Locust Abortion Technician

Bizarre

Its a 2

I need to start giving out more 1 star reviews and what better place to start? I'm sure this album has value for someone but not for me

Nope.

Ween with no musical ability

uncontrived weird brilliance

Seems like bros without talent got a bunch of coke extacy and a mixer

Not for me thanks

The Surfers are so good!

I felt violated listening to this album. Like at points this album physically made me feel uncomfortable. It’s so sad because so many of the songs have great hooks to them, it’s like they had great ideas and were like “how do we make this into the worst thing you’ve ever heard”. I can justify a lot of noise… like hell I gave DOA Throbbing Gristle a 3/5. I can’t justify this. This shoulda stayed in the studio as a drunkmen’s idea for laughs and giggles.

I can’t be surprised with this album when it is comes from the “Butthole Surfers”. The only thing I got out of this album was the jazz music that was playing in the background that I could hear in between tracks and at the start of the album.

Brutal

*Gordon Ramsay Voice* finally, some good fucking music

I almost asphyxiated myself with acidic fumes cleaning limescale and mold out of my shower while listening to this album. I can honestly say the music was by far the least pleasant part.

I usually only heard of butthole surfers as the butt of a joke before this list. its filthy and grimy distortion laden rock, and not much else. I cant vibe with this, also a lot of it is just straight up odd, perfect example being Hay. It seems like more of an experience than just an album, and I want off the ride.

Hot sludge. Fun at first but got pretty old by the end. Are the Butthole Surfers so prolific they needed multiple inclusions on this list?!?

A bit too confused and erratic for me.

… Tipton and I were talking about Charlie Kirk when “Daddy?” filled the car. Welcome back, Chuck! Will I ever listen again? Maybe to The O-Men or K*untz if I’m feeling like a little freak. The last song was kinda cool but also… 😭 It’s weird how the album sometimes sounds like real music before deciding again that it doesn’t wanna be that

This album needs an enema.

Like, I want to score these albums in an objective way but I just don’t know how to vibe with what was going on here.

Umm... hmmm... uhh... well, idk Some parts I was vibing with but a lot of it came off as noise. I wish we got a few more straight forward songs on this one; I think most of them were a little bit too artsy/noisy for me to enjoy the whole experience here.

This was another one I came into with absolutely zero expectations. Honestly, I think that was an extremely special experience. As I drove to my father's house for a Thanksgiving meal, I thought to myself "why don't we listen to the album of the day on our drive?" and threw the album on. Let me tell you, the first-time listening experience for this while being on a (mostly) empty Bluegrass Parkway was surreal. I found this whole thing, front to back, to be a joy of an experience. It's the pinnacle of "don't let them guess your next move" and that mystery kept this album fun the entire way through for me. That being said, I really do think it's a shock-value experience, and subsequent listens to this album will never be the same as it was on the Bluegrass. That puts this album in an odd spot for me. It's not one that I would go out of my way to listen to in its entirety again, but it's one that, I think, will stay in the back of my mind. It will be waiting for someone who hasn't yet heard this album, so maybe I could show it to them and enjoy their first-time experience with it with them. This is a problem due to my scoring rubric not accounting for "won't change the rotation, but definitely something I look forward to sharing in order to enjoy it as much again."

There were a few songs here that made me believe in this album, even if just for a few seconds. Then, they would do something so bizarre that I remembered the name of the band. I suspect that whatever impulse that drives one to say “Yes, I am the lead singer of the Butthole Surfers” has to drive them to making other questionable musical decisions. 1.5-2

I was never going to be in the mood to listen to this album. Noise rock is not my thing.

Almost unlistenable. Best part of the whole album was the Black Sabbath sample - always a great sign when your high is someone else’s.

The word “butthole” is appropriate for the group that produced this poop.

Fav: Human Cannonball Least Fav: U.S.S.A Hilarious album, breaks my heart to give it a 1/5 but I’m not exactly enjoying it for the music

Like a classic fuzzy bluesy garage psych record played on a dying record player through a crapped out broken speaker and hit by a bolt of lightning. Dumb as bricks and sounds like shit, a dirt bag acid trip masterpiece of manic sludge.

Drug cocktail. If Hunter S. Thompson was a music. How does a person even score this LOL?!

If every song was like Pepper I’d like it but alas

I can’t say that I enjoyed this

Álbum cru e interessante. Boa experiência. Celest x Versekeys Ultra-Sense Planet.

One of the most unique albums I've ever heard. Surely also very influential, but doesn't do much for me. Human Cannonball rocks though. 5/10

I appreciate this for being out of the box and arguably a little ahead of its time, but I just wasn’t into it. I like a couple of their songs in general but not this record.

Growing up in Dallas in the 80s it was near impossible to not have these guys come up in routine conversation about the music scene in Texas. Knowing how nuts they were, at times it was hard to wrap my head around what they were doing. And even more hard to wrap my head around lead singer Gibby Hanes being the son of famed children’s show character Mr. Peppermint. I seem to recall seeing them in ‘87 at the long defunct Theatre Gallery in Dallas, only to walk away more stunned. It’s hard to describe a Surfers show, but I recall bombastic drumming, fire, naked girls and films showing circumcisions. I think. That alone merits a slight uptick in rating here.

Uh yikes. Pretty much what I expected an album from these guys to sound like.

