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Few bands ever lusted after rock stardom quite as blatantly as Chicago's Urge Overkill. Although they draped their quest for stardom in a cloak of ironic detachment, it's quite clear the trio expected that if they acted like stars, they would become stars. For a while, their stylish, retro-'70s outfits, matching medallions, and heavy Cheap Trick homages earned the group a popular following ...more

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  • Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
  • Positive Bleeding
  • Sister Havana
  • What's This Generation Coming To?
  • (Now That's) The Barclords

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  • The Urge Overkill Archive
  • Urge Overkill @ the DocRock Show
  • iSOUND : Urge Overkill

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