II (The Presidents of the United States of America album)

II
Studio album by The Presidents of the United States of America
Released November 5, 1996
Recorded Bad Animals Studio and Studio Litho, Seattle, Washington
Genre Alternative rock
Power pop
Post-grunge
Length 39:47
Label Columbia
Producer Dave Dederer, Jason Finn, Chris Ballew
The Presidents of the United States of America chronology
Peaches & Live
(1996)		 II
(1996)		 Rarities
(1997)
Singles from II
  1. "Mach 5"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Supersonics (Reworked Version of Supermodel)"
    Released: 1996
  3. "Volcano"
    Released: 1997
  4. "Tiki God"
    Released: 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]
The A.V. Club (Unfavorable)[3]
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II is the second album by The Presidents of the United States of America. It was released via Columbia Records on November 5, 1996, which was Election Day in the United States, which included voting for the President.

Contents

Background

The album included a few songs that originally appeared on Froggystyle, a self-released cassette that was recorded before their debut album, The Presidents of the United States of America. These songs, which were re-recorded for this album, were "L.I.P", then known as "Little Indian Princess", "Lunatic to Love" and "Puffy Little Shoes". Also, "Twig" was re-recorded, as it was previously recorded as a b-side to a "Lump" single, where it was known as "Twig in the Wind". That version was later released on Rarities as "Twig (Semi Acoustic Version)".

Track listing

All songs by Chris Ballew except where noted.

  1. "Ladies and Gentlemen, Part 1" – 1:39
  2. "Lunatic to Love" – 2:57
  3. "Volcano" – 2:58
  4. "Mach 5" – 3:15
  5. "Twig" (Ballew, Dederer, Finn) – 2:37
  6. "Bug City" – 3:05
  7. "Bath of Fire" – 2:57
  8. "Tiki God" – 2:58
  9. "L.I.P." – 3:20
  10. "Froggie" – 3:10
  11. "Toob Amplifier" – 1:22
  12. "Supermodel" (Ballew, Dederer, Finn) – 2:49
  13. "Puffy Little Shoes" – 4:59
  14. "Ladies and Gentlemen, Part 2" – 3:03
  15. "Basketball Dream"
Live In Australia bonus disc
  1. "Mach 5 (live)" – 3:40
  2. "Back Porch (live)" – 3:35
  3. "Twig (live)" – 3:07
  4. "Toob Amplifier (live)" – 1:50
  5. "Tiki Lounge God" – 3:11

Personnel

The Presidents of the United States of America
Additional personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1996 The Billboard 200 31

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1996 "Mach 5" Modern Rock Tracks 11

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: II". Macrovision Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r241161. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 
  2. ^ Cohen, Jason (November 28, 1996). "Review: II". Jann Wenner. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/presidentsoftheunitedstatesofamerica/albums/album/301219/review/5944617/ii. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 
  3. ^ Thompson, Stephen (March 29, 2002). "Review: II". Onion, Inc. http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-presidents-of-the-united-states-of-america-ii,21264/. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 
The Presidents of the United States of America
Chris Ballew • Dave Dederer • Jason Finn • Andrew McKeag
Studio albums
Compilations
Demos & EPs
Froggystyle · Peaches & Live · Munky River
Singles
"Fuck California" · "Naked and Famous" · "Kitty" · "Lump" · "Peaches" · "Ça Plane Pour Moi" · "Dune Buggy" · "Mach 5" · "Supersonics" · "Volcano" · "Tiki God" · "Video Killed the Radio Star" · "Jupiter" · "Tiny Explosions" · "Last Girl on Earth" · "Some Postman" · "Zero Friction" · "Mixed Up S.O.B." · "Ladybug" · "Rot in the Sun" · "More Bad Times" · "Moving In" · "This is a Blitz"
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