This is tough. Very interesting and unique and I bet it influenced more than I know (felt like some of the distortion and noise was very grunge). But not sure I loved it. 2.5 but rounding down.

As much as I want to round up in support of some Texas boys, one of which grew up a few minutes away from me, this is simply too much to call enjoyable. I thought Sweet Loaf was an interesting riff on Sweet Leaf but that's basically the only positive thing I can say about this album. Props to them for going for it and being truly insane. Just not my tempo. 2.5/5

Incredibly weird. How on God’s green earth did this record get put out? “…And the opener will be a bunged up cover of Sweet Leaf, but call it Sweet Loaf”. Hahahah what in the heck?! Despite its astounding weirdness and general existence, it’s definitely memorable. Quick aside - what an awful album title. And still, would I rather listen to this than anything I gave a 2*? Kinda… yeah. At least they tried something. Kudos to weird art.

One of the most surprising and challenging pieces of music I've listened to. Loved it!

Experimental music with some fantastic guitar and production work. Kind of a Sgt Peppers of metal. I need to hear more of these guys, although I'd prefer longer, more developed versions of these songs. 4/5

Great. Still influential today with bands like Metz, etc. But I totally understand it's not for everyone. Favorite song: Weber.

Well, this isn’t the worst record that I’ve heard on this list so far, but it definitely gets one of the top seeds in the tournament of deplorable albums. I can’t believe that anyone would waste their money on this one, but as the old used car saying goes, there’s an ass for every seat…not this ass, though. One star.

The innermost reaches of my soul were delighted and transported by the delicate and sublime melodies, the angelic harmonies, and the enrapturing quiet beauty of this gentle and life-affirming miracle of an album.

Very tough sledding for me. Only giving it a 2 to acknowledge their significance and the fact that there is some substance to the music, but this was in no way an enjoyable experience.

First looking at the cover I was like "well fuck I know exactly what this is going to be like and I am not going to like it" and then I heard the first song and my initial 30 seconds I was like I was right, then the rest of the song really wasn't TOO bad and I was like I kinda liked this instrumental. Then I heard the rest of the album. Sometimes you can judge a band based off what they name themselves. 5.05/10 2/5

My favorite Surfers album. It started when I heard Sweat Loaf for the first time. How could I not love this album?! “ the funny thing about regret is that it's better to regret something you have done than to regret something that you haven't done” Words of wisdom to live by! Having said that, listening to this album 40 years later wasn’t the same experience ;)

2 out of 5 Too loud and too screechy. This was not good.

I understand why it is on the list, but I am not a big Butthole Surfer fan.

At least this was only 30 minutes of noise.

I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would enjoy an album by the Butthole Surfers But then I thought I would enjoy it as much as a power drill being applied to my genitalia

2 Stars (5/15)

Very intriguing name and art. Terrible music.

Bad Nick Cave impression

Experimental earlier punk which is fun but not a repeat listen.

This is a hot mess. I get that some people love them, not for me. Safe to say I will never listen to this again.

At just 31 minutes, the nicest thing I can say about this album is that it does not overstay its welcome. That being said, you will likely skip through several tracks. Play this for the annoying people who still say they “listen to anything”. (Human Cannonball was enjoyable tho)

This was an awesome album. Bonus points for learning, FINALLY, where Orbital sampled the line "satan" for their track Satan. I love it when dots are connected. The Butthole Surfers are a treasure.

These songs stressed me out. They gave me anxiety and made me feel very unhappy. Yuck

Oh hell no

Interesting..

Transgressive avant-punk that, if you allow their trolling nature as a core philosophy, contains some innovative depth. A sonic hodge-podge comparable to something like Can, this is on the continuum of anti-establishment music from The V.U., the 13th Floor Elevators and all of that 60's garage psychedelia through Pere Ubu, Circle Jerks, Black Flag, and so on. More intelligent than you might think (or want) a band called Butthole Surfers to be.

Just don't care for it at all.

This album seems to have all the ingredients for one I would hate- weird tonal shifts, bizarrely aggressive lyrics, spurts of incoherent noise... and yet, for reasons I can't really explain, it just all sort of *works* for me somehow. I'm not saying it's great, I don't think it is, but it was fascinating enough to cancel out some of the more off-putting elements.

Not very keen. Bit fractured and noisy.

Drop the word surfer and this band has the perfect name. Head bangers and not very good ones, at that.

I am not the target demographic for this album…but I made it through so I’ll give it 2 stars.

I sometimes really like the butthole surfers in small doses, and sometimes I can't really take them. Today I'm about in the middle.

Good album. Kinda noisy but fun.

What a chill enjoyable album

My kind of noisy rock! Reminiscent of Pixies, Sonic Youth, Captain Beefheart and much more. Quirky, absurd and catchy. Likes the sheer attraction of the above but still my cuppa tea.

No

Wtf

Original, had personality. Would recommend everyone has a listen

This was... something.

They had fun with this. Not my cup of tea, but energetic, well produced, and a good sense of fun in the record.

they jus love outrageous shit don't they bizzare af, how i like it

With a fringe group, you might as well include the album (Electriclarryland) that at least managed a minor hit, even if a deeper cut was more groundbreaking. While including niche, polarizing acts might make sense today in a world of free streaming, this book was conceived in the physical media era. Back then, readers used these guides to invest their hard-earned money. Elevating an unlistenable underground experiment over an album that actually achieved cultural relevance ignores that historical consumer reality. Ultimately, this isn't music that anyone would genuinely justify paying for—there is simply too much better music out there to recommend.

