Exit the Dragon
1995 studio album by Urge Overkill
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Exit the Dragon is the fifth album by American alternative rock group Urge Overkill, released in 1995.[9] Exit the Dragon is characterized as being a darker album than their previous album, Saturation.[10][11] It was their final album until the release of Rock & Roll Submarine in 2011. Exit the Dragon peaked at number 129 on the Billboard 200, making it their highest charting album in the United States.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 26, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 61:03 | |||
| Label | Geffen[1] | |||
| Producer | Butcher Bros. | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [1] |
| NME | 9/10[5] |
| Q | [6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| Spin | 7/10[8] |
Production
The album was produced by the Butcher Bros.[12]
Critical reception
The album received positive reviews from critics. The Los Angeles Times wrote that the album's "fab pop tunes are as cheesily amusing as a dubbed karate movie. But when the kitsch clears, you have to wonder whether the band ... has anything of its own to offer."[13] The Chicago Tribune praised "the kind of understated, seemingly casual performances that bespeak a band less interested in dazzle than emotional immediacy, with sturdy melodies, raggedly poignant vocals and brooding lyrics."[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Jaywalkin'" | Eddie "King" Roeser | 3:31 |
| 2. | "The Break" | Roeser | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Need Some Air" | Nash Kato | 3:07 |
| 4. | "Somebody Else's Body" | Kato | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Honesty Files" | Roeser | 3:55 |
| 6. | "This Is No Place" | Roeser | 4:20 |
| 7. | "The Mistake" | Blackie Onassis | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Take Me" | Roeser with Kato | 2:58 |
| 9. | "View of the Rain" | Kato | 4:46 |
| 10. | "Last Night / Tomorrow" | Roeser / Kato | 5:21 |
| 11. | "Tin Foil" | Roeser | 4:28 |
| 12. | "Monopoly" | Kato | 3:29 |
| 13. | "And You'll Say" | Roeser | 3:39 |
| 14. | "Digital Black Epilogue" | Kato | 9:27 |
Personnel
- Eddie "King" Roeser – vocals, bass guitar, guitars
- Nash Kato – vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Blackie Onassis – drums, vocals
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] | 6 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] | 37 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] | 48 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] | 50 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] | 24 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 88 |
| US Billboard 200[21] | 129 |