Ugly Kid Joe
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Ugly Kid Joe is an American
United States
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 hard rock
Hard rock
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 band from Isla Vista
Isla Vista, California
Isla Vista is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California in the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 23,096. The majority of residents are college students at nearby University of California, Santa Barbara or at Santa...

, California
California
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. The band's name spoofs that of another band, Pretty Boy Floyd
Pretty Boy Floyd (American band)
Pretty Boy Floyd is a glam metal band from Hollywood, California formed in 1987. They are most famous for their 1989 debut album Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz and the two singles from it; "Rock and Roll" and "I Wanna Be With You"...

. Ugly Kid Joe's sound includes a range of styles, including rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

, glam metal
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...

, hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 and heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

.

After releasing three full-length albums and touring extensively throughout the 1990s, Ugly Kid Joe disbanded in 1997, and later reformed in mid-2010. They also plan to release an EP sometime in 2011-2012.

Early history (1989–1991)

Childhood friends Whitfield Crane and Klaus Eichstadt took an interest to music while in Santa Barbara. Eichstadt joined Crane's band 'Overdrive' which consisted of Eric Phillips on guitar, Phil Hildengaertner on bass, and John Spaulding. Spaulding would get kicked out of the band due to going mentally insane in the band (which inspired the band to write the song 'Too Bad') and was eventually replaced by Mark Davis. Due to musical direction, Phillips was kicked out of the band and was replaced by Roger Lahr. Cordell Crocket would come in after Hildengaertner left the group, which completed the 'As Ugly as They Wanna Be
As Ugly as They Wanna Be
As Ugly as They Wanna Be is an EP by the American heavy metal band Ugly Kid Joe. It was released in 1991. The title of the album is a parody of 2 Live Crew's 1989 album As Nasty as They Wanna Be....

' line-up of the band.

The band changed its name to 'Ugly Kid Joe' as a parody of L.A. glam band Pretty Boy Floyd but only for a one night show in Santa Barbara with guests Pretty Boy Floyd. Pretty Boy Floyd would pull out of the show and have the gig cancelled, but the band decided to keep the name 'Ugly Kid Joe'.

The band became popular in the early 1990s, mixing satirical humor and heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

. Its logo was a cartoon embodiment of an "ugly kid" wearing a backwards baseball hat and giving the finger. Heavily influenced by Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...

, Ugly Kid Joe covered several of the veteran band's songs, including "Sweet Leaf
Sweet Leaf
"Sweet Leaf" is a song by Black Sabbath from their 1971 album Master of Reality. The song, a hymn to recreational cannabis use, got its title from a packet of cigarettes bassist Geezer Butler bought in Dublin that claimed the tobacco was "the sweet leaf." The song begins with a tape loop of...

" and "N.I.B.
N.I.B.
"N.I.B." is a song released by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It first appeared as the fourth track on the band's 1970 eponymous debut album, Black Sabbath. The lyrics are in the first person from the point of view of Lucifer...

". The group toured the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 several times, making its second tour in support of Scatterbrain, and later opening for former Black Sabbath lead vocalist Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...

.

The band finally garnered some success in 1992 with the single "Everything About You", which peaked at #3 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 and was in the Billboard Top 100 for 1992. Later in the year the song was used in the movie Wayne's World
Wayne's World (film)
Wayne's World is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Penelope Spheeris and starring Mike Myers in his film debut as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar, hosts of the Aurora, Illinois-based Public-access television cable TV show Wayne's World...

. Further singles did not fare as well, however, but the positive response to the band’s live performance of Harry Chapin
Harry Chapin
Harry Forster Chapin was an American singer-songwriter best known in particular for his folk rock songs including "Taxi", "W*O*L*D", and the number-one hit "Cat's in the Cradle". Chapin was also a dedicated humanitarian who fought to end world hunger; he was a key player in the creation of the...

’s "Cat's in the Cradle
Cat's in the Cradle
"Cat's in the Cradle" is a 1974 folk rock song by Harry Chapin from the album Verities & Balderdash. The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1974...

" on MTV prompted a studio version. It was subsequently released as a well-received single that sold over 500,000 copies in the United States alone and peaked at #7 in the UK Singles Chart. A critic gave praise to the band's version of the song saying, "This is the song we have been screaming about since we first heard the album. This is the song the audience has been waiting for."

Commercial success (1992–1996)

The band spent 2 months in the studio to record America's Least Wanted
America's Least Wanted
America's Least Wanted is the full-length debut album by rock band Ugly Kid Joe, released in September 1992 . The title is a parody of the famous phrase "America's Most Wanted". "Cat's in the Cradle" is a cover of American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin.Two of the songs had previously been...

