Mental Floss for the Globe

Mental Floss for the Globe
Studio album by
Urban Dance Squad
Released1989
RecordedMay–July 1989
StudioI.C.P. (Brussels, Belgium)
Length50:48
LabelArista
ProducerJean-Marie Aerts
Urban Dance Squad chronology
Mental Floss for the Globe
(1989) 		Life 'n Perspectives of a Genuine Crossover
(1991)
Singles from Mental Floss for the Globe
  1. "Deeper Shade of Soul"
    Released: 1989
  2. "No Kid"
    Released: 1990
  3. "Fast Lane"
    Released: 1991

Mental Floss for the Globe is the debut studio album by Dutch rap rock band Urban Dance Squad, released in 1989 by Arista Records. Produced by Belgian guitarist Jean-Marie Aerts,[1] it spawned three singles: "Deeper Shade of Soul", "No Kid" and "Fast Lane". The album peaked at No. 54 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 153 on the Australian ARIA Chart.[2]

"Deeper Shade of Soul" reached No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[3] The album won an Edison Award in the Netherlands, and in 2008 was named the best Dutch pop album of all time by Dutch music magazine OOR.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[5]
Chicago TribuneStarStarStar[6]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[7]
Orlando SentinelStarStarStarStarStar[8]

The album was released in the US to positive reviews; the Toledo Blade commented on the unusual combination of rock instrumentation with a rapper and a DJ, and of hip-hop rhythms with heavy metal music, and called it "refreshing".[9]

According to AllMusic's Rick Anderson, the album "revealed a band smashing the boundaries between rock, funk, punk, metal, and hip-hop."[5]

Simon Reynolds, writing for Entertainment Weekly, described the album as a collage of rap, rock, funk, dub, reggae, and soul.[7]

Writing for the Chicago Tribune, Greg Kot commented on the album's sound: "Put the music of James Brown, Public Enemy, Robert Johnson, Sly Stone, Bad Brains, Lee Perry and Jimi Hendrix in a blender and this is what it might sound like." He also stated that the album's "primary virtue is that it creates a sonic world in which punk, funk, blues, metal, reggae and hip-hop collide with joyous abandon."[6]

Track listing

CD release

  1. "Fast Lane" – 3:29
  2. "No Kid" – 3:39
  3. "Deeper Shade of Soul" – 4:32
  4. "Prayer for My Demo" – 3:40
  5. "Big Apple" – 3:30
  6. "Piece of Rock" – 4:59
  7. "Brainstorm on the U.D.S." – 4:03
  8. "The Devil" – 3:33
  9. "Famous When You're Dead" – 5:15
  10. "Mental Floss for the Globe" – 3:05
  11. "Struggle for Jive" – 4:04
  12. "Man on the Corner" – 3:40
  13. "God Blasts the Queen" – 4:11

Vinyl release

  • A1. "Fast Lane"
  • A2. "No Kid"
  • A3. "Deeper Shade of Soul"
  • A4. "Brainstorm on the U.D.S."
  • A5. "Big Apple"
  • A6. "Piece of Rock"
  • B1. "Prayer for My Demo"
  • B2. "The Devil"
  • B3. "Famous When You're Dead"
  • B4. "Mental Floss for the Globe"
  • B5. "Struggle for Jive"
  • B6. "God Blasts the Queen"

Cassette release

Europe

  • A1. "Fast Lane"
  • A2. "No Kid"
  • A3. "Deeper Shade of Soul"
  • A4. "Brainstorm on the U.D.S."
  • A5. "Big Apple"
  • A6. "Piece of Rock"
  • B1. "Prayer for My Demo"
  • B2. "The Devil"
  • B3. "Famous When You're Dead"
  • B4. "Mental Floss for the Globe"
  • B5. "Man on the Corner"
  • B6. "Hitchhike H.D." - 3:33
  • B7. "God Blasts the Queen"

United States

  • A1. "Fast Lane"
  • A2. "No Kid"
  • A3. "Deeper Shade of Soul"
  • A4. "Brainstorm on the U.D.S."
  • A5. "Big Apple"
  • A6. "Piece of Rock"
  • B1. "Prayer for My Demo"
  • B2. "The Devil"
  • B3. "Famous When You're Dead"
  • B4. "Mental Floss for the Globe"
  • B5. "Struggle for Jive"
  • B6. "Man on the Corner"
  • B7. "God Blasts the Queen"

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Mental Floss for the Globe.[10]

Urban Dance Squad

  • Magic Stick – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • DNA – turntables, special FX, backing vocals
  • Rudeboy – leads, backing vocals
  • Silly Sil – bass, standing bass, hollow bass, backing vocals
  • Tres Manos – guitar, national steel, pedal steel, backing vocals

Additional musicians

  • Luther Renaldo Francois – sax ("Deeper Shades of Soul")
  • J.M.X. – guitar ("Piece of Rock", "Mental Floss")

Production

  • J.M.A. – artistic producer, mixing
  • Michel Dierickx – engineer
  • Christian Ramon – engineer, mixing
  • U.D.S. – mixing

References

  1. ^ Bijl, Peter (18 August 2006). "Urban Dance Squad: de beginjaren in retrospectief". 3VOOR12. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Urban Dance Squad ARIA chart history". ARIA. Retrieved 23 December 2025 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  3. ^ "Urban Dance Squad, "Deeper Shade of Soul"". Billboard. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Rudeboy terug met surfband". Het Parool. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  5. ^ a b Anderson, Rick. "Mental Floss for the Globe – Urban Dance Squad". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  6. ^ a b Kot, Greg (9 August 1990). "Urban Dance Squad: Mental Floss for the Globe (Arista)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  7. ^ a b Reynolds, Simon (24 May 1991). "Hybrid sounds". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  8. ^ Fields, Curt (21 September 1990). "Urban Dance Squad". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  9. ^ Walker, Stewart (10 June 1990). "Recordings". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  10. ^ Mental Floss for the Globe (liner notes). Urban Dance Squad. Arista. 1990. ARCD-8640.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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