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Mental Jewelry
Rock · 1991 · 12 tracks

Mental Jewelry

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Rhythmic, bass-driven alternative rock fueled by Eastern philosophy. A lean, earnest debut that trades grunge angst for spiritual urgency and tight funk-rock grooves.

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It's like if R.E.M. got really into Eastern philosophy and started playing funk-rock.

An intellectually curious and rhythmically driven search for enlightenment amidst modern chaos.

Mental Jewelry · vs · Live
Urgent+4.0σ

Urgent saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Pain Lies on the Riverside
5:12
02
Operation Spirit: The Tyranny of Tradition
3:19
03
The Beauty of Gray
4:15
04
Brothers Unaware
4:46
05
Tired of “Me”
3:26
06
Mirror Song
3:38
07
Waterboy
3:08
08
Take My Anthem
4:37
09
You Are the World
4:24
10
Good Pain
5:39
11
Mother Earth Is a Vicious Crowd
4:10
12
10,000 Years (Peace Is Now)
5:10
Moments Worth Waiting For
The elastic, funk-influenced bass line that carries the groove of Pain Lies on the Riverside
The sudden, explosive vocal shift in Operation Spirit where the frustration with tradition boils over
The rhythmic chant-like repetition of Peace Is Now during the closing track's hypnotic climax
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