''Pain of Mind'' is the debut studio album by American

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band

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, originally released through Alchemy Records in 1987. It was later reissued by

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in 1994 and by

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in 2000; the 2000 reissue contains a special bonus disc that includes live tracks, live radio tracks, and demo tracks.

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n politician

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is pictured on the front cover of the 1994 vinyl release, moments before he committed suicide during a televised press conference in 1987. ''Pain of Mind'' is the only Neurosis album to feature guitarist Chad Salter.

Track listing

# "Pain of Mind" – 3:06 # "Self-Taught Infection" – 3:01 # "Reasons to Hide" – 3:02 # "Black" – 4:56 # "Training" – 1:02 # "Progress" – 1:46 # "Stalemate" – 2:30 # "Bury What's Dead" – 2:06 # "Geneticide" – 2:34 # "Ingrown" – 2:23 # "United Sheep" – 3:06 # "Dominoes Fall" – 3:00 # "Life on Your Knees" – 2:20 # "Grey" – 2:41 ;Bonus disc on 2000 reissue # "Stalemate" (live at Gilman) – 2:48 # "Black" (live at Gilman) – 6:10 # "Instrumental" (live at Gilman) – 3:12 # "Grey" (live at WFMU '89) – 2:39 # "Pollution" (live at WFMU '89) – 3:52 # "Life on Your Knees" (live at WFMU) – 2:50 # "Reasons to Hide" (first demo tape) – 3:21 # "Ingrown" (first demo tape) – 2:40 # "Pain of Mind" (first demo tape) – 3:49 # "Dominoes Fall" (first demo tape) – 3:17

Personnel

*Chad Salter – guitars, vocals * Scott Kelly – guitars, vocals *Dave Edwardson – bass, vocals *

Jason Roeder Jason Roeder is a retired American drummer, formerly of the Oakland-based metal bands Neurosis and Sleep. He played in the hardcore punk band Violent Coercion with Scott Kelly and Dave Edwardson before the trio formed Neurosis in 1985. The gro ...

– drums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pain Of Mind 1987 debut albums Neurosis (band) albums Alternative Tentacles albums Alchemy Records (U.S.) albums Neurot Recordings albums R. Budd Dwyer