Locust Abortion Technician

Avant garde rock that is still somewhat listenable. Grimy and confrontational, but I also wouldn’t call it serious. The Black Sabbath cribbing is so obvious that it can only be on purpose; I guess I appreciate the warping of that band’s sounds into something new, but that mostly just makes me wish I was listening to a Sabbath record instead. Could do without the rape bookends. It’s provocative, I suppose, but to what end? I don’t love it, sorry. Not sure what it says about this record or myself that the soundscape of “HAY” was maybe the most enjoyable bit.

116. Locust Abortion Technician - Butthole Surfers (1987) 6.18.26 Variety: 2 Adequacy: 3 Listenability: 1 Uniqueness: 5 Emotionality: 1 = 2.4 rounded down to 2 "Pardon me, I'm only bleeding" A whole generation likely discovered these guys due to Beavis and Butthead. Just a guess on my part, but seems likely. Outside of ultrahip tastemakers, the local Texas art/ music scene, the only options left for most of America at the time was MTV. That's certainly how I first became aware of them. One of the rare acts that Beavis and Butthead genuinely seemed to enjoy, I'm fairly sure it was the video for "Who Was in My Room Last Night" that hit me first. I'm not sure where I heard "Human Cannonball" first though - maybe a cooler friend had the cd? That's the only track from this album that stands out in my memory, though I know I listened to this whole thing at least once, now decades ago. I generally have liked what I've heard from these guys though I've always been a bit hesitant about diving in. The little I know from interviews, appearances, and articles is that they were early champions of Daniel Johnson, were one of Kurt Cobain's favorites, and put on some crazy live shows, which some ( including band members themselves) believe heavily influenced acts lke the Flaming Lips, though not sure there is any real animosity there at all. Curious to see if I remember any of this aside from the one track. THE TRACKS "Sweat Loaf" - This was an interesting rollercoaster ride, with a twisted acid rock dark ride at the state fair take on the classic Sabbath riff that kind of swings back around every so often in between some calming psychedelic bits. Imagine floating through the nice parts, only to round the bend into a devil's fever dream a few times before being spit back out into the bright of day. This must have lit more than a few mullets on fire back in '87. "Graveyard" - Slowed down, heavily processed vocals, some atonal noodling on an equally distorted guitar, and some deep, dark sludgy drums drag us down the stairs into the damp root cellar where Hayes and company are no doubt waiting in the dark, donning their clown makeup. Imagine your parent's hearing this blasting out of your room at the time. There might have been some worried calls to the local clergy. This feels out of it's time for sure, and not really like when you listen to Meat Puppets or even Sonic Youth who seem to anticipate popular tastes 10 years in advance. This still feels like it could have been put out today by some freaks in their garage with some cheap recording equipment, and feels simultaneously like an invitation to any weirdos who want an experience, and a warning to the normies. It's the bright coloring of a poisonous frog, daring you to eat it. Maybe it'll kill you, but maybe you'll have the best trip ever. "Pittsburgh to Lebanon" - A stomping, gravelly bit of cemetery acid blues. A good four years before Bone Machine was recorded by Tom Waits, this feels like a cousin to it. Angelo Badalamenti was playing around with similar stuff in his "Pink Room" track from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. His is cleaner and more of a demon rockabilly take, but check it out for comparison's sake. All noise and fuzz and darkly growling menace. Hayes proving he's a bit of a chameleon here. "HAY" - A musique concrete noise experiment that does little to fire the musical imagination, but works well enough as a sustained but of horror atmosphere. "Human Cannonball" - The main event. And it does not disappoint. I remember being a bit confused when I read this came out in 1987. I