Lost/Forgotten Album #116

[Jon]

 

"Genius Of America" is the 1996 release from The Tubes, coming 11 years after their much-maligned "Love Bomb".

Those expecting something along the lines of "Outside Inside" might be a bit disappointed since this album veers away from the pop/dance feel of that album. Instead, this is mostly a straight forward rock album with geetar a-plenty. 

I don't believe there was much fanfare about this album when it came out. It's just one of those albums which I stumbled across while looking for music at a store, and it looked a bit interesting since it had a doughnut on the cover. How can you go wrong with a doughnut? 

Most of the original band is back, with new geetarist/keyboardist Gary Cambra in the fold. As of today, this is the last studio album The Tubes have put out but they do continue to tour.

 

So.......

 

WAS IT WORTH IT?

 

Genius Of America

1. Genius Of America

2. Arms Of The Enemy

3. Say What You Want

4. How Can You Live With Yourself

5. Big Brother's Still Watching

6. After All You Said

7. Fishhouse

8. Fastest Gun Alive

9. I Never Saw It Comin'

10. Who Names The Hurricanes

11. It's Too Late

12. Around The World

 

 

Availability: OOP with prices starting around $9.

[Scott]

This line of discussion can only indent so far before it ends. Much like your run of really cool lost albums... Haha

[Jon]

What if the indent never ends and I keep asking stupid questions?