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{{Infobox album
| Name = Character Assassination
| name = Character Assassination
| Type = Album
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Ed Kuepper]]
| artist = [[Ed Kuepper]]
| Cover = Character Assassination (album).jpg
| cover = Character Assassination (album).jpg
| Released = August 1994
| alt =
| Recorded = 1994
| released = August 1994
| recorded = 1994
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| studio = Electric Avenue, Sydney, Australia
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| Length =
| Label = [[Hot Records|Hot]]
| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
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| Producer = [[Ed Kuepper]] & [[Phil Punch]]
| Chronology = [[Ed Kuepper]]
| label = [[Hot Records|Hot]]
| producer =
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| Last album = ''[[Serene Machine]]''<br>(1993)
* [[Ed Kuepper]]
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| This album = '''''Character Assassination'''''<br>(1994)
* [[Phil Punch]]
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| Next album = ''[[A King in the Kindness Room]]''<br>(1995)
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| prev_title = [[Serene Machine]]
| prev_year = 1993
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| next_title = [[A King in the Kindness Room]]
| next_year = 1995
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'''''Character Assassination''''' is the eighth solo album by Australian guitarist and songwriter [[Ed Kuepper]] recorded in 1994 and released on the [[Hot Records|Hot]] label.<ref name="Kuepper discography">[http://www.thekuepperfiles.com/discography_ed.shtml The Kuepper Files: Discography] accessed 6 July 2010</ref> 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.
'''''Character Assassination''''' is the eighth solo album by Australian guitarist and songwriter [[Ed Kuepper]] recorded in 1994 and released on the [[Hot Records|Hot]] label.<ref name="Kuepper discography">[http://www.thekuepperfiles.com/discography_ed.shtml The Kuepper Files: Discography] Retrieved 6 July 2010</ref> 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==
==Reception==
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The album spent 3 weeks in the Australian charts in 1994 peaking at number 32.<ref>[http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ed+Kuepper&titel=Character+Assassination&cat=a Australian Charts entry] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012014402/http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ed+Kuepper&titel=Character+Assassination&cat=a |date=12 October 2012 }} accessed 6 July 2010</ref> ''Character Assassination'' was nominated for an [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA]] for the Best Independent Release at the [[ARIA Music Awards of 1995]] and Kuepper was nominated for Best Male Artist.<ref>[http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1995 9th Annual ARIA Awards] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926000000/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1995 |date=26 September 2007 }} accessed 8 July 2010.</ref>
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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".<ref name="Allmusic">Raggett, N. [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r250216|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed 6 July 2010</ref>
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The album spent three weeks in the Australian charts in 1994 peaking at number 32.<ref>[http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ed+Kuepper&titel=Character+Assassination&cat=a Australian Charts entry] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012014402/http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ed+Kuepper&titel=Character+Assassination&cat=a |date=12 October 2012 }} Retrieved 6 July 2010</ref> ''Character Assassination'' was nominated for an [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA]] for the Best Independent Release at the [[ARIA Music Awards of 1995]] and Kuepper was nominated for Best Male Artist.<ref>[http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1995 9th Annual ARIA Awards] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235646/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1995 |date=26 September 2007 }} Retrieved 8 July 2010.</ref>

