America's Least Wanted

Ugly Kid Joe | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 14, 1994)
• Original Release Date: September 8, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fontana Island
• ASIN: B000001DVV
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,805 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #50 in Music > R&B > Funk > Metal

Editorial Reviews

Music Audio CD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simply a lot of fun, January 25, 2002

By 

Brad (CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: America's Least Wanted (Audio CD)

This album was a non-serious breath of fresh air that came out right as grunge was taking over the rock universe in the early '90s. How can you not get a kick out of a track like the rocking leadoff track "Neighbor" with lines like "My kid's a punk, and I'm a drunk"? Nothing to be taken seriously here, as in their big hit "Everything About You"--as in "I hate everything about you." Funny stuff for sure. For a more serious track, the remake of "Cats In The Cradle" is a nice ballad (although I'm sure purists who love the original hate it). Besides these three radio hits, tracks like "Goddamn Devil" and "I'll Keep Tryin'" really rock, and "Mr. Recordman" is a nice, somewhat mellow track to end the album. Overall, the album is pretty heavy with not many ballads. If these guys had come on the scene a few years earlier, they definitely would have had a longer, more successful career. They just arrived on the scene with this style of music at the wrong time.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great in it's time and OK for an occasional listen later in life., February 3, 2005

By 

T.D. Ferguson (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: America's Least Wanted (Audio CD)

This CD was not overlooked in its time and yes, millions of people did in fact buy it. It is incredibly funny and the band is moderately musically talented. The lyrics are inane but the riffs and solos are top-notch.
As far as posterity goes, people will probably not buy a million more copies of this CD in the future. However, they will remember a few songs on it with a nod and maybe a chuckle. That's more than we can say for anything many other junk metal groups from the late 80's and early 90's have produced or ever will produce.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I Liked It, March 18, 2006

By 

alanah myles (Malaysia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: America's Least Wanted (Audio CD)

This album is highly entertaining. Good lyrics, good rhymes, funny, catchy tunes, it's got everything. Everytime I listen to it, the world feels like a better place. A real mood uplifter.