Master of Styles

Master of Styles is the fifth studio album by alternative rock band The Urge. It was released in 1998 in cassette and CD format. The album produced 3 singles (“Jump Right In”, “Straight to Hell”, and “Closer”) and sold 250,000 copies. “Jump Right In” featured guest vocals by Nick Hexum of 311 and hit the #10 position on the Modern Rock list.

Master of Styles
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 21, 1998
Recorded1998 at Sierra Sonic Studios
GenreAlternative rock, ska, reggae, alternative metal
Length42:40
LabelImmortal Records
ProducerGGGarth
The Urge chronology
Receiving the Gift of Flavor
(1995)
Master of Styles
(1998)
Too Much Stereo
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Ewing, Karl Grable, Jerry Jost, Todd Painter, and John Pessoni, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If I Were You" 3:52
2."Straight to Hell" 3:15
3."Jump Right In" (ft. Nick Hexum)The Urge, N. Hexum3:43
4."S.L.O.B."S. Ewing, K. Grable, J. Pessoni2:48
5."Played Out" 3:39
6."Closer"K. Grable, J. Jost, T. Painter, J. Pessoni3:49
7."Gene Machine" (Bad Brains Cover)P. Hudson, D. Jenifer3:03
8."My Apology"S. Ewing, K. Grable, J. Jost, M. Kwiatkowski, T. Painter, J. Pessoni3:24
9."Divide and Conquer"The Urge4:43
10."Identity Crisis" 2:42
11."Going Down" 3:24
12."Prayer for Rain"S. Ewing, K. Grable, J. Jost, M. Kwiatkowski, T. Painter, J. Pessoni4:15
Total length:42:40

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1998)[1] Peak
position
US Billboard Heatseekers 1
US Billboard Billboard 200 111

References

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