The Supersonic Storybook

The Supersonic Storybook is the third album by American alternative rock group Urge Overkill. It was released on March 15, 1991 on Touch and Go Records, and was produced by Steve Albini, a former roommate of the band. The album was named by Material Issue's Jim Ellison, who was a good friend of the band.^[2]

The Supersonic Storybook
Studio album by Urge Overkill
Released	15 March 1991^[1]
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	38:55
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Steve Albini
Urge Overkill chronology
Americruiser (1990) The Supersonic Storybook (1991) Stull (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
Chicago Tribune	^[4]
Robert Christgau	C^[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[6]
Spin	(favorable)^[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Nash Kato and Eddie Roeser, except where noted.

1. "The Kids Are Insane"—2:55
2. "The Candidate"—5:00
3. "Today Is Blackie's Birthday"—3:18
4. "Emmaline" (Errol Brown, Tony Wilson) – 5:54
5. "Bionic Revolution"—4:03
6. "What Is Artane?"—3:48
7. "Vacation in Tokyo"—3:45
8. "Henhough: The Greatest Story Ever Told" (Nash Kato, Blackie Onassis) – 5:47
9. "Theme from Navajo"—4:25

Personnel

• Eddie "King" Roeser – lead vocals, bass, guitars
• Nash Kato – guitars, vocals (lead: tracks 3–4 & 8; co-lead: track 1)
• Blackie Onassis – drums

References

1. "The Supersonic Storybook : Urge Overkill : Touch and Go / Quarterstick Records". Retrieved September 9, 2013.
2. Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 2153. ISBN 9781858284576.
3. "The Supersonic Storybook - Urge Overkill". Allmusic.
4. Kot, Greg (1991-04-11). "Urge Overkill Supersonic Storybook (Touch & Go)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
5. "CG: Urge Overkill". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
6. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1997. ISBN 9780857125958.
7. Kugelberg, Johan (June 1991). "Spins". Vol. 7, no. 3. SPIN Media LLC. p. 71. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)