. During the process, Roger Lahr left the band due to musical differences and was eventually replaced by Sugartooth
Sugartooth
Sugartooth was an alternative rock band that was formed in the early 1990s.Marc Hutner and Josh Blum formed the group after meeting each other on the California band circuit . They worked with two different drummers over time...

 guitarist Dave Fortman
Dave Fortman
Dave Fortman is the guitarist for the band Ugly Kid Joe. He currently is an American music producer. He has worked with bands such as Superjoint Ritual, Watership Down, Eyehategod, Mudvayne, Otep, Slipknot on their new fourth studio album titled All Hope Is Gone, and Simple Plan, as well as on both...

 in April of 1992. The band sped up the recording process for their album in order to get a spot as a supporting act for Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...

's 'No More Tours' tour. The band eventually landed a spot for the tour, only to have Crane to fly back to L.A. several times to finish edits on the album. The album became finished, with exception of the album cover since several record chains felt it would pose a total offense to American conservatives due to the cover's graphic content of the 'Ugly Kid' posing as the Statue of Liberty holding up the middle finger and holding a porno magazine in his hand instead of the hallowed Declaration. The band decided to have an alternative cover made with the band's mascot chained and gagged showing it is the 'cleaned version' of the album.

America's Least Wanted appeared on the U.S. charts at #27 having sold over 600,000 units upon release and was considered a favorite among fans and critics. One critic praised the album as, "A rock record you can play all day." The album achieved Gold status in both Canada and Australia and Silver status in the United Kingdom.

The band later on went on tour to open up for Ozzy Osbourne and later for Def Leppard
Def Leppard
Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Since 1992, the band have consisted of Joe Elliott , Rick Savage , Rick Allen , Phil Collen , and Vivian Campbell...

 for their European leg of the tour which was sold-out in 6 weeks. The band also made a stop at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards. The band also spent 3 weeks playing sold-out shows in Australia and Japan. Ugly Kid Joe became the Reader's Choice for Best New Artist voted by Metal Edge
Metal Edge
Metal Edge was a magazine covering heavy metal music published by Zenbu Media. It was founded in the summer of 1985, during the height of Glam metal's success.Both Metal Edge and its sister publication, Metal Maniacs, ceased operations in 2009....

 and Raw
Raw magazine (rock)
Raw Magazine was founded in the summer of 1988 by Dante Bonutto, Malcolm Dome, Mark Putterford and Steve McTaggart& photographer Tony Mottram drafted in from Metal Hammer. They had come together on Metal Hammer magazine having split from Kerrang!, where Bonutto had been deputy-editor...

 magazine.

They also presented The Favorite Heavy Metal band award to Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...

 at the American Music Awards in 1993. The band would also get nominated for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock New Artist but lost to Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...

.

After their "Zit Poppin', Butt Pickin', Booger Flingin' Tour" in support of their 1992 album America's Least Wanted
America's Least Wanted
America's Least Wanted is the full-length debut album by rock band Ugly Kid Joe, released in September 1992 . The title is a parody of the famous phrase "America's Most Wanted". "Cat's in the Cradle" is a cover of American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin.Two of the songs had previously been...

, the band searched around for a replacement drummer, as Mark Davis left to pursue a life away from the spotlight. The band tried out for new drummers, such as Bob Fernandez who only appeared on a cover of Black Sabbath's N.I.B.
N.I.B.
"N.I.B." is a song released by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It first appeared as the fourth track on the band's 1970 eponymous debut album, Black Sabbath. The lyrics are in the first person from the point of view of Lucifer...

 for the Nativity in Black
Nativity in Black
Nativity in Black is the name of two Black Sabbath tribute albums that came out in the 1990s and 2000s. The albums were recorded with various heavy metal bands paying tribute to Black Sabbath for their influence on the heavy metal genre of rock music....

 Black Sabbath tribute album. He also showed up with the band at the Hollywood Rock
Hollywood Rock
Hollywood Rock was a music festival which took place in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, in 1975 and from 1988 to 1996. The festival was sponsored and organised by the Souza Cruz tobacco company, owners of the Hollywood cigarette brand...

 festival in 1994 as headliners along with Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...

, Poison
Poison (band)
Poison is an American glam metal band that achieved great success in the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. To date, Poison has sold over 30 million records worldwide and have sold 15 million records in the United States alone. The band has also charted ten singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100,...

, among others. After attending a Souls at Zero show in Colorado, Crane became immediately impressed with the band's drummer, Shannon Larkin
Shannon Larkin
Shannon Larkin, born James Shannon Larkin on April 24, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, is a musician best known for being the drummer of the heavy metal band Godsmack. He replaced the previous drummer Tommy Stewart in June 2002...