I think this easily enters the top 10 most enjoyable albums in this entire lineup up 1001 albums

I'm not scared off by fucking killer guitar riffs and tones, delightfully strange vocals, and musicians who owe as much to The Residents as they do Dead Kennedys. Really, really cool stuff. High 3.5 stars with room to grow. 3.5/5

Wow

What the fuck bro

This was fun

A little too disturbing and abstract for me.

It's not one-star worthy, because there were moments where I was genuinely amused by what I was listening to, but damn this one was a tough one to get through.

Literally checked to make sure my speakers are working right.

Yeah, I was initially excited to see this album pop up as my selection for the day, because there are some Butthole Surfer songs like "Dracula from Houston" and "Pepper" that I really like. Apparently, those songs are outliers and not at all representative of the group's larger body of work (except, perhaps, in terms of lyrical irreverence). Neither of those songs are on THIS album, which is yet another example of the compiler's over-fondness for noise rock. It's a great reminder of the subjective nature of any endeavor like this. "Where's the Warren Zevon?" I keep asking myself. In vain. Some days it's hard to continue, knowing that I have nearly two years left and will NEVER be greeted by Warren as my album of the day.

Despite the juvenalia that is integral to this album and which really put me off, it was more interesting musically than I thought it would be.

Fun, crazy, and interesting, but not something I'd listen to again

These guys were obliviously try to be different and boy oh boy did they succeed. "It's better to regret doing something then regretting not doing anything at all"

Insanely creative. For me, this has re-listen value ONLY for the case when I need a music reset, and need to be reminded how strange music can be.

This is a band I know of but have never really heard if that makes sense. I definitely enjoyed this album and will likely listen to more of their catalog. I’m going to say 3+ stars for now.

Eh, I'll pass. I much prefer Independent Worm Saloon on LAT. This album didn't really have anything that I enjoyed or wanted to revisit later.

I have a soft spot for the surfers..... I just can't help it. Discordant / fuzztastic guitars: Check! Obtuse or outlandish lyrics: check! ethereal overlays: check! mixing in loops or samples: check! sometime sounds like they just got tired of playing and stop mid-song and just said fuck it its done: check! For some reason things that might annoy me from other bands -- I just like with the Surfers...... I don't know why. All that being said. This album isn't my favorite from them....... but still better than many.

Ehhh jag vet inte, lite spännande ibland kanske

While I was baking I put on a show about a bald dude with glasses eating Italian food and now I'm forced to wonder, would Stanley Tucci like Butthole Surfers? I choose to believe he would.

Repetitive noise garbage. I don’t see how this is a must hear before you die albums

What a name for a band and album. Trash album though.

Noisey!

Don't see what all the fuss is about, I fuck with this. There needs to be more oddball albums on the list! Favorite track: Human Cannonball

point7.

Some great stuff on here.

Meh

Interesting. 3 stat

This album is scary! I think listening to it in a Nyquil-induced stupor was the correct choice lol. I’m able to appreciate what this album is trying to do without it ramping up my anxiety. Plus it’s Halloween week — fun!

Starting the day off with the Buttholes is a guarantee that you're setting the stage for something fantastic. This album should be taught in every 3rd grade music class and inscribed copies should be gifted to recent graduates. It's better to regret something you have done than to regret something you haven't done. And by the way, if you see your mom this weekend, would you be sure and tell her 'SATAN!SATAN!SATAN!'

Bonkers

This was well and truly awful

This album could very well be the worst one on this entire list. It sounded like straight up nightmare. I never want to come back to any of these songs ever again.

C'est très punk

Terribly noisy.

LMAO I can't believe they made us listen to the Butthole Surfers. Not nearly as bad as everyone on here says it is. It's fine, it's perfectly fine album Best Song: Human Cannonball Rating: 4.5/10 Stars: 2

This album is chaotic, abrasive, and deliberately disorienting. It throws structure out the window in favour of a nightmarish swirl of distorted guitars, strange vocal effects, and unsettling samples. Right from the opener “Sweat Loaf,” it’s clear this isn’t trying to be a conventional rock record. It’s more like a surreal audio experiment designed to unsettle as much as entertain. There are flashes of creativity buried in the noise, and the band’s commitment to their weirdness is impressive, but a lot of it ends up feeling more like provocation than something I’d want to revisit. The lack of clear structure or hooks makes many of the tracks blend into one long, disjointed experience. It’s unpredictable, but not always in a way that works in its favour. I can understand why it has a cult following and why it’s seen as influential in experimental rock circles, but for me, it’s a tough listen. It’s more interesting as a document of a band pushing boundaries than it is enjoyable as an album.

I too would have thought this was edgy ahen I was 12

Actually not as weird as I was expecting: Tbh needed to be weirder to justify the name. Simpsons: No

This was worse than I thought it was going to be. Definitely wasn't the right album to listen to whilst driving to work. Thought about driving the van through the hedge a couple of times during this.

