God Says No
God Says No is the fifth studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet.[5] It was released in the United Kingdom on November 12, 2000,[7] and in the United States on April 10, 2001. It was a commercial failure compared to their previous album, Powertrip. It was their last release recorded for A&M Records, due to problems with promotion of the album but it reached #17 in Germany.[8] It would also be the last release with bassist Joe Calandra and drummer Jon Kleiman.
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| Released | November 12, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Stoner metal | |||
| Length | 60:43 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Dave Wyndorf, Matt Hyde | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| Rolling Stone |  [6] |
The track "Medicine", which appears on the US release, is a re-recording of a track which originally appeared on the band's 1991 album Spine of God. A music video was made for the 1991 version.
Two different music videos were produced for the song "Heads Explode" and one for "Melt", consisting mostly of live footage over the studio version of the track.
UK Track listing
All tracks written by Dave Wyndorf.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Melt" | 5:44 |
| 2. | "Heads Explode" | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Doomsday" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "God Says No" | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Kiss of the Scorpion" | 4:01 |
| 6. | "All Shook Out" | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Gravity Well" | 3:20 |
| 8. | "My Little Friend" | 4:12 |
| 9. | "Queen of You" | 7:02 |
| 10. | "Down in the Jungle" | 4:49 |
| 11. | "Cry" | 7:23 |
| 12. | "Take It" | 2:53 |
| 13. | "Silver Future" (bonus track) | 4:59 |
| 14. | "I Want More" (bonus track) | 3:51 |
"I Want More" is a cover of the Union Carbide Productions song "Financial Declaration".
US track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Melt" | 5:44 |
| 2. | "Heads Explode" | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Doomsday" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Medicine" | 3:52 |
| 5. | "God Says No" | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Kiss of the Scorpion" | 4:01 |
| 7. | "All Shook Out" | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Gravity Well" | 3:20 |
| 9. | "My Little Friend" | 4:12 |
| 10. | "Queen of You" | 6:30 |
| 11. | "Cry" | 7:23 |
| 12. | "Take It" | 2:53 |
| 13. | "Silver Future" (bonus track) | 4:59 |
Personnel
- Dave Wyndorf - vocals, guitar
- Ed Mundell - lead guitar
- Phil Caivano - guitar
- Joe Calandra - bass
- Jon Kleiman - drums
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums Charts[9] | 17 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[10] | 17 |
| US Billboard 200 | 153 |
| Year | Single | Mainstream Rock Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | "Silver Future" | #15 |
| 2001 | "Heads Explode" | #26 |
Album Notes
- "Heads Explode" was featured on the soundtrack for the movie Dracula 2000 and "Silver Future" was featured on the soundtrack for the movie Heavy Metal 2000.
- The lyrics to "Melt" feature a reference to comic book pioneer Jack Kirby: "...I was thinking how the world should have cried // On the day Jack Kirby died..."
References
- "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- AllMusic review
- Christgau, Robert. "Monster Magnet". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on December 26, 2013.
- Archived December 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine DrownedinSound
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 850.
- Rolling Stone review
- "Upcoming | Albums". Kerrang!. EMAP (820): 46. September 23, 2000.
- Archived December 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine musicline.de (German, July 10, 2010)
- "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- "Monster Magnet - God Says No". australian-charts.com. Retrieved on November 16, 2013.