, formerly of Souls at Zero, Wrathchild America
Wrathchild America
Wrathchild America was an American thrash metal band formed in Martinsburg, West Virginia in 1978. They are regarded as the first thrash metal band. They released two studio albums through Atlantic Records, and gained charting success through the Billboard 200...

, and Wrathchild. Crane later called up Larkin to join Ugly Kid Joe to which Larkin agreed. The band then wrote some new song material with Larkin and embarked on a short tour titled the 'Excuse To Go Snowboarding Tour' with guests Dog Eat Dog
Dog Eat Dog (band)
Dog Eat Dog, an American band originally from Bergen County, New Jersey, began in 1990 as part of the hardcore music scenes of New York City and New Jersey. With members now scattered through New Jersey, Washington D.C. and Europe, the band now refers to themselves as being based out all three areas...

 and Goldfinger
Goldfinger (band)
Goldfinger is a Los Angeles pop punk/ska punk band that formed in 1994. Currently, the band is composed of vocalist/guitarist John Feldmann, guitarist Charlie Paulson, bassist Kelly LeMieux, and drummer Darrin Pfeiffer...

. Larkin's contributions led to a grittier sound for the second album Menace to Sobriety
Menace to Sobriety (Ugly Kid Joe album)
Menace to Sobriety is the second album by Ugly Kid Joe. It was released in 1995 . The album title is an obvious allusion to the movie "Menace II Society". It received favourable reviews & reached number 2 on the UK's rock album charts, on the first week of its release. "Milkman's Son" and...

, released in the summer of 1995. The album was recorded in Palace Del Rio in northern Santa Barbara.

The band embarked on a tour in support of the album. They did a snowboard tour, a small club tour, and later a stadium tour opening for Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...

 and Van Halen
Van Halen
Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...

. The band excluded 'Everything About You' from their set list in order to show the fans that they stand tall on their recent material. At a show in Wembley Stadium in London, the band was joined on stage with Ozzy Osbourne's son, Jack Osbourne
Jack Osbourne
Jack Joseph Osbourne is an English media personality, best known as the son of musician Ozzy Osbourne and music manager Sharon Osbourne, and brother of Aimee and Kelly Osbourne.-Early life and family:...

 and jammed together on stage for a rendition of Sabbath's N.I.B.

Menace to Sobriety
Menace to Sobriety (Ugly Kid Joe album)
Menace to Sobriety is the second album by Ugly Kid Joe. It was released in 1995 . The album title is an obvious allusion to the movie "Menace II Society". It received favourable reviews & reached number 2 on the UK's rock album charts, on the first week of its release. "Milkman's Son" and...

received much praise from the press and fans, and UK
United Kingdom
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 rock magazine Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...

ranked it as a contender for album of the year. Despite success overseas and a successful Europe
Europe
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an tour, the album was given little encouragement from Mercury Records
Mercury Records
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 and subsequently failed in the United States.

After being dropped by Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...

, Ugly Kid Joe formed its own independent label, Evilution Records, for the release of the band's next album. With distribution support from Castle Communications
Castle Communications
Castle Communications was a British independent record label founded in 1983 by Terry Shand, Cliff Dane and Jon Beecher. The company was acquired by the American music distributor Alliance Entertainment in 1994 and in 2000 it was absorbed into Sanctuary Records Group...

, Motel California
Motel California
Motel California is the third and most recent studio album by rock band Ugly Kid Joe. Released in 1996, it was their last album before they disbanded in 1997 and reformed in 2010.The title is a parody of the Eagles's album, Hotel California...

was released in late 1996, and again the band toured Europe to smaller crowds. The tour was named Late Check-out Tour, underlining the band's characteristic sense of humor. Motel California, an album lead vocalist Whitfield Crane
Whitfield Crane
William Whitfield Crane IV was born on January 19, 1968 in Palo Alto, California. Whit was a founding member and lead singer of the rock band Ugly Kid Joe, which formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1997...

 described as "heavy, funky, and has everything in it", initially received lukewarm reviews and sold poorly, though it has gained a minor cult following in recent times.

Break-up and aftermath (1997–2009)

Ugly Kid Joe disbanded in 1997. Drummer Shannon Larkin has been current a member of Godsmack
Godsmack
Godsmack is an American heavy metal band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The band is composed of founder, frontman and songwriter Sully Erna, guitarist Tony Rombola, bassist Robbie Merrill, and drummer Shannon Larkin...

 since 2002, while lead vocalist Whitfield Crane took the then vacant vocalist spot for New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 rock band Life of Agony
Life of Agony
-Formation and River Runs Red :The band was formed in the summer of 1989 by singer Keith Caputo, bassist Alan Robert and guitarist Joey Z. After playing with several drummers, they enlisted Type O Negative drummer Sal Abruscato before recording the debut album River Runs Red after they signed to...

