Menace to Sobriety (Ugly Kid Joe album)

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Menace to Sobriety
Studio album by
Ugly Kid Joe
ReleasedJune 13, 1995
Recorded1994–1995
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
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
Kerrang![4]
MusicHound Rock[5]
Q[citation needed]
Select[6]

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".

Critical reception[edit]

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[edit]

  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[edit]

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Menace to Sobriety
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 19
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 28
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 86
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 26
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 22
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 25
US Billboard 200[19] 178

References[edit]

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


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