
Ugly Kid Joe was an American hard rock band from Isla Vista, California. The band’s name is a pun on the band Pretty Boy Floyd. Ugly Kid Joe's sound touched on a range of styles, including rock, hard rock and heavy metal. In conclusion to the band's overall sound and vision, the members of the band have cited many times, that they were simply a manifestation of their environment and lifestyles—mounting from their geographic location of [[Southern California].
The band received popularity in the early- to mid-1990s, with their mix of satirical humor and heavy metal sound. Their logo was a cartoon embodiment of an "ugly kid" wearing a backward baseball hat and giving the finger. Heavily influenced by Black Sabbath and AC/DC, they covered several of their songs, including "Sweet Leaf" and "N.I.B.". They toured the United States several times—their second tour was in support of Scatterbrain, and later opening for former Black Sabbath lead vocalist Ozzy Osbourne.
É uma das minhas bandas favoritas, e só tenho pena de ainda ser uma pobre criancinha em '92. No entanto, guardo com carinho o vídeo original deste grande hit, que me lembro de ver a passar na TV. Na altura pensava que a minha adolescência ia ser passada na praia a fazer merda com gente cabeluda como esta, e tinha uma crush pelo vocalista.
Estes gajos lembram-me invariavelmente do Fido Dido, don't ask.
De qualquer das formas, é uma banda que admiro e que tinha muito potencial, e para mim simboliza uma parte feliz dos anos 90.
Bring it on!