 whose former singer Keith Caputo
Keith Caputo
Keith Mina Caputo is the lead singer and a founding member of the New York heavy metal band Life of Agony.-Career:Caputo started Life of Agony in 1989 with guitarist Joey Z and bassist Alan Robert. Drummer Sal Abruscato was recruited soon afterwards. After signing with Roadrunner Records, they...

 had left the group in 1997. After his quick departure from Life of Agony, Crane collaborated with some Soulfly
Soulfly
Soulfly is a heavy metal band formed in 1997 based in Phoenix, Arizona. The original lyrical content revolved around spirituality and religious themes, with later albums encompassing other themes including war, violence, aggression, hatred and anger. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max...

 members on a new projects called Medication
Medication (band)
Medication was a group that included Logan Mader , Whitfield Crane , BBlunt , Kyle Sanders , and Roy Mayorga . They released a self-titled EP and an LP called "Prince Valium" through Locomotive Music, and filmed a video for the song "Inside"...

 (1999–2003) and Godsmack members on Another Animal
Another Animal
Another Animal is a hard rock supergroup formed by members of Godsmack, Ugly Kid Joe, and Dropbox.-History:During the writing sessions of IV by Godsmack, lead singer Sully Erna encountered writer's block so Tony Rombola, Shannon Larkin, and Robbie Merill went to the studio and recorded music. After...

 (2006–2009).

In 2005, an unreleased video for 'Bicycle Wheels' was made public onto the Ugly Kid Joe forum site. In 2007, an official Myspace page was made of the band, with old photographs of the band and other candid pictures along with promotional artwork and uploaded live footage and another unreleased music video for 'Sandwich'. Some of the other footage included footage of the band playing at the UC Santa Barbara campus before getting signed. Soon videos were turning up on YouTube by fans, some included live recordings of them in concert and television recordings. Another official Myspace page opened up for the earlier version of UKJ titled Overdrive [Pre UKJ] which contained a live acoustic of Cats in the Cradle and several unreleased demos such as 'L.A. Girls', 'Ghost Town', etc. Meanwhile the band's main page kept live tracks and rare songs on its page, including a demo of 'C.U.S.T.' and a few tracks from Motel California and Menace to Sobriety.

Reunion (2010–present)

Klaus Eichstadt stated in the December 2009 issue of the German edition of the music magazine Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...

, that the members of Ugly Kid Joe were planning to reunite in summer 2010, although did not specify whether their intent was to produce a new album or simply to perform together. However, rumors of a reunion were confirmed on their MySpace page on May 27, 2010. Their MySpace page also says that the reunion lineup will be the same as the last one before their breakup.

As of July 2011, according to drummer Shannon Larkin
Shannon Larkin
Shannon Larkin, born James Shannon Larkin on April 24, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, is a musician best known for being the drummer of the heavy metal band Godsmack. He replaced the previous drummer Tommy Stewart in June 2002...

, a new album has been completed. He revealed the album's status in an interview with California's 107.7 The Bone at the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival
Mayhem festival
The Mayhem Festival is a touring metal festival that takes place during the summer. The inaugural iteration took place in 2008; the festival has since become an annual event across the United States and Quebec, Canada. The tour has been sponsored by the Rockstar Energy Company since the time of its...

, saying "A lot of the songs, Klaus wrote in '98. It's a fun band – it's funny, you listen to the songs and it makes you laugh. Just a good-time rock band, y'know?"

On September 9, 2011, vocalist Whitfield Crane
Whitfield Crane
William Whitfield Crane IV was born on January 19, 1968 in Palo Alto, California. Whit was a founding member and lead singer of the rock band Ugly Kid Joe, which formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1997...

 made an update on the band's official Facebook page stating he appeared 107.7 The Bone the day before and played a new track called "Love Ain't True" and stating that a 6 track EP and was mixed and finished. According to official website "also in the works is a DVD documenting the reunification and the latest recording sessions along with some rare old footage of interviews, behind the scenes stuff, and live performances".

Current members

According to their Myspace, the current lineup is as follows:
  • Whitfield Crane
    Whitfield Crane
    William Whitfield Crane IV was born on January 19, 1968 in Palo Alto, California. Whit was a founding member and lead singer of the rock band Ugly Kid Joe, which formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1997...

    – lead vocals (1989–1997, 2010–present)
  • Klaus Eichstadt – guitars, backing vocals (1989–1997, 2010–present)
  • Cordell Crockett
    Cordell Crockett
    Cordell Crockett is an American rock bass guitarist who played for Ugly Kid Joe from 1991 to their first breakup in 1997, and again since their reunion in 2010. He also played bass on some of the songs on Atomship's The Crash of '47....

