Before they evolved into a highly unique progressive metal outfit in the mid-'90s, Neurosis were your typical Bay Area post-thrash, post-hardcore hybrid.
Wait a minute...maybe that's not so typical.
Either way, the raw, undeveloped band that recorded the short bursts of hate and attitude contained on Pain of Mind in no way resembles the awesome trance-riff machine of later years.
Sure, tracks like "Life on Your Knees" and "Grey" possess their peculiar charm, but with vocalist Scott Kelly usually screaming a tad too close to Slayer's Tom Araya for comfort, the best was certainly yet to come.
[CD reissues of the band's next album, The Word as Law on Lookout Records, feature four tracks from Pain of Mind as well as two 7" single rarities, making it a pretty sweet introductory package to the band's less essential early material.].
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pain of MindNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Reasons to HideNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | BlackNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 4 | TrainingNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 01:02 | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| 5 | ProgressNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 01:46 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 6 | StalemateNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | Bury What's DeadNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 02:05 | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| 8 | GeneticideNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 9 | IngrownNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 02:23 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 10 | United SheepNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 11 | Dominoes FallNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 12 | Life on Your KneesNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 02:20 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 13 | GreyNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 14 | StalemateNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 18 MB |
| 15 | BlackNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 16 | GreyNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 17 | Life on Your KneesNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 02:20 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 18 | Reasons to HideNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 19 | IngrownNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 02:23 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 20 | Pain of MindNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 21 | Dominoes FallNeurosis | Neurosis | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 22 | Self Taught Infection | Neurosis | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 61 mins | 141 MB | |||||
| 61 mins | 441 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Edwardson | Bass, Vocals |
| 2 | Jason James | Drums |
| 3 | Scott Kelly | Guitar, Vocals |
| 4 | Neurosis | Composer, Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |