Dopes to Infinity
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Dopes to Infinity is the third album
by New Jersey
rock band Monster Magnet
. It was released on March 21, 1995 (see 1995 in music
).
" became the band's first hit single, after having appeared the previous year in different form in the American
movie S.F.W.
. Other tracks, such as the title track and "Dead Christmas" however, received little or no airplay, resulting in sales of the album being only slightly better than their previous album, Superjudge
. The album did reach #51 on the UK Charts
and #30 in the German Charts.
A shorter version of the song "Look to Your Orb for the Warning" appears in the soundtrack
of the film The Matrix.
A music video
was made for the song "Negasonic Teenage Warhead".
In 2011, Monster Magnet revisited the album when they embarked on "Dopes To Infinity 2011: The European Tour", performing the album live in its entirety at several European locations.
unless noted otherwise.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
rock band Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet is an American stoner rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf , John McBain and Tim Cronin...
. It was released on March 21, 1995 (see 1995 in music
1995 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....
).
Overview
The song "Negasonic Teenage WarheadNegasonic Teenage Warhead (song)
"Negasonic Teenage Warhead" is the second track on Monster Magnet's 1995 album, Dopes to Infinity. It became the band's first successful single.-History:...
" became the band's first hit single, after having appeared the previous year in different form in the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
movie S.F.W.
S.F.W.
S.F.W. is a 1994 film directed by Jefery Levy. It is based on a novel by Andrew Wellman, and stars Stephen Dorff, Jake Busey and Reese Witherspoon, in one of her first lead roles.-Plot:...
. Other tracks, such as the title track and "Dead Christmas" however, received little or no airplay, resulting in sales of the album being only slightly better than their previous album, Superjudge
Superjudge
Superjudge is an album by Monster Magnet, released on April 6, 1993 .-Overview:Superjudge was Monster Magnet's second official album and also their debut for A&M Records. It was recorded and mixed by Steve Rosenthal at New York's "The Magic Shop" studio in October, 1992...
. The album did reach #51 on the UK Charts
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
and #30 in the German Charts.
A shorter version of the song "Look to Your Orb for the Warning" appears in the soundtrack
The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture
The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture is one of the two 1999 soundtrack albums from the blockbuster film, The Matrix ....
of the film The Matrix.
A music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was made for the song "Negasonic Teenage Warhead".
In 2011, Monster Magnet revisited the album when they embarked on "Dopes To Infinity 2011: The European Tour", performing the album live in its entirety at several European locations.
Track listing
All songs composed by Dave WyndorfDave Wyndorf
David "Dave" Albert Wyndorf is the lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, trombonist, and songwriter for the American stoner rock group Monster Magnet. He is the frontman and only original member of the band.-Early life:...
unless noted otherwise.
- "Dopes to Infinity" – 5:43
- "Negasonic Teenage WarheadNegasonic Teenage Warhead (song)"Negasonic Teenage Warhead" is the second track on Monster Magnet's 1995 album, Dopes to Infinity. It became the band's first successful single.-History:...
" – 4:28 - "Look to Your Orb for the Warning" – 6:32
- "All Friends and Kingdom Come" – 5:38
- "Ego, the Living Planet" – 5:07
- "Blow 'em Off" – 3:51
- "Third Alternative" – 8:33
- "I Control, I Fly" (Kleiman/Wyndorf) – 3:18
- "King of Mars" – 4:33
- "Dead Christmas" – 3:54
- "Theme from 'Masterburner'" (Calandra/Wyndorf) – 5:06
- "Vertigo" – 5:41
Personnel
- Joe Calandra - guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, background vocals - Jon Kleiman - percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s, bass, background vocals - Ed MundellEd MundellEd Mundell is a rock guitarist most notable for his work with stoner rock group Monster Magnet from 1992 to 2010. In 2011, it was announced that Mundell had formed a new project, 9 Chambers, with Greg Hampton , Jorgen Carlsson , and drummer Vinny Appice .-Bio:Mundell grew up in New Jersey and is a...
- bass, guitar, background vocals - Steve Rosenthal - engineer
- Dave WyndorfDave WyndorfDavid "Dave" Albert Wyndorf is the lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, trombonist, and songwriter for the American stoner rock group Monster Magnet. He is the frontman and only original member of the band.-Early life:...
- organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
, bass, guitar, percussion, thereminThereminThe theremin , originally known as the aetherphone/etherophone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without discernible physical contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device...
, vocals, bellBell (instrument)A bell is a simple sound-making device. The bell is a percussion instrument and an idiophone. Its form is usually a hollow, cup-shaped object, which resonates upon being struck...
s, producer, mellotronMellotronThe Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. It superseded the Chamberlin Music Master, which was the world's first sample-playback keyboard intended for music...
Album
Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Heatseekers | 22 |
Singles
Billboard (North America)| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 19 |
| 1995 | "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" | Modern Rock Tracks | 26 |
Miscellanea
- Track 5 was inspired by the character Ego the Living PlanetEgo the Living PlanetEgo the Living Planet is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. The character first appeared in Thor #132 and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.-Publication history:...
from the Marvel Comics universeMarvel UniverseThe Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
.
- During the early days of MTV2MTV2MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
(1998), in between music videos, a conversation in the woods of two stoner types was shown whereby one of the two mentions that Dopes to Infinity was one of the best albums of all time.
- The track "Look to Your Orb for the Warning" was featured on The MatrixThe MatrixThe Matrix is a 1999 science fiction-action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving...
soundtrack.