    – bass guitar, backing vocals (1991–1997, 2010–present)
  • Dave Fortman
    Dave Fortman
    Dave Fortman is the guitarist for the band Ugly Kid Joe. He currently is an American music producer. He has worked with bands such as Superjoint Ritual, Watership Down, Eyehategod, Mudvayne, Otep, Slipknot on their new fourth studio album titled All Hope Is Gone, and Simple Plan, as well as on both...

    – guitars, backing vocals (early 1992–1997, 2010–present)
  • Shannon Larkin
    Shannon Larkin
    Shannon Larkin, born James Shannon Larkin on April 24, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, is a musician best known for being the drummer of the heavy metal band Godsmack. He replaced the previous drummer Tommy Stewart in June 2002...

    – drums, percussion (1994–1997, 2010–present)

Former members

  • Phil Hilgaertner – bass guitar, backing vocals (1989–1991)
  • Eric Phillips – guitars, backing vocals (1989–early 1991)
  • Roger Lahr – guitars, backing vocals (early 1991–early 1992)
  • Jon Spaulding – drums, percussion (1989)
  • Mark Davis – drums, percussion (1989–1993)
  • D.D. "Doomsday" Taylor - drums, percussion, (1992)
  • Bob Fernandez – drums, percussion (1994)

Session musicians

  • Carrie Hamilton
    Carrie Hamilton
    Carrie Louise Hamilton was an American actress, singer, and playwright. She was the daughter of comedienne/actress Carol Burnett and producer Joe Hamilton.-Life:...

    – piano on As Ugly as They Wanna Be
    As Ugly as They Wanna Be
    As Ugly as They Wanna Be is an EP by the American heavy metal band Ugly Kid Joe. It was released in 1991. The title of the album is a parody of 2 Live Crew's 1989 album As Nasty as They Wanna Be....

    (1991 — "Everything About You")
  • 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....

    – percussion on America's Least Wanted
    America's Least Wanted
    America's Least Wanted is the full-length debut album by rock band Ugly Kid Joe, released in September 1992 . The title is a parody of the famous phrase "America's Most Wanted". "Cat's in the Cradle" is a cover of American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin.Two of the songs had previously been...

    (1992 — multiple tracks)
  • Dean Pleasants
    Dean Pleasants
    Dean Pleasants is a heavy metal guitarist. He is currently the lead guitarist for Suicidal Tendencies, replacing Rocky George after the split up in 1997. He is also a member of the Suicidal Tendencies funk metal side project Infectious Grooves. He also played with Ugly Kid Joe on their America's...

    – rhythm guitar on America's Least Wanted
    America's Least Wanted
    America's Least Wanted is the full-length debut album by rock band Ugly Kid Joe, released in September 1992 . The title is a parody of the famous phrase "America's Most Wanted". "Cat's in the Cradle" is a cover of American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin.Two of the songs had previously been...

    (1992 — "Same Side")
  • Jennifer Barry – backing vocals on America's Least Wanted
    America's Least Wanted
    America's Least Wanted is the full-length debut album by rock band Ugly Kid Joe, released in September 1992 . The title is a parody of the famous phrase "America's Most Wanted". "Cat's in the Cradle" is a cover of American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin.Two of the songs had previously been...

    (1992 — multiple tracks), backing vocals on Menace To Sobriety
    Menace to Sobriety (Ugly Kid Joe album)
    Menace to Sobriety is the second album by Ugly Kid Joe. It was released in 1995 . The album title is an obvious allusion to the movie "Menace II Society". It received favourable reviews & reached number 2 on the UK's rock album charts, on the first week of its release. "Milkman's Son" and...

    (1995 — multiple tracks), backing vocals on Motel California
    Motel California
    Motel California is the third and most recent studio album by rock band Ugly Kid Joe. Released in 1996, it was their last album before they disbanded in 1997 and reformed in 2010.The title is a parody of the Eagles's album, Hotel California...

    (1996 — "Would You Like To Be There")
  • Rob Halford
    Rob Halford
    Robert John Arthur "Rob" Halford is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is nicknamed the "Metal God" as a tribute to his influence on metal, and after the Judas Priest song of the same name from 1980's...

    – backing vocals on America's Least Wanted
    America's Least Wanted
    America's Least Wanted is the full-length debut album by rock band Ugly Kid Joe, released in September 1992 . The title is a parody of the famous phrase "America's Most Wanted". "Cat's in the Cradle" is a cover of American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin.Two of the songs had previously been...

    (1992 — "Goddamn Devil")
  • Julia Sweeney
    Julia Sweeney
    Julia Anne Sweeney is an American actress, comedian and author best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and for her autobiographical solo shows.-Personal life:...

