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Motel California is the third album by the American rock band Ugly Kid Joe, and released on October 22, 1996.[5][6] Motel California was the last full-length studio album until 2015. The group disbanded in January 1997 and reformed in 13 years later in January 2010. The album received lukewarm reviews and was a commercial failure.

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Motel California
Studio album by Ugly Kid Joe
Released	October 22, 1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Rock, hard rock, heavy metal
Length	39:30
Label	Evilution[1]
Ugly Kid Joe chronology
Menace to Sobriety (1995) Motel California (1996) The Very Best of Ugly Kid Joe: As Ugly as It Gets (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Rock Hard	5/10[4]

The title is a parody of the Eagles' album, Hotel California. The song "Rage Against the Answering Machine" is a pun on the name of the Los Angeles rock band Rage Against the Machine.

Production

The album was recorded with the Butcher Bros., in Philadelphia.[7]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that Ugly Kid Joe "return to their roots, bashing out grungy metal in their garage and recording it for posterity ... Motel California works a lot better than it should, sounding fiercer and more committed."[2]

Track listing

Lineup

• Whitfield Crane – vocals
• Dave Fortman – guitar
• Klaus Eichstadt – guitar
• Cordell Crockett – bass
• Shannon Larkin – drums
• Lemmy Kilmister - guest backing vocals on "Little Red Man"

References

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