Electric Rock Music

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Electric Rock Music
AssPonys Electric.jpg
Studio album by
Ass Ponys
Released1994
RecordedJune 1993–June 1994
StudioUltrasuede Studio, Cincinnati, OH
Genre Indie rock, country rock
Length44:19
Label A&M
Producer Ass Ponys, John Curley
Ass Ponys chronology
Grim
(1993)		Electric Rock Music
(1994)		 The Known Universe
(1996)
Singles from Electric Rock Music
  1. "Little Bastard"
    Released: 1994

Electric Rock Music is the third album, and major-label debut, by Cincinnati-based rock band Ass Ponys. It was released in 1994 on A&M Records. It was produced by John Curley of the Afghan Whigs, at whose Ultrasuede Studio the album was recorded. The band was planning to self-release the album after they recorded it, but then they landed an unexpected deal with A&M when Jeff Suhy, one of the label's representatives, called the band's frontman, Chuck Cleaver on the phone. Suhy told Cleaver that he had pitched a recording of the album to A&M executives, and that they had approved it for release. [1] [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide A– [4]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [5]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Spin Solid lime.svg [7]

Ted Simons of the Phoenix New Times described Electric Rock Music as "an engaging collection of episodes and observations put to song." [8] The Chicago Tribune 's Rick Reger described the album as "excellent", and as far better as a whole than its well-known single, "Little Bastard." [9] In contrast, the Washington Post 's Mark Jenkins wrote that "Most of the album's songs are crisp and shapely, though there's no other track that's so exuberantly tuneful [as "Little Bastard"]." [10] Jason Cohen of Spin wrote that "with Electric Rock Music, the band has made the album of its life." [7] Also in Spin, Jay Stowe called the album a "bright, shining light." [11]

Track listing

  1. Grim – 4:31
  2. Little Bastard – 2:42
  3. Ape Hanger – 3:22
  4. Place Out There – 2:58
  5. Lake Brenda – 3:40
  6. Wall Eyed Girl – 2:48
  7. Peanut 93 – 2:40
  8. Live Until I Die – 3:11
  9. Banlon Shirt – 5:20
  10. Gypped – 2:18
  11. Blushing Bride – 2:11
  12. Earth To Grandma – 2:52
  13. Otter Slide – 3:46

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ McKeough, Kevin (21 September 2001). "This band seems to have legs". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Crigler, Pete (October 2011). "Ass Ponys Interview". Perfect Sound Forever . Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Electric Rock Music Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. p. 10. ISBN   9780312245603.
  5. ↑ Jackson, Devon (25 November 1994). "Electric Rock Music". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Masuo, Sandy (12 February 1995). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  7. 1 2 Cohen, Jason (January 1995). "Records". Spin . 10 (10): 74–5.
  8. ↑ Simons, Ted (23 March 1995). "Ain't That a Kick in the Pony". Phoenix New Times . Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  9. ↑ Reger, Rick (8 December 1995). "Hazardous Duo Specula Toys With Odd, Homemade Sounds". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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