Screw Up
Screw Up is the 1994 debut studio album by Japanese group Super Junky Monkey.[4][5] It showcased their fusion of rap, hardcore, punk, and funk music. It was released in Japan and, in 1995, the United States.[3][6]
Screw Up | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1994 | |||
Label | Sony Music[1] | |||
Super Junky Monkey chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Critical reception
AllMusic called the album "a surprising success," writing that "listeners may not be sure what to make of Super Junky Monkey, but anyone looking for a unique take on rock and metal would surely find themselves greatly amused and delighted."[2] Trouser Press wrote that "Super Junky Monkey bring the chops and enormous flexibility to their funhouse vision of modern music, but sometimes crazy shit is just crazy shit."[7] The Baltimore Sun called the band "eclectic" and "daring," writing that "'Kioku no netsuzou' alternates between crunchy Metallica-style power riffs and angular, King Crimson dissonance before dropping a few rap-style rhymes."[8]
Track listing
- Shukuchoku No Choro Wa Chirou De Sourou (Old Man On The Nightshift With Prostatitis)
- Zakuro No Hone (Bone Of Pomegranate)
- Kioku No Netsuzou (Fabrication Of Memory)
- Buckin’ The Bolts
- Bakabatka (All Stupid)
- Tamage—Shiyoumae (Tamage Before)
- Ukatousen
- Popobar
- Where’re The Good Times
- Revenge
- Decide
- Get Out
- Tamage—Shiyougo (Tamage After)
- We’re The Mother
- Shower
- Fuji Funka Sunzen (Mt. Fuji About To Erupt)
- untitled bonus track
References
- "Super Junky Monkey | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- "Screw Up - Super Junky Monkey | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 852.
- "Meet Super Junky Monkey". MTV News.
- "On the Verge". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. January 28, 1996 – via Google Books.
- "Tristar Act Is Up To 'Monkey' Business". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 2, 1995 – via Google Books.
- "Super Junky Monkey". Trouser Press. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- Considine, J. D. "Japanese pop travels badly Tune in: Japanese pop music may sound a little strange to Americans, but that's no reason not to listen". baltimoresun.com.