Injected (album)

Injected
Studio album by
Released1995
StudioKala Studios (Atlanta, Georgia) Indigo Ranch Studios (Malibu, California)
Length40:24
Label
Producer
Phunk Junkeez chronology
Phunk Junkeez
(1992)
Injected
(1995)
Fear of a Wack Planet
(1998)

Injected is the second album by the American band Phunk Junkeez,[1] released in 1995 on Trauma/Interscope Records.[2][3] The album was co-produced by Fishbone singer Angelo Moore and Ross Robinson. It featured a cover of the Kiss song "I Love It Loud" which appeared in the film Tommy Boy,[4] and was Phunk Junkeez' most successful single, peaking at No. 38 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.[5][6]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Tucson Weekly[5]

The Tucson Weekly cautioned that the album may "sound numbingly derivative."[5] The Chicago Sun-Times deemed it "high-energy, low-brain."[8] The Sun-Herald praised the "booming hip hop rhythms and massive, distorted guitar riffs."[9]

Track listing

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# Title Time
1 B-Boy Hard 3:10
2 I Love It Loud 3:04
3 Me 'N Yer Girl 6:48
4 People 2:35
5 Flippin' My Wig 3:46
6 Snapped 3:02
7 Devil Woman 2:12
8 Smooth Tip 4:26
9 Chuck 3:47
10 Liquid Aggression 1:28
11 The Roach Clip 2:44
12 White Boy Day 3:22

References

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  1. ^ Cain, Carol (August 14, 1998). "Band plays at Monsoon's Sunday night". Press-Register. p. E10.
  2. ^ Holthouse, David. "HARD-CORE ADDICTSPOISED ON THE BRINK OF BIG TIME, THE PHUNK JUNKEEZ STILL LIKE IT LOUD AND STUPID". Phoenix New Times.
  3. ^ "Top 75". CMJ New Music Monthly (23): 55. Jul 1995.
  4. ^ Johnson, Kevin C. (May 18, 1995). "Phunk Junkeez". Akron Beacon Journal. p. E5.
  5. ^ a b c "Quick Scans (April 27 - May 3, 1995)". www.tucsonweekly.com.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (May 25, 2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-0-89820-174-1 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Phunk Junkeez Injected Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  8. ^ DeRogatis, Jim (May 25, 1995). "Rock Fans See a Hit In 11-Band Jamboree". Features. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 43.
  9. ^ Holmes, Peter (July 9, 1995). "CD ROMP – THE FULL CIRCLE". The Sun-Herald. p. 139.