Uglier Than They Used ta Be

Uglier Than They Used ta Be
Studio album by Ugly Kid Joe
Released	September 18, 2015 (PMU)[1] October 16, 2015 (NA)[2]
Recorded	2015
Genre	Rock hard rock heavy metal
Length	48:27
Label	Metalville/UKJ Records
Producer	Dave Fortman
Ugly Kid Joe chronology
Stairway to Hell (2012) Uglier Than They Used ta Be (2015)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Sputnikmusic	[3]
Planetmosh	[4]
Exclaim!	7/10[5]

Uglier Than They Used ta Be is the fourth album by the band Ugly Kid Joe.

On February 4, 2015, Ugly Kid Joe started a crowd funding effort through pledgemusic.com to fund their new album, Uglier Than They Used ta Be. The album was completely funded by February 20. Uglier Than They Used Ta Be is the first full-length album put out by the band in 19 years.^[6] To the release date it was funded to 201%.

Critical Reception

Calling the band "a scourge but now a saviour of heavy rock," Chris Ayers of Exclaim! wrote that "Ugly Kid Joe prove that their catchy hooks and solid vocals are cool to like again on Uglier Than They Used Ta Be."^[5]

Track listing

1. "Hell Ain't Hard to Find" – 3:48
2. "Let the Record Play" – 3:50
3. "Bad Seed" – 5:00
4. "Mirror of the Man" – 3:55
5. "She's Already Gone" – 4:21
6. "Nothing Ever Changes" – 3:23
7. "My Old Man" (feat. Phil Campbell of Motörhead) – 3:41
8. "Under the Bottom" (feat. Phil Campbell of Motörhead) – 5:47
9. "Ace of Spades" (Motörhead cover) (feat. Phil Campbell of Motörhead) – 2:44
10. "The Enemy" – 6:06
11. "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" (Rare Earth cover) (feat. Dallas Frasca) – 5:46

Lineup

• Whitfield Crane – vocals
• Dave Fortman – guitar, producer
• Klaus Eichstadt – guitar
• Sonny Mayo – additional guitars
• Cordell Crockett – bass
• Shannon Larkin – drums
• Zac Morris – additional drums
• David Troia - engineer
• Phil Campbell – guest guitar (on "My Old Man", "Under the Bottom", and "Ace of Spades")^[7]

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[8]	84

References

1. http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/ukjrc
2. http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ugly-kid-joes-uglier-than-they-used-ta-be-gets-release-date-more-details-revealed/
3. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid
4. http://planetmosh.com/ugly-kid-joe-uglier-than-they-used-ta-be
5. Ayers, Chris (October 14, 2015). "Ugly Kid Joe - Uglier Than They Used ta Be". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
6. "The 1st album from Ugly Kid Joe in 19 years". pledgemusic.com. 2015-02-04.
7. name="metalhammer_Campbell_guests">"Motorhead Man Teams Up With Ugly Kid Joe". MetalHammer.TeamRock.com. 2015-08-18.
8. "2015-09-26 Top 40 UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2015.