Receiving the Gift of Flavor
Receiving The Gift of Flavor is the fourth studio album by The Urge. It was originally released in 1995 in cassette and CD format under the band's own label Neat Guy Recordings. After the band was signed to Immortal Records, the album was re-released switching out the song “Killing is Easy” for “Take Away” in 1996. The album produced 3 singles (“Brainless”, “All Washed Up”, and “It’s Gettin’ Hectic”) and sold 150,000 copies.
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| Released | August 15, 1995 (Neat Guy release), August 20, 1996 (Immortal release) | |||
| Recorded | The Studio | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, ska, reggae, alternative metal | |||
| Length | 32:32 (1995), 36:10 (1996) | |||
| Label | Neat Guy, Immortal Records | |||
| Producer | The Urge, Michael Vail Blum | |||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album, the band re-recorded the album live before a studio audience at the Ozark Theater in Webster Groves, MO on August 15, 2015.[2] The live re-recording was released on November 20, 2015 and includes similar cover art with a blue background. [3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Brainless" | S. Ewing, K. Grable, M. Kwiatkowski, T. Painter, J. Pessoni | 2:36 |
| 2. | "All Washed Up" | K. Grable, M. Kwiatkowski, T. Painter | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Where Do We Go" | T. Painter, J.Pessoni | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Drunk Asshole" | 1:54 | |
| 5. | "Don't Ask Why" | T. Painter | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Open All Night" | T. Painter | 2:37 |
| 7. | "Killing is Easy " | The Urge | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Frying Pan" | S. Ewing, K. Grable, M. Kwiatkowski, T. Painter | 2:31 |
| 9. | "I Remember" | K. Grable, T. Painter, J. Pessoni | 3:03 |
| 10. | "Damn That Shit Is Good" | T. Painter | 1:45 |
| 11. | "It's Gettin' Hectic" | Bartholomew, Elam, Kincaid, Levy | 2:38 |
| 12. | "Violent Opposition" | T. Painter | 4:20 |
| 13. | "Dirty Rat" | The Urge | 2:09 |
| 14. | "Brainless" (Remix, hidden track) | 3:09 | |
| Total length: | 32:32 / 36:10 | ||
Notes
- ^ "Killing Is Easy" was replaced by "Take Away" in the 1996 Immortal Records release.
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References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Receiving the Gift of Flavor - The Urge : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- "20th Anniversary of Receiving the Gift of Flavor". The Urge.net. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- "Receiving the Gift of Flavor". iTunes. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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