Malcolm X Park
Studio album by
Unrest
ReleasedOctober 31, 1988 (1988-10-31)
RecordedJuly 1988 (1988-07)
StudioNoise New York, NYC
GenreIndie rock
Length38:03
LabelCaroline
ProducerKramer[1]
Unrest chronology
Twister
(1988)		 Malcolm X Park
(1988)		 Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]
Pitchfork Media6.3/10[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[6]

Malcolm X Park is the fourth studio album by American rock band Unrest, released in 1988 by Caroline Records.[7][8]

Critical reception

Exclaim!, in a retrospective review, wrote that the album "teems with restless youth and enthusiasm, which still provide a giddy thrill ride for its listener some 12-years later."[9] Salon thought that "Unrest are like an indie pop version of the Faces, a bunch of sloppy eclectics writing catchy songs and recording them in what must be one take."[10] Trouser Press wrote that "a cover of Kiss’ 'Strutter' denotes both an overly ironic worldview and a discouraging disposition to vapid muscle-flexing, but the rest of the album provides enough of a gray-matter workout to compensate."[11]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Malcolm X Park"Mark Robinson2:11
2."Can't Sit Still"Mark Robinson1:43
3."Strutter" (KISS cover)Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley2:37
4."Dago Red"Mark Robinson2:32
5."Ben's Chili Bowl"Mark Robinson1:13
6."Lucifer Rising"Mark Robinson4:40
7."The Gas Chair"Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson2:57
8."Ragged (Cltd Hsbnd)"Dave Park0:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oils"Mark Robinson2:33
2."Dalmations"Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson1:00
3."Stranger in My Own Hometown" (Percy Mayfield cover)Percy Mayfield3:13
4."Oh Yeah C'Mon"Phil Krauth0:43
5."Disko Magic"Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson, Chris Thomson2:42
6."Christina"Phil Krauth, Dave Park, Mark Robinson2:51
7."Castro 59"Mark Robinson2:39
8."The Hill"Mark Robinson3:53
1999 CD reissue track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Malcolm X Park"Mark Robinson2:11
2."Can't Sit Still"Mark Robinson1:43
3."Strutter"Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley2:37
4."Dago Red"Mark Robinson2:32
5."So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star"Chris Hillman, Jim McGuinn1:15
6."Ben's Chili Bowl"Mark Robinson1:13
7."Lucifer Rising"Mark Robinson4:40
8."The Gas Chair"Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson2:57
9."Ragged (Cltd Hsbnd)"Dave Park0:37
10."Oils"Mark Robinson2:33
11."Dalmations"Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson1:00
12."Stranger in My Own Hometown"Percy Mayfield3:13
13."Oh Yeah C'Mon"Phil Krauth0:43
14."Disko Magic"Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson, Chris Thomson2:42
15."Christina"Phil Krauth, Dave Park, Mark Robinson2:51
16."Castro 59"Mark Robinson2:39
17."The Hill"Mark Robinson3:53

Personnel

Adapted from the Malcolm X Park liner notes.[12]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1988 Caroline CS, LP CAROL 1366
1999 No.6 CD kar 047

References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Dave (March 1, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Unrest: Malcolm X Park > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 353.
  4. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1181.
  5. ↑ Mirov, Nick (November 2, 1999). "Unrest: Malcolm X Park". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 420–421.
  7. ↑ "Unrest - Malcolm X Park". teenbeatrecords.com. 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Unrest | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  9. ↑ "Unrest Malcolm X Park". exclaim.ca.
  10. ↑ "Sharps & Flats". Salon. November 1, 1999.
  11. ↑ Sprague, David (2007). "Unrest". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  12. ↑ Malcolm X Park (sleeve). Unrest. New York City, New York: Caroline Records. 1988.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)


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