Whereabouts Unknown
| Whereabouts Unknown | ||||
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Blutarski/Ripe & Ready[1] | |||
| Producer | Eric Ambel | |||
| Mojo Nixon chronology | ||||
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Whereabouts Unknown is an album by the American musician Mojo Nixon, released in 1995.[2][3] Nixon supported the album by touring with his band, the Toadliquors.[4]
Production[edit]
Whereabouts Unknown was produced by Eric Ambel.[1] Will Rigby played drums on the album.[5] "Tie My Pecker to My Leg" was cowritten with Country Dick Montana.[6] "Girlfriend in a Coma" is a cover of the Smiths' song, with additional lyrics.[7] "My T.V. Is Watchin' Me" was inspired by Bob Stinson.[8]
"Bring Me the Head of David Geffen", a song that appeared on advance copies of the album, was pulled right before the official release.[9][10] The song later appeared on 1997's Gadzooks!!! The Homemade Bootleg.[11]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram |    [12] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [13] |
Trouser Press wrote that "the playing is crisp and perfunctory country-rock; instrumental accuracy is thoroughly wasted on (if not toxic to) a vocalist this instinctual... Fortunately, Mojo is in credibly foul form, and has enough solidly entertaining originals to make his own party happen."[1] The Philadelphia Inquirer called the album "a roots-rock celebration of moral lassitude and the product of a sick mind."[14] The Washington Times considered it "a blues-country mix that sounds like Muddy Waters and Ernest Tubb together on a bad hair day."[15]
The Boston Globe deemed Nixon "a human gutterball, a strummin', cussin', frat-party for punks."[16] The San Diego Union-Tribune noted that "Nixon has assembled a ruckus of a band that can swing and swagger along to his fabulously gruff, shag carpet of a voice."[7] The Richmond Times-Dispatch labeled Nixon "the record industry's most beloved degenerate," writing that the album is "as politically incorrect as ever."[17] The Fort Worth Star-Telegram praised the "crack garage/roots band chugging behind [Nixon]."[12]
AllMusic wrote: "Nixon's humor remained as sophomoric as it was politically incorrect. As usual, he was pretty funny the first time around, though."[18]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gotta Be Free" | |
| 2. | "Not as Much as Football" | |
| 3. | "Mr. Correct (Don't Tell Me What to Do)" | |
| 4. | "Buck Up & Stop Your Whinin'" | |
| 5. | "My Free Will Just Ain't Willin'" | |
| 6. | "Girlfriend in a Coma" | |
| 7. | "The Pleasurelegience" | |
| 8. | "Don't Ask Me Why I Drink" | |
| 9. | "My T.V. Is Watchin' Me" | |
| 10. | "Take a Look in My Eyes" | |
| 11. | "Tie My Pecker to My Leg" | |
| 12. | "You Can't Kill Me" | |
| 13. | "If I Can Dream" |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Mojo Nixon". Trouser Press. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Mojo Nixon Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (March 14, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides.
- ^ Logan, Neill (30 Mar 1995). "Nothing's sacred for Mojo Nixon". St. Petersburg Times. p. 2B.
- ^ "His Mojoness returns". Weekender. The Columbus Dispatch. April 13, 1995. p. 8.
- ^ "Record Reviews". The Austin Chronicle.
- ^ a b Hantman, C.G. (March 23, 1995). "Whereabouts Unknown Mojo Nixon". Entertainment. The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. 18.
- ^ Walsh, Jim (April 21, 1995). "Rock Maverick Mojo Nixon Puts the I in Iconoclast". St. Paul Pioneer Press. p. 4D.
- ^ Pollack, Marc (5 Feb 1995). "Did Mojo Nixon lose his head?". The Province. p. B9.
- ^ Gundersen, Edna (13 Feb 1995). "Mojo Nixon nixes song about Geffen". USA Today. p. 2D.
- ^ Newman, Melinda (Jan 18, 1997). "Mojo Working". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 3. p. 12.
- ^ a b Ferman, Dave (August 11, 1995). "Mojo Nixon, Whereabouts Unknown". Star Time. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 11.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 820.
- ^ Sherr, Sara (7 Apr 1995). "Mojo Nixon will be preaching a rather more depraved gospel...". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 15.
- ^ Outerbridge, Laura (April 7, 1995). "Mojo Nixon speaks his mind". The Washington Times. p. C15.
- ^ Sullivan, Jim (20 Apr 1995). "Mojo still workin'". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 23.
- ^ McLeod, Harriet (April 6, 1995). "Mojo Nixon Comes to Flood Zone Direct from Not Opening for Elvis". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. D8.
- ^ "Whereabouts Unknown". AllMusic.
