Character Assassination (album)

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Character Assassination
Character Assassination (album).jpg
Studio album by
Ed Kuepper
ReleasedAugust 1994
Recorded1994
GenreAlternative rock
Label
ProducerEd Kuepper &
Ed Kuepper chronology
Serene Machine
(1993) 		Character Assassination
(1994) 		A King in the Kindness Room
(1995)

Character Assassination is the eighth solo album by Australian guitarist and songwriter Ed Kuepper recorded in 1994 and released on the label.[1] Early pressings of the album were released with an additional disc Death to the Howdy-Doody Brigade containing the undubbed master versions of all songs but one from Character Assassination and one new song.

Reception[]

The album spent 3 weeks in the Australian charts in 1994 peaking at number 32.[2] Character Assassination was nominated for an ARIA for the Best Independent Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 1995 and Kuepper was nominated for Best Male Artist.[3]

The Allmusic review by Ned Raggett awarded the album 4 stars and states "Kuepper once again demonstrates his talent for instantly appealing, addictive music on Character Assassination. The whole album is for the most part a stripped-down experience, not an unplugged or wholly acoustic effort by any means and often taking a faster pace, but eschewing Kuepper's fiercer guitar work and fuller arrangements for a calmer, less explosive turn".[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Ed Kuepper except as indicated
  1. "By the Way" - 4:03
  2. "Little Fiddle (and the Ghost of Xmas Past)" - 4:23
  3. "Cockfighter" - 3:43
  4. "My Best Interests at Heart" - 4:27
  5. "Take It by the Hand" - 3:46
  6. "La Di Doh" - 5:07
  7. "I'm with You" - 3:07
  8. "Ill Wind" - 6:37
  9. "So Close to Certainty" - 4:44
  10. "A Good Soundtrack (Pushin' Fear)" - 3:36
  11. "Ring of Fire" (June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore) - 4:04
  12. "If I Had a Ticket" - 2:40

Bonus Disc: Death to the Howdy-Doody Brigade

  1. "By the Way" - 4:03
  2. "Little Fiddle (and the Ghost of Xmas Past) - 4:23
  3. "Cockfighter" - 3:43
  4. "My Best Interests at Heart" - 4:27
  5. "Take It by the Hand" - 3:46
  6. "La Di Doh" - 5:07
  7. "I'm with You" - 3:07
  8. "Ill Wind" - 6:37
  9. "So Close to Certainty" - 4:44
  10. "A Good Soundtrack (Pushin' Fear)" - 3:36
  11. "Ring of Fire" (Cash, Kilgore) - 4:04
  12. "Number 10" - 2:40
    • Recorded at Electric Avenue Studio, Rozelle, Sydney, Australia.

Charts[]

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[5] 32

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ The Kuepper Files: Discography Retrieved 6 July 2010
  2. ^ Australian Charts entry Archived 12 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 6 July 2010
  3. ^ 9th Annual ARIA Awards Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Raggett, N. Allmusic Review Retrieved 6 July 2010
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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