The Evil Powers of Rock 'n' Roll explained
The Evil Powers of Rock 'N' Roll |
Type: | Album |
Artist: | Supersuckers |
Cover: | Evilpowersofrockandroll.jpg |
Released: | November 16, 1999 |
Studio: | Litho Studios, Seattle, Washington |
Genre: | Rock and roll |
Length: | 35:07 |
Label: | Koch Records[1] |
Producer: | Kurt Bloch |
Prev Title: | How The Supersuckers Became the Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World |
Prev Year: | 1999 |
Next Title: | Splitsville 1 |
Next Year: | 2002 |
The Evil Powers of Rock 'n' Roll is a studio album by the American rock and roll band Supersuckers.[2] [3] It was released on October 19, 1999, on Koch Records.
Production
The album was produced by Kurt Bloch.[4] The band recorded the album twice, releasing the rerecorded version after Interscope refused to put out the original one.[4]
Critical reception
The Guardian thought that "all of its songs sound like they're being played on the back of a speeding Harley Davidson on its way to ramraid the neighbourhood drugstore."[5]
Track listing
- "The Evil Powers of Rock 'n' Roll" – 3:05
- "Cool Manchu" – 3:06
- "I Want the Drugs" – 1:21
- "Santa Rita High" – 2:56
- "Dead Meat" – 1:59
- "Stuff 'n' Nonsense" – 2:35
- "Dirt Roads, Dead Ends and Dust" – 3:44
- "Fisticuffs" – 2:32
- "Gone Gamblin'" – 2:24
- "My Kickass Life" – 2:17
- "Goin' Back to Tucson" – 2:20
- "I Can't Hold Myself in Line" – 1:46
- "Hot Like the Sun" – 5:04
Notes
- "I Can't Hold Myself in Line" is a cover of a Merle Haggard song.
Notes and References
- Web site: TrouserPress.com :: Supersuckers. www.trouserpress.com.
- Web site: Eddie Spaghetti of the Supersuckers. Kathleen. Wilson. The Stranger.
- Web site: Supersuckers Overshadow Surf Film On Promotional Tour. https://web.archive.org/web/20200131192943/http://www.mtv.com/news/871651/supersuckers-overshadow-surf-film-on-promotional-tour/. dead. January 31, 2020. MTV News.
- News: Masley . Ed . ALL HAIL THE SUPERSUCKERS ROWDY PUNK BAND TESTIFIES TO 'THE EVIL POWERS OF ROCK 'N' ROLL' . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . 10 Sep 1999 . ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . 30.
- News: Cox . Tom . Music: Satan's little helpers Hellraisers of the week . The Guardian . 25 Feb 2000 . Friday . 20.