I prefer Snakebite Abortion Technician

Way out there

Strange but good

About 30 mins, 15 of it is just “avant garde noise rock.” I imagine this album is a big deal because it’s “different” but as a stand alone piece of art it kinda sucks

Make no mistake, there was definitley a time I would have wholeheartedly celebrated the Butthole Surfers for their willingness to "stick it to the man" through the medium of sheer bloody-minded unconventionality. I think what happens as you get older is that you begin to realise there are only so many hours left in your life and there just isn't time for this dirge.

I…I didn’t hate this. What’s happening to me??? *melts*

Czego innego można się było spodziewać po zespole o takim tytule? Jest kilka ciekawych eksperymentów i inspiracji, ale mam już dość tego wyciągania słabych płyt za uszy tylko dlatego, że są “nowatorskie” albo “dziwne”. 2.5/10

2.8 Feels like an album I'd have pretended to love when I was 16 but in truth not really getting it. Felt like a cross between Mr Bungles first two albums, which have their good and and bad moments. First track is actually pretty decent, but then it quickly goes off the rails with Avant Garde nonsense. The blurb made me think I was getting something more polished, especially given which bands took inspiration from this. Not enough to keep me interested and coming back, so I'll let this one rest in piece. Can see why it's on the list, but not for me.

Super strange. Never feel the need to revisit. But i can definitely hear how it influences bands like nirvana and primus of it did at all. Maybe even slipknot?

Nah.

Memory is a wild thing. I haven't listened to this album in 36 years. I saw them opening for the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Hollywood Palladium in '89. The day before this show I went to Irvine to see Metallica. And the day after I went back to see Metallica again. I went to work in the morning after all 3 gigs. This is the Surfers album that should be on this list. Extra stars for the nostalgia trip.

Rating: 0.8 I usually love this kind of thing but when you have no song structure half the time what am I supposed to do?

Are they surfing ON the buttholes, or are the surfers themselves the buttholes? A question for the ages. “Human Cannonball” is decent.

Sweat Loaf and Human Cannonball are good, the rest of the album is a mix of sludge rock and art noise experiement.

Pas mon style

I think it would need further listens. Which it isn't getting.

Knew of this band, but never really listened to them. Love this sound and how dirty, deranged, grungy and crunchy it is. The opening track is extremely misleading with its mood, but I love that. “U.S.S.A.” is incredible. What a vibe this record is and I’m all about it. Fuck normality.

These guys have some great music. But not on this album

Not using a private spotify session for this one, but I am going to wait until I wake up some as this might be maddening. There are bands I appreciate in small doses and I have always imagined the Butthole Surfers would be one of those groups which why I have never listened to an entire album from them...my intuition was correct. Interesting, but images of doing speed in a dive bar's mens bathroom fill my head.

Actually kind of enjoyable? Hard rock punk, provocative, anarchical, but with an undercurrent of joy. Imagine it playing in a hipster thrift shop or of course a record store.

Kinda odd music eh

I actually liked a few of these songs, and even the worst Butthole Surfers song is better than the best Kid Rock song. Enthusiastic 2 stars.

Loved this. Love how weird and experimental it is. Love everything that was influenced by this sound. 4.5

It's art rock, so it's meant to be heard the way you'd appreciate an art gallery. The lyrics aren't always stories, they're usually facts or symbols presented in a way that feeds you the intended energy but let's you do the math. I'd set up a listening party for this with Scotch and The Shining muted in the background. Recommend following along on Genius in case the conversation throws you off the cryptic messaging. 3.6/5

It was very daring rather than to release an album of songs to instead release a recording of their warm up jams. At first I thought they at least sounded like they had a technical knowledge of the blues although that turned out to be just one riff on repeat. And was this recorded in an abbatoir wtf? At least it's only 32 minutes.

Fun album

First time listening to these folks.

Respectfully - what the fuck?

I'm 16 at summer camp. The camp's at a college campus and a bunch of us went to the record store one day. One of the guys found this album on cassette and bought it. We all absolutely cracked up at SATAN SATAN SATAN. That became a chant for a bunch of us that we'd break out at random times. Listening to this going on 40 years later -- man, you can practically smell the oil in Gibby Haynes' hair and the pot smoke through the uneven production. Good ol' scare your parents music. Not overly memorable, but it did bring back a flash of the Halcion days of youth.

“Ooh we’re so edgy and provocative” fuck off

Weird and fun, I enjoyed it but I'm surprised by the professional reviews

Þetta var skrítið, en ágætt.

Áhugavert og alls konar.

Spectacularly weird and wildly unpredictable, an album that is vaguely centered in sludge metal but veers into all kinds of different territories, including southeast Asian / Indian. Incredible use of production techniques to augment and alter sounds and vocals, as in “Graveyard” and “Kuntz”. And “22 Going On 23” is one of the most unsettling things I’ve ever heard. Not for everyone, for sure, but an aggressively creative exploration of where music can go.

El inicio es desquiciante, pero Human Cannonball lo arregla todo. El resto, lejos de mi gusto y de la mayoría, que no entendimos su humor ni estilo.

I would have loved to become a fan of Butthole Surfers but it wasn’t in the cards! Felt like I would have appreciated live but can’t imagine putting this album on again.

Well, this didn't hit for me. I know I had a Butthole Surfers CD back in the day, and I remember liking it a whole lot more than I liked this.

???

What the hell was that? Why is this on the list?

Very shrill. Quite funny in places. Overall, however, the album is too exhausting for me to want to listen to it again. 3/5

I’ve wanted to like these guys so bad but I just can’t get it. It’s just noise, well at least this album is.