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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".<ref name="Allmusic">Raggett, N. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r250216|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] Retrieved 6 July 2010</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
:''All compositions by Ed Kuepper except as indicated''
:''All compositions by Ed Kuepper except as indicated''
# "By the Way" - 4:03
# "By the Way" – 4:03
# "Little Fiddle (and the Ghost of Xmas Past)" - 4:23
# "Little Fiddle (and the Ghost of Xmas Past)" – 4:23
# "Cockfighter" - 3:43
# "Cockfighter" – 3:43
# "My Best Interests at Heart" - 4:27
# "My Best Interests at Heart" – 4:27
# "Take It by the Hand" - 3:46
# "Take It by the Hand" – 3:46
# "La Di Doh" - 5:07
# "La Di Doh" – 5:07
# "I'm with You" - 3:07
# "I'm with You" – 3:07
# "Ill Wind" - 6:37
# "Ill Wind" – 6:37
# "So Close to Certainty" - 4:44
# "So Close to Certainty" – 4:44
# "A Good Soundtrack (Pushin' Fear)" - 3:36
# "A Good Soundtrack (Pushin' Fear)" – 3:36
# "[[Ring of Fire (song)|Ring of Fire]]" ([[June Carter Cash]], [[Merle Kilgore]]) - 4:04
# "[[Ring of Fire (song)|Ring of Fire]]" ([[June Carter Cash]], [[Merle Kilgore]]) – 4:04
# "If I Had a Ticket" - 2:40
# "If I Had a Ticket" – 2:40
'''Bonus Disc: ''Death to the Howdy-Doody Brigade'''''
'''Bonus disc: ''Death to the Howdy-Doody Brigade'''''
# "By the Way" - 4:03
# "By the Way" – 4:03
# "Little Fiddle (and the Ghost of Xmas Past) - 4:23
# "Little Fiddle (and the Ghost of Xmas Past)" – 4:23
# "Cockfighter" - 3:43
# "Cockfighter" – 3:43
# "My Best Interests at Heart" - 4:27
# "My Best Interests at Heart" – 4:27
# "Take It by the Hand" - 3:46
# "Take It by the Hand" – 3:46
# "La Di Doh" - 5:07
# "La Di Doh" – 5:07
# "I'm with You" - 3:07
# "I'm with You" – 3:07
# "Ill Wind" - 6:37
# "Ill Wind" – 6:37
# "So Close to Certainty" - 4:44
# "So Close to Certainty" – 4:44
# "A Good Soundtrack (Pushin' Fear)" - 3:36
# "A Good Soundtrack (Pushin' Fear)" – 3:36
# "Ring of Fire" (Cash, Kilgore) - 4:04
# "Ring of Fire" (Cash, Kilgore) – 4:04
# "Number 10" - 2:40
# "Number 10" – 2:40
**Recorded at Electric Avenue Studio, [[Rozelle]], Sydney, Australia.


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Ed Kuepper]] - [[vocals]], [[acoustic guitar]], [[electric guitar]], [[elastic stringed guitar]], [[bass guitar|bass]], [[bottle]]
*[[Ed Kuepper]] – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, [[elastic stringed guitar]], bass guitar, bottle
*Mark Dawson - [[drum kit|drums]], [[percussion]]
*Mark Dawson – drums, percussion
*[[Barry Turnbull]] - bass
*[[Barry Turnbull]] – bass
*[[Linda Neil]] - [[violin]]
*[[Linda Neil]] – violin
*[[Naomi Star]], [[Toni Mott]] - [[backing vocals]]
*[[Naomi Star]], [[Toni Mott]] – backing vocals
*[[Miroslav Bukovsky]], Julian Gough, [[Herb Cannon]] - [[horn section]]
*[[Miroslav Bukovsky]], Julian Gough, [[Herb Cannon]] – horn section
*[[Charlie McMahon]] - [[didgeridoo]]
*[[Charlie McMahon]] – [[didgeridoo]]
*[[Jim Conway (musician)|Jim Conway]] - [[harmonica]], [[jaw harp]]
*[[Jim Conway (musician)|Jim Conway]] – harmonica, [[jaw harp]]
*[[Peter Burgess]] - [[washboard (musical instrument)|washboard]]
*[[Peter Burgess]] – [[washboard (musical instrument)|washboard]]

==Charts==
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!Chart (1994)
!Peak<br />position
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{{album chart|Australia|32|artist=Ed Kuepper|album=Character Assassination|rowheader=true|access-date=16 June 2023}}
|}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:15, 16 June 2023

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

[edit]
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

[edit]
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

[edit]

Charts

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

References

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  1. ^ The Kuepper Files: Discography Retrieved 6 July 2010
  2. ^ a b 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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