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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/uglykidjoe.jpg]]
2	->''"Are you the guys on the beach who hate everything? Ewwwwwww!"\
3	"Is this some sort of hip music that I don't understand?"''
4	-->-- Creator/JuliaSweeney's intro to "Everything about You" as her ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' character Pat.
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6	Ugly Kid Joe are an American HardRock band from UsefulNotes/{{California}}, best known for their 1991 hit "Everything About You", and their irreverent approach to...everything, basically.
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8	Formed in 1987, they were active until 1997 before breaking up. They reformed in 2010 and have released an EP and a new album since then.
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10	!!Studio Discography:
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12	* 1991 - ''As Ugly as They Wanna Be'' (EP)
13	* 1992 - ''America's Least Wanted]]''
14	* 1995 - ''Menace to Sobriety''
15	* 1996 - ''Motel California''
16	* 2012 - ''Stairway to Hell'' (EP)
17	* 2015 - ''Uglier Than They Used ta Be''
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19	!!I hate every trope about you!:
20	* AlternateAlbumCover: The original release of ''America's Least Wanted'' depicts the band's mascot as the Art/StatueOfLiberty, FlippingTheBird instead of holding a torch. After several major retailers objected to the crude imagery, the band put together a mocking alternate cover in which their mascot is BoundAndGagged.
21	* BoundAndGagged: On the censored cover for ''America's Least Wanted'', the band's mascot has his body tied in rope, his mouth covered by a rag, his hand wrapped in duct tape, and his legs shackled by a ball and chain, mocking the objections retailers raised towards the uncensored cover.
22	* HurricaneOfPuns: A lot of their discography amounted to the various puns, especially their output from ''[[Series/AmericasMostWanted America's Least Wanted]]'' to the ''[[Music/LedZeppelin Stairway to Hell]]'' EP.
23	* IHateSong: "Everything About You" is mostly about a failed relationship but the singer also mentions a number of other things they hate. The band said the general idea of the song was inspired by an acquaintance who would invariably find ''something'' to complain about no matter what they were doing.
24	* MoodWhiplash: "Madman" starts off with carnival music and crowd noises...then there's a gunshot and the song, which tells the story of a spree killer at Disneyland, unfolds from there.
25	* PunnyName: They came up with "Ugly Kid Joe" after booking a show opening for hair metal band Pretty Boy Floyd. They just wanted to see both names on the flyers, and no-showed the concert.
26	* RockStarSong: "Mr. Recordman" is a tongue-in-cheek plea from a band to their A&R rep about not pressuring them to be something they aren't.
27	* SpecialGuest: Rob Halford of Music/JudasPriest does backing vocals on "Goddamn Devil" from their debut album.

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