Saturation (Urge Overkill album)

Saturation
Studio album by Urge Overkill
Released June 8, 1993
Recorded December 17, 1992–January 9, 1993
Genre Alternative rock
Length 70:01
Label Geffen
Producer Butcher Bros., Andy Kravitz
Urge Overkill chronology
Stull
(1992)Stull1992		 Saturation
(1993)		 Exit the Dragon
(1995)Exit the Dragon1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Sun-Times[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
Q[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Select4/5[8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[9]
The Village Voice[10]

Saturation is the fourth album by American alternative rock group Urge Overkill, released in 1993 and produced by the Butcher Bros. Saturation was Urge Overkill's debut on Geffen Records, and a deliberate attempt at a hit record. The label released "Sister Havana" and "Positive Bleeding" as singles in the U.S. and Europe. "Sister Havana" charted highly on both the modern rock and mainstream rock charts, peaking at #6 and #10, respectively, while "Positive Bleeding" became a minor rock radio hit.

Saturation is also notable for the fact that Nash Kato – rather than King Roeser, the band's usual de facto lead vocalist – sings lead on almost the entire album. The two would split frontman duties on their next album Exit the Dragon and their 2011 comeback Rock & Roll Submarine.

At the end of "Erica Kane", a piece of dialogue by McGarrett from Hawaii Five-O is played before the music starts.[11] The quote is from Season 5, Episode 6, titled "Fools Die Twice".

The graphic art for the album cover is an artistic depiction of the Houston, Texas city skyline.

Track listing

  1. "Sister Havana" – 3:53
  2. "Tequila Sundae" – 4:20
  3. "Positive Bleeding" – 3:44
  4. "Back on Me" – 3:12
  5. "Woman 2 Woman" – 2:40
  6. "Bottle of Fur" – 4:13
  7. "Crackbabies" – 4:03
  8. "The Stalker" – 2:52
  9. "Dropout" – 4:55
  10. "Erica Kane" – 3:07
  11. "Nite and Grey" – 4:22
  12. "Heaven 90210"
    "Operation Kissinger" (hidden track) – 28:38

Personnel

  • Nash Kato – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Eddie "King" Roeser – bass, guitars, vocals (lead: tracks 4, 8, & 11; co-lead: track 2)
  • Blackie Onassis – drums, lead vocals (track 9)

Notes

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Saturation – Urge Overkill". AllMusic. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ DeRogatis, Jim (June 6, 1993). "A Discography". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 9, 2017. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
  4. ↑ "Urge Overkill: Saturation". Entertainment Weekly: 60. July 23, 1993.
  5. ↑ "Urge Overkill: Saturation". Q (84): 92. September 1993.
  6. ↑ Kot, Greg (August 19, 1993). "Urge Overkill: Saturation". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 9, 2006. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  7. ↑ Himes, Geoff (2004). "Urge Overkill". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 837. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. ↑ Perry, Andrew (July 1993). "Mercury Rev: Boces / Urge Overkill: Saturation". Select (37): 93.
  9. ↑ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  10. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1994-01-18). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice.
  11. ↑


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