Hungry (XYZ album)

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Hungry
Xyzhungry.jpg
Studio album by
XYZ
Released1991
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Label Capitol [1]
Producer George Tutko, Neil Kernon
XYZ chronology
XYZ
(1989)
Hungry
(1991)
Letter to God
(2003)

Hungry is the second studio album by the American band XYZ, released in 1991. [2] The band supported the album by touring with Foreigner. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Calgary Herald D [5]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

The Calgary Herald wrote that "XYZ churn out an effort as simple as A,B,C and the tunes are about as elementary too." [5] The Record opined that "what makes XYZ palatable is the almost total lack of pretense surrounding the group's words and music... For these guys, it is only rock-and-roll and there's much to like in the way they play it." [6]

Track listing

  1. "Face Down in the Gutter"
  2. "Don't Say No"
  3. "Fire and Water"
  4. "When the Night Comes Down"
  5. "Off to the Sun"
  6. "Feels Good"
  7. "Shake Down the Walls"
  8. "When I Find Love"
  9. "H.H. Boogie"
  10. "The Sun Also Rises in Hell"
  11. "A Roll of the Dice"
  12. "Whiskey on a Heartache"
  13. "Two Wrongs Can Make a Right" (bonus track)

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References

  1. 1 2 Hermann, Brenda (December 5, 1991). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
  2. "XYZ Biography by James Christopher Monger". AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  3. "The Music Scene". La Crosse Tribune. October 26, 1991.
  4. AllMusic review
  5. 1 2 Miller, Glen (October 13, 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C6.
  6. Jaeger, Barbara (March 12, 1992). "XYZ, 'Hungry'". The Record. p. C11.