Freedom Is a State of Mind

Freedom Is a State of Mind
Freedom Is a State of Mind
Studio album by Corporate Avenger
Released	July 10, 2001
Recorded	Electric Ghetto Studios (Venice, CA); Can-Am Studios (Tarzana, CA);
Genre	Industrial hip hop; rap rock; nu metal;
Length	45:53
Label	Suburban Noize
Producer	Daddy X (also exec.); Mike Kumagai;
Corporate Avenger chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Freedom Is a State of Mind is the debut full-length studio album by American rap rock band Corporate Avenger. It consists of songs from the band's previous releases, Taxes Are Stealing and The New Testament, in addition to several new songs that evolved the band's sound and message. It was released on July 10, 2001, via Suburban Noize Records/Koch Records.^[2]^[3]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blessing"	0:52
2.	"Fault the Police (I Don't)"	3:48
3.	"Christians Murdered Indians"	5:17
4.	"FBI File"	3:50
5.	"Taxes Are Stealing"	4:49
6.	"The Bible Is Bullshit"	4:51
7.	"Voting Doesn't Work"	3:40
8.	"Web of Lies"	4:16
9.	"$20 Bill"	4:20
10.	"Jesus Christ Homosexual"	3:12
11.	"Pig Is a Pig"	3:32
12.	"Drug Dealing God" (featuring Kottonmouth Kings)	4:21
13.	"Heaven's Joke"	6:43
Total length:		45:53

Note

The song "Christians Murdered Indians" includes a spoken word section referencing Bartolomé de las Casas' work A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, in the section "Of the Island HISPANIOLA", which describes specific acts of violence by Spanish soldiers against indigenous peoples of the Americas.

Personnel[edit]

Patrick Dubar – vocals
Spike Xavier – vocals
DJ Hall of Records – scratches (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12)
Robert Adams – scratches (tracks: 2, 5)
Brad Xavier – producer, executive producer
Mike Kumagai – producer, mixing (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 12, 13), engineering
Phil Kaffel – mixing (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11)
Tom Baker – mastering
Kevin Zinger – management
Jeff Gilligan – design & art direction
Fabrice Hessens – photography
Jason Timms – photography

References[edit]

^ Jonas, Liana. "Freedom Is a State of Mind – Corporate Avenger". AllMusic. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
^ "Corporate Avenger: Freedom Is a State of Mind". PopMatters. July 9, 2001. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
^ "Corporate Avenger Flaunts 'Freedom' On The Road". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2017.

External links[edit]

"Corporate Avenger – Freedom Is A State Of Mind". Discogs.

[Jonas-1] Jonas, Liana. "Freedom Is a State of Mind – Corporate Avenger". AllMusic. Retrieved November 2, 2017.

[2] "Corporate Avenger: Freedom Is a State of Mind". PopMatters. July 9, 2001. Retrieved November 2, 2017.

[3] "Corporate Avenger Flaunts 'Freedom' On The Road". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2017.

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