Malcolm X Park (album)

Malcolm X Park is the fourth studio album by American rock band Unrest, released in 1988 by Caroline Records.[7][8]

Malcolm X Park
Studio album by
Unrest
ReleasedOctober 31, 1988 (1988-10-31)
RecordedJuly 1988 (1988-07)
StudioNoise New York, NYC
GenreIndie rock
Length38:03
LabelCaroline
ProducerKramer[1]
Unrest chronology
Twister
(1988)		 Malcolm X Park
(1988)		 Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]
Pitchfork Media6.3/10[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[6]

Critical reception

Exclaim!, in a retrospective review, wrote that the album "teems with restless youth and enthusiasm, which still provide a giddy thrill ride for its listener some 12-years later."[9] Salon thought that "Unrest are like an indie pop version of the Faces, a bunch of sloppy eclectics writing catchy songs and recording them in what must be one take."[10] Trouser Press wrote that "a cover of Kiss’ 'Strutter' denotes both an overly ironic worldview and a discouraging disposition to vapid muscle-flexing, but the rest of the album provides enough of a gray-matter workout to compensate."[11]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Malcolm X Park"Mark Robinson2:11
2."Can't Sit Still"Mark Robinson1:43
3."Strutter" (KISS cover)Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley2:37
4."Dago Red"Mark Robinson2:32
5."Ben's Chili Bowl"Mark Robinson1:13
6."Lucifer Rising"Mark Robinson4:40
7."The Gas Chair"Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson2:57
8."Ragged (Cltd Hsbnd)"Dave Park0:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oils"Mark Robinson2:33
2."Dalmations"Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson1:00
3."Stranger in My Own Hometown" (Percy Mayfield cover)Percy Mayfield3:13
4."Oh Yeah C'Mon"Phil Krauth0:43
5."Disko Magic"Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson, Chris Thomson2:42
6."Christina"Phil Krauth, Dave Park, Mark Robinson2:51
7."Castro 59"Mark Robinson2:39
8."The Hill"Mark Robinson3:53
1999 CD reissue track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Malcolm X Park"Mark Robinson2:11
2."Can't Sit Still"Mark Robinson1:43
3."Strutter"Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley2:37
4."Dago Red"Mark Robinson2:32
5."So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star"Chris Hillman, Jim McGuinn1:15
6."Ben's Chili Bowl"Mark Robinson1:13
7."Lucifer Rising"Mark Robinson4:40
8."The Gas Chair"Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson2:57
9."Ragged (Cltd Hsbnd)"Dave Park0:37
10."Oils"Mark Robinson2:33
11."Dalmations"Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson1:00
12."Stranger in My Own Hometown"Percy Mayfield3:13
13."Oh Yeah C'Mon"Phil Krauth0:43
14."Disko Magic"Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson, Chris Thomson2:42
15."Christina"Phil Krauth, Dave Park, Mark Robinson2:51
16."Castro 59"Mark Robinson2:39
17."The Hill"Mark Robinson3:53

Personnel

Adapted from the Malcolm X Park liner notes.[12]

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1988 Caroline CS, LP CAROL 1366
1999 No.6 CD kar 047

References
  1. Thompson, Dave (March 1, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  2. Ankeny, Jason. "Unrest: Malcolm X Park > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 353.
  4. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1181.
  5. Mirov, Nick (November 2, 1999). "Unrest: Malcolm X Park". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  6. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 420–421.
  7. "Unrest - Malcolm X Park". teenbeatrecords.com. 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  8. "Unrest | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  9. "Unrest Malcolm X Park". exclaim.ca.
  10. "Sharps & Flats". Salon. November 1, 1999.
  11. Sprague, David (2007). "Unrest". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  12. Malcolm X Park (sleeve). Unrest. New York City, New York: Caroline Records. 1988.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)


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