    – additional vocals on America's Least Wanted
    America's Least Wanted
    America's Least Wanted is the full-length debut album by rock band Ugly Kid Joe, released in September 1992 . The title is a parody of the famous phrase "America's Most Wanted". "Cat's in the Cradle" is a cover of American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin.Two of the songs had previously been...

    (1992 — "Goddamn Devil", "Everything About You")
  • Brad Divens
    Brad Divens
    Brad Divens was the bassist and lead vocalist for Souls At Zero, formerly known as Wrathchild America. His vocal style often draws comparisons to James Hetfield...

    – backing vocals on Menace To Sobriety
    Menace to Sobriety (Ugly Kid Joe album)
    Menace to Sobriety is the second album by Ugly Kid Joe. It was released in 1995 . The album title is an obvious allusion to the movie "Menace II Society". It received favourable reviews & reached number 2 on the UK's rock album charts, on the first week of its release. "Milkman's Son" and...

    (1995 — multiple tracks)
  • Tom Fletcher – backing vocals on Menace To Sobriety
    Menace to Sobriety (Ugly Kid Joe album)
    Menace to Sobriety is the second album by Ugly Kid Joe. It was released in 1995 . The album title is an obvious allusion to the movie "Menace II Society". It received favourable reviews & reached number 2 on the UK's rock album charts, on the first week of its release. "Milkman's Son" and...

    (1995 — multiple tracks)
  • Lemmy – backing vocals on Motel California
    Motel California
    Motel California is the third and most recent studio album by rock band Ugly Kid Joe. Released in 1996, it was their last album before they disbanded in 1997 and reformed in 2010.The title is a parody of the Eagles's album, Hotel California...

    (1996 — "Little Red Man")
  • Angus Cooke – cello on Motel California
    Motel California
    Motel California is the third and most recent studio album by rock band Ugly Kid Joe. Released in 1996, it was their last album before they disbanded in 1997 and reformed in 2010.The title is a parody of the Eagles's album, Hotel California...

    (1996 — "Undertow")
  • Tim Wheater – flute on Motel California
    Motel California
    Motel California is the third and most recent studio album by rock band Ugly Kid Joe. Released in 1996, it was their last album before they disbanded in 1997 and reformed in 2010.The title is a parody of the Eagles's album, Hotel California...

    (1996 — "12 Cents")

Lineups

>
(1987/1989)
  • Whitfield Crane
    Whitfield Crane
    William Whitfield Crane IV was born on January 19, 1968 in Palo Alto, California. Whit was a founding member and lead singer of the rock band Ugly Kid Joe, which formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1997...

    – lead vocals
  • Eric Phillips – guitars, backing vocals
  • Phil Hilgaertner – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jon Spaulding – drums, percussion
(1987/1989–early 1991)
  • Whitfield Crane
    Whitfield Crane
    William Whitfield Crane IV was born on January 19, 1968 in Palo Alto, California. Whit was a founding member and lead singer of the rock band Ugly Kid Joe, which formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1997...

    – lead vocals
  • Klaus Eichstadt – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Eric Phillips – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Phil Hilgaertner – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Davis – drums, percussion
  • (early 1991–late 1991)
  • Whitfield Crane
    Whitfield Crane
    William Whitfield Crane IV was born on January 19, 1968 in Palo Alto, California. Whit was a founding member and lead singer of the rock band Ugly Kid Joe, which formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1997...

    – lead vocals
  • Klaus Eichstadt – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Roger Lahr – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Phil Hilgaertner – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Criss Wheeler – drums, percussion
  • (late 1991–early 1992)
  • Whitfield Crane
    Whitfield Crane
    William Whitfield Crane IV was born on January 19, 1968 in Palo Alto, California. Whit was a founding member and lead singer of the rock band Ugly Kid Joe, which formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1997...

    – lead vocals
  • Klaus Eichstadt – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Roger Lahr – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Cordell Crockett
    Cordell Crockett
    Cordell Crockett is an American rock bass guitarist who played for Ugly Kid Joe from 1991 to their first breakup in 1997, and again since their reunion in 2010. He also played bass on some of the songs on Atomship's The Crash of '47....

    – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Davis – drums, percussion
  • (early 1992–late 1993)
  • Whitfield Crane
    Whitfield Crane
    William Whitfield Crane IV was born on January 19, 1968 in Palo Alto, California. Whit was a founding member and lead singer of the rock band Ugly Kid Joe, which formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1997...

    – lead vocals
  • Klaus Eichstadt – guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Fortman
    Dave Fortman
    Dave Fortman is the guitarist for the band Ugly Kid Joe. He currently is an American music producer. He has worked with bands such as Superjoint Ritual, Watership Down, Eyehategod, Mudvayne, Otep, Slipknot on their new fourth studio album titled All Hope Is Gone, and Simple Plan, as well as on both...