Kuntz

Savage album, proper 80s mashup of different genres. refreshingly crazy 4 Heard before? Yes Owned: Yes 17/1001, 17/65 (26%) Will I get? Yes

Wow! I had no idea. Heard of but never heard. Dystopian vibes are good to have somedays. I really enjoyed this.

The first half of the record I liked. Decent experimental rock, not dissimilar to Sonic Youth. Second half ruins it though, just descends into purile nonsense. I actually think the last track about sexual assault and depression is quite considered. But this doesn’t really land because of the tracks that immediately precede it. Strong 2/5 (5/10)

Not for me

The Butthole Surfers’ music is not horrendous but it is full to the brim with affectations, disparate ideas threaded together with an implied “can you believe we just did that?” It lacks the adolescent charm you’d hope for. It also lacks the core of an amazing idea which you can hang the rest of an experimental rock album off of. I like that it’s very manic, weird and full of variety - but that’s about it. Ultimately they’re aiming for “woah!” and “huh?!” but instead inspire “hmm.”

It’s gross and purile and groovy and weirdly psychedelic and i’m kind of into it tbh

If you know about this band, then I don’t think you’d be surprised by it. From an acid trip state of mind I truly get it. Interesting listen

i liked probably only 2 songs and the rest are just noise

Total classic, Sick shit. Love this one. I was at band practice the other night and while we were chilling, we found out that they were playing a secret LA show right at that moment. How fucked up is that?

I'd like to meet the dude who wrote up this list, I need to understand the criteria. BS were one hit wonders who influenced a string of 90's bands like Nirvana, but they never released an album worthy of the T1001. I saw them open twice, interesting to watch but not good to listen to (try "USSA" live, you'll head for the door). This was 11 painful 'songs'. "Sweet Loaf" was so busy it hurt my brain. This album is just noise, utter garbage, there's barely a song in there! Who gave these jokers money to make this album? This is the biggest miss to date and I'm 250 albums in. Zero stars but I have a minimum of 1 to give.

I wasn't really in the mood for this, but still a fun album. The wacky energy predates becks "whiskey cyclone hotel city" album by like 6-10 years.

Es quizás el disco de rock psicodélico más malo que escuché en mi vida. Es un ruido pesado que aburre y molesta.

No way will I engage with this sh*t

This is a toughie for me. I get it for what it is. It's just really, really not my thing. Absolutely belongs on the list. Keep keeping Austin weird, guys. And to the list makers, calling this grunge is a stretch. Influence 3. Hits 1. Quality 3. It's not bad, it's just not my thing 3.

Butthole Surfers - best band name of all time?

Favorite Track: Human Cannonball

This album is only getting two stars from me because of the song “Human Cannonball”. This wasn’t music, it was performance art…had to listen under the influence to experience anything except “WTAF”

This is just noise

This album is like a bad fever dream.

Didn’t find this too interesting. Musically wasn’t bad, but just didn’t really grab me. 2/5 Won’t listen again

I appreciate bands that operate a little against the grain, and when Butthole Surfers actually set themselves to write a song, I generally enjoy it even though it tends to be pretty weird. The problem is that they don't really set their minds on writing actual songs on this record very often. It strays away from actual songwriting pretty quickly and stays in this place of weird "soundscapes", which I don't have a ton of time for. So, I like that they're willing to "weird out", but I wish they'd rein it in long enough to write some cogent songs. 2/5

WTF? Nah...

Fantastic shit. Ate it and want more.

I love the song pepper, but this album was the same as any other time I’ve tried to listen to their whole albums….i just can’t get into them. Repetitive and just kinda cringey

Too weird and trashy for me.

weird band name, weird album name, weird song names, weird lyrics. its all weird and very unique. weird enough to be interesting?

Color me surprised when I opened this and saw butthole surfers was on the list. At some point in my life I really was into anything experimental, noise or avant-garde. So obviously I was already familiar with this. As expected this album is not liked by most people, but if you give it enough time you will come to like it.

Not really mh style but I'm.shre someone elses ;)

Ughhhhh

Ten eerste: Wat een naam voor een album, jezus. Eerste minuut van het eerste nummer van het album letterlijk niks, geen geluid. De rest van het nummer was wel aardig. Toen ging het voor mij snel bergafwaarts. Heb het afgeluisterd, maar was niet mijn ding.

I was really expecting to hate it so I'm surprised. very harsh, loud, weird and bizarre, but also listenable.

Sounds like playing an album backwards. Dark and growly, also screachy. Lots of random noises that seem unpleasant.

I'm sure this is good as far as noisy avant-garde goes, but it's just not musical enough for me

They play this album in Hell to prevent you from getting any sleep.

It's good. I like the raw power. But it doesn't belong with albums that I consider 4 stars. I can see why this might be part of this project, but it's still just 3 stars.

Just a little annoying, mostly good.

Hard work screeching noise. The riff on the first track was groovy kind of awesome in places. The rest was just a mess if I am honest hard to listen to rough noises hard work I get it's experimental but geez have some cohesion I like a heavy track and a beat but this lacked anything like that.

Not sure why this is anywhere near the 20 worst rated albums. It's more interesting than lots of the middle of the road albums. It's weird and chaotic and a bit uncomfortable in places but doesn't merit the low global rating. Favourite track was Human Cannonball.

