Most wanted 2 cover11/6/2022 ![]() ![]() These kids should have quit while they were ahead." Recordman,' the most pathetic love song to a record company ever written. The album received a positive review from Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine, who gave it four and a half stars out of five, and said that it "delivers a set of similar rockers and a handful of power ballads, including a revamped version of Harry Chapin's ' Cat's in the Cradle'" and described the music as a "mixture of fizzy, fuzzy riffs, sing-song melodies, and calculated obnoxiousness isn't that offensive." ĭeborah Frost of Entertainment Weekly, however, gave the album a C− and called it "a weak attempt to pad Ugly out to LP length with Lynyrd Skynyrd licks, Mister Rogers jokes, a scarily straight Harry Chapin cover ('Cat's in the Cradle'), and 'Mr. Reception Professional ratings Review scoresĭespite being Ugly Kid Joe's most successful album, America's Least Wanted received mostly mixed reviews. The album's artwork, as well as all other promotional work and the As Ugly as They Wanna Be and The Very Best of Ugly Kid Joe: As Ugly as It Gets covers, was done by Whitfield Crane's high school friend Moish Brennan. This image was originally used for the back cover of the album. The censored version depicts the Ugly Kid Joe mascot gagged, handcuffed in one hand (which is covered with duct tape) and tied in rope, while his legs are wrapped in chains. Several national chains refused to sell the album in their stores due to this, and a "censored" version was manufactured for some retailers. The album's original artwork depicts Ugly Kid Joe's mascot as the Statue of Liberty gesturing an upraised middle finger. The difference between CD and LP versions of this album is that the song "Goddamn Devil" appears as its first track on the B-side. Pat also appeared in the video for "Neighbor." It had previously been included in the SNL-based movie Wayne's World, which was released seven months before. Two of the songs had previously been included on the band's 1991 debut EP As Ugly as They Wanna Be though some small changes were made for this album: "Madman" was given a new vocal track while " Everything About You" was given a spoken intro by actress and then Saturday Night Live cast member Julia Sweeney as her questionably gendered character, Pat. As of 1995, the album has been certified double platinum. "Cat's in the Cradle" (a 1974 folk rock song by Harry Chapin), also made the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number six, earning the album two top 10 Billboard hit singles. The album was a commercial success, charting three singles on the Mainstream Rock Tracks ("Neighbor", "Busy Bee" and " Cat's in the Cradle"). It is the band's only album to feature drummer Mark Davis. The title is a parody of the famous phrase " America's Most Wanted". America's Least Wanted is the full-length debut album by American rock band Ugly Kid Joe, released in September 1992. ![]()
0 Comments
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |