Mindless Self Indulgence If Zip

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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 28, 2008 (UK)
April 29, 2008 (USA)
March 25, 2009 (Japan)
RecordedNovember–December 2007
GenreElectropunk, electronic rock, industrial dance[1]
Length45:02(Explicit)
47:57 (Clean)
73:56 (UK)
LabelThe End
ProducerJames Galus, Jimmy Urine, Steve, Righ?
Mindless Self Indulgence chronology
Another Mindless Rip Off
(2006)
If
(2008)
<3
(2010)
Singles from If
  1. 'Mastermind'
    Released: February 12, 2008
  2. 'Never Wanted to Dance'
    Released: March 18, 2008
  3. 'Pay for It'
    Released: July 8, 2008
  4. '(It's 3AM) Issues'
    Released: July 8, 2008
  5. 'On It'
    Released: July 8, 2008
  6. 'Evening Wear/Mark David Chapman'
    Released: January 20, 2009
Alternative covers
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Vinyl edition
Alternative cover
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net(68%)[2]
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Kerrang!
Metal Hammer
Rock Sound
The Second Supper(not rated)[4]

If is the fourth studio album by Mindless Self Indulgence. It was released through The End Records on April 28, 2008 in the UK and on April 29, 2008 in the U.S.

Track listing[edit]

  • With their 2005 effort You'll Rebel to Anything, the synth-punk explosion known as Mindless Self Indulgence reached maturity. Maybe that's not a word you'd usually apply to these spastic pranksters but when a band goes from simple short punk songs to intricate studio constructions, it's fitting enough.
  • Mindless Self Indulgence ‎– If (Clean) Label: Uppity Cracker ‎– UCR 19C, The End Records ‎– TE103-2 Format: CD, Album Country.

All songs written by James Euringer, except where noted.

Listing for standard and deluxe editions[edit]

  1. 'Never Wanted to Dance' – 3:09
  2. 'Evening Wear' – 3:32
  3. 'Lights Out' (J. Euringer, Steve Montano) – 2:37
  4. 'Prescription' – 3:06
  5. 'Issues' (J. Euringer, S. Montano, Jennifer Dunn) – 3:05
  6. 'Get It Up' (J. Euringer, S. Montano) – 2:36
    • 'Uncle' – 2:55 (Bonus track between 'Get It Up' and 'Revenge' on Censored edition)
  7. 'Revenge' – 3:09
  8. 'Animal' – 2:44
  9. 'Mastermind' – 3:00
  10. 'On It' – 3:02
  11. 'Pay for It' – 3:34
  12. 'Due' – 2:10
  13. 'Money' – 2:53
  14. 'Bomb This Track' – 3:20
  15. 'Mark David Chapman' – 3:10

UK/Japanese edition bonus tracks[edit]

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  1. 'Uncle' – 2:55
  2. '3S' – 2:27
  3. 'Never Wanted to Dance' (The Birthday Massacre 'Pansy Mix') – 3:31
  4. 'Never Wanted to Dance' (Combichrist Electro Hurtz Mix) – 4:52
  5. 'Never Wanted to Dance' (Tommie Sunshine [TSMV] Remix) – 7:13
  6. 'Never Wanted to Dance' (Spider 'Dub' Mix) – 7:52

Japanese edition bonus disc[edit]

  1. 'Written in Cold Blood' (Mark Saunders Mix) – 2:33
  2. 'Prove Me Wrong' – 4:04
  3. 'Genius' – 2:29
  4. 'On It' (Remix by KMFDM) – 3:33
  5. 'On It' (Remix by Hollowboy) – 4:33
  6. '(It's 3AM) Issues' (Remix by Dinesh Boaz)
  7. '(It's 3AM) Issues' (Remix by Million Dollar Mano)
  8. 'Pay for It' (Remix by M. Shawn Crahan, Clown from Slipknot/Dirty Little Rabbits) – 4:05
  9. 'Pay for It' (Remix by Ulver) – 3:47
  10. 'Never Wanted to Dance' (Ulrich Wild Remix) – 3:13
  11. 'Never Wanted to Dance' (a cappella mix by The Birthday Massacre) – 2:37

Japanese edition bonus videos[edit]

  • 'Never Wanted to Dance' (Directed by Jim Berman)
  • 'Mark David Chapman' (Directed by Mike Dahlquist)
  • The Making of 'Mark David Chapman' (shot, cut, directed and narrated by Mike Dahlquist)

Deluxe edition bonus DVD contents[edit]

  • 'Stupid MF' (live)
  • 'Straight to Video' (live)
  • 'Animal' (live)
  • 'Tornado' (live)
  • 'Animal' (music video)

Listing for vinyl edition[edit]

Side A
  1. 'Never Wanted to Dance'
  2. 'Evening Wear'
  3. 'Lights Out'
  4. 'Revenge'
Side B
  1. 'Animal'
  2. 'Pay for It'
  3. 'Due'
  4. 'Money'
  5. 'Mark David Chapman'
Side C
  1. 'Issues'
  2. 'Get It Up'
  3. 'Prescription'
Side D
  1. 'On It'
  2. 'Bomb This Track'
  3. 'Mastermind'

Music videos[edit]

  • 'Animal'

Director: M dot Strange

  • 'Mark David Chapman'

Director: Mike Dahlquist
Writers: Alex Morrison and Zak Keck

  • 'Never Wanted to Dance'

Director: Jim Berman

References[edit]

  • Roadrunner Regarding MSI's change to The End Records and release date.
  • The End Records Official track listing and cover art for the album.
  • April 2008 issue of Revolver
  • Billboard.com Discography Regarding the Three singles (Pay For It, (It's 3AM) Issues, On It)
  • MSI's Music Page Regarding the Three upcoming UK Never Wanted To Dance Singles and the Live Digital Download of Never Wanted To Dance
  1. ^ abhttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r1347540
  2. ^Absolute Punk review
  3. ^Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ^The Second Supper review
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Mindless Self Indulgence performing in 2012
Background information
OriginNew York City, U.S.
Genres
Years active1997–2014
Labels
Associated actsTub Ring, The Left Rights
Websitemindlessselfindulgence.com
Members
  • Jimmy Urine
  • Steve, Righ?
  • Kitty
  • Lyn-Z
Past members
  • Markus Euringer
  • Vanessa Y.T.

Mindless Self Indulgence (often shortened to MSI) is an American electropunk band formed in New York City in 1997. Their music has a mixed style which includes punk rock, alternative rock, electronica, techno, industrial, hip hop, and breakbeat hardcore.

History[edit]

Between 1987 and 1996, Jimmy Urine recorded about 35 songs which varied in musical style, usually settling in an industrial/electronic punk style. These songs were recorded alone by Urine in New York City using rudimentary equipment. Urine released an album titled Mindless Self-Indulgence, featuring Steve, Righ?, on 'Bed of Roses', which featured songs performed in an industrial style akin to Nine Inch Nails.[1]

According to the band's website, their first live concert was on November 5, 1998.[2]

In 1997, Urine recorded a cover of Method Man's 'Bring the Pain' that was made by merging six different styles of the same cover into one song. This became the basis for the Mindless Self Indulgence sound. Shortly after, the current band was formed when Jimmy Urine was joined by Steve, Righ? on guitar, Urine's brother Markus Euringer on second guitar (replaced by bassist Vanessa Y.T., who was subsequently replaced by bassist Lyn-Z), and Urine's cousin[3] Kitty on drums. They have released five albums, two EPs, one live album, and one live DVD. Rather than signing traditional record contracts, the band has licensed most of their albums to record labels, retaining ownership of the music.

In summer of 2007, the band toured as part of the Revolution Stage of Projekt Revolution, a music festival hosted by Linkin Park.[4] In January 2009, the band headlined the Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink tour.[5]

In December 2010, they released a comic titled Adventures Into Mindless Self Indulgence about various tour stories and significant moments of the band's career.[6] The band released a remastered CD/DVD version of their first full-length album, Tight, in 2011, titled Tighter. It included bonus tracks and recordings from their early days. On October 25, 2012, the band announced their fifth album via a Kickstarter campaign.[7]How I Learned to Stop Giving a Shit and Love Mindless Self Indulgence was released in May 2013, following with the release of singles 'It Gets Worse' in December and 'Fuck Machine' in January 2014. Later in January 2014, the band announced that they would be taking a hiatus.[8][9][10]

On September 18, 2015, Mindless Self Indulgence released Pink, a collection of 19 songs recorded between 1990 and 1997 by Urine. The album includes cut-down and remastered versions of songs from the self-titled album, an audio diary recorded by Urine from July 1992, and covers of Depeche Mode's 'Personal Jesus' and Duran Duran's 'Girls on Film'.[11]

Members[edit]

Current members[edit]

  • Jimmy Urine – lead vocals, synthesizer, programming (1997–present)
  • Steve, Righ? – guitars, backing vocals (1997–present)
  • Kitty – drums (1997–present)
  • Lyn-Z – bass (2001–present)

Former members[edit]

  • Markus Euringer – guitars, bass (1997–1998)
  • Vanessa Y.T. – bass (1998–2001)

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

YearAlbum detailsChart peaks
US
[12]
US Indie
[12]
UK
[13]
1999Tight
  • Release date: April 20, 1999
  • Label: Uppity Cracker
2000Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy
  • Release date: February 22, 2000
  • Label: Elektra Records
2005You'll Rebel to Anything
  • Release date: April 12, 2005
  • Label: Metropolis Records
1074
2008If
  • Release date: April 29, 2008
  • Label: The End Records
272132
2013How I Learned to Stop Giving a Shit and Love Mindless Self Indulgence
  • Release date: May 14, 2013
  • Label: Uppity Cracker
10322
'—' denotes releases that did not chart or were not certified.

EPs[edit]

YearAlbum details
2003Despierta Los Niños
  • Release date: November 1, 2003
  • Label: Uppity Cracker
2006Another Mindless Rip Off
  • Release date: December 5, 2006
  • Label: Metropolis Records
2010<3
  • Release date: February 13, 2010

Live albums[edit]

YearAlbum details
2002Alienating Our Audience
  • Release date: October 8, 2002
  • Label: Uppity Cracker

Compilations[edit]

YearAlbum details
2015Pink
  • Release date: September 18, 2015
  • Label: Metropolis

Demo albums[edit]

  • Mindless Self Indulgence (1995)
  • Crappy Little Demo (1997)
  • Thank God Demo (2001)

Singles[edit]

YearSongChart peakAlbum
US Dance
[14]
UK
[15]
1999'Bring the Pain'Tight
2000'Bitches'Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy
'Planet of the Apes'
2001'Thank God'Alienating Our Audience
2006'Shut Me Up'1You'll Rebel to Anything
'Straight to Video'1
2008'Mastermind'If
'Never Wanted to Dance'1180
'(It's 3AM) Issues'4
'On It'2
'Pay for It'1
2009'Evening Wear/Mark David Chapman'1
2013'It Gets Worse'How I Learned to Stop Giving a Shit and Love Mindless Self Indulgence
2014'Fuck Machine'
'—' denotes releases that did not chart.

The Left Rights[edit]

Side project by Jimmy Urine and Steve, Righ?

  • Released: September 24, 2002
  • Label: Uppity Cracker

Bad Choices Made Easy

  • Released: November 9, 2010
  • Label: Metropolis

Videography[edit]

Video albums[edit]

YearAlbum details
2007Our Pain, Your Gain
  • Released: September 11, 2007
  • Label: Uppity Cracker

References[edit]

  1. ^'Mindless Self-Indulgence* – Mindless Self-Indulgence (1995, CD)'. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  2. ^'Downtime, New York, NY, 11/05/1998'. Mindlessselfindulgence.com. 1998-11-05. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  3. ^'Mindless Facts'. Elftown.com. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  4. ^'Projekt Revolution 2007'. Linkinpedia.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  5. ^Wilson, Jen (October 22, 2008). 'Kerrang! Tour Returns in 2009'. Billboard. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  6. ^'Mindless Self Indulgence to Sign New Book at Two West Coast Events'. Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  7. ^Mindless Self Indulgence (2012-10-25). 'Brand New Mindless Self Indulgence Record!'. Kickstarter. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  8. ^Haley, Caleb (March 12, 2014). 'Mindless Self Indulgence's Jimmy Urine: 'We're Not Gonna Break Up Unless Somebody Dies.''. Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  9. ^Urine, Jimmy (April 17, 2014). 'Jimmy Urine: 'We're Not Gonna Break Up Unless Somebody Dies.''. Mindless Self Indulgence. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  10. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^'The Msi Historical Society Presents: 'Pink''. Mindlessselfindulgence.com. 2015-06-25. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  12. ^ ab'Mindless Self Indulgence – Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums'. AllMusic. Retrieved on November 2, 2008.
  13. ^'Chart Log UK – 2008 Weekly Updates – Week 18'Zobbel. Retrieved on November 2, 2008.
  14. ^'Mindless Self Indulgence – Charts & Awards – Billboard Singles'allmusic. Retrieved on November 2, 2008.
  15. ^'Chart Log UK – 2008 Weekly Updates – Week 35'Zobbel. Retrieved on November 2, 2008.

External links[edit]

  • Mindless Self Indulgence at AllMusic
  • Mindless Self Indulgence at Curlie
  • Mindless Self Indulgence discography at Discogs
  • Mindless Self Indulgence discography at MusicBrainz

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