Released March 7, 1995 Length 43:03 Release date 7 March 1995 Label Sanctuary Records | Recorded 1994 in California Artist Warrant Producer Beau Hill | |
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Ultraphobic
(1995) The Best of Warrant
(1996) Genres Heavy metal, Glam metal, Hard rock, Alternative metal Similar Warrant albums, Heavy metal albums | ||
Warrant ultraphobic full album
Ultraphobic is the fourth studio album by American rock band Warrant. Released on March 7, 1995 on CMC International, after the apparent break-up of the band, the record was regarded as the band's "comeback" album. It features former Kingdom Come and Wild Horses members Rick Steier and James Kottak who came in to replace original band members Joey Allen and Steven Sweet.
Contents
Warrant undertow
Musical style
Ultraphobic saw Warrant acknowledging the Grunge phenomenon with a record that openly admitted to a Seattle influence, although was still a natural regression from the hard edged Dog Eat Dog. It is vaguely similar to Danger Danger's Dawn, which was also released in 1995. In particular, the record represented an experimentation with the grunge sounds which had by this time become popular, and which, ironically, had contributed to the band's commercial demise. In songs such as "Undertow" and "Followed" the band attempted to mix pop metal sounds with the alternative stylings of Seattle bands such as Alice in Chains and Soundgarden.
Production and marketing
Warrant began recording Ultraphobic in November 1994 with producer Beau Hill. The band supported the release of the record with a national tour beginning in Dallas, Texas.
A music video was made for the first single "Family Picnic" with a strong message against family violence and for the second single "Stronger Now", which Jani Lane refers to as the best song he has ever written. "Followed" was released as the third single of the album.
Lyrics
Lyrically, the album appears to have been heavily influenced by the painful divorce which vocalist Jani Lane endured during the record's production.
Track listing
- "Undertow (Jani Lane; Rick Steier)" - 3:12
- "Followed (Beau Hill; Jani Lane; Jerry Dixon)" - 3:41
- "Family Picnic (Beau Hill; James Kottak; Jani Lane; Jerry Dixon)" - 4:43
- "Sum of One (Jani Lane)" - 3:37
- "Chameleon (Jani Lane; Jerry Dixon; Rick Steier)" - 5:23
- "Crawl Space (Jani Lane; Rick Steier)" - 2:38
- "Live Inside of You (Erik Turner; James Kottak; Jani Lane; Rick Steier)" - 3:17
- "High (Jani Lane; M. Tanner; Rick Steier)" - 4:02
- "Ride #2 (Erik Turner; Jani Lane; Jerry Dixon)" - 5:07
- "Ultraphobic (James Kottak; Jani Lane; Rick Steier)" - 3:25
- "Stronger Now (Jani Lane)" - 3:57
Personnel
Singles
Songs
1Undertow3:13
2Followed3:41
3Family Picnic4:43