Word: ep
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first track on the EP starts with a minute of static morse-code dashes which flicker in like a weak TV signal, then coagulate into a discrete pulse of white noise. An electronic church bell chimes in the distances. Then the whole soundscape explodes into a furious riot of 130-plus beat per-minute drums, thrash-synth and Trent Reznor's ragged vocals. The song zaps into silence four and a half minutes later...
These five happy-go-lucky musicians offered a lighter, happier alternative to the melodrama of Guns N' Roses and unapologetic experimentalism of bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Faith No More. On their EP, As Ugly As They Wanna Be, UKJ never got deeper than the tragic teenage problems of parents and parties...
America's Least Wanted, Ugly Kid Joe's first full-length album and follow-up to their Billboard-beloved EP, finds them still blissfully clinging to that high-school suburban mentality...
...question why the band decided to include "Everything About You" as the eleventh track on this album. Those fans who would purchase America's Least Wanted most likely already own Ugly Kid Joe's EP, and excessive radio and video airplay has made the single far too familiar and a distraction from new material...
...Elektra EP...