Better than I expected! Weird but fun and surprisingly precise. 3.3

Wikipedia calls them a rock band and while I get a bit of that the background noises and distortion they use is almost more punk-ish to me. Not my kind of vibe at all though

Aimless and rudderless with loads of imagination. Absence of melody makes it difficult to approach, but there are glimmers of great. Wish the production / mix was more coherent.

The type of overpowering noise you either get into in highschool or never get into at all. Bowed out at O-Men

Aikamoista melusaastetta

Ihan bändin nimensä veroinen albumi. Välillä ihan ok rokkaamista mutta liian paljon ei niin hyvää. ⭐️⭐️

There is experimental music that is also proficient - and while I understand the kind of deconstructionist movements within arts, when it gets to the point of being bad for weirds sake it just feels like I’m being trolled.

Ranking 19th from the bottom of global stats on here. What the fuck is it still doing. Hey, Surfing Buttholes, stick it where the sun don't shine. I listened to a few seconds from a sample 4 or 5 tracks, threw up, wrote this review as a warning, WARNING! WARNING!, and got on with my day. What a bunch of KUNTZ. Go fuck your own butthole.

3/10

Decent

Just plain weird.

7.5/10 Weirdly enjoyable Highlights: 22 going on 23 Human Cannonball Sweat Loaf Graveyard Kuntz

Not the kind of music I would play all the time, but I can't deny this is a cool, weird album. Favourite Songs: Sweat Loaf, Human Cannonball, 22 Going on 23. Least Favourite Songs: HAY, U.S.S.A..

Ok

don't even know if you can call this music.

Band's name suits them well! Ugh

Day 21. Hated this on first listen then liked it a little more after each subsequent listen. Definitely interesting, possibly one I’ll like more after some time. 4/10 Highlights Sweet Loaf Human Cannonball

Weird, but I didn't hate it. I like their sound.

Got to be in the mood. Lots of noise and distortion instrumentals. Some good punk sings interspersed. Artsy

Wow I am so excited to listen to the new album by the Butthole Surfers. Haha butthole. Anyways I was really trying to settle in and enjoy this but every other minute of the opening track just started being random noise which ruined the vibe and the rest of the album followed suit so I don't really have any favourites except for Human Cannonball which was the most normal sounding song. Didn't like this, but at least it was short. 2

2,75

Didn’t have enough of the right acid for this one to really hit for me. Too much of the weirdness without enough of the melody for me. A band as wild as its name and capable of some cool stuff. This one had its moments that sunk in with my mind but not enough to be a defining album.

I’m not sure what I listened to, but it worked for me. Noise rock that would influence grunge later. Represent my TX roots. I kinda can’t believe it made the list, but it was a good listen for me today.

Not my thing at all

Not really

Not what I expected. Standout track: Human Cannonball

First part of the album isn’t terrible. Second half is. 2 is probably the right number.

It works as an album. But there is so much insane stuf going on I don't know how to rate it. I wouldn't listen to it again, but it stays with you. It could be any rating and I would agree, but purely on the relistenbility, 2 stars.

Alltid tyckt att de varit ett märkligt band. Det här är dock förvånansvärt bra.

Ok it is time to get to the more well known Butthole Surfers albums, starting off with easily their most controversial project Locust Abortion Technician. What a fucking fever dream this album is, pure insanity in every way of expressing it. This album will go on long instrumental tangents out of nowhere and have it evolve and stretch over 4 tracks, and then randomly get back on the original path it was going on with another track with vocals. This album randomly goes into this psychotic area every now and then almost like a tick or a episode unfolding right in your eardrums. This project is more of an oddity than an actual quality release in my eyes, but if you do seriously like this could you explain why to me? I don't get how people could genuinely enjoy Butthole Surfers music unless it is the few songs that are actually appealing. Like how do people enjoy this album, it is an experience more than anything and one I don't think I will be going back to anytime soon.

My feelings exactly when I‘m in one of my frequent depression phases. A bit too accurate for my taste. Beautifully nonsensical noise fun. But not music to put on for enjoyment.

очень странное дерьмо. мне оказалось не по зубам.

Awful

Different. Aggressive. Not for everyone.

Differnet, but good.

I think I get the point, just think it’s a lame one to make.

I am so glad I heard this, such a great listen. Now it’s one of those albums I feel like you have to listen to x10 before you get it and it’s more of an experience than picking songs to add to your playlist type album. Now even though I enjoyed this so much most songs were borderline terrible but that’s the point with it being so experimental and just noisy. 100% deserves to be on this list and I’m very glad I listened to it with my favourite song being the first one Sweat Loaf and 22 going on 23. I’m not going to excuse it being a good listen for it being terrible but that’s why it’s not a 1/5. This doesn’t deserve to be put with the other 2/5 albums because how much I loved and I hope I can boost it higher but for now this is getting a 4.7/10 2.3/5

I'm not exactly sure what they're going for here, and have mixed feelings. A few of the cuts, I enjoyed, but others, it's as if they're going for some shock value.

I am aware of this band from my younger days, however once the shock factor of the band, song and album names wears off, the music can become quite tedious. I appreciate that they were something of a spectacle as a live show. USSA is interesting and sounds like Death Grips. I’m not sure the O Men actually had any words. Replay ability in this album is approaching zero.

