Pink (Mindless Self Indulgence album)

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Pink
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Compilation album by
Mindless Self Indulgence
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2015 (2015-09-18) [1]
Recorded1990–1997
Genre Industrial rock, electronic rock, electro-industrial
Length54:44
Label Metropolis, Uppity Cracker
Producer James Euringer
Mindless Self Indulgence chronology
How I Learned to Stop Giving a Shit and Love Mindless Self Indulgence
(2013)		Pink
(2015)		MSI B-SIDES vol. 1
(2024)
Singles from Pink
  1. "Personal Jesus"
    Released: November 3, 2014

Pink is the a compilation album [2] [3] by Mindless Self Indulgence released on September 18, 2015, the 20th anniversary of the release of their debut album, Mindless Self-Indulgence . [4]

Contents

Professional ratings
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Title and content

Pink was the title of a long rumored unreleased album, which was abandoned in favor of the cover of Method Man's Bring the Pain and the subsequent album, Tight .

The album consists of nineteen remastered versions of previously unreleased songs recorded between 1990 and 1997, including cover versions of Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" and Duran Duran's "Girls on Film". Four of these tracks were taken from their long out of print 1995 debut album ("Unsociable", "Do Unto Others", "Bed of Roses", and "Do Unto Others, Pt. 2").

The track, "Angry Boy", is an audio diary recorded by lead singer Jimmy Urine at age 22. [6] A music video for "Personal Jesus", directed by David Yarovesky, was released on November 5, 2015. [7]

Critical reception

Soundscape found that the album "draw[s] together" Mindless Self Indulgence's previously released albums. They note that while "not a masterpiece," it is not just fan-service. They also point out the variable production quality across tracks, though they see this as an upside. [8] Reflections of Darkness found the album a "prequel" to Mindless Self Indulgence's other albums, acting as an explanation of where the band came from, including the band's name itself. [9] ReGen Magazine said, "PINK is not just for MSI completists; the album is a marvelous insight into the origins of one of modern music’s most singular entities." [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by James Euringer except "Personal Jesus" written by Martin Gore and "Girls On Film" by Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor and Nick Rhodes.

No.TitleLength
1."Personal Jesus (1997)"2:05
2."This Hurts (1995)"2:21
3."Be Like Superman (1996)"2:44
4."Memory of Heaven (1993)"3:01
5."Vanity (1994)"2:48
6."Married Alive (1992)"2:12
7."Girls on Film (1994)"2:58
8."5TR82HE11 (1994)"3:00
9."Envy (1994)"3:10
10."Device (1994)"3:27
11."Out of my Minds (1995)"2:20
12."Darling Young Boyz (1993)"1:49
13."For the Love of God (1995)"2:13
14."Slim (1992)"2:03
15."Do Unto Others (1991)"3:19
16."Bed of Roses (1992)"4:20
17."Unsociable (1990)"2:49
18."Do Unto Others, Pt. 2 (1992)"3:20
19."Angry Boy (1992)"4:38
Total length:54:44

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Pink - Mindless Self Indulgence".
  2. ↑ Wilkins, Heather (August 12, 2015). "Mindless Self Indulgence Announce New Lost Album Pink For September 2015 Release -". mxdwn Music. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ g0nda, chr1stoph3r (December 2, 2015). "Geared Up #002: Mindless Self Indulgence Frontman Jimmy Urine on His Akai s950 Sampler and Atari STacy Computer". V13.net. Retrieved October 18, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Wilkins, Heather (August 12, 2015). "Mindless Self Indulgence Announce New Lost Album Pink For September 2015 Release -". mxdwn Music. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  5. ↑ Jeffries, Davis. "AllMusic Review by David Jeffries". AllMusic .
  6. ↑ "Metropolis Records // Mindless Self Indulgence announce PINK out September 18th, 2015". November 20, 2015. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Exclusive Video Premiere: Mindless Self Indulgence's "PERSONAL JESUS" Cover | FANGORIA®". November 5, 2015. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  8. ↑ Oberlin, David. "Mindless Self Indulgence - PINK Review | Soundscape" . Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  9. ↑ Vorndran, Daniela (June 26, 2015). "MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE - Unleashes 'Lost' Album "PINK" on September 18th". www.reflectionsofdarkness.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  10. ↑ Yücel, Ilker (September 2, 2015). "Mindless Self Indulgence InterView: Everything You're Not Supposed to Be". ReGen Magazine. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
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