Pink (Mindless Self Indulgence album) explained

Pink
Type:compilation
Artist:Mindless Self Indulgence
Cover:Pink_(Mindless_Self_Indulgence_album)_-_artwork.jpg
Released:[1]
Recorded:1990–1997
Genre:Industrial rock, electronic rock, synthpunk
Label:Metropolis, Uppity Cracker
Producer:James Euringer
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Prev Year:2013
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Next Year:2024

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

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 fourteen 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 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.[3]

A music video for "Personal Jesus", directed by David Yarovesky, was released on November 5, 2015.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] 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."[7]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pink - Mindless Self Indulgence .
  2. Web site: Wilkins . Heather . 2015-08-12 . Mindless Self Indulgence Announce New Lost Album Pink For September 2015 Release - . 2024-07-18 . mxdwn Music . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2015-11-20 . Metropolis Records // Mindless Self Indulgence announce PINK out September 18th, 2015 . 2023-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151120032049/http://www.metropolis-records.com/news/?id=140 . 2015-11-20 .
  4. Web site: 2015-11-05 . Exclusive Video Premiere: Mindless Self Indulgence's "PERSONAL JESUS" Cover FANGORIA® . 2023-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151105185826/https://www.fangoria.com/new/exclusive-video-premiere-mindless-self-indulgences-personal-jesus-cover/ . 2015-11-05 .
  5. Web site: Oberlin . David . Mindless Self Indulgence - PINK Review Soundscape . 2023-05-26 . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Vorndran . Daniela . 2015-06-26 . MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE - Unleashes 'Lost' Album "PINK" on September 18th . 2023-05-26 . www.reflectionsofdarkness.com . en-gb.
  7. Web site: Yücel . Ilker . 2015-09-02 . Mindless Self Indulgence InterView: Everything You're Not Supposed to Be . 2023-05-26 . ReGen Magazine.