...Upon My Wicked Son

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...Upon My Wicked Son
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Studio album by
Released1990
Genre Pop rock
Length48:42
Label Doctor Dream, Musidisc
Producer Andy Prieboy
Andy Prieboy chronology
...Upon My Wicked Son
(1990)
Montezuma Was a Man of Faith
(1991)

...Upon My Wicked Son is the first solo album by Andy Prieboy, released in 1990. [1] [2] The album cover is "Fallen Angel" by David Sandlin.

Contents

"On the Road Again" is a cover of the Canned Heat song, whose lyrics inspired the album's title. The song "Tomorrow, Wendy", about the suicide of a friend of Prieboy's, bears the rare distinction of having a cover version released (on Concrete Blonde's Bloodletting,) before the original album was released. Prieboy's version of the song features Concrete Blonde's singer Johnette Napolitano on vocals. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Calgary Herald B+ [3]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
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The Chicago Tribune stated that the album "showcases guitarist-vocalist Prieboy's knack for inventive pop-rock song-crafting and off-center lyric themes." [5] The Los Angeles Times concluded that Prieboy "gets caught up in arty-smarty cleverness as he jumps from progressive blues to Weill-like theater tune to French cabaret, but at least he's out on the front lines grappling with fundamental human matters." [7]

Track listing

  1. "On the Road Again" (Jim Oden) – 4:44 Performer – Beth Hooker
  2. "To the Dogs" (Prieboy) – 4:09
  3. "Montezuma Was a Man of Faith" (Prieboy) – 3:34
  4. "Tomorrow, Wendy" (Prieboy) – 4:44 Performer – Johnette Napolitano
  5. "Nearer to Morning" (Prieboy, Ned Leukhardt) – 3:24
  6. "Man Talk" (Prieboy) – 4:45
  7. "Loving the Highway Man" (Prieboy) – 3:32
  8. "The New York Debut of an L.A. Artist (Jazz Crowd)" (Prieboy) – 2:20
  9. "Joliet" (Prieboy) – 3:27
  10. "That Was the Voice" (Prieboy) – 3:51
  11. "For Love" (Prieboy) – 3:05
  12. "Maybe That's Not Her Head" (Prieboy) – 3:22
  13. "Big Rock Finish" (Prieboy, Ned Leukhardt) – 3:52

Note: "Maybe That's Not Her Head" and "Big Rock Finish" do not appear on the vinyl or cassette releases of the album.

Personnel

From CD liner notes

Notes

From LP liner notes

References

  1. "Andy Prieboy Biography by James Christopher Monger". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  2. Lounges, Tom (September 7, 1990). "East Chicago's wicked son". The Times. Munster.
  3. 1 2 Alberts, Sheldon (Mar 17, 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. A13.
  4. "Upon My Wicked Son Review by Tom Demalon". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  5. 1 2 Popson, Tom (10 Aug 1990). "Andy Prieboy goes solo". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. R.
  6. Shuster, Fred (July 6, 1990). "Rock Voodoo Man Casts Spell". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L41.
  7. 1 2 Cromelin, Richard (Sep 29, 1990). "In the Underground, Dead Can Dance". Los Angeles Times. p. F5.