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{{Infobox album
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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = hey Zeus!
| name = Hey Zeus!
| Type = Studio album
| type = Studio album
| Artist = [[X (U.S. band)|X]]
| artist = [[X (U.S. band)|X]]
| Cover = XHeyZeus.jpg
| cover = XHeyZeus.jpg
| Released = 1993
| alt =
| Recorded = 1992
| released = {{startdate|1993|6|8}}
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| recorded = September–December 1992
| Length = 42:57
| venue =
| studio = Zeitgeist Studios, Los Angeles; Groove Masters, Santa Monica; Sunset Sound, Hollywood
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| Label = [[Big Life]]
| Producer = [[Tony Berg]]
| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| Reviews =
| length = 42:57
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| label = [[Big Life]]
*[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|2.5|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dbfoxq9gldhe link]
| producer = [[Tony Berg]]
*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{Rating|3|5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/x/albums/album/313935/review/5941917/hey_zeus link]
| Last album = ''[[Live at the Whisky a Go-Go]]''<br />(1988)
| prev_title = [[Live at the Whisky a Go-Go (X album)|Live at the Whisky a Go-Go]]
| prev_year = 1988
| This album = '''''hey Zeus!'''''<br />(1987)
| Next album = ''[[Unclogged]]''<br />(1995)
| next_title = [[Unclogged]]
| next_year = 1995
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
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'''''hey Zeus!''''' is the seventh studio album by [[X (U.S. band)|X]]. Its tracks, ''Country at War'' and ''New Life'' peaked at numbers 15 and 26 on the Billboard Modern Rock charts, respectively.
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/hey-zeus%21-mw0000099626 Allmusic Guide] entry by Denise Sullivan</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev2score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last1=Larkin|first1=Colin|authorlink1=Colin Larkin (writer)|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|date=2011|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|isbn=9780857125958|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC|language=en}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3score = B+<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Flaherty |first=Mike |date=1993-06-11 |title=Hey Zeus! |url=http://www.ew.com/article/1993/06/11/hey-zeus/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kemp |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Kemp |date=1993-09-02 |title=X: Hey Zeus! |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/x/albums/album/313935/review/5941917/hey_zeus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002082427/https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/x/albums/album/313935/review/5941917/hey_zeus |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-10-02 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev5score = {{rating|0.5|1|half=Light orange.PNG}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Marks |first=Craig |date=July 1993 |title=X: Hey Zeus! |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YIwHlb1zNyoC |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |language=en |publisher=SPIN Media LLC |page=81}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev6score = B−<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |date=1993-08-03 |title=Consumer Guide |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv793-93.php |magazine=[[The Village Voice]]}}</ref>
}}{{DISPLAYTITLE:''hey Zeus!''}}
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'''''Hey Zeus!''''' (stylized as ''hey Zeus!'') is the seventh studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[X (U.S. band)|X]]. The tracks "Country at War" and "New Life" peaked at No. 15 and No. 26, respectively, on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All tracks composed by Exene Cervenka and John Doe; except where noted.
#"Someone's Watching" – 4:49
#"Someone's Watching" (John Doe, Tony Gilkyson) – 4:49
#"Big Blue House" – 4:05
#"Big Blue House" – 4:05
#"Clean Like Tomorrow" – 3:58
#"Clean Like Tomorrow" – 3:58
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#"Country at War" – 4:16
#"Country at War" – 4:16
#"Arms for Hostages" – 3:36
#"Arms for Hostages" – 3:36
#"Into the Light" – 3:57
#"Into the Light" (John Doe, Tony Gilkyson) – 3:57
#"Lettuce and Vodka" – 5:07
#"Lettuce and Vodka" (Duke McVinnie) – 5:07
#"Everybody" – 3:32
#"Everybody" – 3:32
#"Baby You Lied" – 3:18
#"Baby You Lied" – 3:18
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;X
*[[Exene Cervenka]] - Vocals
*[[Exene Cervenka]] – vocals
*[[John Doe (musician)|John Doe]] - Vocals, [[Bass guitar|Bass]]
*[[John Doe (musician)|John Doe]] – vocals, [[Bass guitar|bass]]
*[[Tony Gilkyson]] - Guitar, Vocals
*[[Tony Gilkyson]] – guitar, vocals
*[[DJ Bonebrake|D.J. Bonebrake]] - [[Percussion instrument|Percussion]], [[drum kit|drums]], Marimba
*[[DJ Bonebrake|D.J. Bonebrake]] – [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], [[drum kit|drums]], marimba
===Additional personnel===
with:
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*Tony Berg - Producer
*[[Patrick Warren]], [[Tony Berg]] - keyboards
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*[[Tchad Blake]] - Engineer, Mixing
;Technical personnel
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*Dale Lavi - Photographer
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*Tony Berg – producer
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*Casey McMackin - Engineer
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*[[Tchad Blake]] – engineer, mixing
⚫
*Brian Schuebie - Engineer
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*Dale Lavi – photographer
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*Casey McMackin – engineer
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*Brian Schuebie – engineer

==References==
{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 04:14, 20 May 2024

Hey Zeus!
Studio album by
X
ReleasedJune 8, 1993 (1993-06-08)
RecordedSeptember–December 1992
StudioZeitgeist Studios, Los Angeles; Groove Masters, Santa Monica; Sunset Sound, Hollywood
GenreAlternative rock
Length42:57
LabelBig Life
ProducerTony Berg
X chronology
Live at the Whisky a Go-Go
(1988) 		Hey Zeus!
(1993) 		Unclogged
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
Spin[5]
The Village VoiceB−[6]

Hey Zeus! (stylized as hey Zeus!) is the seventh studio album by American rock band X. The tracks "Country at War" and "New Life" peaked at No. 15 and No. 26, respectively, on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks composed by Exene Cervenka and John Doe; except where noted.

  1. "Someone's Watching" (John Doe, Tony Gilkyson) – 4:49
  2. "Big Blue House" – 4:05
  3. "Clean Like Tomorrow" – 3:58
  4. "New Life" – 3:24
  5. "Country at War" – 4:16
  6. "Arms for Hostages" – 3:36
  7. "Into the Light" (John Doe, Tony Gilkyson) – 3:57
  8. "Lettuce and Vodka" (Duke McVinnie) – 5:07
  9. "Everybody" – 3:32
  10. "Baby You Lied" – 3:18
  11. "Drawn in the Dark" – 5:55

Personnel

[edit]
X

with:

Technical personnel
  • Tony Berg – producer
  • Tchad Blake – engineer, mixing
  • Dale Lavi – photographer
  • Casey McMackin – engineer
  • Brian Schuebie – engineer

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Allmusic Guide entry by Denise Sullivan
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  3. ^ Flaherty, Mike (1993-06-11). "Hey Zeus!". Entertainment Weekly.
  4. ^ Kemp, Mark (1993-09-02). "X: Hey Zeus!". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02.
  5. ^ Marks, Craig (July 1993). "X: Hey Zeus!". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 81.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (1993-08-03). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice.



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