Urge Overkill

Urge Overkill is an American alternative rock band, formed in Chicago, consisting of Nathan Kaatrud, who took the stage name Nash Kato (vocals/guitar), and Eddie "King" Roeser (vocals/guitar/bass guitar). They are widely known for their song "Sister Havana" and their cover of Neil Diamond's "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon", which was used in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. Oui, their latest album, was released in 2022.
Kato and Roeser met at Northwestern University in 1985. They formed Urge Overkill (getting the name from a phrase in the lyrics of the Parliament song "Funkentelechy") in Chicago in 1986, with drummer Pat Byrne, and released an EP, Strange, I..., on Ruthless Records. The EP was recorded by Kato's friend Steve Albini. The full-length album Jesus Urge Superstar soon followed, again produced by Albini, and with Kriss Bataille on the drums.
Americruiser saw a change in style. Jack "Jaguar" Watt (of the band Baron Lesh) was the drummer and their sound from then on has been described as a "Stonesy fusion of arena rock and punk". Produced by Butch Vig, Americruiser was widely praised, and scored a college radio hit with the lead single "Ticket to L.A." Watt returned to Baron Lesh and was replaced by Blackie Onassis (real name: John Rowan) on the next album The Supersonic Storybook, which was named by Material Issue's Jim Ellison and was released in 1991.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel first played Urge Overkill in 1988 when he gave airtime to their cover of a Glen Campbell song called Wichita Lineman, which came from their single Lineman. Further records from the group were played on his shows in 1989, 1990 and 1992. However, after 1992, Peel lost interest in the group and never played their big hit, Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon, which was a cover of a Neil Diamond song.
==Shows Played==
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*12 July 1988: Wichita Lineman (7" - Lineman) Touch And Go
*19 July 1988: Wichita Lineman (7" - Lineman) Touch And Go
*02 September 1988 (BFBS): 'Wichita Lineman (7"-Lineman)' (Touch And Go)
;1989
*16 May 1989: Last Train To Heaven (album - Jesus Urge Superstar) Touch And Go
*06 June 1989 (Radio Bremen): The Polaroid Doll (album - Jesus Urge Superstar) Touch And Go
;1990
*17 April 1990: Viceroyce (LP - Americruiser) Touch And Go
*03 May 1990: 76 Ball (album - Americruiser) Touch And Go
*22 May 1990: Viceroyce (album - Americruiser) Touch And Go
*29 May 1990: Out On The Airstrip (album - Americruiser) Touch And Go
;1992
*24 July 1992: Goodbye to Guyville (10” EP - Stull) (Roughneck)
*03 August 1992 (BFBS): Goodbye To Guyville (EP - Stull) Touch and Go
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
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