Motel California

For the Eagles album, see Hotel California (Eagles album).

For the Teen Wolf episode, see Teen Wolf (season 3).

Motel California
Studio album by Ugly Kid Joe
Released	October 22, 1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Rock, hard rock, heavy metal
Length	39:30
Label	Castle Communications
Ugly Kid Joe chronology
Menace to Sobriety (1995) Motel California (1996) The Very Best of Ugly Kid Joe: As Ugly as It Gets (1998)

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Motel California is the third album by the American rock band Ugly Kid Joe. The CD was released on October 22, 1996. Motel California is the last full-length studio album until 2015. They disbanded in January 1997 and reformed in January 2010. It received lukewarm reviews and was a commercial failure.

The title is a parody of the Eagles' album, Hotel California. The song "Rage Against the Answering Machine" is a pun on the name of the Los Angeles rock band Rage Against the Machine.

Track listing

1. "It's a Lie" 3:01
2. "Dialogue" 2:27
3. "Sandwich" 2:46
4. "Rage Against the Answering Machine" 1:40
5. "Would You Like to Be There" 3:18
6. "Little Red Man" 4:02
7. "Bicycle Wheels" 2:01
8. "Father" 3:31
9. "Undertow" 4:31
10. "Shine" 2:51
11. "Strange" 4:22
12. "12 Cents" 4:54

Lineup

• Whitfield Crane – vocals
• Dave Fortman – guitar
• Klaus Eichstadt – guitar
• Cordell Crockett – bass
• Shannon Larkin – drums