black humour and some almost depressing philosophical points all mix together in well-written and mutli-faceted songs that reward repeat-listening. If you love the band and have to have everything they put out. Beyond simply being released early, Spine Of God is a hugely influential and well-respected album that no Monster Magnet fan should be without. If you just want to support the band and keep them on the road, get it.
Music Downloads Search and download from over 6 million songs, music videos and lyrics. There are usually riffs that I want to air guitar to. If you've got a fairly open mind regarding band's changing styles, and want some fun, well produced, personality filled, slightly commercialized Stoner Rock then this is a nice addition to your collection. Overall; I really like 4-Way Diablo and listen to it fairly often, it works as a whole and has a few absolute stand out tracks too. At the same time however, it was considered by a few fans and critics as more of a return to their early sound.
Live concert albums of your favorite band. Stylistically speaking, Mastermind is the heaviest, hardest and doomiest Monster Magnet album to date and there is a very clear Black Sabbath influence on display on a lot of the tracks, most of which are mid-paced or even slow. It even features some of Dave's best melodic clean vocals to date. The music is hypnotic, layered and is awash with numerous effects and consequently the sound is as hazy and drugged-out as Dave himself purports to be in the lyrics. The opener and the title track are passable too.
I suppose for the nay-sayers that's very much the problem; some people only want Monster Magnet to be one thing, and this album sees them doing another one. Its just an ok album. In some ways Mastermind is unlike any other Monster Magnet album due to the precise ratio of its influences and approaches to songwriting and yet in other ways its kind of like the summation of their entire career since it mixes it all together. This is not the sound of a band phoning it in, it is a band charged up and really laying into it hard. Dopes to Infinity is a competent selection of tracks which will certainly get your blood pumping if you're into that sort of thing, but is nowhere near as tripped-out and spacey as the cover art might lead you to believe. Even if you skip the record, you should probably check those songs out on their own.
Its not all super heavy riffs and biker metal production though; the band still incorporate some of the psychedelic sounding guitar effects and additional percussion from the early stuff and touches of electronics from the mid-period material, albeit very subtly, into the hard rock based music. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf vocals and guitar , John McBain guitar , Tom Diello drums , and Tim Cronin vocals and bass. To my mind, Monster Magnet have never made a bad album. There are usually lyrics that make me want to tell my friends about. Nothing is bad or stupid. The thing is though, its not enough.
Search and download from millions of songs and albums. For me, they do this other direction so well that I can listen to this, then listen to the classic material, and simply enjoy them both. In my personal opinion however, I think this is a marvelous record. Everything is finely crafted, catchy rock with a memorable chorus and a clear production. Its certainly the one with the best reputation in a long time, and although I personally think that the band never got bad, it still gives off those feelings of reaffirmation that all the best comeback albums do. Live concert albums of your favorite band.
I like all the different eras of Monster Magnet, and don't think they've ever made a dull record. As a whole album though, there's not much in the way of filler or out-of-place material. I've listened to this album dozens and dozens of times, and it has added a few songs to my list of all time Monster Magnet favourites. Mastermind is the eighth full-length studio album by the legendary New Jersey Stoner Rock band Monster Magnet. Learn how to download music.
Learn how to download music and how to burn music. This band have released some of the best material in the genre ever, and you should start with their better material first. Don't be too put off by the negative reputation that the album has unless you are normally the kind of person to only like a band's earliest work. If you have limited funds and can only afford to buy the best, then maybe skip this particular entry in the history of the bull god. Monster Magnet's 2007 4-Way Diablo album has something of a bad reputation among a large section of the band's fans. Usually, there are major moments to write home about.
At the end of the day, music is all about personal opinion, but I feel that maybe some people may dislike this album more out of its musical direction than the actual quality of the music on the disc. Monster Magnet are one of the major groups in a particular stand of stoner rock that leans a bit more on the mainstream hard rock side of the equation and doesn't go in so deep on the doom metal and psychedelic influences of the subgenre; the analogy I'd make is that they are a bit more like Queens of the Stone Age than they are like Kyuss. Members also enjoy unlimited free mp3 music downloads without registration. . Largest collection of free music. Overall, Mastermind is one of the best Monster Magnet albums available, no caveat. Basically though, if you like Monster Magnet at all you should probably try this out, especially if you like their heavier stuff.