Masters of Reality (album)
1989 studio album by Masters of Reality From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1989 studio album by Masters of Reality From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Masters of Reality is the debut album by Masters of Reality, released in 1989 on Def American. Due to the artwork on the cover, the original release is sometimes referred to as The Blue Garden.
Masters of Reality | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Studio | Atlantic Studios, Chung King Studios and Platinum Isle, New York City, Sound City Studios, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 40:55 | |||
Label | Def American | |||
Producer | Rick Rubin | |||
Masters of Reality chronology | ||||
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1990 edition cover | ||||
A reissue was released in 1990 on the Delicious Vinyl label. The reissue had a new cover, a change in song sequence and the addition of the song "Doraldina's Prophecies". Delicious Vinyl would reissue the album again in 2012 on deluxe compact disc and vinyl, bundled with the live album How High the Moon: Live at the Viper Room.
The track "The Blue Garden" is sampled on Lemon Jelly's track "'88 aka Come Down on Me" on their 2005 album '64–'95.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[3] |
Hi-Fi News & Record Review | A:1*[4] |
Kerrang! | [5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
The Orange County Register called the album "a surprisingly winning pastiche of Cream, ZZ Top, and Neil Young."[7]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Theme for the Scientist of the Invisible" | 1:30 |
2. | "Domino" | 3:46 |
3. | "The Blue Garden" | 4:22 |
4. | "Gettin' High" | 3:09 |
5. | "The Candy Song" | 3:21 |
6. | "Magical Spell" | 5:03 |
7. | "The Eyes of Texas" | 3:20 |
8. | "Sleep Walkin'" | 3:33 |
9. | "Lookin' to Get Rite" | 3:06 |
10. | "John Brown" | 3:37 |
11. | "Kill the King" | 7:34 |
All tracks are written by Chris Goss and Tim Harrington
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Candy Song" | |
2. | "Doraldina's Prophecies" | |
3. | "John Brown" | |
4. | "Gettin' High" | |
5. | "Magical Spell" | |
6. | "Theme for the Scientist of the Invisible" | |
7. | "Domino" | |
8. | "The Blue Garden" | |
9. | "The Eyes of Texas" | |
10. | "Lookin' to Get Rite" | |
11. | "Kill the King" | |
12. | "Sleep Walkin'" |
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