It's as intricate as it is juvenile: unfortunately that just leads to an irritating record. Long stretches of trite, edgy garbage are only occassionally interrupted by fleeting moments of lucidity, which are far from frequent enough to make this enjoyable.

Utterly, utterly abhorrent.

A little too screamy and screechy for me...weird music

I ain't had a smiley pie in 15 years

This is one of those albums that I can respect and appreciate, but I don't think I can like it. It sounds like the unholy spawn of Nirvana, Black Sabbath, and The Residents. Black Sabbath right off the bat with Sweat Loaf, basically just turning Sabbath's Sweet Leaf into a noise rock song. Graveyard sounds like the noise bridge or breakdown to a weird Nirvana song like Milk It (My favorite Nirvana song by the way). Pretty sure U.S.S.A samples or recreates the looping machinery sound from Pink Floyd's Welcome to the Machine? At least, it sounded like that. Kuntz kinda sounds like a Middle Eastern/Indian tune fed through the context of a 60's psychedelic track. But mostly there's not an entire song I can sink my teeth into on this. I think it's really just Pittsburgh to Lebanon and Human Cannonball that are the only tracks resembling a fully formed song, not that they were trying with the other ones. Whereas the other ones run the gamut from a looping musical phrase or just noise rock jamming. But yeah. It's a fantastic album, definitely one to be respected for it's creativity, influence (On grunge and sludge), and boundary breaking; but in the context of this project, I can't really give it anything higher than a 2. It's not one I have much interest in going back to.

Just terrible.

I cant listen It is really bad

Stats really interesting but fades. Loud and noisy, I can see the appeal but it’s odd sounds and frankly distracting noises make it not a good liaten

Mostly annoying. Occasionally boring.

Actually kind of enjoy the experimental noise. But when they integrate it with conventional songs they don’t quite hit the same as other bands that make atonal noise work like Nirvana

I…kinda liked this?! I enjoyed the bass, the thrash, the proto death metal growl on one song, and the various stupid hijinks that ensue.

62% Best: Human Cannonball Must-Hear? Nah. It's not as bad as others make it seem, but I would never listen to it again, nor recommend it to any (normal) person. I'll just stick with Pepper from the Surfers.

Klasik alt rock iz osamdesetih. Fali malo pisama

One of the best albums by Butthole surfers

how the hell do you rate an album like this?? it was certainly different and it did make me think. i see the vision, parts of it were actually good-as-in-well-made. i'm never listening to this again.

This was the wrong album to put on before going to bed. Sweet Loaf is pretty decent, if a little chaotic. Never heard of an album where I was dreading each song as it started, but if I have nightmares tonight I’m gonna blame the Butthole Surfers.

Some alright songs on it but most of them are just noisy and chaotic.

Even if I get what this album is going for, I still can’t get aboard so that’s on me

I want what they were smoking when they made this. Wait actually no I don't

I mean this is representative of their music, but why not pick the album with Pepper on it? It was only their biggest hit by far and away. Otherwise, it's not like this album or group influenced anything except huffing paint in teenage delinquents.

I was previously familiar with Butthole Surfers for the song Pepper which is not on this album. This is a pretty far out there album. Parts of it are ok but other parts are borderline unlistenable. I would not listen again.

I won't lie - I'm mostly familiar with Butthole Surfers through the song Pepper. While I'm not allergic to noise and to this type of rock, it's just so annoying for so long and the cool hooks they build are too few between. I did like the riff on 22 Going on 23 if it didn't sound exactly like Subliminal by Suicidal Tendencies. I don't know, this one just didn't hit for me.

Some interesting and challenging ideas on show here Familiarity: 2 – Unknown album Songs I would actively choose to listen to: 2 - Little What can I remember the next day?: 2 - Little Best song: Sweat Loaf

all downhill after “SATAN SATAN SATAN”

Really not sure how to rate this. Are they pioneering musicians or just a bunch of dicks making noise? Kuntz is bizarre bit also weirdly likeable. Definitely hear the foundations for grunge. But is this something I’d ever want to just put on to listen to? Sorry, but I think this is mostly just a bunch of moderately talented douchebags who were screwing around and got lucky here and there. Album is also incoherent in my view. Lot of interesting experimentation, but is there a vision? I guess I appreciate that they were pioneers, but seems accidental. Maybe that’s just punk. Not for me though.

I know Butthole Surfers have better albums than this. I tried my best to make it through but gave up. 1/5

Alright, let's get the obvious out of the way. This album may have the worst album/band name combo on the entire list. I can't tell people that I liked an album called Locust Abortion Technician by a band called Butthole Surfers! Fortunately, I don't have to! I don't vibe with this album very much. Admittedly, I can see the vision and I'd mostly chalk this up to just being something that's not up my alley. This definitely fits in that noise rock territory, with the emphasis on noise. A lot of this album does just feel like harsh noise to me, which I've never liked. It brings back memories of Einstürzende Neubauten and I don't like that. However, there are other moments and songs that I think are solid. I think the opener "Sweet Loaf" sounds cool, but that might be because the main riff is heavily based on Black Sabbath's "Sweet Leaf," leading to me thinking of a better band. I'd also go as far as to call "Human Cannonball" a good song. It's not my favorite thing ever, but I could see someone listening to this song legitimately and having a good time with it. However, I don't feel super positive about the album at large. The singing is kind of weird at best and nearly unlistenable at worst, the writing is off-putting and not always in a good way, though I'd argue it occasionally is, and the sound isn't usually good. Still, I can see why others might enjoy this and even a since of influence that this has had on music since its release in 1987. I mean, Kurt Cobain liked it, so clearly it's not horrible, right? Still, I can't say I'm a fan, but I'm also not upset that I listened to this. High 2/5.

