Dopes to Infinity

Dopes to Infinity is the third album by New Jersey rock band Monster Magnet. It was released on March 21, 1995.

Dopes to Infinity
Studio album by
Monster Magnet
ReleasedMarch 21, 1995
Recorded1994 at The Magic Shop and Electric Lady Studios in New York
GenreStoner rock,[1] heavy metal,[1] space rock
Length62:21
LabelA&M
ProducerDave Wyndorf
Monster Magnet chronology
Superjudge
(1993)		 Dopes to Infinity
(1995)		 Powertrip
(1998)

Overview

The song "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" became the band's first hit single, after having appeared the previous year in different form in the American movie S.F.W.. Other tracks, such as the title track and "Dead Christmas" however, received little or no airplay, resulting in sales of the album being only slightly better than their previous album, Superjudge. The album did reach #51 on the UK Charts and #30 in the German Charts.[2]

A music video was made for the song "Negasonic Teenage Warhead".

In 2011, Monster Magnet revisited the album when they embarked on "Dopes To Infinity 2011: The European Tour", performing the album live in its entirety at several European locations.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
Rock Hard10/10[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

In 2005, Dopes to Infinity was ranked number 406 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dave Wyndorf, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dopes to Infinity" 5:43
2."Negasonic Teenage Warhead" 4:28
3."Look to Your Orb for the Warning" 6:32
4."All Friends and Kingdom Come" 5:38
5."Ego, the Living Planet" 5:07
6."Blow 'Em Off" 3:51
7."Third Alternative" 8:33
8."I Control, I Fly"Wyndorf, Jon Kleiman3:18
9."King of Mars" 4:33
10."Dead Christmas" 3:54
11."Theme from "Masterburner""Wyndorf, Joe Calandra5:06
12."Vertigo" 5:41
Total length:62:21
UK/European release
No.TitleLength
12."Vertigo" (contains a 3:34 edit of 'Forbidden Planet' after 2 minutes of silence)11:15
Total length:68:04
Japan bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Eclipse This"4:33
14."Negasonic Teenage Warhead" (live)10:26
Total length:77:20

Australian Tour edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Intro" (live)0:36
2."Snake Dance" (live)3:33
3."Twin Earth" (live)3:59
4."Nod Scene" (live)3:15
5."Evil" (live)3:12
Total length:14:25

Vinyl double-LP
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Dopes to Infinity"5:43
2."Negasonic Teenage Warhead"4:28
3."Look to Your Orb for the Warning"6:32
4."All Friends and Kingdom Come"5:38
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Ego, the Living Planet" 5:07
6."Blow 'Em Off" 3:51
7."Third Alternative" 8:33
8."I Control, I Fly"Wyndorf, Jon Kleiman3:18
Side C
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."King of Mars" 4:33
10."Dead Christmas" 3:54
11."Theme from "Masterburner""Wyndorf, Joe Calandra5:06
12."Vertigo" 5:41
Side D
No.TitleLength
13."Forbidden Planet"16:08
Total length:78:29

Personnel

Chart positions

Weekly charts
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart[8] 77
German Albums Chart[9] 30
Swedish Albums Chart[8] 17
UK Albums Chart 51
US Top Heatseekers[10] 22
Year Single Modern Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock Tracks
1995 "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" #26 #19

Miscellanea
  • Track 5 was inspired by the character Ego the Living Planet from the Marvel Comics universe.
  • During the early days of MTV2 (1998), in between music videos, a conversation in the woods of two stoner types was shown whereby one of the two mentions that Dopes to Infinity was one of the best albums of all time.
  • A shorter version of the track "Look to Your Orb for the Warning" was featured on The Matrix soundtrack.
  • The main guitar riff to the song Dopes To Infinity was lifted from the 1971 song "Woman Tamer" by the proto-heavy metal band Sir Lord Baltimore
gollark: Shaders are a LIE.
gollark: Incin: if you do get an elytra, you can get them really cheaply via the dragon scale method.
gollark: How much are you selling gold for anyway?
gollark: Nonrefunding shops are pure evil.
gollark: Ah, 'tis the ammonia.

References
  1. Terich, Jeff; Blyweiss, Adam (20 April 2017). "10 Essential Stoner Rock Albums". Treblezine. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  2. Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine musicline.de (german, 10.07.2010)
  3. Raggett, Ned. "Dopes to Infinity – Monster Magnet". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  4. Sinclair, Tom (March 24, 1995). "Dopes to Infinity". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  5. Kress, Hanno (January 25, 1995). "Monster Magnet – Dopes to Infinity". Rock Hard (in German). No. 93. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  6. Kot, Greg (2004). "Monster Magnet". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 555. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  7. [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 46. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. "Monster Magnet - Dopes to Infinity" Archived November 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. australian-charts.com. Retrieved on November 16, 2013.
  9. Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine musicline.de. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  10. "Top Heatseekers". allmusic.com. Retrieved on November 16, 2013.
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