think they could have easily dropped this in '92 or even '93 and most people would not have batted an eye. Driving, and dripping with sinister energy, Haye's vocals put me in mind a bit of Jello Biafra. Awesome shit. Turn this up in you headphones til you can barely tolerate it. Another great driving song from the decade of great driving songs. Side B "U.S.S.A." - Industrial sludge, perfect for being chased around an empty slaughterhouse at night by those clowns from that cellar I mentioned earlier on. As far as pleasant listing goes though? Maybe not so much. "The O-Men" - This sounds like a GWAR song played at double speed on a beat up boombox that's sitting at the bottom of a creepy well on some abandoned farm somewhere. But at least it's recognizable as a song. "Kuntz" - More experimental stuff with what seems to be a world music track that the band has processed and warped through some tape looping and effects rigs. More on the audio installation art piece side of things, and another non music track. "Graveyard" - A much less successful take on the same subject matter as the first track with this title? By this point, while things are still pretty arresting, I can't say I'm enjoying much of it. "22 Going on 23"- This kind of sampling and fuzz would be made much more palatable by Rob Zombie a few years later. Another interesting failure. HIGHLIGHTS - "Sweat Loaf" - "Pittsburgh to Lebanon" - "Human Cannonball" MIDLIGHTS - "Graveyard" - "HAY" - "The O-Men" - "Kuntz" LOWLIGHTS - "U.S.S.A." - "Graveyard" - "22 Going on 23" FINAL THOUGHTS As much as I dig their more melodic stuff, their more experimental avante garde material, while interesting, leaves me uninterested in revisiting this album. I can hear a lot of talented musicians choosing to not engage with that talent in much of any sort of way that could be called a pleasant experience. I'd recommend any of the below as acts who take what's being done here, and one-up it: Jim Thirlwell ( aka Foetus), with all of his purposeful abrasivemess and experimental noise stuff includes sonic hooks and enough dynamism to intrigue me to listen further. Sonic Youth while often touted as the exemplars of noise rock are far more concerned with melody and song structure. They use the stuff as texture more often than not. Tom Waits goes about this sort of thing with a theatricality and deep love for the enchanting dark carnival atmosphere, and still manages to sneak in plenty of catchy bits. Big black is harsh, and hard without sacrificing listenability. Swans understand dark, bristly, unpleasant atmosphere in a way that somehow comes back around ot being pleasant again. The Melvins will bury you in the deepest, darkest, swampy muck imaginable and still melt your face off with catchy ass riffs. Mr. Bungle can terrify with creepy as hell weirdness, but retains a production style and a sort of cabaret like atmosphere that leans into the theatricality and professional musicianship, and provides enough seperation between the music and the musicians to maintain it's integrity as a facade. Butthole surfers, especially here, coud easily be mistaken for some anarchic scuzzball amateurs, who revel in the grimy, aggressive harshness for its own sake. And they don't want you to be able to tap your toes to this stuff, which does not hep to build any good will. This is intellectual anti-music. Butthole Surfers accomplished exactly what they set out to here, which is something to be admired. It's not exactly anything I really enjoyed, aside from those three highlights, but man was it something to behold, and it felt exciting and wholly removed from it's time. It's easy to see why it has the reputation it does, and I'm glad I listened to it, but I'll be happy with just a compilation of the band's catchier, easier to digest stuff. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - Keep the highlights. And even the middling stuff is not anything I'd recommend anyone listen to for pleasure. FURTHER LISTENING - "The Pink Room" by Angelo Badalamenti - Children of God by Swans - Hole by Foetus - Bone Machine by Tom Waits - Atomizer by Big Black - Gluey Porch Treatments by the Melvins - Bowl Of Chiley by Mr. Bungle

This is crazy. And really, there's only like 3 actual songs on here. The rest of it are more like what would be interludes on most albums. The actual music on the album is pretty solid, honestly. It's nothing special, though, so I'm having a really hard time understanding why this made the list. Yeah, this is too odd for its own good. Favorite Song(s): Kuntz

Honestly when this first started I just thought it was going to be some just lowbrow juvenile humor with some decent rock chops. But I see how it went on, it felt more like a shitpost. I don't know if that closing track was supposed to be funny or a social commentary but it failed on either account quite miserably period. Not the worst stuff I've heard in this project but I definitely have no use for it. (4.2) ★★

It seems like this would be right up my alley but I just couldn't get into it. "Human Cannonball" was alright, but as a whole wasn't taken by it.

There's something in here, I haven't quite found it yet.

2/5

Te goofy

I think this would feel better after a few coffees

This definitely art but not sure it’s music. Or music i like. And it is interesting but not something I’d listen to again.

Welp, someone must be having a laugh giving me this album today on top of a brutal hangover. I was so ready to give this album a chance, and then I heard “Satan, Satan, Satan”. Look, that’s only works if you’re going to give it your best deathcore scream. The music itself wasn’t horrible to start off though, it was just all over the place. The vocal effects were certainly a choice. There are so many weird sounds and ideas in this album. It’s a wonder it’s somewhat cohesive. Human Cannonball is the closest thing we’ve gotten to a song so far, so I’ll take it. On the other hand, USSA was one of the single worst experiences I’ve had going through this list. The O-men sounded like a metal clown orgy. I don’t think there’s anything I can say about Kuntz. Why is a Thai song being sung as a Bollywood tune, with the use of an English cuss. 22 going on 23 wasn’t horrible as a closer. I think this album isn’t as awful as I was expecting, but it’s still pretty bad. There is some ok music in there, but it’s overshadowed by the weird choices made with these tracks. I’m so glad it was only 35 minutes. 2/5 ⭐️ 149/1089

Maybe I've just heard one too many local punk bands in a sweaty basement, but I didn't think it was that bad. That being said, it was very boring for what it is. Like if it's supposed to be grimy punk, I want more from it. It wasn't that interesting to me. I think that's actually where this album falls the most flat for me. It's not committing hard enough to be noise and punk, and yet it's not melodical or lyrical enough to carry it otherwise. Reminds me of ICP for some reason. Maybe proto-ICP is the whole point of this band, and I have no idea. Positives: the songs and album are short, and the songs are distinct from one another. The last few songs were less boring and committed more to what I expect from a slimy punk album with cool influences. Again, not the worst I've heard by far, but not my favorite album either.

Locust Abortion Technician is an album that needed several changes to be anything good in my eyes. I can definitely see a lot of potential for this to be a very good grunge album, most of the regular grunge elements like the guitars are handled pretty well and some of the melodies were pretty solid too and the vocals could work at points. The problem is, this album felt it need to stick out so it decided to add so much of this avant-garde crap to make a lot of the songs really weird and that was where this album fumbled. Almost all of these elements failed to sound even remotely good and made this album painful to get through. It is a shame because if the album dropped all the avant-garde elements and went straight for being a full blown grunge album, it could have been good but alas, this album is just barely going above the realm of awful. Best Song: Human Cannonball Worst Song: Hay

Legit just noise. It opened hard and quick but seriously just noise.

Initially I thought this was a weird, cool album, but that slowly changed to me thinking this is a weird, annoying album.

Pretty expected of Butthole Surfers... And as someone who likes this band, it is a hard sell.

Enjoyed Human Cannonball and slightly enjoyed Sweat Loaf, other than that, nothing to write home about. 5/10

Can't wait to never listen to this again. I do like metal/music with a lot of noise, but oh my god this is just so bad I can't even take it. thank the lord its over. The only songs that stood out even remotely that I kind of liked was Kuntz and 22 going on 23. God this is actually shit.

I really wanted to like this based on what I know of their work, but this just turned out to be some punk avant-garde bullshit.

Chaotic psychedelic punk assembled from distorted guitars, primitive percussion, tape manipulations, and unhinged shouted vocals feels like stumbling through a collapsing carnival ride at three in the morning—disorienting, grotesque, and strangely hypnotic, with enough abrasive invention to make the ugliness compelling rather than merely obnoxious. The record weaponizes repetition, noise, and absurdity into something both confrontational and oddly immersive. Unfortunately it stays incoherent for me so I don't want to relisten.

Weird, dirty, jarring. Perfect for a band with this name.

