United States of Mind

Covenant | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 7, 2000)
• Original Release Date: March 2, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Metropolis Records
• ASIN: B00004R7MO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #185,055 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Like Tears in Rain

2. No Man's Land

3. Afterhours

4. Helicopter

5. Tour de Force

6. Unforgiven

7. Humility

8. Dead Stars [Version]

9. One World One Sky

10. Still Life

11. You Can Make Your Own Music

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent beginning to end, March 14, 2000

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Jeff Barhyte (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: United States of Mind (Audio CD)

Not often is it that during my first listen to a CD do I enjoy every minute of it. Covenant did just that with "United States of Mind". This album combines the elements of industrial, mixed in with some driving dance beats and tossed altogether with a retro 80s synth pop sound. The recipe may sound cheesy but Covenant pull it off incredibly well without sacrificing a bit of energy. Since I bought my copy a few days ago, my cd player has not stopped spinning the disc. This is a must have CD! The first single off the album, "Tour de Force" is another must have. I can't wait to pick up the new single "Dead Stars"!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Covenant's Best & a Top 10 Electro Album, February 25, 2004

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SandmanVI (Glen Allen, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: United States of Mind (Audio CD)

`United States of Mind' stands as Covenant's crowning achievement to date matching the intensity of the landmark `Sequencer' but surpassing that effort in songwriting and diversity of sound. Where `Sequencer' was an industrial dancefloor killer from start to finish, `USoM' alternates between hard-hitting dance tracks and sparse, minimal pieces that let the vocals take the lead.

The 1st tier of songs, the dance hits, includes "Tour De Force", "Dead Stars", "No Man's Land" and "One World One Sky". All are excellent and forceful. "Dead Stars" is the most synth-pop feeling of the bunch, while "No Man's Land" is the hardest. "One World One Sky" is a simple, anthem-style industrial song.

The aforementioned second tier of songs includes "Afterhours", "Still Life", "Humility" and "Like Tears in Rain". That last one is the masterpiece of the bunch featuring a slick, catchy chorus. This song unites the old and new styles present on the album putting the vocals more on display with enough beat and rhythm to keep the dance crowd smiling. "Afterhours" seems like a descendant of NIN's "Closer" with a lighter, airier chorus. "Still Life" is a marvel, minimal and soulful, containing some of Eskil's best lyrics. However this song is the furthest from Covenant's former self and could leave some thinking it's off-target. That's unfortunate because I think this is one of the band's top dozen songs.

Overall `United States of Mind' is the perfect blend of Covenant's industrial dance roots and it's new, crisp & clean future-pop style.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rare excellence, November 19, 2004

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elektrophyte - See all my reviews

This review is from: United States of Mind (Audio CD)

I listen to a lot of electro/EBM related. This is one of the best records in that genus. Why? Songs. Some absolutely brilliant songwriting on this album. A lot of people clearly are producing electronic music because they lack the discipline or talent to learn to play a traditional instrument, but they still want to be rock stars. Not these guys. They are among the rare few who have strong creative ideas and they're using the electronic tools to advance those ideas and put them out there.

I completely disagree with the reviewers who have said this record has a lot of filler. Every song on here is intense and distinctive. How can you say "Tour de Force" is filler? Oh well, I guess everyone has different taste.