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The Presidts of the United States of America is the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band The Presidts of the United States of America, released on March 10, 1995, via PopLlama Records. Columbia Records signed the band shortly after its release to handle increased distribution for the album.
Released during the grunge and punk music breakthrough-era, the album produced four singles—Kitty, Lump, Peaches and Dune Buggy—that helped the group gain mainstream popularity, and Lump can be found on the band's 2000 compilation album with the same title. The Presidts of the United States of America received positive reviews, and has be certified triple Platinum by the RIAA.
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Chris Ballew and Dave Dederer met while attding The Bush School in Seattle. In the 1980s and early 1990s they collaborated on various musical projects. Ballew returned to Seattle in the summer of 1993, and he and Dederer formed what would become The Presidts of the United States of America that autumn. Initially a drummerless duo, they performed a half-doz or so shows in late 1993 as The Lo-Fis, The Dynamic Duo, and Pure Frosting. Ballew evtually came upon the name The Presidts of the United States of America. Shortly after settling on their name, Ballew and Dederer added drummer Jason Finn. In early December 1993, the band played their first show as a trio at The Romper Room in Seattle. At the time, Finn was also the drummer in the band Love Battery, who had rectly changed record labels from Sub Pop to Atlas Records, an A&M subsidiary.
In early 1994, The Presidts recorded a 10-song cassette, Froggystyle, at Laundry Room Studios. The band sold the cassette at shows in 1994. Finn also sold the cassette from behind the bar of Seattle's legdary Comet Tavern, where he tded bar.
In 1994, the Presidts signed with the tiny Seattle label PopLlama Records and released their self-titled debut in the following year, featuring several remixed tracks from Froggystyle. The band also released a limited edition blue vinyl 7-inch single, Fuck California, on C/Z Records. Columbia Records signed the band shortly thereafter and re-released the album in late July 1995. Driv by the singles Lump, Peaches, and Kitty, their debut album proved to be a smash, evtually selling over three million copies.
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Critics praised the band's catchy, humorous, and self-deprecating songs, which were a major departure from the grunge/post-grunge sound prest on the airwaves. The album received Grammy nominations in 1995 and 1996. Though Peaches met the most critical success, the band credits Lump as their favorite single. The song's strange lyrics came from a dream that Ballew had while fighting pneumonia. The antibiotics he was taking caused an allergic reaction that produced several consecutive nights of wild and crazy dreams. The lyrics for Peaches were writt about a crush Ballew used to have on a girl. According to him, she had a peach tree in the front of her yard, and wh he finally summoned the courage to go talk to her, he stood under the tree and smashed peaches in his fist until he decided not to talk to her.
Originally, the album was released in March 1995 on the indepdt Seattle label, PopLlama Records. This version of the album was noticeably differt than other subsequt releases. The inside cover featured a picture of the band with Bill Clinton, who was the presidt of the United States at the time. The CD looked like a food inspection stamp. Feather Pluckn included a verse which was an homage of the Beatles' I've Got a Feeling. The PopLlama release was also pressed on yellow vinyl with two bonus tracks. After the band signed to Columbia Records, the album was re-released on July 25, 1995. This version's inside cover featured a picture of the band members painted in red, white and blue in multiple pictures. The CD looks like a vinyl record label. All of the songs were re-mixed, and Feather Pluckn lost the I've Got a Feeling verse.
In 2004, the band indepdtly re-released the album as a T Year Super Bonus Special Anniversary Edition. It featured 13 bonus tracks, including B-sides and demos, and (except for the Australian release) a bonus DVD of music videos and performance footage. This version features the food inspection stamp-like design that originally appeared on the 1995 edition. The insert picture features a collage of band performances. In addition, the liner notes were slightly updated. In 2008, the album was re-released on CD for a final time by the band's th-currt label, Fugitive Recordings, minus the bonus tracks.
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The Presidts of the United States of America peaked at number six on the Billboard 200. As of 1997, the album has shipped over three million copies and has be certified triple platinum.
Critical reception to The Presidts of the United States of America was mostly positive. Johnny Loftus of AllMusic retrospectively wrote that their quirky take on punk-pop did help expand the palette of MTV and alternative radio, and make their oddball singles part of the during sound of the era.
All lyrics are writt by Chris Ballew, except where noted; all music is composed by Chris Ballew, Dave Dederer & Jason Finn, except where noted
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The Presidts of the United States of America peaked at number six on the Billboard 200. As of 1997, the album has shipped over three million copies and has be certified triple platinum.
Critical reception to The Presidts of the United States of America was mostly positive. Johnny Loftus of AllMusic retrospectively wrote that their quirky take on punk-pop did help expand the palette of MTV and alternative radio, and make their oddball singles part of the during sound of the era.
All lyrics are writt by Chris Ballew, except where noted; all music is composed by Chris Ballew, Dave Dederer & Jason Finn, except where noted
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