Neurotic Outsiders (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Neurotic Outsiders
| type = studio
| artist = Neurotic Outsiders
| cover = Neurotic outsiders album cover.png
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| released = 10 September 1996
| recorded =
| studio = The Plant Studios, Sausalito
NRG Studios, Los Angeles
Pimp Studios, Los Angeles
| genre = {{hlist|Punk rock|hard rock}}
| length = 44:39
| label = Maverick
| producer = Jerry Harrison
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| misc = {{Singles
| name = Neurotic Outsiders
| type = studio
| single1 = Jerk
| single1date = August 1996
}}
}}
Neurotic Outsiders is the only studio album by the British-American rock supergroup Neurotic Outsiders, released on 10 September 1996. The band was formed in 1995 by Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum of Guns N' Roses, and John Taylor of Duran Duran. Neurotic Outsiders was produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads and recorded across six days. The album was reissued in 2022 with three additional tracks previously included on the 1997 EP Angelina.{{Citation |title=Neurotic Outsiders - Neurotic Outsiders - Album |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/neurotic-outsiders-mw0000185545 |access-date=2025-01-19 |publisher=AllMusic |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Zivkovic |first=Ljubinko |date=2022-06-03 |title=Review: Neurotic Outsiders’ remastered and expanded album |url=https://www.rockatnight.com/2022/06/review-neurotic-outsiders-remastered-and-expanded-album/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-12-19 |title=Guns N' Roses, Sex Pistols, Duran Duran Supergroup Album Reissued (2022 In Review) |url=https://www.antimusic.com/news/guns-n-roses-sex-pistols-duran-duran-supergroup-album-reissued-2022-in-review-121922/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=antiMusic.com |language=en-US}}
Background and release
The band was originally formed by Steve Jones, Duff McKagan, John Taylor and Matt Sorum to play at a benefit at the Viper Room in Los Angeles in June 1995 and later began playing regularly at the venue with friends of the band making guest appearances onstage, including Billy Idol, Iggy Pop, Chrissie Hynde, Ian Astbury and Mel C.{{Cite web |last=Irwin |first=Corey |date=2021-09-10 |title=The Forgotten Sex Pistols, Guns N' Roses, Duran Duran Supergroup |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/sex-pistols-guns-n-roses-duran-duran-supergroup-neurotic-outsiders/ |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Kielty |first=Martin |date=2023-03-21 |title=John Taylor Recalls His Guns N' Roses and Sex Pistols Supergroup |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-taylor-neurotic-outsiders/ |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |language=en}} Following a growing interest in the band, the members were approached by Guy Oseary of Maverick Records and signed a record deal worth one million dollars.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYK-s5i105M |title=Backspin: Steve Jones on the Neurotic Outsiders |date=2017-02-09 |last=Yahoo |access-date=2024-09-21 |via=YouTube}} Jerry Harrison was chosen by the band to produce the album, which was recorded in the course of six days. The album's material consisted mainly of songs written by Jones, while the guitarist shared lead vocal duties with McKagan and Taylor.{{Cite AV media notes |title=Neurotic Outsiders |date=1996 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3415425-Neurotic-Outsiders-Neurotic-Outsiders |last=}} Neurotic Outsiders was released on 10 September 1996. The band briefly toured Europe and North America in support of the album and released the EP Angelina in Japan in 1997, before breaking up due to the members' commitments to other projects.
Track listing
{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Lead vocals:
| total_length = 44:39
| all_writing = Steve Jones, except where noted.
| title1 = Nasty Ho
| length1 = 4:32
| extra1 = Steve Jones
| title2 = Always Wrong
| length2 = 3:25
| writer2 = John Taylor
| extra2 = Taylor
| title3 = Angelina
| length3 = 2:55
| extra3 = Jones
| title4 = Good News
| length4 = 3:32
| extra4 = Duff McKagan
| title5 = Better Way
| length5 = 4:22
| writer5 = Jones, Taylor
| extra5 = Jones, Taylor
| title6 = Feelings Are Good
| length6 = 3:23
| writer6 = Taylor
| extra6 = Taylor
| title7 = Revolution
| length7 = 3:48
| extra7 = McKagan
| title8 = Jerk
| length8 = 4:10
| extra8 = Jones
| title9 = Union
| length9 = 4:29
| extra9 = Jones
| title10 = Janie Jones
| length10 = 1:53
| writer10 = Joe Strummer, Mick Jones
| extra10 = Jones
| title11 = Story of My Life
| length11 = 4:10
| extra11 = Jones
| title12 = Six Feet Under
| length12 = 4:00
| writer12 = Jones, McKagan
| extra12 = McKagan
}}
{{Tracklist
| headline = Expanded edition bonus tracks
| extra_column = Lead vocals:
| title13 = Seattle Head
| length13 = 4:22
| writer13 = Duff McKagan
| extra13 = McKagan
| title14 = Spanish Ballroom
| length14 = 4:02
| writer14 = McKagan, John Taylor, Matt Sorum, Steve Jones
| title15 = Planet Earth
| length15 = 3:00
| writer15 = Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor, Nick Rhodes
| extra15 = Taylor, Jones
| title16 = Jerk
| note16 = Clean Version
| length16 = 4:14
| writer16 = Jones
| extra16 = Jones
}}
Personnel
- Steve Jones – guitar, vocals
- Duff McKagan – guitar, vocals
- Johnny Taylor – bass, vocals
- Matt Sorum – drums, vocals
- Jerry Harrison – production, piano, organ
- Jeff Rougvie – production (reissue)
- Karl Derfler – recording engineer
- Doug McKean – recording engineer (additional), editing (digital)
- Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Ian Blanch – mixing engineer (assistant)
- Mauricio Iragorri – mixing engineer (assistant)
- Wade Norton – recording engineer (assistant)
- Chris Collins – recording engineer (assistant)
- Mike "Sack" Fasano – technician
- Mike "McBob" Mayhue – technician
- Kevin Design Hosmann – art direction
- Guy Oseary – art direction (cover), photography (cover)
- Mario Castellanos – photography (Hollywood street life)
- Anita Camarata – management