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[Request] Mind Over Four Full-Length Discography (1987-1995)

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Progressive rock/atlernative/post-rock from USA, discography of five full-length albums released between 1987-1995.

US band MIND OVER FOUR was formed in the early 1980's, and would put their mark on the metal community with a handful of quirky efforts until dissolving in 1995, in particular in the later stages of their career their level of sophistication saw them compared to acts like Faith No More.

The first effort by the band was the self-released EP Desperate Expression in 1983, the band at that time probably consisting of Dan (drums), Mike Jensen (guitars), Jeff Keogle (bass) and Spike Xavier (vocals). Various sources indicates several different line-ups at this point in time though.

When they issued their full length debut Out There four years later the line-up is less contested. Xavier and Jensen are still members at this point, now flanked by Dave Hamilton (bass) and Mark Fullerton (drums). Hamilton left the band in 1988 though, replaced by Dan Colburn (bass). In 1989 their sophomore effort Mind Over Four appeared, and by now Colburn had left the outfit as well, replaced by Rich Castillo (bass). This edition of the band would remain relatively stable, issuing The Goddess in 1990 and Half Way Down in 1993. Prior to folding in 1995 Castillo left though, and for the final album Empty Hands Mind Over Four's official line-up consisted of Xavier, Jensen and Fullerton.

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1987 Out Here

1989 Mind Over Four

1990 The Goddess

1993 Half Way Down

1995 Empty Hands

For their last detectable release - which like all other Mind Over 4 releases sank very quickly into an undeserved budget-bin oblivion - the band is reduced to a three-piece combo, with lead screamer Spike, in particularly amelodic mood here, assuming bass duties. This album is by far the most raw and difficult-to-love of all their releases, and also contains some of their lesser lyrical indulgences, but as all Mind Over 4 releases, it follows its own peculiar muse and rewards the patient listener. There are some undeniable attention-getting masterpieces, including the head-nodding "Quick Bright Things" which occupies a weird space between hip-hop, metal and post-rock, while "Phobos Y Damos" has a strikingly different mix, built around a central guitar mantra and Led-Zeppelin-Ocean-style drum sound.

On other tracks the band is free to play loose and psychadelic with the mix. "O'Othham," with its slow vibe and wide-open spaces, reminds me very much of some of the darker moments on their eponymous 1989 album. Only "Rise" hearkens back to the tight, storming progressive-metal of _Half Way Down_. There are a lot of amusing puns and quirky bits of humor laced into the liner notes - for example, Jason Everman - alternative rock's version of Pete Best - and here referred to as "Tackle Box" - is given a songwriting credit for every song EXCEPT for O'Otham, Colony, Chemical Portrait....in other words, every song on the album...that is, other than the nonexistant track 12 "Bill Fold Rules", itself a likely jab at the magic number of twelve tracks that a record label usually restricts to doleing out songwriting royalties for. Although long out of print, this is worth seeking out - but give it some time to grow on you. Of particular note is the fact that a picture of Jason Everman appears in the inside cover in full military garb.

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Progressive Rock / Atlernative / Post-Rock

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435.79 MB

File Name	Size
1987 Out Here/01- Television.mp3	1.83 MB
1987 Out Here/02- Pity.mp3	8.78 MB
1987 Out Here/03- Out Here.mp3	3.89 MB
1987 Out Here/04- The Other With The Other - The Letter.mp3	8.89 MB
1987 Out Here/05- Sunn.mp3	8.43 MB
1987 Out Here/06- No Antidote.mp3	3.51 MB
1987 Out Here/07- The Alley.mp3	6.79 MB
1987 Out Here/08- Hold On.mp3	4.58 MB
1987 Out Here/09- Sex With An Apparition.mp3	5.00 MB
1987 Out Here/10- She Beams The Light.mp3	5.53 MB
1987 Out Here/11- God.mp3	4.62 MB
1987 Out Here/12- Martin's Song.mp3	9.77 MB
1989 Mind Over Four/01- Social Stature.mp3	7.44 MB
1989 Mind Over Four/02- Vernal Equinox.mp3	11.10 MB
1989 Mind Over Four/03- The Culmination.mp3	11.06 MB
1989 Mind Over Four/04- Hero.mp3	4.12 MB
1989 Mind Over Four/05- Half A Man.mp3	7.90 MB
1989 Mind Over Four/06- Messiah.mp3	4.96 MB
1989 Mind Over Four/07- The Black Orgasm.mp3	6.26 MB
1989 Mind Over Four/08- The Mile Between The Molecule.mp3	7.86 MB
1989 Mind Over Four/09- Winter.mp3	5.46 MB
1990 The Goddess/01- Prayer For The Dying.mp3	9.54 MB
1990 The Goddess/02- The Goddess.mp3	12.09 MB
1990 The Goddess/03- 12 Days Of Wind.mp3	5.95 MB
1990 The Goddess/04- Idle Chatter.mp3	6.07 MB
1990 The Goddess/05- Post.mp3	5.68 MB
1990 The Goddess/06- Gemini - Ice, Water, Steam.mp3	14.57 MB
1990 The Goddess/07- Autumn's Here.mp3	5.26 MB
1990 The Goddess/08- Hell's Bravest Song.mp3	6.22 MB
1990 The Goddess/09- Airplanes.mp3	10.57 MB
1993 Half Way Down/01- Half Way Down.mp3	1.57 MB
1993 Half Way Down/02- Charged.mp3	6.33 MB
1993 Half Way Down/03- Honor.mp3	7.02 MB
1993 Half Way Down/04- Barriers And Passages.mp3	12.47 MB
1993 Half Way Down/05- Cycle Of Experience People.mp3	7.02 MB
1993 Half Way Down/06- Unknown Peers.mp3	9.27 MB
1993 Half Way Down/07- Faith.mp3	12.82 MB
1993 Half Way Down/08- My Name Is Nothing.mp3	10.38 MB
1993 Half Way Down/09- Jack The Throne.mp3	13.62 MB
1993 Half Way Down/10- Conscience Of A Nation.mp3	8.13 MB
1993 Half Way Down/11- Then And Now.mp3	9.16 MB
1993 Half Way Down/12- Fnny Pocket.mp3	10.03 MB
1993 Half Way Down/13- Coffee.mp3	8.35 MB
1995 Empty Hands/01- True To Life.mp3	7.59 MB
1995 Empty Hands/02- Rise.mp3	9.14 MB
1995 Empty Hands/03- Paralyzed.mp3	9.76 MB
1995 Empty Hands/04- Quick Bright Things.mp3	13.09 MB
1995 Empty Hands/05- White Man.mp3	13.48 MB
1995 Empty Hands/06- Retarded.mp3	8.24 MB
1995 Empty Hands/07- Phobos Y Damos.mp3	8.36 MB
1995 Empty Hands/08- Outside.mp3	7.00 MB
1995 Empty Hands/09- Chemical Portrait.mp3	10.26 MB
1995 Empty Hands/10- O'othham.mp3	10.72 MB
1995 Empty Hands/11- Colony.mp3	8.27 MB

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