Character Assassination
Studio album by
Ed Kuepper
ReleasedAugust 1994
Recorded1994
StudioElectric Avenue, Sydney, Australia
GenreAlternative rock
LabelHot
Producer
Ed Kuepper chronology
Serene Machine
(1993)		 Character Assassination
(1994)		 A King in the Kindness Room
(1995)

Character Assassination is the eighth solo album by Australian guitarist and songwriter Ed Kuepper recorded in 1994 and released on the Hot label.[1] Early pressings of the album were released with an additional disc Death to the Howdy-Doody Brigade containing the undubbed master versions of all songs but one from Character Assassination and one new song.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The album spent three weeks in the Australian charts in 1994 peaking at number 32.[3] Character Assassination was nominated for an ARIA for the Best Independent Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 1995 and Kuepper was nominated for Best Male Artist.[4]

The AllMusic review by Ned Raggett awarded the album 4 stars and states "Kuepper once again demonstrates his talent for instantly appealing, addictive music on Character Assassination. The whole album is for the most part a stripped-down experience, not an unplugged or wholly acoustic effort by any means and often taking a faster pace, but eschewing Kuepper's fiercer guitar work and fuller arrangements for a calmer, less explosive turn".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ed Kuepper except as indicated
  1. "By the Way" – 4:03
  2. "Little Fiddle (and the Ghost of Xmas Past)" – 4:23
  3. "Cockfighter" – 3:43
  4. "My Best Interests at Heart" – 4:27
  5. "Take It by the Hand" – 3:46
  6. "La Di Doh" – 5:07
  7. "I'm with You" – 3:07
  8. "Ill Wind" – 6:37
  9. "So Close to Certainty" – 4:44
  10. "A Good Soundtrack (Pushin' Fear)" – 3:36
  11. "Ring of Fire" (June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore) – 4:04
  12. "If I Had a Ticket" – 2:40

Bonus disc: Death to the Howdy-Doody Brigade

  1. "By the Way" – 4:03
  2. "Little Fiddle (and the Ghost of Xmas Past)" – 4:23
  3. "Cockfighter" – 3:43
  4. "My Best Interests at Heart" – 4:27
  5. "Take It by the Hand" – 3:46
  6. "La Di Doh" – 5:07
  7. "I'm with You" – 3:07
  8. "Ill Wind" – 6:37
  9. "So Close to Certainty" – 4:44
  10. "A Good Soundtrack (Pushin' Fear)" – 3:36
  11. "Ring of Fire" (Cash, Kilgore) – 4:04
  12. "Number 10" – 2:40

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Character Assassination
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 32

References

  1. ↑ The Kuepper Files: Discography Retrieved 6 July 2010
  2. 1 2 Raggett, N. Allmusic Review Retrieved 6 July 2010
  3. ↑ Australian Charts entry Archived 12 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 6 July 2010
  4. ↑ 9th Annual ARIA Awards Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Ed Kuepper – Character Assassination". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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