    – guitar, backing vocals
  • Cordell Crockett
    Cordell Crockett
    Cordell Crockett is an American rock bass guitarist who played for Ugly Kid Joe from 1991 to their first breakup in 1997, and again since their reunion in 2010. He also played bass on some of the songs on Atomship's The Crash of '47....

    – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Davis – drums, percussion
  • (early 1994)
  • Whitfield Crane
    Whitfield Crane
    William Whitfield Crane IV was born on January 19, 1968 in Palo Alto, California. Whit was a founding member and lead singer of the rock band Ugly Kid Joe, which formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1997...

    – lead vocals
  • Klaus Eichstadt – guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Fortman
    Dave Fortman
    Dave Fortman is the guitarist for the band Ugly Kid Joe. He currently is an American music producer. He has worked with bands such as Superjoint Ritual, Watership Down, Eyehategod, Mudvayne, Otep, Slipknot on their new fourth studio album titled All Hope Is Gone, and Simple Plan, as well as on both...

    – guitar, backing vocals
  • Cordell Crockett
    Cordell Crockett
    Cordell Crockett is an American rock bass guitarist who played for Ugly Kid Joe from 1991 to their first breakup in 1997, and again since their reunion in 2010. He also played bass on some of the songs on Atomship's The Crash of '47....

    – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Bob Fernandez – drums, percussion
  • (mid 1994–1997)
  • Whitfield Crane
    Whitfield Crane
    William Whitfield Crane IV was born on January 19, 1968 in Palo Alto, California. Whit was a founding member and lead singer of the rock band Ugly Kid Joe, which formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1997...

    – lead vocals
  • Klaus Eichstadt – guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Fortman
    Dave Fortman
    Dave Fortman is the guitarist for the band Ugly Kid Joe. He currently is an American music producer. He has worked with bands such as Superjoint Ritual, Watership Down, Eyehategod, Mudvayne, Otep, Slipknot on their new fourth studio album titled All Hope Is Gone, and Simple Plan, as well as on both...

    – guitar, backing vocals
  • Cordell Crockett
    Cordell Crockett
    Cordell Crockett is an American rock bass guitarist who played for Ugly Kid Joe from 1991 to their first breakup in 1997, and again since their reunion in 2010. He also played bass on some of the songs on Atomship's The Crash of '47....

    – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Shannon Larkin
    Shannon Larkin
    Shannon Larkin, born James Shannon Larkin on April 24, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, is a musician best known for being the drummer of the heavy metal band Godsmack. He replaced the previous drummer Tommy Stewart in June 2002...

    – drums, percussion
  • (1997–2010)
    SPLIT
    (2010–present)
    • Whitfield Crane
      Whitfield Crane
      William Whitfield Crane IV was born on January 19, 1968 in Palo Alto, California. Whit was a founding member and lead singer of the rock band Ugly Kid Joe, which formed in 1989 and disbanded in 1997...

      – lead vocals
    • Klaus Eichstadt – guitar, backing vocals
    • Dave Fortman
      Dave Fortman
      Dave Fortman is the guitarist for the band Ugly Kid Joe. He currently is an American music producer. He has worked with bands such as Superjoint Ritual, Watership Down, Eyehategod, Mudvayne, Otep, Slipknot on their new fourth studio album titled All Hope Is Gone, and Simple Plan, as well as on both...

      – guitar, backing vocals
    • Cordell Crockett
      Cordell Crockett
      Cordell Crockett is an American rock bass guitarist who played for Ugly Kid Joe from 1991 to their first breakup in 1997, and again since their reunion in 2010. He also played bass on some of the songs on Atomship's The Crash of '47....

      – bass guitar, backing vocals
    • Shannon Larkin
      Shannon Larkin
      Shannon Larkin, born James Shannon Larkin on April 24, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, is a musician best known for being the drummer of the heavy metal band Godsmack. He replaced the previous drummer Tommy Stewart in June 2002...

      – drums, percussion

    Studio albums

    Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
    Music recording sales certification
    Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...


    (sales threshold)
    US
    Billboard 200
    The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...


    AUS
    ARIA Charts
    The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...


    AUT
    Ö3 Austria Top 40
    Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...


    NOR
    VG-lista
    VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...


    NZ
    SWE
    Sverigetopplistan
    Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....


    SWI
    Swiss Music Charts
    The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...


    UK
    UK Albums Chart
    The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...


    1992 America's Least Wanted
    America's Least Wanted
    America's Least Wanted is the full-length debut album by rock band Ugly Kid Joe, released in September 1992 . The title is a parody of the famous phrase "America's Most Wanted". "Cat's in the Cradle" is a cover of American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin.Two of the songs had previously been...

