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Menace to Sobriety (Ugly Kid Joe album)

1995 studio album by Ugly Kid Joe

Menace to Sobriety is the second studio album by American rock band Ugly Kid Joe.[7] It was released in 1995 through Mercury Records.[5] The album title is an allusion to the movie Menace II Society. It peaked at No. 25 on the UK Albums Chart.[8] "Milkman's Son", "Tomorrow's World" and "Cloudy Skies" were released as singles. Music videos were released for "Tomorrow's World", "Milkman's Son", and "Cloudy Skies".

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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".[9] The Washington Post called the album "more varied and tuneful than its predecessor".[10]

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

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References

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    Mathew, Leslie. "Menace to Sobriety - Ugly Kid Joe". AllMusic.
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    Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 335.
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    Eddy, Chuck (June 16, 1995). "Menace to Sobriety Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
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    Peake, Mike (May 27, 1995). "Albumz". Kerrang!. No. 545. EMAP. p. 43.
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    MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1179.
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    Upton, Sam. "Ugly Kid Joe: Menace To Sobriety > Review".
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    "Ugly Kid Joe | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. [8]
    "UGLY KID JOE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  9. [9]
    "Ugly Kid Joe". Trouser Press. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  10. [10]
    Jenkins, Mark (August 18, 1995). "CHILDISH UGLY KID" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
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    "Dutchcharts.nl – Ugly Kid Joe – Menace to Sobriety" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
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    "Ugly Kid Joe: Menace to Sobriety" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
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    "Offiziellecharts.de – Ugly Kid Joe – Menace to Sobriety" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
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    "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
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