Mentobe EP

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Mentobe EP
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Released1998
Recorded1997-1998
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Length20:11
Label Pimp Ass
Taproot chronology
Mentobe EP
(1998)
...Something More Than Nothing
(1998)

Mentobe EP is an EP by the rock group Taproot, released in 1998. Two of the tracks, "Comeback" and "Mirror's Reflection", are taken directly from the band's previous release ...Something More Than Nothing. The EP was later released in 1999 on the band's Upon Us EP. It received favorable reviews from the underground community.

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Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Shine"4:05
2."Men2b"4:03
3."Flatline"4:42
4."Comeback"3:59
5."Mirror's Reflection"3:19
Total length:20:11

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References

  1. "Taproot - Mentobe EP". ThePRP.