Mental Jewelry

Mental Jewelry
Studio album by Live
Released December 31, 1991
Recorded 1991 at D.V. Perversion Room, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Genre Alternative rock
Length 51:36
Label Radioactive
Producer Jerry Harrison
Live chronology
Four Songs
(1991)
Mental Jewelry
(1991)
Throwing Copper
(1994)
Singles from Mental Jewelry
  1. "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)"
  2. "Pain Lies on the Riverside"
  3. "The Beauty of Gray"
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

Mental Jewelry is the first album by the band Live, released on December 31, 1991. The band had previously released the album The Death of a Dictionary under the name Public Affection, with Mental Jewelry being the first released under the name Live.

Many of the songs on Mental Jewelry are based on the writings of Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti.[2]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ed Kowalczyk, all music composed by Live.

No. Title Length
1. "Pain Lies on the Riverside"   5:11
2. "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)"   3:18
3. "The Beauty of Gray"   4:14
4. "Brothers Unaware"   4:45
5. "Tired of 'Me'"   3:26
6. "Mirror Song"   3:38
7. "Waterboy"   3:07
8. "Take My Anthem"   4:37
9. "You Are the World"   4:23
10. "Good Pain"   5:39
11. "Mother Earth is a Vicious Crowd"   4:10
12. "10,000 Years (Peace Is Now)"   5:08

Outtakes and B-sides

Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Peak
1992 US Billboard 200 73 [3]

Singles

Year Single US Modern Rock
1992 "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)" 9 [4]
1992 "Pain Lies on the Riverside" 24 [4]

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