Freak City Soundtrack

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Freak City Soundtrack
Freak City Soundtrack album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Material Issue
Released1994
Genre Power pop
Length35:16
Label Mercury
Producer Mike Chapman
Material Issue chronology
Destination Universe
(1992)		Freak City Soundtrack
(1994)		Goin' Through Your Purse
(1994)
Singles from Freak City Soundtrack
  1. "Kim the Waitress"
    Released: 1994

Freak City Soundtrack is the third studio album by Material Issue, released on Mercury Records in 1994. [1] [2] It was the last studio album the band would record before frontman Jim Ellison died by suicide in 1996. [3]

Contents

Production

The album was produced by Mike Chapman, who also produced breakthrough albums for Blondie and the Knack. [4] [1] Rick Nielsen appears on the album. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Trouser Press called the album "an unqualified triumph," and praised "Help Me Land" as "two minutes of slashing power chords, a frenzied vocal and Zelenko’s totally out-of-control drumming." [9] The Hartford Courant called it "40 minutes of high-energy, minimal-angst-factor fun." [5] The Chicago Tribune called Freak City Soundtrack "a return to form ... It comes as close as any disc to capturing the band's live energy." [10]

Track listing

All songs written by Jim Ellison except when noted.

  1. "Goin' Through Your Purse" - 3:23
  2. "Kim the Waitress" (Jeff Kelly, Jim Kelly) - 4:57
  3. "Funny Feeling" - 3:25
  4. "The Fan" - 3:05
  5. "One Simple Word" - 2:44
  6. "A Very Good Thing" - 2:42
  7. "I Could Use You" - 4:10
  8. "Ordinary Girl" - 3:11
  9. "Eko Beach" - 2:35
  10. "She's Going Through My Head" - 3:11
  11. "Help Me Land" - 1:53

References

  1. 1 2 "Material Issue | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ "Perfect Sound Forever: Material Issue". www.furious.com.
  3. ↑ Derogatis, Jim. "Into the Sunset". Chicago Reader.
  4. ↑ "MATERIAL ISSUE WILL BE THE MATERIAL ISSUE TUESDAY". Deseret News. June 3, 1994.
  5. 1 2 "MATERIAL ISSUE PLAYS WITH POP". courant.com.
  6. ↑ "Freak City Soundtrack - Material Issue | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  7. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 566.
  8. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 723.
  9. ↑ "Material Issue". Trouser Press. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  10. ↑ Kot, Greg. "LAST DANCE". chicagotribune.com.
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