Mental Floss for the Globe
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| Studio album by Urban Dance Squad | ||||
| Released | March 23, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | May–July 1989 at I.C.P. studios, Brussels | |||
| Genre | Hip hop,rap rock | |||
| Length | 50:48 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Jean-Marie Aerts | |||
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Mental Floss For The Globe is the debut album by Dutch band Urban Dance Squad. Released in 1989 (in the US, 1990) and produced by Belgian guitarist Jean-Marie Aerts, the album features a crossover of several music genres, such as rock, hip hop, and funk. It spawned the hit single "Deeper Shade of Soul," which gained the band international recognition, including in the United States, where they toured with Living Colour. The album got to #54 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
"Deeper Shade of Soul" reached #21 on the Billboard Hot 100, and two other singles were taken from the album, "No Kid" and "Fast Lane". 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.
The album was released in the United States 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". Allmusic rated the album 4 out of 5.
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