Menace to Sobriety (Ugly Kid Joe album)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Menace to Sobriety
Uglykidjoe menace.jpg
Studio album by
Ugly Kid Joe
ReleasedJune 13, 1995
Recorded1994–1995
GenreHeavy metal
Length44:14
49:49 (non-U.S.)
LabelMercury
ProducerGGGarth
Ugly Kid Joe chronology
America's Least Wanted
(1992) 		Menace to Sobriety
(1995) 		Motel California
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide1.5/5 stars[4]
Q4/5 stars[citation needed]

Menace to Sobriety is the second album by Ugly Kid Joe.[5] It was released in 1995 through Mercury Records.[4] The album title is an allusion to the movie Menace II Society. It peaked at No. 25 on the UK Albums Chart.[6] "Milkman's Son" and "Tomorrow's World" were released as singles. Music videos were released for "Tomorrow's World", "Milkman's Son", and "Cloudy Skies".

Critical reception[]

Trouser Press noted that singer Whitfield Crane adopted "a new and nasty W. Axl Rose vocal affliction on some songs," and wrote that the band "reintroduce themselves as a growly, serious rock lot attempting to fill the gap left by the Gunners’ silence."[7] The Washington Post called the album "more varied and tuneful than its predecessor."[8]

Track listing[]

  1. "Intro" – 1:49
  2. "God" (Whitfield Crane, Klaus Eichstadt, Dave Fortman) – 2:54
  3. "Tomorrow's World" (Crane, Eichstadt, Fortman, Shannon Larkin) – 4:18
  4. "Clover" (Crane, Eichstadt, Fortman) – 3:34
  5. "C.U.S.T." (Crane, Fortman) – 2:59
  6. "Milkman's Son" (Crane, Fortman) – 3:51
  7. "Suckerpath" – 4:53
  8. "Cloudy Skies" (Crane, Fortman) – 4:28
  9. "Jesus Rode a Harley" (Crane, Fortman) – 3:15
  10. "10/10" – 3:37
  11. "V.I.P." – 3:46
  12. "Oompa" – 2:04 (this song is track 7 on side one on the cassette tape)
  13. "Candle Song" – 2:56
  14. "Slower Than Nowhere" - 5:25 (non-U.S. releases only)

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1995 The Billboard 200 178[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Mathew, Leslie. "Menace to Sobriety - Ugly Kid Joe". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 8: MUZE. p. 335.CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ Eddy, Chuck (1995-06-16). "Menace to Sobriety Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1179.
  5. ^ "Ugly Kid Joe | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "UGLY KID JOE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  7. ^ "Ugly Kid Joe". Trouser Press. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  8. ^ Jenkins, Mark (August 18, 1995). "CHILDISH UGLY KID" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  9. ^ "Ugly Kid Joe". Billboard.



Stub icon

This 1990s metal album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""