The Evil Powers of Rock 'n' Roll

Last updated

The Evil Powers of Rock 'N' Roll
Evilpowersofrockandroll.jpg
Studio album by
Supersuckers
ReleasedNovember 16, 1999
StudioLitho Studios, Seattle, Washington
Genre Rock and roll, punk rock [1]
Length35:07
Label Koch [2]
Producer Kurt Bloch
Supersuckers chronology
How The Supersuckers Became the Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World
(1999)		The Evil Powers of Rock 'N' Roll
(1999)		 Splitsville 1
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The Evil Powers of Rock 'n' Roll is a studio album by the American rock band Supersuckers. [5] [6] It was released on October 19, 1999, on Koch Records.

Contents

Production

The album was produced by Kurt Bloch. [7] The band recorded the album twice, releasing the rerecorded version after Interscope refused to put out the original one. [7]

Critical reception

The Guardian thought that "all of its songs sound like they're being played on the back of a speeding Harley Davidson on its way to ramraid the neighbourhood drugstore." [8]

Track listing

  1. "The Evil Powers of Rock 'n' Roll" – 3:05
  2. "Cool Manchu" – 3:06
  3. "I Want the Drugs" – 1:21
  4. "Santa Rita High" – 2:56
  5. "Dead Meat" – 1:59
  6. "Stuff 'n' Nonsense" – 2:35
  7. "Dirt Roads, Dead Ends and Dust" – 3:44
  8. "Fisticuffs" – 2:32
  9. "Gone Gamblin'" – 2:24
  10. "My Kickass Life" – 2:17
  11. "Goin' Back to Tucson" – 2:20
  12. "I Can't Hold Myself in Line" – 1:46
  13. "Hot Like the Sun" – 5:04

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 "Evil Powers of Rock 'n' Roll - Supersuckers | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ "TrouserPress.com :: Supersuckers". www.trouserpress.com.
  3. ↑ Rees, Paul (February 5, 2000). "Albums". Kerrang! . No. 787. EMAP. p. 38.
  4. ↑ "The Evil Powers Of Rock 'N' Roll | NME". NME . September 12, 2005.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Kathleen. "Eddie Spaghetti of the Supersuckers". The Stranger.
  6. ↑ "Supersuckers Overshadow Surf Film On Promotional Tour". MTV News. Archived from the original on January 31, 2020.
  7. 1 2 Masley, Ed (September 10, 1999). "ALL HAIL THE SUPERSUCKERS ROWDY PUNK BAND TESTIFIES TO 'THE EVIL POWERS OF ROCK 'N' ROLL'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT. p. 30.
  8. ↑ Cox, Tom (February 25, 2000). "Music: Satan's little helpers Hellraisers of the week". The Guardian. Friday. p. 20.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.