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Powertrip
Monster Magnet Powertrip.jpg
Studio album by
Monster Magnet
ReleasedJune 16, 1998 (1998-06-16)
Recorded1997
StudioNorth Vine, NRG
Genre
Length60:42
Label A&M
Producer Dave Wyndorf, Matt Hyde
Monster Magnet chronology
Dopes to Infinity
(1995)		Powertrip
(1998)		 God Says No
(2000)
Singles from Powertrip
  1. "Space Lord"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Powertrip"
    Released: 1998
  3. "Temple of Your Dreams"
    Released: 1999
  4. "See You in Hell"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Chicago Sun-Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]
Christgau's Consumer Guide Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [8]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 9/10 [9]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [10]
Entertainment Weekly A− [11]
Metal Hammer 10/10 [12]
NME 6/10 [13]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [14]

Powertrip is the fourth studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released on June 16, 1998. The album was the band's commercial breakthrough, achieving mainstream success due largely to the hit single "Space Lord". Other hit songs on the album include "Powertrip", "Temple of Your Dreams", and "See You in Hell". The album itself, reached #1 on the Heatseekers Charts, #21 in the German Charts, [15] #65 in the UK Charts, and #97 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on January 25, 1999, and later went multi-platinum. [16] [17] Music videos were made for the songs "Space Lord", "Powertrip", and "See You in Hell".

Contents

Recording

After the Dopes to Infinity tour, Dave Wyndorf flew to Las Vegas to work on the group's next album. He got a hotel room 10 miles (16 km) outside the city, where he would write one song a day for twenty-one days. [18] Most of the songs were based on the themes of Las Vegas, such as naked women and people losing their money. The song "Tractor" is a re-recorded version of the song originally released on the band's 1990 EP Monster Magnet .

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dave Wyndorf, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Crop Circle"5:32
2."Powertrip"3:31
3."Space Lord"5:55
4."Temple of Your Dreams"4:35
5."Bummer"7:35
6."Baby Götterdämerung" (misspelling of Götterdämmerung)3:09
7."19 Witches"4:02
8."3rd Eye Landslide"5:10
9."See You in Hell"4:05
10."Tractor"3:26
11."Atomic Clock"5:06
12."Goliath and the Vampires"4:13
13."Your Lies Become You"4:18
Total length:60:42
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Big God"5:58
15."Kick Out the Jams" (MC5 cover)2:35
16."The Game"4:54

A Limited Tour Edition was also released with a bonus disc entitled Viva Las Vegas (Live in Las Vegas). The Japanese version contains this bonus disc and three bonus tracks on the original.

Viva Las Vegas (Live in Las Vegas)

No.TitleLength
1."Temple of Your Dreams"5:34
2."Dinosaur Vacuum"5:19
3."Baby Götterdämmerung"4:00
4."Cage Around the Sun"8:18
5."Bummer"7:35
6."Space Lord"9:32

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production

Chart positions

Certifications

CountryProvider Certification
United States RIAA Gold [16]

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