Spine of God

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Spine of God
Monster Magnet Spine of God.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 6, 1991 (1991-12-06)
Recorded1991
StudioSubterranean Sound, (High Street, USA) Long Branch, New Jersey
Genre
Length49:48
Label Caroline Records
Producer Dave Wyndorf & John McBain
Monster Magnet chronology
Tab
(1991)
Spine of God
(1991)
Superjudge
(1993)
2006 reissue
Monster Magnet - Spine of God.jpg
Cover of the 2006 reissue
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
Blabbermouth.net 9.5/10 [4]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Spine of God is the debut studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released in Europe in 1991 and in the United States the following year. The album represents one of the earliest examples of the emerging 1990s sub-genre of stoner rock. Though Spine of God did not perform well commercially upon its initial release, the album was listed on Spin magazine's "Ten Best Albums of the Year You Didn't Hear" for 1991. [7] The song "Medicine" was released as a single with accompanying music video.

Contents

Overview

Spine of God features a cover of Grand Funk Railroad's "Sin's a Good Man's Brother". Spin magazine, in its December 1991 issue, referred to the album as "a total KO" while comparing it favorably to the work of grunge rock icons of the day such as Soundgarden, Tad, and Mudhoney. [7]

Spine of God was re-released in March 2006 on Steamhammer records with new artwork, new liner notes, compressed dynamic range, and a previously unreleased demo version of "Ozium" included as a bonus track.

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Wyndorf unless noted otherwise.

No.TitleLength
1."Pill Shovel" (McBain, Wyndorf)4:00
2."Medicine"3:21
3."Nod Scene" (McBain, Wyndorf)6:46
4."Black Mastermind" (McBain, Wyndorf)8:13
5."Zodiac Lung"4:44
6."Spine of God"8:02
7."Snake Dance"3:10
8."Sin's a Good Man's Brother" (Mark Farner)3:31
9."Ozium"8:01

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Art and design

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