13-Point Program to Destroy America
Studio album by
Nation of Ulysses
ReleasedJuly 1, 1991
RecordedJanuary 1991, Inner Ear Studios, Washington, D.C.
Genre
Length39:06
LabelDischord[2]
ProducerIan MacKaye[3]
Nation of Ulysses chronology
13-Point Program to Destroy America
(1991)		 Plays Pretty for Baby
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]

13-Point Program to Destroy America is the debut album by the American post-hardcore band Nation of Ulysses.[6][7] 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."[8] 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."[9] The Washington Post called the album "so brattily self-conscious that only the ferocity of its attack keeps it from curdling."[10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

  1. ↑ Jeff Terich. August 30, 2012. 10 Essential ’90s Post-Hardcore Albums. treblezine.com
  2. ↑ Washington, Dischord Records 3819 Beecher St NW; U.s.a. 703.351.7507, Dc 20007-1802. "Nation Of Ulysses - 13 Point Program to Destroy America (057)". Dischord Records.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Arthur, Nicole (July 29, 1992). "NATION OF ULYSSES" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  4. ↑ Gentry, Brandon. 13-Point Program to Destroy America allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-05-06.
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 125.
  6. ↑ "The Nation of Ulysses | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ↑ "22 years later, Nation Of Ulysses is still a band built for today's tumultuous times". Music.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Nation of Ulysses". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  10. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (January 15, 1992). "RECORDINGS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.



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