Special Herbs, Vols. 9 & 0

Infobox Album | Name = Special Herbs, Vols. 9 & 0
Type = Album
Artist = Metal Fingers
Released = July 12, 2005
Recorded = Various dates
Genre = Hip-hop
Length = 45:51
Label = Shaman Works
Producer = Metal Fingers
Reviews =
*Amazon.com average buyer score (5/5) [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0009RRSDG link]
Last album = "Special Herbs, Vols. 7 & 8"
(2004)
This album = "Special Herbs, Vols. 9 & 0"
(2005)
Next album = ""
(2006)

Special Herbs, Vols. 9 & 0 is an instrumental album released by Daniel Dumile under the moniker Metal Fingers. As with all volumes of "Special Herbs" released by Metal Fingers, each track is named after a herb or similar flora (with the exception of "Untitled (Meditation)").

Although an instrumental album, some tracks contain sampled speech, such as "Food... we need food!" in "Vervain" and "Peach fuzz!" in "Peach Extract". The track "Coca Leaf" is based around vocal samples of singing women.

Track listing

# "Vinca Rosea" – 3:00
# "Burdock Root" – 3:32
# "Vervain" – 2:59 contains a sample from the 1960 Spiderman Cartoon
# "Bergamot" – 3:33
# "Podina" – 2:07
# "Untitled (Meditation)" – 3:56
# "Coltsfoot Leaf" – 3:41
# "Orris Root Powder" – 3:37
# "Passion Flower" – 4:04
# "Yellow Dock" – 4:22
# "Datura Stramonium" – 3:02 contains sample from Fat Albert cartoon
# "Coca Leaf" – 3:51
# "Peach Extract" – 4:07

Other versions

* "Vervain" is an instrumental version of "Beef Rapp" from "MM..Food?".
* "Podina" is an instrumental version of "?" from "".
* "Untitled (Meditation)" is an instrumental version of "The Fine Print" by King Geedorah, from the album "Take Me to Your Leader".
* "Coltsfoot Leaf" is an instrumental version of "I Wonder" from the same album.
* "Datura Stramonium" is an instrumental version of "Poo-Putt Platter" from "MM..Food?", and is also used on "Da Superfriendz" by Vast Aire featuring MF DOOM, on the album "Look Mom... No Hands".
* "Peach Extract" is an instrumental version of "Peach Fuzz" from KMD's "Mr. Hood".