Listening to this is a total mind bender, like walking into a fucked up funhouse. On one side, it's this crazy, abrasive mess, sludgey, and awful. That makes me wonder how it even made the must listen list. Tracks like "Kuntz" with its weird Thai samples and the heavy vibe of "22 Going On 23" are pretty rough to take. But, there's this crazy, chaotic genius hidden in there. The band's wild "Gibbytronics" and turning a Black Sabbath riff into "Sweat Loaf" show they're super out there and influenced grunge and noise rock. It's a short, intense trip into psychedelic punk that doesn't give a damn about comfort. It's not for everyone.

One of those albums where you see the name and the cover and think "Ah shit here we go again". Suprisingly listenable... for the most part. I hate it when a band who could otherwise write decent songs like Sweat Loaf and Human Cannonball decide to deliberately make bad and annoying songs because art. I guess thats punk for you.

Creative chaos

Okey album very experimental but totally not for me

Interesting piece of modern art. Some unique sounds and certainly gets across the chaotic and intense vibe I believe it was going for. As a pure piece of music for listening enjoyment though I think this one didn't quite do it for me. I feel like they have to either lean one way into the pure chaos, or try to maintain some level of actual songwriting. It was mostly chaos but the songwriting blended in just felt too simple and not thought out. Maybe I'm missing the point on this album, but I know other music Butthole Surfers went on to make and it's a ton more genuinely listenable than this...

Oof, this one was a miss for me. Started out promising with a weird cover of Black Sabbath's 'Sweet Leaf', but quickly went downhill with progressively stranger songs that were grating to the ears and borderline experimental in nature. I get the feeling the only reason these guys made it into the national consciousness was because Kurt Cobain said he liked them one time. 2/5

Mercifully short 2/5

Hilariously dreadful. Fully deserving of a 1/5 but I just can't bring myself to score it so low, given that it really made me laugh at times. The three-track run of USSA/The O-Men/Kuntz is unlike anything I've ever heard. Completely bonkers. So bad, I wanted to keep listening.

I feel like ‘The O-Men’ sounds like how it feels to get a lobotomy

With a name like Butthole Surfers, you’d expect this album to be terrible, but it was actually quite okay. The first riff was really good, but then I realized it was a Black Sabbath riff. Slightly disappointed, I continued. The next few songs were what I had feared, but then came “Human Cannonball,” which is a pretty solid punk track. The album is an eclectic mix of styles, ranging from Indian-inspired sampling to unlistenable messes of tracks, along with some sludge. Not the best album, but it was an experience. Also, at 30 minutes, it doesn’t overstay its welcome. Strong 2.

O nome da banda me irrita, o nome do álbum me irrita, mas pelo menos a capa é legal. É um disco repleto de distorção e efeitos repulsivos porém charmosos. É um álbum curto, com o objetivo claro de chocar e irritar. Há algo apreciável nisso, em um álbum que realmente não deseja ser amado e nem ser fácil de ouvir, mas claro que os efeitos são inconsistentes. Achei que a banda tinha potencial de fazer um disco muito bom. Há passagens aqui que quase parecem música de verdade, mas essas passagens são rapidamente abafadas por outra faixa que tenta apenas te irritar ou te espantar, algo que foi completamente ineficaz em mim que não fiquei nem irritado nem espantado. Não achei as canções mais “experimentais” surpreendentes, de forma alguma. Achei todas bem amadoras e básicas. Nos momentos mais melódicos a banda conseguiu fazer um som legal, então eu senti apenas decepção em ouvir tantos números desnecessários. Bem, arte é subjetiva né, imagino que os membros da banda gostaram disso que criaram, mas eu não gostei. Achei perda de tempo. Ao menos é um disco curto. 2/5

Ka faan last song kinda ok

I like the Strangeness of it all, the sound is weird and nasty. It works somehow

None of y’all see the vision here. It’s like if Oogie Boogie from Nightmare Before Christmas started a band. That being said, I’ll probably never listen to it again.

