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!
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 8, 1993 (1993-06-08)
RecordedSeptember–December 1992
StudioZeitgeist Studios, Los Angeles; Groove Masters, Santa Monica; Sunset Sound, Hollywood
GenreAlternative rock
Length42:57
LabelBig Life
ProducerTony Berg
X chronology
Live at the Whisky a Go-Go
(1988)
Hey Zeus!
(1993)
Unclogged
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
Spin[5]
The Village VoiceB−[6]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Exene Cervenka and John Doe; except where noted.

  1. "Someone's Watching" (John Doe, Tony Gilkyson) – 4:49
  2. "Big Blue House" – 4:05
  3. "Clean Like Tomorrow" – 3:58
  4. "New Life" – 3:24
  5. "Country at War" – 4:16
  6. "Arms for Hostages" – 3:36
  7. "Into the Light" (John Doe, Tony Gilkyson) – 3:57
  8. "Lettuce and Vodka" (Duke McVinnie) – 5:07
  9. "Everybody" – 3:32
  10. "Baby You Lied" – 3:18
  11. "Drawn in the Dark" – 5:55

Personnel

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X

with:

Technical personnel
  • Tony Berg – producer
  • Tchad Blake – engineer, mixing
  • Dale Lavi – photographer
  • Casey McMackin – engineer
  • Brian Schuebie – engineer

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic Guide entry by Denise Sullivan
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  3. ^ Flaherty, Mike (1993-06-11). "Hey Zeus!". Entertainment Weekly.
  4. ^ Kemp, Mark (1993-09-02). "X: Hey Zeus!". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02.
  5. ^ Marks, Craig (July 1993). "X: Hey Zeus!". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 81.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (1993-08-03). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice.