''Think Tank'' is the seventh live

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album by

Henry Rollins Henry Lawrence Garfield (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as Henry Rollins, is an American singer, writer, spoken word artist, actor, and presenter. After performing in the short-lived hardcore punk band State of Alert in 1980, Roll ...

, released on September 22, 1998 on DreamWorks Records. It was reissued with new artwork on 2.13.61 Records in 2007. The first disc was recorded on Rollins' 37th birthday at the

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in Chicago, IL. The second disc was recorded at a series of shows during his Australian tour in October 1997. His next spoken word album, '' Eric the Pilot'', was recorded during this same tour.

Track listing

All material written by

Disc one

#"How I Got Here" - 2:22 #"Airport Hell" - 14:35 #"Television" - 12:43 #"World Peace" - 2:58 #"El Niño" - 2:30 #"Weatherman" - 2:14 #"The Gay Thing" - 13:51 #"Vegas" - 0:34

Disc two

#"Nothing Can Go Wrong" - 8:38 #"Brazil" - 9:21 #"Russia" - 21:36 #"Marius" - 15:20 #"No One Is Fax Exempt" - 19:29

Credits

*Randy Fransz -

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*Richard Bishop - editing,

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*Blumpy - mixing *Jeff Davis - mastering *Dave Chapple -

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*Alison Dyer -

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*Gail Perry - management 1998 live albums Henry Rollins live albums Live spoken word albums Live comedy albums Spoken word albums by American artists DreamWorks Records live albums {{1990s-album-stub