''Americruiser'' is the second album by American
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commerci ...
group
Urge Overkill
Urge Overkill is an American alternative rock band, formed in Chicago, Illinois, United States, consisting of Nathan Kaatrud, who took the stage name Nash Kato (vocals/guitar), and Eddie "King" Roeser (vocals/guitar/bass guitar). They are widely ...
, released in 1990.
Critical reception
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Trouser Press
''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference ...
'' wrote: "Butch Vig’s production of ''Americruiser'' ... cleans the sound up enough to reveal the thin strings, clunky tempos and weak hooks holding the songs together."
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Spin'' called the album "relentlessly hard and fast, but ... never murky." ''
The Rough Guide to Rock'' wrote that "the songs had improved ... perhaps because they seemed less desperate to impress as comic narratives."
Track listing
All songs written by Nash Kato and Eddie "King" Roeser.
#"Ticket to L.A." – 2:16
#"Blow Chopper" – 3:11
#"76 Ball" – 2:59
#"Empire Builder" – 4:11
#"Faroutski" – 3:20
#"Viceroyce" – 2:59
#"Out on the Airstrip" – 4:08
#"Smoke House" – 3:49
Personnel
*Eddie "King" Roeser – lead vocals, bass guitar, guitars
*Nash Kato – guitars, vocals (lead: tracks 4 and 7)
*Jack "Jaguar" Watt – drums
References
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Urge Overkill albums
1990 albums
Albums produced by Butch Vig
Touch and Go Records albums