Powertrip is the fourth studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet , released on June 16, 1998. The album was the band's commercial breakthrough, achieving mainstream success due largely to the hit single "Space Lord ". Other hit songs on the album include "Powertrip", "Temple of Your Dreams", and "See You in Hell". The album itself, reached #1 on the Heatseekers Charts, #21 in the German Charts,[ 15] #65 in the UK Charts , and #97 on the Billboard 200 . The album was certified gold by the RIAA on January 25, 1999.[ 16]
Music videos were made for the songs "Space Lord", "Powertrip", and "See You in Hell".
After the Dopes to Infinity tour, Dave Wyndorf flew to Las Vegas to work on the group's next album. He got a hotel room 10 miles (16 km) outside the city, where he would write one song a day for twenty-one days.[ 17] Most of the songs were based on the themes of Las Vegas, such as naked women and people losing their money. The song "Tractor" is a re-recorded version of the song originally released on the band's 1990 EP Monster Magnet .
Tracks used in popular culture
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All songs written by Dave Wyndorf unless noted otherwise.
Title 1. "Crop Circle" 5:32 2. "Powertrip" 3:31 3. "Space Lord " 5:55 4. "Temple of Your Dreams" 4:35 5. "Bummer" 7:35 6. "Baby Götterdämerung" (misspelling of Götterdämmerung) 3:09 7. "19 Witches" 4:02 8. "3rd Eye Landslide" 5:10 9. "See You in Hell" 4:05 10. "Tractor" 3:26 11. "Atomic Clock" 5:06 12. "Goliath and the Vampires" 4:13 13. "Your Lies Become You" 4:18
Japanese bonus tracks
"Big God" – 5:58
"Kick Out the Jams " (MC5 cover) – 2:35
"The Game" – 4:54
A Limited Tour Edition was also released with a bonus CD entitled Viva Las Vegas (Live in Las Vegas) . The Japanese version contains this bonus CD and three bonus tracks on the original.
Viva Las Vegas (Live in Las Vegas)
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"Temple of Your Dreams" – 5:34
"Dinosaur Vacuum" – 5:19
"Baby Götterdämmerung" – 4:00
"Cage Around the Sun" – 8:18
"Bummer" – 7:35
"Space Lord" – 9:32
Dave Wyndorf – vocals, guitar
Ed Mundell – guitar
Philip Caivano – guitar
Joe Calandra – bass
Jon Kleiman – drums
Additional personnel
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Matt Hyde – guitar, engineer, mixing
John Flannery – guitar
Scott Garrett – drums
Tim Cronin – autovisuals, misinformation, herald of galactus
Steve Mixdorf – assistant engineer
Jesse Fishman – assistant engineer
Cameron Webb – assistant engineer
Paul Silveira – assistant engineer
Randy Staub – mixing
John Travis – mixing
Ron Boustead – digital editing
Don C. Tyler – digital editing
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
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