Jesus Urge Superstar is the debut studio album by the alternative rock band Urge Overkill.[7][8] It was released in 1989.[9] The album is noted for its ironic 1970s-worshipping aesthetic.[10]

Jesus Urge Superstar
Studio album by Urge Overkill
Released	1989
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	38:38
Label	Touch and Go[1]
Producer	Steve Albini[2]
Urge Overkill chronology
Jesus Urge Superstar (1989) Americruiser (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	4/10[6]

"Very Sad Trousers" is about the band Royal Trux.[11]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "awful-sounding," writing that "the murk of thick mid-tempo guitar rock does nothing to prove the existence of songs, much less any audible trace of junk-culture devotion."[2] The Spin Alternative Record Guide described it as "grinding guitars, distant, shouted vocals, and resolutely unfriendly subject matter."[6] The Washington Post wrote that "Nate [sic] Kato's squalling high-end guitar has a certain delicacy to it and the trio's harmonies achieve a rough, yearning beauty."[12]

Track listing

All songs written by Nash Kato and Eddie "King" Roeser.

1. "God Flintstone"—5:08
2. "Very Sad Trousers"—3:29
3. "Your Friend is Insane"—6:01
4. "Dump Dump Dump"—3:07
5. "Last Train to Heaven"—3:42
6. "The Polaroid Doll"—2:30
7. "Head On"—4:11
8. "Crown of Laffs"—3:54
9. "Dubbledead"—5:29
10. "Easter '88"—1:07

References