I was also an ironic asshole teenager in 1987 and probably would've liked this at the time. Some fun noise and tape experiments, some dumb smutty jokes, but it all reads mean, or cruel ("22 Going on 23"). Honestly I kind of like it nostalgically, but you're not missing anything.

i think the name is interesting but like i don't think this album is for me

The 2 or 3 songs that resembled songs weren't so bad

There’s a reason the Butthole Surfers never really became a radio staple—and it’s definitely not because of anything on Locust Abortion Technician. This album feels less like music and more like a disorienting, full-blown nightmare acid trip—the kind you’d do anything to wake up from. It’s like someone hands you a glass of something to drink. You don’t even look at it—you just take a swallow. Instantly, you gag and spit it out. “What did you just give me?” you ask. “Motor oil. Good, isn’t it?” they reply. “Absolutely not. People aren’t supposed to drink motor oil.” “Really? I’ve always enjoyed a tall glass of motor oil,” they say—then snatch the glass back, raise it to their lips, and slowly drain it while staring at you, unblinking. That’s what it feels like when someone recommends this album. It isn’t inviting, accessible, or even remotely concerned with being palatable. It exists entirely on its own wavelength—one that seems fundamentally incompatible with ordinary human taste.

While I appreciate the creativity throughout the album, this kind of thing just isn't my bag baby (insert Austin Powers penis pump scene). It's often jarring and unlistenable and those "drug breaks" mentioned on the Wikipedia page for this album definitely played a hand in it's chaotic nature. These guys supposedly got a bit more polished after this album and the ONE song most people would know from the 90's is just as odd, but had a more straightforward structure. I could have never heard this and been completely content, but this list needs filler and this is precisely that.

Super weird and unnecessary. I expected better. They’re just trying to do too much - nothing organic about this.

What the fuck. Its just an album of total nonsense. More than half the tracks on here are something I would never even want to listen to again. Then theres human cannonball which is just casually one of the best songs I've heard since we started using this website. 2

Like a pizza cutter: all edge, seemingly no point. Most of the songs seemed to transgress for the sake of transgression alone without a message or any meaningful follow through on the reason behind the rule breaking.

AI ain't got shit on these guys

A weird random all over the place album

Another album I didn't have to hear before I die. At least it was short...

My life has always been Butthole Surfers - adjacent. I know of them and have heard a bunch of their stuff. But never Locust Abortion Technician. After listening, well, this is pretty par for the course. Classic serial-killer rock album. It's hard to argue that this is a good album. It's less noisy than it is mostly just noises. There are a couple real songs interspersed in between the weird ambient tracks. There are some nice guitar parts and instrumentals buried in there if you can find them. This album is attention grabbing for sure, but I wouldn't say it's good or influential. I tend to go for the weird stuff, but this was pretty beyond anything I'd want to listen to again. I've heard worse and more boring though. Gonna be a 2/5 for me.

Heel taai. Paar oké nummers

If someone on purpose makes music that's supposed to be hard to listen to, and it IS hard to listen to, is it good or bad? Still subjective of course. I understand the artistic idea of challenging the listener/observer, or making them reflect on their relationship to music and expectations of it. But even trying to be open-minded, that's a bit too much challenging for me.

I do not like this type of music. At least it was slightly more enjoyable then Captain Beefheart’s Trout Mask Replica.

ououou die dudes. ha zerst denkt öpis lauft falsch wells afoch stilli isch am aafang. jo sie hassed gängigi struktur. sehr fest.

bin sehr gspannt HAHAHA WHAT also sweat loaf chan ja fast nöd als song bezeichnet werde hahahah MAX WEBER? me muess aber na sege, dass s albumcover echt na hard isch hay isch....liecht ahstrengend hahaha es het mengisch scho au sache woni na geil find? aber extreeeem ahstrengend UHHH THE O-MEN FANGT GEIL AHHH ER SCHREIT jaa experimentell beschriebts guet glaub ich glaub sie sind würkli na cooli gsi (mini meh oder weniger einzige berüehrigspünkt mit dere band sind ide kurt cobain biographie gsi) und I guess ich hans scho au cool gfunde was sie mached, aber simmer ehrlich, spass machts nöd bim lose

Noise. But some of it interesting 2.

