Stick It!

Stick It!
Studio album by
Agitpop
Released1990
RecordedApril 1989
StudioPaisley Park
GenreRock
LabelTwin/Tone
ProducerAlbert Garzon
Agitpop chronology
Po-Town Tea Party
(1989) 		Stick It!
(1990) 		Agitpop
(2007)

Stick It! is the fourth album by the American band Agitpop, released in 1990.[1][2] The band supported it with a North American tour.[3] "Stop, Drop, and Roll" and "Forget Me Not" were released as singles.[4][5] The album was a success on college radio, with the first pressing selling out.[6] Agitpop broke up shortly after the release of Stick It! and their tour.[7]

Production

Stick It! was recorded at Paisley Park, in Minnesota, in April 1989.[4] The album release date was delayed by five months so that Agitpop could have Stick It! remastered; they hoped that the mix still reflected the band's harsh sound while highlighting the more conventional song structures.[4][8] Dave Pirner contributed backing vocals to some of the songs.[9] "Stop, Drop, and Roll" is about growing up during the Nuclear Age.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[11]

The Philadelphia Inquirer said that Agitpop "deploys loud, thick guitar chords, elusive melodies and marvelously abstract, allusive lyrics to create an enjoyably messy, beguiling record."[11] The Rocket opined that "the music jumps, stutters and grinds and the words are engrossing enough to make the lyric sheet worth deciphering."[12] The Los Angeles Times noted the "percussive experimentation and social relevance".[13]

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called Stick It! "more accessible and agreeably roughshod than previous efforts", stating that "there's still lots of strum und drang clattering behind singer John DeVries's last-rasp of a voice."[14] The State labeled the album "razor-edge rock with more relaxed pop sensibilities."[15] Trouser Press dismissed it as "a monotonous landscape ... with precious few surprises, although 'Crack in Her Heart' is a spry mod nugget."[16] Suburban Voice said that Agitpop was "cloying in their poppy rootsiness".[17]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Stop, Drop, and Roll" 
2."Bill of Wrongs" 
3."Outagain" 
4."Crack in Her Heart" 
5."A Madrigal from Hell" 
6."Forget Me Not" 
7."Recovery Road" 
8."Up to Here with You" 
9."Reading All About It" 
10."Consequently" 
11."On the Hudson (Salt Water)" 
12."Bullet" 
13."Adult Playpen" 

References

  1. ^ Small, Michael (June 4, 1990). "Picks & Pans: Song—Stick It!". People. Vol. 33, no. 22. p. 24.
  2. ^ O'Connell, Sharon (March 2, 1991). "Albums — Stick It! by Agitpop". Melody Maker. Vol. 67, no. 9. p. 39.
  3. ^ Gangloff, Mike (June 29, 1990). "Agitpop Delivers Tight, Varied Set". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. D10.
  4. ^ a b c d Goth, Greg (February 4, 1990). "Local rockers Agitpop put 'a little more pop' in latest album". Poughkeepsie Journal. p. 13C.
  5. ^ Goth, Greg (June 15, 1990). "Clubs 'n' Concerts". Poughkeepsie Journal. p. 13D.
  6. ^ "Agitpop album sells out". Poughkeepsie Journal. March 8, 1990. p. B1.
  7. ^ "Agitpop Biography by John Bush". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  8. ^ MacQueen, Steve (June 8, 1990). "If you're into alternative music, this week's for you". Tallahassee Democrat. p. 5D.
  9. ^ "Agitpop". Twin/Tone Records. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  10. ^ "Stick It Review by Robert Gordon". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  11. ^ a b Tucker, Ken (March 1, 1990). "Poughkeepsie rockers, chirpy pop, early Tippett and Sanders' 'Prayer'". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 5E.
  12. ^ McCaughey, Scott (May 1990). "Searchin' USA". The Rocket. No. 127. p. 90.
  13. ^ "Pop/Rock". Los Angeles Times. May 16, 1990. p. P8.
  14. ^ Dollar, Steve (June 2, 1990). "Reviews". Weekend. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. 21.
  15. ^ Miller, Michael (June 8, 1990). "Bands from Independent Labels on the Rise". Weekend. The State. p. 27.
  16. ^ Sprague, Deborah. "Agitpop". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  17. ^ "Records & CD's". Suburban Voice. No. 29. Summer 1990.
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