Melody, guitar riffs, and feedback are good.add your own thing, but keep it subtle, as with clever song titles-`Bottle Of Fur' and `Heaven 90210,' for example." - Rating: B+
Spin (7/93, p.16) - ".Abandoning the suave, laid-back airiness of last year's EP for a more frenzied sonic guitar blast, this rockin' major debut is an ultraworthy addition to the fine UO catalog."Įntertainment Weekly (7/23/93, p.60) - ".This band paid attention in How To Be A Rock Star 101. Rolling Stone (8/19/93, p.76) - 3 1/2 Stars - Very Good - ".Urge have never lacked for ideas, but on SATURATION they cut away the fat.a world where melody and melodrama get their due." The group's pop sensibility saves it from mere cliche, however, as evidenced by the smooth, catchy hooks on "Bottle of Fur" and the album's crank-up-the-volume-worthy opener, "Sister Havana." With its mix of nostalgia-tinged classic rock elements ("Positive Bleeding" is definitely worthy of air guitar and a raised fist) and clever melodicism, SATURATION is one of the best albums of its kind.Interlocking dual-guitar riffs, anthemic choruses, backing "ooh"s and "aah"s, and arena-appropriate solos all conjure the warm, familiar specter of headbanging days of yore. Moreover, their adoration of '70s hard rock on the order of Kiss, Aerosmith, and Cheap Trick squeaks, creaks, and reeks all over this album like an old pair of leather pants. They add slick production values and a more streamlined, accessible sound to an already high energy, crunch-guitar-heavy profile. Chicago rockers Urge Overkill hit upon a winning formula with SATURATION.There is a 20-minute silence following track 12 that concludes with an unlisted song. SATURATION is the major label debut of the Chicago-based Urge Overkill.Recorded at Studio 4, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between Decemand Januand Lew Blum Midway Studios, Chicago, Illinois.Urge Overkill: "Eddie" King Roeser (vocals, bass) Nash Kato (guitar, vocals) Blackie O'Nassis (drums, vocals).wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Urge_Overkill_Saturation.wikidata:Saturation (Urge Overkill album).yago-res:Saturation (Urge Overkill album).
freebase:Saturation (Urge Overkill album)."Sister Havana" charted highly on both the modern rock and mainstream rock charts, peaking at numbers 6 and 10, respectively, while "Positive Bleeding" became a minor rock radio hit. The label released "Sister Havana" and "Positive Bleeding" as singles in the US and Europe.
Saturation was Urge Overkill's debut on Geffen Records, and a deliberate attempt at a hit record. Saturation is the fourth album by American alternative rock group Urge Overkill, released in 1993 and produced by the Butcher Bros.wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Urge_Overkill_Saturation.jpg?width=300.The graphic art for the album cover is an artistic depiction of the Houston, Texas city skyline. The quote is from Season 5, Episode 6, titled "Fools Die Twice". At the end of "Erica Kane", a piece of dialogue by McGarrett from Hawaii Five-O is played before the music starts. The two would split frontman duties on their next album Exit the Dragon and their 2011 comeback Rock & Roll Submarine. Saturation is also notable for the fact that Nash Kato – rather than King Roeser, the band's usual de facto lead vocalist – sings lead on almost the entire album.