''Ultraphobic'' is the fourth studio album by American

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band Warrant. Released on March 7, 1995, on CMC International, after the apparent breakup of the band, the record was regarded as the band's "comeback" album. It is the first album to feature former Kingdom Come and Wild Horses members Rick Steier and

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who came in to replace original band members Joey Allen and Steven Sweet.

Production and marketing

Warrant began recording ''Ultraphobic'' in November 1994 with producer

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. The band supported the release of the record with a national tour beginning in

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. A music video was made for the first single "Family Picnic" with a strong message against family violence and for the second single "Stronger Now", which ended up becoming Lane's best song because it was therapeutic to him. "Followed" was released as the third single of the album.

Musical style

''Ultraphobic'' saw Warrant acknowledging the

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phenomenon with a record that openly admitted to a Seattle influence, although it was still a natural progression from the hard edged '' Dog Eat Dog''. It is vaguely similar to

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's ''

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'', which was also released in 1995. In particular, the record represented an experimentation with the grunge sounds which had by this time become popular, and which, ironically, had contributed to the band's commercial demise. In songs such as "Undertow" and "Followed", the band attempted to mix pop metal sounds with the alternative stylings of Seattle bands such as

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and

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Lyrics

Many of the lyrics on ''Ultraphobic'' were inspired by Jani Lane's divorce from

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, the video model who appeared in the "Cherry Pie" music video.

Track listing

Personnel

* Jani Lane – lead vocals *Erik Turner – rhythm guitar *Jerry Dixon – bass guitar * Rick Steier – lead guitar *

– drums ;Additional personnel * Dave White – keyboards ;Production *Beau Hill – mixing *Mixed at Enterprise Studios, Burbank, California *Mastered at

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, New York City

Charts

References

External links

Warrant Official Site

Classic Warrant Videos on Sony BMG MusicBox
{{Authority control Warrant (American band) albums 1995 albums Albums produced by Beau Hill CMC International albums