A Man Called Destruction

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{{Infobox album|

| name = A Man Called Destruction

| type = album

| artist = Alex Chilton

| cover = Mancalleddestruction.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 1995

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Rock

| length = 37:00

| label = Ardent

| producer = Alex Chilton

| prev_title = Clichés

| prev_year = 1994

| next_title = Loose Shoes and Tight Pussy

| next_year = 1999

}}

A Man Called Destruction is a studio album by American pop rock musician Alex Chilton, released in 1995.

The album consisted of six songs written by Chilton, and six cover versions including Jan and Dean's "The New Girl in School", which had featured as the B-side to their "Dead Man's Curve" single.

"It's Your Funeral" is based on Frédéric Chopin's marche funèbre which became the 3rd movement of his Piano Sonata No. 2.

{{Music ratings

|rev1=AllMusic

|rev1score={{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-man-called-destruction-mw0000123953 |title=A Man Called Destruction |last=Deming |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Deming |website=AllMusic |access-date=2018-02-17}}

|rev2=Chicago Tribune

|rev2score={{rating|2.5|4}}{{Cite news |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-03-23/features/9503230269_1_jonathan-richman-alex-chilton-sign-girl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218090312/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-03-23/features/9503230269_1_jonathan-richman-alex-chilton-sign-girl |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 18, 2018 |title=Alex Chilton A Man Called Destruction (Ardent) |last=Caro |first=Mark |date=1995-03-23 |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=2018-02-17 |language=en}}

|rev3=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

|rev3score={{rating|3|5}}{{cite book|last1=Larkin|first1=Colin|author-link1=Colin Larkin (writer)|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|date=2011|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=9780857125958|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC|language=en}}

|rev4=Entertainment Weekly

|rev4score=A{{Cite magazine |last=Cannon |first=Bob |date=1995-03-24 |title=A Man Called Destruction |url=http://ew.com/article/1995/03/24/man-called-destruction/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |access-date=2018-10-06}}

|rev5=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide

|rev5score={{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac |url-access=registration |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |date=2004 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=9780743201698 |editor-last=Brackett |editor-first=Nathan |editor-link=Nathan Brackett |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/n175 162]–3 |language=en |chapter=Alex Chilton |author-link=Rob Sheffield |editor-last2=Hoard |editor-first2=Christian |editor-link2=Christian Hoard}}

|rev6=Orlando Sentinel

|rev6score={{rating|5|5}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1995/05/05/alex-chilton-3/ |title=Alex Chilton |last=Gettelman |first=Parry |date=1995-05-05 |work=Orlando Sentinel |access-date=2018-02-17 |language=en}}

|rev7=Pitchfork

|rev7score=6.7/10{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/alex-chilton-a-man-called-destruction/ |title=Alex Chilton: A Man Called Destruction Album Review |last=Deusner |first=Stephen |author-link=Stephen Deusner |date=2017-08-29 |website=Pitchfork Media |language=en |access-date=2018-02-17}}

|rev8=PopMatters

|rev8score=7/10{{Cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/alex-chilton-a-man-called-destruction-2495380815.html |title=Alex Chilton: A Man Called Destruction |last=Driver |first=Richard |date=2017-09-05 |website=PopMatters |language=en |access-date=2018-02-17}}

|rev9 = Tom Hull – on the Web

|rev9Score = B+ ({{Rating-Christgau|hm2}}){{cite web|last=Hull|first=Tom|authorlink=Tom Hull (critic)|date=May 24, 2021|url=http://tomhull.com/ocston/blog/archives/2944-Music-Week.html|title=Music Week|website=Tom Hull – on the Web|accessdate=May 30, 2021}}

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