Superheroes (Racer X album)

Summary

Superheroes is the fourth studio album by Racer X. It was released in Japan under the name "Adventure of Racer X-Men"[3] and distributed by Universal Japan. This album was released on Paul Gilbert's 34th birthday.

Superheroes
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 6, 2000 (Japan)
February 27, 2001 (North America)
GenreHeavy metal
Length51:20
LabelUniversal Japan
ProducerPaul Gilbert
Racer X chronology
Technical Difficulties
(1999)
Superheroes
(2000)
Snowball of Doom
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Metal Hammer5/10[2]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Superheroes"Racer X4:40
2."Let the Spirit Fly"Racer X3:47
3."Godzilla" (Blue Öyster Cult cover)Donald Roeser4:50
4."Dead Man's Shoes"Racer X4:07
5."King of the Monsters"Racer X4:49
6."Mad at the World"Racer X4:00
7."Evil Joe"Racer X3:59
8."That Hormone Thing"Racer X4:36
9."Viking Kong"Racer X5:02
10."Time Before the Sun"Jeff Martin, Mike Onesko7:14
Total length:47:10
Japanese/European edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."O.H.B." (One Hot Bitch)Racer X4:10
Total length:51:20

Personnel edit

Production

  • William Hames – photography
  • Bruce Bouillet – mixing
  • Paul Gilbert – audio production, engineer

Trivia edit

  • The song "Mad at the World" uses the same chord progression (but in a lower tuning) as "My Kinda Woman" by Mr. Big which was released on Lean into It.
  • The song "Godzilla" is a cover of Blue Öyster Cult, and includes a brief interpolation of David Bowie's "Fame".
  • The album was mixed by former Racer X guitar player Bruce Bouillet.
  • The track "Evil Joe" contains samples from a prank call made by a friend of Gilbert's to Joe Aufricht of the black metal band Satanicon. The call in its entirety appears as a bonus track on Mushroomhead's 1999 album M3 under the title "Dark and Evil Joe".

References edit

  1. ^ O'Neill, Brian. "Superheroes - Racer X". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  2. ^ Ewing, Jerry (February 2001). "Under the Hammer". Metal Hammer. No. 83. UK: Future plc. p. 85.
  3. ^ "Allmusic: Adventure of Racer X-Men"

External links edit

  • Official Racer X website