Freak City Soundtrack

Freak City Soundtrack is the third studio album by Material Issue, released on Mercury Records in 1994.[4][5] It was the last studio album the band would record before frontman Jim Ellison committed suicide in 1996.[6]

Freak City Soundtrack
Studio album by
Material Issue
ReleasedMarch 8, 1994
GenrePower pop
Length35:16
LabelMercury
ProducerMike Chapman
Material Issue chronology
Destination Universe
(1992)		 Freak City Soundtrack
(1994)		 Goin' Through Your Purse
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[3]

Production

The album was produced by Mike Chapman, who also produced breakthrough albums for Blondie and The Knack.[7][4] Rick Nielsen appears on the album.[8]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "an unqualified triumph," and praised "Help Me Land" as "two minutes of slashing power chords, a frenzied vocal and Zelenko’s totally out-of-control drumming."[9] The Hartford Courant called it "40 minutes of high-energy, minimal-angst-factor fun."[8] The Chicago Tribune called Freak City Soundtrack "a return to form ... It comes as close as any disc to capturing the band's live energy."[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Jim Ellison except when noted.

  1. "Goin' Through Your Purse" - 3:23
  2. "Kim the Waitress" (Jeff Kelly, Jim Kelly) - 4:57
  3. "Funny Feeling" - 3:25
  4. "The Fan" - 3:05
  5. "One Simple Word" - 2:44
  6. "A Very Good Thing" - 2:42
  7. "I Could Use You" - 4:10
  8. "Ordinary Girl" - 3:11
  9. "Eko Beach" - 2:35
  10. "She's Going Through My Head" - 3:11
  11. "Help Me Land" - 1:53

References
  1. "Freak City Soundtrack - Material Issue | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 5: MUZE. p. 566.CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 723.
  4. "Material Issue | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. "Perfect Sound Forever: Material Issue". www.furious.com.
  6. Derogatis, Jim. "Into the Sunset". Chicago Reader.
  7. "MATERIAL ISSUE WILL BE THE MATERIAL ISSUE TUESDAY". Deseret News. June 3, 1994.
  8. "MATERIAL ISSUE PLAYS WITH POP". courant.com.
  9. "Material Issue". Trouser Press. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  10. Kot, Greg. "LAST DANCE". chicagotribune.com.
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