Receiving the Gift of Flavor

Infobox Album
Name = Receiving The Gift of Flavor
Type = Album
Longtype =
Artist = The Urge


Released = 1995, 1996
Recorded = The Studio
Genre = Ska/Rock
Length = 32:32 (1995), 36:10 (1996)
Label = Neat Guy / Immortal Records
Producer = The Urge and Michael Vail Blum
Reviews =
Last album = "Fat Babies in the Mix" (1993)
This album = "Receiving The Gift of Flavor" (1995, 1996)
Next album = "Master of Styles" (1998)

"Receiving The Gift of Flavor" is the Fifth album by The Urge. It was originally released in 1995 in cassette and CD format under the bands own label Neat Guy Recordings. After the band was signed to Immortal Records, the album was re-released switching out the song “Killing is Easy” for “Take Away” in 1996. The Album produced 3 singles (“Brainless”, “All Washed Up”, and “It’s Gettin’ Hectic”) and sold 150,00 copies.

CD (1995)

#"Brainless" (2:36)
#"All Washed Up" (3:22)
#"Where Do We Go" (4:10)
#"Drunk Asshole" (1:54)
#"Don't Ask Why" (3:02)
#"Open All Night" (2:37)
#"Killing is Easy" (3:07)
#"Frying Pan" (2:31)
#"I Remember" (3:03)
#"Damn That Shit Is Good" (1:45)
#"It's Gettin' Hectic" (2:38)
#"Violent Opposition" (4:20)
#"Dirty Rat" (2:09)
#"Brainless (Remix)" (3:09) - Hidden Track

CD (1996)

#"Brainless" (2:36)
#"All Washed Up" (3:22)
#"Where Do We Go" (4:10)
#"Drunk Asshole" (1:54)
#"Don't Ask Why" (3:02)
#"Open All Night" (2:37)
#"Take Away" (4:03)
#"Frying Pan" (2:31)
#"I Remember" (3:03)
#"Damn That Shit Is Good" (1:45)
#"It's Gettin' Hectic" (2:38)
#"Violent Opposition" (4:20)
#"Dirty Rat" (2:09)
#"Brainless (Remix)" (3:09) - Hidden Track

Personnel

*Steve Ewing (vocals)
*Karl Grable (Bass)
*Matt Kwiatkowski (Trombone)
*Bill Reiter (Saxophone)
*Todd Painter (Trombone)
*John Pessoni (drums)
*Jerry Jost (Guitar)