The Evil Powers of Rock 'n' Roll

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The Evil Powers of Rock 'N' Roll
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 16, 1999
StudioLitho Studios, Seattle, Washington
Genre Rock and roll
Length35:07
Label Koch Records [1]
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)
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The Evil Powers of Rock 'n' Roll is a studio album by the American rock and roll 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

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