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...between there was a month break when he cancelled because his wife got sick. In that break we went to England and Germany for about a week. We actually were going to do ten days in the U.S., but we did like five or six shows when Cordell [Crockett, UKJ's bassist] broke his leg. So we cancelled the last few shows and got back on the Ozzy tour, with Cordell sitting on a stool for the first part of the tour...
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...
With their trademark warped view of reality, UKJ also tackles social problems like homelessness and censorship. According to "Panhandlin' Prince," the homeless are cool dudes rebelling against society: "I wouldn't trade no places to be in rat races/No siree...
Flea, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' outrageous and outspoken bassist, would absolutely cringe if he heard the cliched funky bass line on the eighth track "Same Side." Not that he would ever pick up a copy of UKJ's latest, of course, considering his well-publicized opinion of these MTV darlings who have been for some reason so often compared to the Chili Peppers. In an interview appearing in Rolling Stone this summer, Flea dismissed UKJ as merely "copying us, copying Faith No More, copying pop-rock band...
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