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Universal Juveniles 
Summary
Universal Juveniles was Max Webster's fifth and last studio album, released in 1980 in Canada by Anthem Records. It was released internationally on the Mercury Records label outside of Canada. The album was produced by Jack Richardson who was best known for producing The Guess Who's biggest hit records. It features a guest appearance by friends and fellow Canadian rockers Rush on the song "Battle Scar", recorded live in studio on July 28 1980. It is also the only Max Webster album to not feature Terry Watkinson as a member, though he makes a guest appearance on "Battle Scar".
| Universal Juveniles | ||||
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| Released | 3 October 1980 | |||
| Recorded | June – August 1980 | |||
| Studio | Phase One Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, progressive rock, heavy metal, pop rock | |||
| Length | 41:19 | |||
| Label | Anthem (Canada) Mercury (US, Europe) | |||
| Producer | Jack Richardson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[2] |
The album was certified Gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.[3]
Track listing edit
All songs written by Kim Mitchell and Pye Dubois, except where indicated
- Side one
- "In the World of Giants"– 4:18
- "Check" – 2:37
- "April in Toledo" – 3:40
- "Juveniles Don't Stop" – 3:32
- "Battle Scar" (feat. Rush) – 5:48
- Side two
- "Chalkers" (Dave Myles, Dubois) – 3:45
- "Drive and Desire" – 3:53
- "Blue River Liquor Shine" – 4:15
- "What Do You Do with the Urge" (Gary McCracken, Dubois) – 3:20
- "Cry Out for Your Life" – 5:33
Personnel edit
- Max Webster
- Kim Mitchell – guitar and vocals
- Dave Myles – bass
- Gary McCracken – drums
- Pye Dubois – lyrics
- Additional musicians
- Doug Riley – piano (tracks 1, 3, 8, 9), clavinet (tracks 3, 10), synthesizer (track 9)
- David Stone – synthesizer (tracks 1, 4, 6, 7, 8)
- Terry Watkinson – keyboards (track 5)
- Geddy Lee – bass and vocals (track 5)
- Alex Lifeson – guitar (track 5)
- Neil Peart – drums (track 5)
- Production
- Jack Richardson – producer, mixing at Soundstage, Toronto, Canada
- David Greene – engineer
- Lenny DeRose – associate engineer
- Ringo Hrycyna – associate mixing engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
References edit
- ^ "Max Webster - Universal Juveniles review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 216–217. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ "Gold Platinum Database Artist: Max Webster". Music Canada. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
Other links edit
- https://web.archive.org/web/20061117022944/http://www.maxwebster.ca/