Hey Zeus! (stylized as hey Zeus!) is the seventh studio album by American rock band X. The tracks "Country at War" and "New Life" peaked at No. 15 and No. 26, respectively, on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Hey Zeus! | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 8, 1993 | |||
Recorded | September–December 1992 | |||
Studio | Zeitgeist Studios, Los Angeles; Groove Masters, Santa Monica; Sunset Sound, Hollywood | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 42:57 | |||
Label | Big Life | |||
Producer | Tony Berg | |||
X chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
Rolling Stone | [4] |
Spin | [5] |
The Village Voice | B−[6] |
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Exene Cervenka and John Doe; except where noted.
- "Someone's Watching" (John Doe, Tony Gilkyson) – 4:49
- "Big Blue House" – 4:05
- "Clean Like Tomorrow" – 3:58
- "New Life" – 3:24
- "Country at War" – 4:16
- "Arms for Hostages" – 3:36
- "Into the Light" (John Doe, Tony Gilkyson) – 3:57
- "Lettuce and Vodka" (Duke McVinnie) – 5:07
- "Everybody" – 3:32
- "Baby You Lied" – 3:18
- "Drawn in the Dark" – 5:55
Personnel
edit- X
- Exene Cervenka – vocals
- John Doe – vocals, bass
- Tony Gilkyson – guitar, vocals
- D.J. Bonebrake – percussion, drums, marimba
with:
- Patrick Warren, Tony Berg - keyboards
- Technical personnel
- Tony Berg – producer
- Tchad Blake – engineer, mixing
- Dale Lavi – photographer
- Casey McMackin – engineer
- Brian Schuebie – engineer
References
edit- ^ Allmusic Guide entry by Denise Sullivan
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
- ^ Flaherty, Mike (1993-06-11). "Hey Zeus!". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Kemp, Mark (1993-09-02). "X: Hey Zeus!". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02.
- ^ Marks, Craig (July 1993). "X: Hey Zeus!". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 81.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1993-08-03). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice.