The Space Age Playboys
The Space Age Playboys is the fifth album by the band Warrior Soul. It was first released in the UK on Music For Nations in 1994. It was released the following year in North America.
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| Released | July 18, 1994 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 59:48 | |||
| Label | Music For Nations, Mayhem | |||
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The combination of Kory Clarke's acidic lyrics and new guitarist XFactor's (aka Gene Poole, aka Alex Arundel ) punk-tinged buzz-tone created a fresh new sound, dubbed Acid Punk. The British influence of XFactor's hard-driving guitar gave Clarke what might have been the perfect backdrop for his brilliant rants. Mixed by Ben Grosse, the album sold well in Europe but was not promoted in the US.
The lineup of Kory Clarke, Alex Arundel, Scot Duboys, Pete MacLanahan and Peter Jay toured the album, receiving rave reviews from European press and charting high throughout the continent. The live shows had all the elements and danger of raw punk and with Clarke as a modern day Iggie and Alex Arundel's sonic madness on guitar coupled with the electric stage presence of Kory, Alex and Pete this lineup looked set for greatness, with many predicting that the band would finally receive the credit they deserved/
For reasons never explained, XFactor left. Rumours of a rift followed. XFactor still refuses to discuss why he left. Shortly after, the band broke up. Following the dissolution of Warrior Soul in 1995, singer Kory Clarke formed a new band with the name Space Age Playboys.
The album was remastered and re-released with bonus tracks on CD and MP3 in 2009 by Escapi Music.
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Rock Hard (de) | 9.5/10[1] |
In 2005, The Space Age Playboys was ranked number 323 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[2] Metallica's Lars Ulrich has rated it one of his favourite albums, and invited Warrior Soul to open for them at Donington.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Rocket Engines" | 3:48 |
| 2. | "The Drug" | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Let's Get Wasted" | 4:58 |
| 4. | "No No No" | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Television" | 3:35 |
| 6. | "The Pretty Faces" | 4:32 |
| 7. | "The Image" | 4:59 |
| 8. | "Rotten Soul" | 4:29 |
| 9. | "I Wanna Get Some" | 4:21 |
| 10. | "Look at You" | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Star Ride" | 5:11 |
| 12. | "Generation Graveyard" | 3:45 |
| 13. | "Fightin' the War" | 4:52 |
2006 Escapi Bonus Tracks:
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 14. | "Evo and Pete Bragging (live)" | 0:34 |
| 15. | "Punk Rock N Roll (live)" | 3:13 |
| 16. | "Ways To The Gutter (live)" | 3:45 |
| 17. | "NYC Girl (live)" | 2:54 |
| 18. | "Punk Reaction (live)" | 4:28 |
All songs written by Clark / McClanahan / X. Factor
Personnel
- Kory Clarke - vocals
- Pete McClanahan - bass & vocals
- X-Factor - guitar & vocals
- Scott Duboys - drums
References
- Stratmann, Holger. "Rock Hard review". issue 90. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 81. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)