Master of Styles

Studio album by The Urge

Released

April 21, 1998

Recorded

Sierra Sonic Studios

Genre

Alternative rock, ska, reggae, alternative metal

Length

42:40

Label

Immortal Records

Producer

GGGarth

The Urge chronology

Receiving the Gift of Flavor
(1995, 1996)

Master of Styles
(1998)

Too Much Stereo
(2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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Master of Styles is the fifth studio album by alternative rock band The Urge. It was released in 1998 in cassette and CD format. The album produced 3 singles (“Jump Right In”, “Straight to Hell”, and “Closer”) and sold 250,000 copies. “Jump Right In” featured guest vocals by Nick Hexum of 311 and hit the #10 position on the Modern Rock list.

Track listing

All tracks written by Steve Ewing, Karl Grable, Jerry Jost, Todd Painter, and John Pessoni, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If I Were You"		3:52
2.	"Straight to Hell"		3:15
3.	"Jump Right In" (ft. Nick Hexum)	The Urge, N. Hexum	3:43
4.	"S.L.O.B."	S. Ewing, K. Grable, J. Pessoni	2:48
5.	"Played Out"		3:39
6.	"Closer"	K. Grable, J. Jost, T. Painter, J. Pessoni	3:49
7.	"Gene Machine" (Bad Brains Cover)	P. Hudson, D. Jenifer	3:03
8.	"My Apology"	S. Ewing, K. Grable, J. Jost, M. Kwiatkowski, T. Painter, J. Pessoni	3:24
9.	"Divide and Conquer"	The Urge	4:43
10.	"Identity Crisis"		2:42
11.	"Going Down"		3:24
12.	"Prayer for Rain"	S. Ewing, K. Grable, J. Jost, M. Kwiatkowski, T. Painter, J. Pessoni	4:15
Total length:			42:40

Personnel

The Urge

Steve Ewing - vocals
Karl Grable - bass, concept
Jerry Jost - guitars
John Pessoni - drums, background vocals
Bill Reiter - saxophone
Matt Kwiatkowski - trombone
Todd Painter - trombone, keyboard

Additional musicians

Nick Hexum - vocals in "Jump Right In"

Additional personnel

Mike Dillon - percussion
Doug Erb - art direction
GGGarth - engineer, producer
Mr. Colson - engineer
Tom Gordon - assistant engineer
Steve Hupaylo - unknown contributor
Michael Lavine - photography
Bob Ludwig - mastering
Luke Partridge - design
Randy Staub - mixing
Joe Varkey - assistant engineer
Gary Winger - mixing assistant

Charts

Chart (1998)^[1]	Peak position
US Billboard Heatseekers	1
US Billboard Billboard 200	111

References

↑ "allmusic The Urge > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Nielsen Company. Retrieved November 3, 2015.

The Urge

Steve Ewing Karl Grable Jerry Jost Matt Kwiatkowski John Pessoni Bill Reiter Jeff Herschel Pat Malecek Todd Painter Jordan Chalden

Studio albums	Bust Me Dat Forty Puttin' the Backbone Back Magically Delicious Receiving the Gift of Flavor Master of Styles Too Much Stereo Galvanized

EPs	Live and Unreleased

Live albums	Fat Babies in the Mix

Singles	"Brainless" "All Washed Up" "It's Gettin' Hectic" "Straight To Hell" "Jump Right In" "Closer" "Too Much Stereo" "Four Letters and Two Words" "Say Yeah" "Out On The Fringe"

Contributions	Life Is Peachy Tour Sampler Burning London: The Clash Tribute

Compilations	Rare and Out of Print

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