Character Assassination (album)
Character Assassination is the eighth solo album by Australian guitarist and songwriter Ed Kuepper recorded in 1994 and released on the Hot label.[1] Early pressings of the album were released with an additional disc Death to the Howdy-Doody Brigade containing the undubbed master versions of all songs but one from Character Assassination and one new song.
Character Assassination | ||||
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Released | August 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Label | Hot | |||
Producer | Ed Kuepper & Phil Punch | |||
Ed Kuepper chronology | ||||
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Reception
The album spent 3 weeks in the Australian charts in 1994 peaking at number 32.[2] Character Assassination was nominated for an ARIA for the Best Independent Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 1995 and Kuepper was nominated for Best Male Artist.[3]
The Allmusic review by Ned Raggett awarded the album 4 stars and states "Kuepper once again demonstrates his talent for instantly appealing, addictive music on Character Assassination. The whole album is for the most part a stripped-down experience, not an unplugged or wholly acoustic effort by any means and often taking a faster pace, but eschewing Kuepper's fiercer guitar work and fuller arrangements for a calmer, less explosive turn".[4]
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Track listing
- All compositions by Ed Kuepper except as indicated
- "By the Way" - 4:03
- "Little Fiddle (and the Ghost of Xmas Past)" - 4:23
- "Cockfighter" - 3:43
- "My Best Interests at Heart" - 4:27
- "Take It by the Hand" - 3:46
- "La Di Doh" - 5:07
- "I'm with You" - 3:07
- "Ill Wind" - 6:37
- "So Close to Certainty" - 4:44
- "A Good Soundtrack (Pushin' Fear)" - 3:36
- "Ring of Fire" (June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore) - 4:04
- "If I Had a Ticket" - 2:40
Bonus Disc: Death to the Howdy-Doody Brigade
- "By the Way" - 4:03
- "Little Fiddle (and the Ghost of Xmas Past) - 4:23
- "Cockfighter" - 3:43
- "My Best Interests at Heart" - 4:27
- "Take It by the Hand" - 3:46
- "La Di Doh" - 5:07
- "I'm with You" - 3:07
- "Ill Wind" - 6:37
- "So Close to Certainty" - 4:44
- "A Good Soundtrack (Pushin' Fear)" - 3:36
- "Ring of Fire" (Cash, Kilgore) - 4:04
- "Number 10" - 2:40
- Recorded at Electric Avenue Studio, Rozelle, Sydney, Australia.
Personnel
- Ed Kuepper - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, elastic stringed guitar, bass, bottle
- Mark Dawson - drums, percussion
- Barry Turnbull - bass
- Linda Neil - violin
- Naomi Star, Toni Mott - backing vocals
- Miroslav Bukovsky, Julian Gough, Herb Cannon - horn section
- Charlie McMahon - didgeridoo
- Jim Conway - harmonica, jaw harp
- Peter Burgess - washboard
References
- The Kuepper Files: Discography accessed 6 July 2010
- Australian Charts entry Archived 12 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine accessed 6 July 2010
- 9th Annual ARIA Awards Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine accessed 8 July 2010.
- Raggett, N. Allmusic Review accessed 6 July 2010