Jesus Urge Superstar is the debut studio album by the alternative rock band Urge Overkill.[7][8] It was released in 1989.[9] The album is noted for its ironic 1970s-worshipping aesthetic, which would become a staple of the band’s core identity. [10]
| Jesus Urge Superstar | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 38:38 | |||
| Label | Touch and Go[1] | |||
| Producer | Steve Albini[2] | |||
| Urge Overkill chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 4/10[6] |
"Very Sad Trousers" is about the band Royal Trux.[11]
Critical reception
editTrouser Press called the album "awful-sounding," writing that "the murk of thick mid-tempo guitar rock does nothing to prove the existence of songs, much less any audible trace of junk-culture devotion."[2] The Spin Alternative Record Guide described it as "grinding guitars, distant, shouted vocals, and resolutely unfriendly subject matter."[6] The Washington Post wrote that "Nate [sic] Kato's squalling high-end guitar has a certain delicacy to it and the trio's harmonies achieve a rough, yearning beauty."[12]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Nash Kato and Eddie "King" Roeser.
- "God Flintstone"—5:08
- "Very Sad Trousers"—3:29
- "Your Friend is Insane"—6:01
- "Dump Dump Dump"—3:07
- "Last Train to Heaven"—3:42
- "The Polaroid Doll"—2:30
- "Head On"—4:11
- "Crown of Laffs"—3:54
- "Dubbledead"—5:29
- "Easter '88"—1:07
References
edit- ^ "Jesus Urge Superstar : Urge Overkill : Touch and Go / Quarterstick Records". Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ^ a b "Urge Overkill". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Jesus Urge Superstar - Urge Overkill | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 359.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 838.
- ^ a b Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 421.
- ^ "Urge Overkill | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 1047.
- ^ "URGE OVERKILL". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ Frank, Thomas; Mulcahey, David (February 12, 2003). Boob Jubilee: The Cultural Politics of the New Economy. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393324303 – via Google Books.
- ^ "You Say It's Your Birthday: Urge Overkill's National Kato". MTV News.[dead link]
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (December 22, 1989). "PICKS OF A PACK OF PUNK ROCKERS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.