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Spine Of God (re-issue)

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There's nothing I could say or do to give this album justice on how great it really is. No words are capable of describing the haunting, explosive, aggressive, yet cool and calm vibes this album takes you through. I've owned a lot of great albums from a lot of great bands, and I know that it's a little childish, choosing favorites and all, but this album ranks as my favorite album of all time, hands down. Are you interested in music with not only talented musicians, but talented song writers? Well, rest assured that you will have both great songs with some incredible playing. The lyrics are out of this world, perhaps on "mountains of Mars?" This was back when Monster Magnet, who will always reign as my favorite band, was expressing their more psychodelic roots. Basically this is a little different sounding than the band we all know and love today. There are a lot of swirling vocal effects as well as strange synths and eerie guitar leads. Dave's vocals are absolutely stunning. He didn't learn to sing, he was born to sing. There's a lot of built-up and tension that is released as the songs progress. The album's closer "Ozium" takes you to a whole new world, nay, universe! Basically, as a reviewer and music fan, it is my duty to spread the word of this album. Infinite stars!

I know many who like monster magnet tendd to favor their later work, for its more metallic agressive nature. This album was mmy introduction bacck at college in 1991, and I never got sick of it. It has some really cool songs, that are very I think influential. Sin's a good man's brother, ozium, zodiac lung, and nod scene. I happened to interview Dave once when I was working for my college radio station. He was very cool, in to music that I knew a little aabout then, alot more now. Stuff like Greasy truckers party hawkwind. I think those of you who don't know hawkwind, should check out: hall of thee mountain grill, do re mi, and out and intake. I only hope DDave can go back to more of a Psychedelic side, the recent balls to the wall rocck, is cool, but I think his music needs to strike a better balance like what you have on this record. Thanks.

Monster Magnet's "Spine of God" is supposedly the album that set off the stoner rock movement (just as Kuss' "Blues From A Red Sun" is supposedly the album that set off the similar desert rock movement), but when I listen to this I don't hear anything different than what the Butthole Surfers were doing. Decent songs, but I think I like other albums better. Cool cover, though, and a great drum intro to the first track. There's a demo of "Ozium" that is slowed down and drugged-out and sounds a bit different.

In the relatively short history of stoner metal, this album stands as a resplendent milestone. The first four Monster Magnet albums are all impeccable, but this, their debut, is the *obligatory* purchase. It has a sort of snark that moves forwards while looking backards, and gives the middle finger to anything with half a brain.

This is music made (as Dave Wyndorf freely admits) by men who buy extra vinyl copies of Yes' "Fragile" and Led Zeppelin's "IV," just so they can roll separate the seeds from the pot leaves in the middle of those glorious gate-folds, and stare at the artwork while covering it in joint ashes and bong resin.

The results are splendid.

If you want blistering guitar leads, unique drum signatures, groovy lyrics, and a cohesive album from beginning to end, you can not go wrong whith Spine of God. Stoner rock to the max, I wish I got into these guys in the 90's. I just bought their whole catalog, and their early stuff is the best.

Damn, I'm just so stoked this awesome slice of fire-breathing heaviosity is finally available again! I first bought a copy of this mother in the mid 90s and it was damned difficult to find then. For some reason that I cannot even remember now it has since disappeared from my collection and it left a gaping hole that no amount of Down, Kyuss or Black Sab could fill (as fine as those outfits undoubtedly are). So I was totally freaked out when I logged in here and saw that a re-issue had been... well, re-issued by some visionary record exec who just really GETS it. I mean, the Greatest Hits slab, cool as it undoubtedly is, can only go so far, man. So get down and DIG IT, my brothers, cos this is the baddest slice of acid-drenched freak rock to ever make its way outta the nether regions of Dave Wyndorf's unhinged brain pan. If you haven't done yore bad self the favour of procuring a copy yet, what are you waiting fuh? Hook It Up, dude, because it purely does not get more outrageous than SOG.