My girlfriend revoked my aux privileges.

zu krachig

At its best it's a punkier version of Joy Division, but there aren't many moments of that and the rest is gratuitous noise. 2 - a good album just not my thing

Not my thing even though I’m typically into plenty of dissonant noises shit

I wanted to like this. But no, it's kinda like what inspired bevis and butthead.

More parody than progression

I can enjoy psycho junk nightmare rock just as much as the next guy. And sometimes you've just gotta grit your teeth and listen to a Butthole Surfers record. As my thoughts wandered (trying to escape) I inhabited a scene from "The Jerk" with Steve Martin where he's at a gas station, some kind of sniper is shooting at him but missing and hitting engine oil cans. Steve proclaims, "They hate these cans!" So on "Locust Abortion Technician" it seems evident, "They hate these guitars!"

Honestly, the problem with this is not the noise. There are other albums that weren't particularly pleasing but that I still rated a 4/5 because I thought maybe they were revolting and original enough to actually be quite good. But that's the thing, I don't like this album not because of the noise —I actually think the most obnoxious parts were the best—, but because I simply didn't hear the spark that ties it all together. So it doesn't compensate for the annoyance. Too much of the first side was a bit boring to me. The second side, though, is much more interesting and saves this a bit. 2/5

That's a no for me dog.

This is experimental art/noise rock with some ideas of what a song is mixed in. I will give them credit for the "SATAN" yelling because I like that one Orbital song on the Spawn soundtrack where that sample is the only lyric. Other than the first "song" this is really too much for me. It's a 2 for doing this weird shit in 1987 and for the experimental value but other than that...bad.

I’m not really a fan of noise punk, which is what I consider this. Why anyone thinks this is a “must-hear” record is beyond me. There are parts that are interesting and certainly, I can “get” the creative aspect, but I don’t really have any inclination to listen again or check out anything else by them.

muy puramente raro parce, tiene un par de temas buenos pero los malos son muy malos. no me pareció pues de 1 porq si tiene sus temas y medio aura pero es que hay unos excesivamebte malos mk

Het is wel een grappig album, de naam butthole surfers vind ik ook geinig. U.S.S.A. Vind ik ook wel geinig. Het hele album klinkt wel als een psychose waar ik gewoon niet zo lekker op ga. Dit is een album wat van mij een instillatie mag zijn in een gaar museum voor moderne kunst waar je ook een tv installatie ziet waar je een man in zijn nakie in een kamer met een matras rondjes aan het rennen is en vervolgens vanillepudding over zichzelf gaat uitsmeren. Het is interessant om een keer geluisterd te hebben. Kuntz vond ik verreweg het leukste nummer. Ik ben weer een ervaring rijker, maar ik ben blij dat deze koortsdroom voorbij is.

Weiiirrddd

I hate this less than the first time I heard it

Wasn't complete crap but it also wasn't good either

Probably the fathers of ICP, this band is made up of a bunch of clowns.

The album opens with a sludge of guitar on Sweat Loaf, a clear reference to Black Sabbath's "Sweet Leaf", setting the stage for the forthcoming album which sounds like musical satire of itself. It was nice to listen to some proto-grunge with a lot of punk sounds, but the music itself seems like something nobody expected anyone to enjoy, and they probably shouldn't. Investigating the origin of the name Butthole Surfers led me to some of the band's former names, which I rather enjoyed: The Dick Clark Five, Nine cm Worm Makes Own Food, The Vodka Family Winstons, Ashtray Babyheads, Ed Asner Is Gay, Fred Astaire's Asshole, The Right to Eat Fred Astaire's Asshole, The Inalienable Right to Eat Fred Astaire's Asshole, Zipgun, and many others.

Not their best

Sweat loaf - 4 Graveyard - 2 Pittsburgh to lebanon - 2 Weber - n/a Hay - 1 Human cannonball - 4 U.s.s.a. - 2 The o-men - 2 Kuntz - 3 Graveyard - pt. 2 - 3 22 going on 23 - 2

i'm sorry but this just fucking sucks. it's like they were trying to make a rock album that sounded as uninteresting and actively painful to listen to as possible. random shit just keeps sounding off and it's a nuisance to hear. i cannot imagine a single context where i would decide to put this album on and enjoy the experience.

