Nice Ass

Nice Ass
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 30, 1995
Recorded1994–1995
GenreIndie rock
Length32:38
LabelKill Rock Stars[1]
Producer"Kenny"
Free Kitten chronology
Unboxed
(1994)
Nice Ass
(1995)
Punks Suing Punks
(1996)

Nice Ass is the first studio album by the band Free Kitten, released in 1995 on Kill Rock Stars.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(neither)[4]
Spin7/10[5]

The Dallas Observer called the album a "sloppy pastiche of punk and funk [that] operates on the sort of wit that rhymes 'split ends' with 'Michael Jackson and his little friends.'"[6] Caroline Sullivan reviewed the album unfavorably in The Guardian, writing, "The 15 songs, all of which were previously on singles or EPs, range from mildly amusing to not very (the gosh-this-is-fun screeching on the manic Secret Sex Friend). You can't imagine wanting to play this twice."[7]

Track listing

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  1. "Harvest Spoon" - 2:42
  2. "Rock of Ages" - 1:58
  3. "Proper Band" - 1:45
  4. "What's Fair" - 2:53
  5. "Kissing Well" - 3:22
  6. "Call Back (Episode XXI)" - 3:00
  7. "Blindfold Test" - 2:29
  8. "Greener Pastures" - 2:37
  9. "Revlon Liberation Orchestra" - 2:46
  10. "The Boasta" - 1:31
  11. "Scratch tha DJ" - 1:59
  12. "Secret Sex Friend" - 0:41
  13. "Royal Flush" - 3:39
  14. "Feelin'" - 0:58
  15. "Alan Licked Has Ruined Music for an Entire Generation" - 0:07

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Free Kitten". Kill Rock Stars.
  2. ^ "Free Kitten". Trouser Press. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ Grimshaw, Chris. "Nice Ass - Free Kitten". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Free Kitten". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
  5. ^ Weisbard, Eric (June 1995). "Free Kitten: Nice Ass (Kill Rock Stars)". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 100.
  6. ^ Wilonsky, Robert (March 2, 1995). "Punk, polka, and puke". Dallas Observer.
  7. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (January 20, 1995). "Your Essential Guide to the New CDs: Pop". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.