Urge Overkill - Stull (1996)

In the era of the rift, Urge Overkill wrote songs. When other bands stumbled on stage in flannel and denim, Urge Overkill were as stylish and dapper as the devil himself. With their gold medallions polished and maroon velvet blazers fresh from the cleaners, Urge recorded the Stull EP with Kramer, which Touch and Go released in 1992. Quentin Tarantino created a pop phenom with the first track, "Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon," a Neil Diamond cover, which he used in a pivotal scene in the movie "Pulp Fiction."

It's not the full-throttle rock masterpiece that Supersonic Storybook suggested, but the Stull EP is almost as remarkable. Opening with a straight cover of Neil Diamond's "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (which fits Urge Overkill's image perfectly), the EP is an atmospheric guitar workout. While "Stitches" is a salute to their punk roots, the most impressive moments come during the stylish kiss-off to indie-rock "Goodbye to Guyville" and "Stull," with its sly, laidback groove. As the richness of Stull proves, Urge's vision was too large for the independents, and it was time to move on.