Very challenging to enjoy, elements of fun, but swamped by odd choices that make this a non-essential listen. Kuntz particularly was just unnecessary, coming from a man that has a vulgar tongue, this was just not needed.

Unpleasant but not boring.

Yikes idk

Not as bad as I thought it would be

Olipas outoa meininkiä ja meni kyllä puolet tän levyn ajatuksesta täysin ohi. plussaa levyn kestosta joka ei rasauttanut korvia puolta tuntia pitempää

Nimen perusteella odotin jotenkin enemmän, mutta ei tämä kyllä lähtenyt missään vaiheessa. Pistetään pari pongia yrityksestä

It's really really not for me. That's why it's a bit weird for me to judge. I have to give the ambition and energy some respect, but there's too much bs on here to take it seriously. Maybe it's not that bad, but definitely not my taste. You need to smoke a lot of weed to get it, probably. So, a flat 2.

Noisy and weird

the butthole surfers do have some good songs. they were not on this album.

I'm not sure I enjoyed that but I do respect it.

It's not that it's heavy that's unappealing: it's heavy and pointless. It's the late 80s grunge-metal version of a fidget spinner.

Based on the artist and album name I was pretty apprehensive about this. I suppose I was relieved that it wasn't quite that bad but still... and that last track was really weird.

The voices get lost behind the sound the instruments, but I'm not sure hearing them would have made this experience any better. The cover art is cool though

Thoughts before listening: The Butthole Surfers have been a band on my periphery for a long time, but other than their 90s hit "Pepper", I have never really spent much time listening to them. My understanding is that in the 80s they were mostly a psychedelic leaning punk rock band so that is what I am anticipating the sound on this album will be. Even if I do enjoy the music, I fear the sound quality might be a turn off as it is with many of their contemporaries i.e. Meat Puppets, Replacements, Husker Du, etc. Review: So I guess if you consider purposefully abrasive and unlistenable to mean psychedelic then my description above is accurate. There is exactly one song that I enjoyed on this thing and it was "Human Cannonball". I'm okay with bands putting 1 or 2 weird for the sake of being weird noise songs on an album, but it has to be surrounded by otherwise solid tunes. That's not the case here. 2-stars cause "Human Cannonball" is good and I appreciate the band's importance to the overall alternative/indie rock scene.

First song was fun but the rest just didn't have that.

Yea... nah

I would probably have loved this back in the 80s in my hugely alcoholic headbanging years. Now - not so much. In fact, it's a huge pass from me.

I remember this was one of Kurt Cobains favorite albums and buying it It early in 1989 and noting it was all over the place in style and really jarring. I was expecting more like the Rembrandt pussyhorse album and was a bit disappointed. But this album cover was a favorite T-shirt of mine.

It wasn't actually that bad just sounds so lazy

There was one song I enjoyed on this, it seems to be before they got their footing. I enjoy their later stuff much more, this was just noisy for the sake of it.

I liked their later stuff more but I’m sure this was a completely new sounds in 87.

What did I just listen to?

I quite fancy noisy, experimental and "weird" music in general, but that doesn't mean this wouldn't still be pretty shite. They also have this specifically absurd, yank style of humour that I can't tolerate at all.

This wasn't boring at least.

I would enjoy the Butthole Surfers so much more if I found them funny at all. Sadly, no dice. I appreciate their approach to songs: experimental in the literal sense - "let's try this!" On that count I would still give a slight edge to the album "Hairway to Steven" over this one. All in all my opinion hasn't really changed since I first discovered them: for a noise / comedy / shock band, they aren't noisy, funny or shocking enough to really grab me.

