ROCK YOU RADIO
  • HOME
  • NEW RELEASES
  • REVIEWS
  • 80s ROCK
  • HEAVY METAL
  • WOMEN IN ROCK
  • YOUTUBE
  • CONTACT US
ROCK YOU RADIO

UNEARTHED: UGLY KID JOE “Neighbor” 1992

One of the lesser known singles from their ablum "America's Least Wanted"

rockyoushow_t1a4ew by rockyoushow_t1a4ew
February 15, 2023
in 80s, Hard Rock, Top Story, Uncategorized, Unearthed
306 16
0
Home 80s
1k
SHARES
5.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

By 1992 the music scene was shifting from the 80’s Hair bands over the Grunge and Alternative. Bands were getting dropped left and right from their record labels and replaced with a new breed of music.

Bands like Motley Crue, Ratt and Poison didn’t help their cause by having internal issues, and by this time the new bands like Trixter, Nelson and Firehouse were looked at as third generation bands that were essentially “Pop” artists at this point.

But there were still bands that were what I call “In-betweeners”. They actually had fans on both sides of the aisle, or at the very least they Grunge fans didn’t hate them.  Ugly Kid Joe was probably the epitome of those bands that got stuck between the shift.

Their name alone was apparently chosen as a slam on “Pretty Boy Floyd” who took the Glam to the Nth degree. The guys in Ugly Kid Joe openly stated they weren’t about the whole glam scene and in hindsight they probably fit better alongside Pearl Jam.

The PROBLEM is that Ugly Kid Joe had a biting sense of humor and actually seemed to be having fun, and that was too 80’s for the Grunge scene who seemed to take life a little too serious and preferred to exist in a state of misery.

“Neighbor” was essentially about a white trash family moving to the suburbs. It featured the “Pat” character from SNL.  The video was also featured on MTV’s Beavis and Butt-head. Despite all that it never really went anywhere. “Everything About You” and the Harry Chapin cover “Cats In The Cradle” were the two big singles.

Lifelong friends and founding members Whitfield Crane and Klaus Eichstadt have kept the band together on and off over the years and they still have a strong following thanks mostly to the success of this album.

UGLY KID JOE ONLINE

 

Tags: Klaus EichstadtUgly Kid JoeWhitfield Crane
Share408Tweet255Pin92Scan
Previous Post

SMACKBOUND New Studio Album In April, First Video And Single “Change” Out Now!

Next Post

Exitus Stratagem Records To Re-Release AITTALA’s Album “False Pretenses” Out Feb 28th

Related Posts

ROCK HARD REWIND: KINGDOM COME “Hands Of Time”

ROCK HARD REWIND: KINGDOM COME “Hands Of Time”

September 26, 2023
REVIEW: ESCAPE THE HIVE “This Is Gonna Sting”

REVIEW: ESCAPE THE HIVE “This Is Gonna Sting”

September 21, 2023
WINGER’S 1988-1993 Albums Released In One Box Set “Chapter One”

WINGER’S 1988-1993 Albums Released In One Box Set “Chapter One”

September 21, 2023
Classic HALFORD Titles To Be Released On Vinyl For The First Time Ever

Classic HALFORD Titles To Be Released On Vinyl For The First Time Ever

September 19, 2023
SCARDUST Signs To Frontiers Records

SCARDUST Signs To Frontiers Records

September 18, 2023
UK Hard Rockers RATTLEBACK Release New Video For “Rattleback”

UK Hard Rockers RATTLEBACK Release New Video For “Rattleback”

September 15, 2023
Next Post
Exitus Stratagem Records To Re-Release AITTALA’s Album “False Pretenses” Out Feb 28th

Exitus Stratagem Records To Re-Release AITTALA's Album "False Pretenses" Out Feb 28th

NOW PLAYING at ROCK YOU RADIO “Do Me Wrong” From UK Rockers YAKI DAH

NOW PLAYING at ROCK YOU RADIO "Do Me Wrong" From UK Rockers YAKI DAH

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • NEW RELEASES
  • REVIEWS
  • 80s ROCK
  • HEAVY METAL
  • WOMEN IN ROCK
  • YOUTUBE
  • CONTACT US

© 2023 ROCK YOU RADIO

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In