| 13-Point Program to Destroy America | ||||
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| Studio album by Nation of Ulysses | ||||
| Released | July 1, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | January 1991, Inner Ear, Washington, D.C. | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 39:06 | |||
| Label | Dischord | |||
| Producer | Ian MacKaye | |||
| Nation of Ulysses chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  |
13-Point Program to Destroy America is the debut album by the American post-hardcore band Nation of Ulysses. The album's title is in reference to the Black Panther Party's Ten Point Program and J. Edgar Hoover's propaganda pamphlet "Red China's Secret Plan to Destroy America." The title of track #13 was inspired by Frank Sinatra's album Love is a Kick.
Tracks 14-16 on the CD are not on the original album, and are taken from their 1991 self-titled 7" debut.
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that "singer Ian Svenonius (who doubles on occasional bleating trumpet) has a deeper, throaty quality to his delivery than most DC-style barkers — not quite a Stax/Volt Rollins but a striking combination of ardor and menace that elevates his breathless rage above mere harangue." The Washington Post called the album "so brattily self-conscious that only the ferocity of its attack keeps it from curdling."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Spectra Sonic Sound" | 2:34 |
| 2. | "Look Out! Soul Is Back!" | 1:38 |
| 3. | "Today I Met the Girl I'm Going to Marry" | 1:47 |
| 4. | "Ulythium" | 2:02 |
| 5. | "Cool Senior High School Fight" | 1:40 |
| 6. | "A Kid Who Tells On Another Kid Is a Dead Kid" | 1:43 |
| 7. | "Diphtheria" | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Aspirin Kid" | 5:13 |
| 9. | "Hot Chocolate City(Yeah!)" | 1:43 |
| 10. | "P. Power" | 1:47 |
| 11. | "You're My Miss Washington, D.C." | 2:22 |
| 12. | "Target: U.S.A." | 1:44 |
| 13. | "Love Is a Bull Market" | 2:50 |
| 14. | "The Sound of Young America" | 2:31 |
| 15. | "Channel One Ulysses" | 3:22 |
| 16. | "Atom Bomb" | 2:00 |
| Total length: | 31:25 | |
References
- Jeff Terich. August 30, 2012. 10 Essential ’90s Post-Hardcore Albums. treblezine.com
- "Nation Of Ulysses - 13 Point Program to Destroy America (057)". Dischord Records.
- Arthur, Nicole (July 29, 1992). "NATION OF ULYSSES" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- Gentry, Brandon. 13-Point Program to Destroy America allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-05-06.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 125.
- "The Nation of Ulysses | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- "22 years later, Nation Of Ulysses is still a band built for today's tumultuous times". Music.
- Danger Mike, Jesse Rockoff (DJ Mark Foley), Ian Svenonius (2006-10-03). "10-3-06 Ian Svenonius / The Make-Up". Dissonance. Washington, D.C. Radio CPR. 97.5 FM.
- "Nation of Ulysses". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- Jenkins, Mark (January 15, 1992). "RECORDINGS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
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