    • Release date: September 1992
    • Label: Mercury Records
      Mercury Records
      Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...

    27 7 4 8 13 21 16 11
  • US
    Recording Industry Association of America
    The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...

    : 2× Platinum
  • SWI
    SWI
    SWI can refer to:* Switzerland — this is not the ISO 3166-1 code, which is CHE.* The National Rail code for Swindon railway station, which serves the town of Swindon, Wiltshire in the United Kingdom...

    : Gold
  • AUT
    AUT
    AUT may refer to:- Autriche - Österreich*The IATA airport code for the airport in Atauro, Indonesia.*The ISO 3166-1 3-letter country code for Austria-Other uses:In education:*Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran...

    : Gold
  • 1995 Menace to Sobriety
    Menace to Sobriety (Ugly Kid Joe album)
    Menace to Sobriety is the second album by Ugly Kid Joe. It was released in 1995 . The album title is an obvious allusion to the movie "Menace II Society". It received favourable reviews & reached number 2 on the UK's rock album charts, on the first week of its release. "Milkman's Son" and...

  • Release date: June 1995
  • Label: Mercury Records
  • 178 19 24 22 25
    1996 Motel California
    Motel California
    Motel California is the third and most recent studio album by rock band Ugly Kid Joe. Released in 1996, it was their last album before they disbanded in 1997 and reformed in 2010.The title is a parody of the Eagles's album, Hotel California...

  • Release date: October 22, 1996
  • Label: Evilution/Castle Records
  • 128
    "—" denotes releases that did not chart

    Extended plays

    Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
    (sales threshold)
    US
    AUT
    NOR
    NZ
    SWI
    UK
    1991 As Ugly as They Wanna Be
    As Ugly as They Wanna Be
    As Ugly as They Wanna Be is an EP by the American heavy metal band Ugly Kid Joe. It was released in 1991. The title of the album is a parody of 2 Live Crew's 1989 album As Nasty as They Wanna Be....

    • Release date: June 1991
    • Label: Mercury Records
    4 15 13 12 20 9
  • US: 2× Platinum

  • Compilation albums

    Year Album details
    1998 The Very Best of Ugly Kid Joe
    The Very Best of Ugly Kid Joe: As Ugly as It Gets
    As Ugly as It Gets: The Very Best of Ugly Kid Joe is a 1998 compilation album by Ugly Kid Joe. It included select songs from the band's previous releases as well as a cover of the Black Sabbath song "N.I.B." .-Track listing:# "Madman" – 3:37# "Neighbor" – 4:43#...

    • Release date: August 4, 1998
    • Label: Mercury Records
    2002 The Collection
    The Collection (Ugly Kid Joe album)
    The Collection is a 2002 compilation album by Ugly Kid Joe.-Track listing:# Everything About You# Cats In The Cradle# Busy Bee# Milkman's Son# Candle Song# Cloudy Skies# VIP# Oompa# Godamn Devil# Madman# Panhandlin Prince...

  • Release date: May 14, 2002
  • Label: Spectrum Music

  • Singles

    Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
    Music recording sales certification
    Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...


    (sales threshold)
    Album
    US
    Billboard Hot 100
    The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...


    US Main
    US Pop
    Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)
    The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart...


    AUS
    ARIA Charts
    The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...


    FRA
    Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique
    The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...


    NOR
    VG-lista
    VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...


    NZ
    UK
    UK Singles Chart
    The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...


    1992 "Everything About You" 9 6 25 5 3 As Ugly As They Wanna Be
    "Madman" America's Least Wanted
    "Neighbor" 29 28 28
    "So Damn Cool" 44
    1993 "Cat's in the Cradle
    Cat's in the Cradle
    "Cat's in the Cradle" is a 1974 folk rock song by Harry Chapin from the album Verities & Balderdash. The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1974...

    "
    6 3 11 1 28 2 4 7
    • US
      Recording Industry Association of America
      The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...

      : Gold
    "Busy Bee" 22 39 39
    1994 "Goddamn Devil"
    "N.I.B.
    N.I.B.
    "N.I.B." is a song released by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It first appeared as the fourth track on the band's 1970 eponymous debut album, Black Sabbath. The lyrics are in the first person from the point of view of Lucifer...

    "
    Nativity in Black
    Nativity in Black
    Nativity in Black is the name of two Black Sabbath tribute albums that came out in the 1990s and 2000s. The albums were recorded with various heavy metal bands paying tribute to Black Sabbath for their influence on the heavy metal genre of rock music....

    1995 "Tomorrow's World" Menace to Sobriety
    "Milkman's Son" 40 39
    "Cloudy Skies"
    1996 "It's a Lie" Motel California
    "Sandwich"
    "—" denotes releases that did not chart

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