Mental Jewelry
Mental Jewelry is the first album the band Live released under the name Live, released on December 31, 1991. The band had previously released the album The Death of a Dictionary under the name Public Affection, under which it also released the EP Divided Mind, Divided Planet.
Many of the songs on Mental Jewelry are based on the writings of Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti.[3]
A music video was filmed for "Operation Spirit". The video was filmed when the band were still calling themselves Public Affection.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Ed Kowalczyk; all music composed by Live.
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| 1. | "Pain Lies on the Riverside" | 5:11 |
| 2. | "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)" | 3:18 |
| 3. | "The Beauty of Gray" | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Brothers Unaware" | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Tired of 'Me'" | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Mirror Song" | 3:38 |
| 7. | "Waterboy" | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Take My Anthem" | 4:37 |
| 9. | "You Are the World" | 4:23 |
| 10. | "Good Pain" | 5:39 |
| 11. | "Mother Earth Is a Vicious Crowd" | 4:10 |
| 12. | "10,000 Years (Peace Is Now)" | 5:08 |
Outtakes and B-sides
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| 1. | "Born Branded" | 6:36 |
| 2. | "Heaven Wore a Shirt" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Negation" | 3:42 |
Chart positions
Album
Singles
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US Modern Rock
(1992)[5] |
| "Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)" |
9 |
| "Pain Lies on the Riverside" |
24 |
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