Good God's Urge is the second and last album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by Porno for Pyros

Porno for Pyros

Porno for Pyros was an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1992, following the initial break-up of Jane's Addiction...

. It was released on May 28, 1996. The band went on a brief hiatus shortly after this album's release because guitarist Peter DiStefano

Peter DiStefano

Peter DiStefano is best known as the guitarist for the alternative rock band Porno for Pyros...

 was diagnosed with cancer.

On this second album, Porno for Pyros changed their style. Instead of their funk

Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...

y alternative rock style from the first album, they play a rather exotic music with folklore

Folklore

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 elements.

The only single released from the album was "Tahitian Moon".

Bassist Mike Watt

Mike Watt

Michael David Watt is an American bassist, singer and songwriter.He is best known for co-founding the rock bands Minutemen, dos, and Firehose; , he is also the bassist for the reunited Stooges and a member of the art rock/jazz/punk/improv group Banyan as well as many other post-Minutemen...

 replaced bassist Martyn LeNoble

Martyn LeNoble

Martyn LeNoble is a Dutch bassist and founding member of Porno for Pyros.LeNoble started his musical career by playing bass in a Dutch punk rock band when he was 14. In 1989, he moved to Los Angeles and played with the likes of Thelonious Monster and The Too Free Stooges...

 partway through the recording of the album, and then played on the tour in support of the album.

The song "Porpoise Head" features Daniel Ash

Daniel Ash

Daniel Gaston Ash is the guitarist for Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets, and solo projects.-Life and work:After going to concerts in his teenage years, Ash made a decision to be on a stage in some way...

, David J

David J

David John Haskins , better known as David J, is a British alternative rock musician. He was the bassist for the gothic rock band Bauhaus and Love and Rockets....

, and Kevin Haskins

Kevin Haskins

Kevin Haskins also known as Kevin Michael Dompe is a drummer best known from the British rock group Bauhaus. He was also a member of Tones on Tail and Love and Rockets...

 from Bauhaus

Bauhaus (band)

Bauhaus was an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978. The group consisted of Peter Murphy , Daniel Ash , Kevin Haskins and David J . The band was originally Bauhaus 1919 before they dropped the numerical portion within a year of formation...

, Love and Rockets

Love and Rockets (band)

Love and Rockets were an English alternative rock band formed in 1985 by former Bauhaus members Daniel Ash , David J , and Kevin Haskins . Former Bauhaus vocalist Peter Murphy had embarked on a solo career after Bauhaus split in 1983...

, and The Bubblemen

The Bubblemen

The Bubblemen were a side project formed in 1988 by the members of alternative rock band Love and Rockets. Love and Rockets members Daniel Ash , David J and Kevin Haskins dressed up in bee-like costumes and released one single consisting of the songs "The Bubblemen Are Coming" The Bubblemen were...

.

Track listing

1. "Porpoise Head" - 4:15
2. "100 Ways" - 3:42
3. "Tahitian Moon" - 3:47
4. "Kimberly Austin" - 3:13
5. "Thick of It All" - 4:43
6. "Good God's Urge!" - 3:52
7. "Wishing Well" - 3:40
8. "Dogs Rule the Night" - 3:22
9. "Freeway" - 4:23
10. "Bali Eyes" - 3:28

Band

• Perry Farrell
  Perry Farrell
  Perry Farrell is the frontman for the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction. Farrell created the touring festival Lollapalooza as a farewell tour for Jane's Addiction in 1991; it has since evolved into an annual destination festival. Farrell continues to produce Lollapalooza with partners William...
  
  : Lead Vocals
• Peter DiStefano
  Peter DiStefano
  Peter DiStefano is best known as the guitarist for the alternative rock band Porno for Pyros...
  
  : Guitar
• Martyn LeNoble
  Martyn LeNoble
  Martyn LeNoble is a Dutch bassist and founding member of Porno for Pyros.LeNoble started his musical career by playing bass in a Dutch punk rock band when he was 14. In 1989, he moved to Los Angeles and played with the likes of Thelonious Monster and The Too Free Stooges...
  
  : Bass
• Mike Watt
  Mike Watt
  Michael David Watt is an American bassist, singer and songwriter.He is best known for co-founding the rock bands Minutemen, dos, and Firehose; , he is also the bassist for the reunited Stooges and a member of the art rock/jazz/punk/improv group Banyan as well as many other post-Minutemen...
  
  : Bass on "100 Ways" and "Good God's://Urge!"
• Stephen Perkins
  Stephen Perkins
  Stephen Andrew Perkins is an American musician and songwriter. A drummer and percussionist, he currently plays with Jane's Addiction and Hellflower....
  
  : Drums

Additional

• Daniel Ash
  Daniel Ash
  Daniel Gaston Ash is the guitarist for Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets, and solo projects.-Life and work:After going to concerts in his teenage years, Ash made a decision to be on a stage in some way...
  
   : Guitar on "Porpoise Head"
• David J
  David J
  David John Haskins , better known as David J, is a British alternative rock musician. He was the bassist for the gothic rock band Bauhaus and Love and Rockets....
  
   : Bass on "Porpoise Head"
• Kevin Haskins
  Kevin Haskins
  Kevin Haskins also known as Kevin Michael Dompe is a drummer best known from the British rock group Bauhaus. He was also a member of Tones on Tail and Love and Rockets...
  
  : Sampler on "Porpoise Head"
• Dave Navarro
  Dave Navarro
  David Michael "Dave" Navarro is an American guitarist who plays in the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction and cover band Camp Freddy. He has also played with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Panic Channel, and many others.- Early life :...
  
  : Guitar on "Freeway"
• Flea: Bass on "Freeway"

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1996	The Billboard 200	20

Singles - Billboard (North America)
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!align="left" valign="top"|Year
!align="left" valign="top"|Single
!align="left" valign="top"|Chart
!align="left" valign="top"|Position
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1996
|align="left" valign="top"|"Tahitian Moon"
|align="left" valign="top"|Billboard Hot 100 Airplay
|align="left" valign="top"|46
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|1996
|align="left" valign="top"|"Tahitian Moon"
|align="left" valign="top"|Modern Rock Tracks
|align="left" valign="top"|8
|-