| Mind Funk | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | El Sound Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Genre | Funk metal, [1] alternative metal | |||
| Length | 48:25 | |||
| Label | Epic [2] | |||
| Producer | Jan Eliasson, Mind Funk | |||
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Mind Funk is the debut studio album by American rock band Mind Funk, released in 1991 by Epic Records. [2] [3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
Spin wrote that the album is "chock-full of eclectic musical styles merged with a liberal dose of vocalist Pat Dubar's arresting lyrics." [6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "aggressive and confident". [5] Trouser Press called it "a Spinal Tapped lunk-o-metal platter". [7] In a retrospective article, Decibel called Mind Funk "smart alt-metal, the kind that most of us loved back in 1991 and 1992." [8]
All songs written and arranged by Mind Funk.
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