Mind Funk (album) explained

Mind Funk
Type:	studio
Artist:	Mind Funk
Cover:	Mind_Funk_ST.jpg
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
Next Title:	Dropped
Next Year:	1993

Mind Funk is the debut studio album by American rock band Mind Funk, released in 1991 by Epic Records.^{[2] [3]}

Critical reception

Spin wrote that the album is "chock-full of eclectic musical styles merged with a liberal dose of vocalist Pat Dubar's arresting lyrics."^[4]

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "aggressive and confident". Trouser Press called it "a Spinal Tapped lunk-o-metal platter".^[5] In a retrospective article, Decibel called Mind Funk "smart alt-metal, the kind that most of us loved back in 1991 and 1992."^[6]

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Mind Funk.

1. "Sugar Ain't So Sweet" – 4:44
2. "Ride & Drive" – 3:43
3. "Bring It On" – 4:53
4. "Big House Burning" – 4:28
5. "Fire" – 6:36
6. "Blood Runs Red" – 4:03
7. "Sister Blue" – 5:58
8. "Woke Up This Morning" – 5:15
9. "Innocence" – 4:03
10. "Touch You" – 4:42

Personnel

• Pat Dubar – lead vocals
• Louis Svitek – lead guitar
• Jason Coppola – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• John Monte – bass, backing vocals
• Reed St. Mark – drums
• Jan Eliasson – producer

Notes and References

1. Web site: 10 funk metal bands that time forgot . https://web.archive.org/web/20210629165820/https://www.loudersound.com/features/10-funk-metal-bands-that-time-forgot . Everley . Dave . . . June 29, 2021 . June 29, 2021 . September 23, 2021.
2. Web site: Mind Funk | Biography & History. AllMusic.
3. Web site: 10 Bands That Should Have Been Huge. Noisecreep.
4. Web site: Flash. Spin. March 23, 1991. SPIN Media LLC.
5. Web site: Mindfunk . Trouser Press.
6. Web site: Justify Your Shitty Taste: Mind Funk's "Mind Funk". September 1, 2016. Decibel Magazine.