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Motel California

1996 studio album by Ugly Kid Joe

For the Eagles album, see Hotel California (Eagles album).

Motel California is the third album by the American rock band Ugly Kid Joe, and released on October 22, 1996.[5][6] Motel California was the last full-length studio album until 2015. The group disbanded in January 1997 and reformed in 13 years later in January 2010. The album received lukewarm reviews and was a commercial failure.

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The title is a parody of the Eagles' album, Hotel California. The song "Rage Against the Answering Machine" is a pun on the name of the Los Angeles rock band Rage Against the Machine.

Production

The album was recorded with the Butcher Bros., in Philadelphia.[7]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that Ugly Kid Joe "return to their roots, bashing out grungy metal in their garage and recording it for posterity ... Motel California works a lot better than it should, sounding fiercer and more committed."[2]

Track listing

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Lineup

References

  1. [1]
    "Ugly Kid Joe". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Motel California - Ugly Kid Joe | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. [3]
    Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 334.
  4. [4]
    "UGLY KID JOE - Motel California". ROCK HARD Heavy-Metal-Magazin.
  5. [5]
    "Ugly Kid Joe | Biography & History". AllMusic.
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    "Ugly Kid Joe's Klaus Eichstadt". MTV News.
  7. [7]
    "Studio Action". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 21, 1996 – via Google Books.


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