Malcolm X Park (album)
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| Malcolm X Park | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 31, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | July 1988 | |||
| Studio | Noise New York, NYC | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 38:03 | |||
| Label | Caroline | |||
| Producer | Kramer[1] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.3/10[5] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10[6] |
Malcolm X Park is the fourth studio album by American rock band Unrest, released in 1988 by Caroline Records.[7][8]
Exclaim!, in a retrospective review, wrote that the album "teems with restless youth and enthusiasm, which still provide a giddy thrill ride for its listener some 12-years later."[9] Salon thought that "Unrest are like an indie pop version of the Faces, a bunch of sloppy eclectics writing catchy songs and recording them in what must be one take."[10] Trouser Press wrote that "a cover of Kiss’ 'Strutter' denotes both an overly ironic worldview and a discouraging disposition to vapid muscle-flexing, but the rest of the album provides enough of a gray-matter workout to compensate."[11]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Malcolm X Park" | Mark Robinson | 2:11 |
| 2. | "Can't Sit Still" | Mark Robinson | 1:43 |
| 3. | "Strutter" (Kiss cover) | Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley | 2:37 |
| 4. | "Dago Red" | Mark Robinson | 2:32 |
| 5. | "Ben's Chili Bowl" | Mark Robinson | 1:13 |
| 6. | "Lucifer Rising" | Mark Robinson | 4:40 |
| 7. | "The Gas Chair" | Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson | 2:57 |
| 8. | "Ragged (Cltd Hsbnd)" | Dave Park | 0:37 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oils" | Mark Robinson | 2:33 |
| 2. | "Dalmations" | Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson | 1:00 |
| 3. | "Stranger in My Own Hometown" (Percy Mayfield cover) | Percy Mayfield | 3:13 |
| 4. | "Oh Yeah C'Mon" | Phil Krauth | 0:43 |
| 5. | "Disko Magic" | Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson, Chris Thomson | 2:42 |
| 6. | "Christina" | Phil Krauth, Dave Park, Mark Robinson | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Castro 59" | Mark Robinson | 2:39 |
| 8. | "The Hill" | Mark Robinson | 3:53 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Malcolm X Park" | Mark Robinson | 2:11 |
| 2. | "Can't Sit Still" | Mark Robinson | 1:43 |
| 3. | "Strutter" | Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley | 2:37 |
| 4. | "Dago Red" | Mark Robinson | 2:32 |
| 5. | "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" | Chris Hillman, Jim McGuinn | 1:15 |
| 6. | "Ben's Chili Bowl" | Mark Robinson | 1:13 |
| 7. | "Lucifer Rising" | Mark Robinson | 4:40 |
| 8. | "The Gas Chair" | Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson | 2:57 |
| 9. | "Ragged (Cltd Hsbnd)" | Dave Park | 0:37 |
| 10. | "Oils" | Mark Robinson | 2:33 |
| 11. | "Dalmations" | Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson | 1:00 |
| 12. | "Stranger in My Own Hometown" | Percy Mayfield | 3:13 |
| 13. | "Oh Yeah C'Mon" | Phil Krauth | 0:43 |
| 14. | "Disko Magic" | Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson, Chris Thomson | 2:42 |
| 15. | "Christina" | Phil Krauth, Dave Park, Mark Robinson | 2:51 |
| 16. | "Castro 59" | Mark Robinson | 2:39 |
| 17. | "The Hill" | Mark Robinson | 3:53 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Malcolm X Park liner notes.[12]
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