I feel like this would have really hit as a teen but Human Cannonball is still a banger.

Funny, and funny name 4

Bonkers. As a young punk rocker this band was far too psychedelic for me, but they have grown on my in the intervening years. Sprawling, messy noisy and silly. And most of all weird. Featuring possibly the best Black Sabbath cover ever. Love it.

Weird as fuck.

I respect this more than I like this if that makes any sense.

I know the BS are super influential in indie rock, but this is the first time that I have listened that I really enjoyed. Not the best album, but has its moments. Love that the Orbital sample comes from the first song. 3.5/5

The first I couldn't finish in this project. Disjointed noise, it's not for me.

not for me

A rare 1-star. Holy horrible!

Wasn't sure what I was getting into with this one and kept listening to see what would happen next. It wasn't particularly good or enjoyable but at least unique. Won't revisit

Another top 10 (personally)🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

As nightmarish and gross as this is in places, you do have to give them props for doing something so completely different from the vast majority of music. Band name is a 10/10 as well.

Messy

this one was a joke right?

Like the name of the band, the album is pretty shitty, but a little cool.

Never heard before, fun cover Hay: idk not for me for sure lyrics! Weber: kinda rock but short USSA: not my vibe, scary Sweat loaf: more calm, listenable Graveyard: meme genre de song Pittsburgh to Lebanon: Lyrics!! Scary Human Cannonball: listenable, like the production on this one The O-Men: funny Kuntz: prefer this one Graveyard-Pt.2: ok 22 going on 23: fine

love butthole surfers!

I thought I would dislike this more than I did, but it was not bad. Caveat is that I was not paying a lick of attention to the lyrics.

When they figure it out, they're unstoppable. It's just that it takes an entire album for them to figure it out for one song, and that results in a terrible experience for an album-listening exercise.

that's BS for sure. 1.5 bc Hay conjured fond memories of goat barns

Music for people who think they're really cool because they've watched Faces of Death multiple times and claim they find it soothing

Perfectly ok experimental rock. I thought it was gonna be worse becouse of the low ratings here. But it was actually ok if you are in the mood for weird stuff. But there's plenty of more unsufferable music on this list. This is not one of those for me.

hoo-wee, this album sure is something. distorted, tape-bending techniques, slimy and disturbing mixing and all sorts of sounds tickling your eardrums makes for an album that doesn't sound like any other rock album you've heard before. it sounds like audio coming from deep within satan's bowels. it's groundbreaking and it's such a departure from other rock bands, but there's only so much i can realistically enjoy when a big majority of the album is pure, demonic-sounding noise. as much as i'd want to rank this album higher, i just don't think i'm the right demographic for this kind of music.

Very experimental hard rock punk. Inflenced by balck sabbath, and other important bands from other genres including cumbia,,jazz, punk, etc... Well though of algum that is surpisingly great with great musicians and music producers

Electriclarryland is a really good mid-90s alt rock album. You should listen to it. I have no idea what this is doing here.

This was fine, but I imagine they've had better output. Kind of a 2.5 for me, but bumping because I liked what I heard. Probably wouldn't return to it though.

What an album name. Amazing how many bands were influenced by Black Sabbath with Sweat Loaf right out of the gate. I can only imagine an day old meat loaf sitting out on a hot park bench with that title.

Ok I actually liked this one a lot more than I expected. It's dark, heavy, murky, disturbing, yet full of absurdist humor. So it's not going to be one that I play at a dinner party but as lofi, cheaply made, ridiculous sonic experiments go, it's brilliant. Honestly the most off-putting element to me is the album cover. But the music is fantastically weird. It's not great in an objective sense, but I love it for it's unashamed rupture with anything radio-friendly. Surprisingly I only previously knew The Butthole Surfers from their 90s hit "Pepper" which did get a lot of radio play at the time. This album is a lot more niche, to put it mildly. If it makes you uncomfortable, take comfort in the fact that you're in the majority. But if you manage to see something in it, you're still in very good company. Kurt Cobain listed this as one of his 50 favorite albums. Not bad for a group of guys experimenting at home without the benefit of a recording studio.

Butthole 💩 is correct

0’5

This band comes across as either really intelligent or really stupid. Locust Abortion Technician is puerile and ridiculous and mostly emulates the sonic experience of hanging out at band practice rooms as a teenager and hearing about 20 different musicians tuning up and widdling around simultaneously. But I get the impression these are songwriters who could do more conventional material if they wanted to and have just kind of evolved beyond that, like comedians who end up circling right back around to dick jokes. They might be geniuses. I feel it's missing the point to even attempt to review this, tbh.

Swing and a miss. Trash.

I don't know what the fuck I just listened to, but I like it.

Pretty weird. Would probably skip.

Some weird one in there but overall great musically

I really wanted to like this album, but it was mostly noise. I don't get it. I liked their radio hit "Pepper", but this was just all... garbage. One star.

I enjoyed this album.

Looking good, Rod. Looking good.