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Electric Rock Music by Ass Ponys
Electric Rock Music is an album by Ass Ponys, released in 1994. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 25 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Little Bastard”, on 23 lists with a best position of #83.
Electric Rock Music was the Ass Ponys' third album and their first for a major label, A&M, in 1994, and the Cincinnati band nearly didn't get the deal at all. They'd planned to put it out themselves, until A&M's Jeff Suhy phoned frontman Chuck Cleaver to say he'd played the album for the label's executives and they wanted to release it.
John Curley of the Afghan Whigs produced it at his Ultrasuede Studio, and he keeps the band's lopsided charm intact: country twang and rock clang knocked slightly out of true, with Cleaver's reedy, cracked voice wobbling over the top and David Morrison keeping the drums rolling. "Little Bastard" is the song radio latched onto, and "Earth to Grandma" is a fine slice of the band's weirdness. It followed Grim and came before The Known Universe.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Electric Rock Music on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Bastard | 23 | #83 | – | 1994–2014 | |
| 2 | Earth to Grandma | 2 | #321 | – | 1996–1999 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.