Screw Up is the 1994 debut studio album by Japanese group Super Junky Monkey.[4][5] It showcased their fusion of rap, hardcore, punk, and funk music. It was released in Japan and, in 1995, the United States.[3][6]

Screw Up
Studio album by
Released1994
LabelSony Music[1]
Super Junky Monkey chronology
Cabbage
(1994)
Screw Up
(1994)
Parasitic People
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Critical reception

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AllMusic called the album "a surprising success," writing that "listeners may not be sure what to make of Super Junky Monkey, but anyone looking for a unique take on rock and metal would surely find themselves greatly amused and delighted."[2] Trouser Press wrote that "Super Junky Monkey bring the chops and enormous flexibility to their funhouse vision of modern music, but sometimes crazy shit is just crazy shit."[7] The Baltimore Sun called the band "eclectic" and "daring," writing that "'Kioku no netsuzou' alternates between crunchy Metallica-style power riffs and angular, King Crimson dissonance before dropping a few rap-style rhymes."[8]

Track listing

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  1. Shukuchoku No Choro Wa Chirou De Sourou (Old Man On The Nightshift With Prostatitis)
  2. Zakuro No Hone (Bone Of Pomegranate)
  3. Kioku No Netsuzou (Fabrication Of Memory)
  4. Buckin’ The Bolts
  5. Bakabatka (All Stupid)
  6. Tamage—Shiyoumae (Tamage Before)
  7. Ukatousen
  8. Popobar
  9. Where’re The Good Times
  10. Revenge
  11. Decide
  12. Get Out
  13. Tamage—Shiyougo (Tamage After)
  14. We’re The Mother
  15. Shower
  16. Fuji Funka Sunzen (Mt. Fuji About To Erupt)
  17. untitled bonus track

References

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  1. ^ "Super Junky Monkey | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b "Screw Up - Super Junky Monkey | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 852.
  4. ^ "Meet Super Junky Monkey". MTV News. Archived from the original on July 18, 2017.
  5. ^ "On the Verge". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. January 28, 1996 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Tristar Act Is Up To 'Monkey' Business". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 2, 1995 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Super Junky Monkey". Trouser Press. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  8. ^ Considine, J. D. "Japanese pop travels badly Tune in: Japanese pop music may sound a little strange to Americans, but that's no reason not to listen". baltimoresun.com.