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Ugly Kid Joe - Motel California Audio CD

A fair review of the Ugly Kid Joe "Motel California" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Ugly Kid Joe reviews here, or go back to the Ugly Kid Joe tabs.

Band: Ugly Kid Joe Title: Motel California Rating: Release Date: 1997-09-17 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: It's a Lie 2: Sandwich 3: Rage Against the Answerin 4: Would You Like to Be There 5: Little Red Man 6: Bicycle Wheels 7: Father 8: Undertow 9: Shine 10: Strange 11: 12 Cents 12: Sandwich [Vulgar Remix] 13: Bicycle Wheels [Remix]

Worth a listen
They were more-or-less one of the very last bands of the pop-metal genre to enjoy any success, with their heyday coinciding with the grunge/alt. While Ugly Kid Joe enjoyed success in the early 90s with there "As Ugly as they Wanna Be," (1991) EP and their "America's Least Wanted" (1992) album, the group was more-or-less a lash in the pan. movement.

1995's "Menace to Sobriety" failed to chart and the band was dropped from the Mercury roster. The band signed with Castle and in 1996 gave it one more try with "Motel California. "

Had "Motel California" been released just three years later, it could have been a hit. It is an exciting and entertaining hybrid of rock and rap, or what would later be termed "nu-metal. " "Motel California" sounds akin to Kid Rock's breakthrough smash "Devil Without a Cause,"(1998). Only "Motel California" is more lighthearted in nature and is more rock than rap.

This album just came out at the wrong time. Released three years earlier or three years later, with some promotion, it could have been a hit.

While, "Motel California" isn't a lost classic, it's definitely an enjoyable album that deserved more recognition than it got.
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UKJ's finest hour, motel california
According to the amazon sites it's now shifted 300 000 in america and 55 000 in the UK, clearly UKJ hit the world when they ventured out of santa barbara. This is a real stepping stone for the ugly kid californians, unfortunately it was to be the last, the promo was little, but the sales were pretty good (except america).

From start to finish, the whole 12 songs are diverse. Unlike the previosu 3, Motel takes a good few listens to breathe and encompass. . . . . Something ukj have always done throughout their 4 releases they pack a cocktail of unusual and highly infectious rock sounds. . . Motel is hard to sum up as a whole, there's trippy songs like sandwich and bicycle wheels, agressive punchy titles like it's a lie and then laidback cool, dark californian rock numbers like undertow and would you like to be there. . . whatever you do, whatever you buy, you need this album.

the audible talents of dave f. will truely be missed.
you got to give credit to someone who can pick up anything and make music with it. having come in contact w/one of the bands members many years ago i was dam happy to see and hear that dave got off his #%$@* and applied his talent. regroup and and get me some mo fonk for my ears.

This is UKJ's best work...Sadly their last release
I was astonished that they broke up after the release of this tight album. This is by far UKJ's best work yet. They need to regroup. I have said it before and I'm saying it again. Whit, call the others and get back together! If you don't have this CD already, buy it because it is their greatest work.

this cd rules
and the remixes sound great. this is a great cd it has alot of that metal california grunge punch to it.

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