(45/100)

thank god that's over Would I listen again? Maybe Deserves to be on this list? NO 1.5

Maybe the only band from Azerrad's 'Our Band Could Be Your Life' that I haven't checked out yet. And seeing as I love so many of the bands featured in that book, I was hoping that this would be up my alley. And while it sort of is, I do think its general directionlessness and very (very) rough presentation ultimately hinder the overall experience. Unlike a group like Big Black, that perfectly balanced noise and cacophony with genuinely interesting lyrical themes, melodies, and song structures, Butthole Surfers opt for the more in-your-face "Here's an idea we came up with, but didn't necessarily bother developing it into anything worth a damn" approach. And there are some interesting ideas and moments to be fair, the super short 'Weber', for as ear-piercing as it was, actually sounded pretty sinister when the drums kicked in and the dial on the reverb got turned up. 'Human Cannonball' was maybe the most fleshed-out song here, sounding like a twisted Joy Division song at times. The closer '22 going on 23' had maybe the best guitar solo and core riff here, but I'm not sure how I feel about the way the vocal sample (revolving around a traumatic sexual assault) was used, though I'm sure it was well-intentioned. Aside from those few moments, though, I do think this album sort of ended up falling flat for me. I can appreciate them pushing this style to its absolute limits; it's as dirty and messy as you'll get in the late '80s. And it's generally consistent, say for maybe the super out-of-place (and frankly tacky and boring) opener 'Sweat Loaf' and the oddly serene 'Kuntz', which sounds like it's mostly sample-based? But it's all a bit too much, even for me. But yes, they're obviously super influential. I see many industrial groups taking notes from this album or group.

What the hell was this fever dream

this album is insane! I did enjoy the really rough distorted guitar, and I found the instrumentation of ‘kuntz’ interesting. i would listen to graveyard - pt. 2 again. i listened to the first two thirds at work, then had to stop at o-men because i physically could not stop laughing - the vocals for that one are really something! the last song is interesting, i feel like it was ahead of its time in a way. had the thought of ‘someone who’s 22 wouldn’t talk like that!’ but of course. it was the late eighties. overall a kind of assault on the ear but enjoyable at times.

Rough

Bedre enn frykta

Weird. Hay. 2/5

I know for a fact that this is no one’s ’no slip’ album. who tf listens to this

Got tired of them fairly quickly. Just sounded noisy

Track 1: this is a little weird, but I kinda dig it. I don’t really get why this is rated so low. Track 2: ah, there it is. There’s actually some to like here. “Human Cannonball” and the two tracks bookending this one are solid. The rest of it is exactly like I’d imagine a band called ‘Butthole Surfers’ to sound like.

If I could give this negative stars I would

Keine macht den Drogen 2/5

Well, if you wanna be edgy I guess this is the album for you.

I liked some of it and didnt like a lot but didnt love any of it

"Human Cannonball" is the only song saving this from being a 1

I like the Butthole Surfers, but didn't really like this one much. Too avant-garde psychedelic for my tastes. Prefer the more mainstream Independent Worm Saloon and Electriclarryland sound of theirs.

How did this just keep getting worse?

I prefer Pepper over any of this

É vanguarda. É disruptivo. Saquei o conceito, que foi muito bem executado. Só não é minha praia.

WTF was that? This is terrible, but also…a part of me, deep deep down, was entertained? And I’m ashamed of that.

I’m glad this was only 33 minutes

No

This is like the Melvins meets Beefheart… but it’s total dogshit. I kind of enjoyed human cannonball though.

Thought I'd enjoy this album more bit it's a little to experimental for my taste. I don't really care for long instrumentals.

This album is wild. The opening song, Sweat Loaf, is immediately attention grabbing and unique. Not what I was expecting. A bit TOO experimental for my taste.

Ekki minn tebolli, og pínku leiðinlegt á köflum, en þó ekkert sem stuðar neitt svakalega. Svo eru áhugaverðir kaflar og sumt jaðrar við það að vera skemmtilegt.

Just no.

Bizarre

Its a 2

Ween with no musical ability

Not for me thanks

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.

A bit too confused and erratic for me.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

2 Stars (5/15)

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.

Interesting..

Not very keen. Bit fractured and noisy.

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

This was... something.

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.

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.

Ehhh jag vet inte, lite spännande ibland kanske

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

point7.

Meh

C'est très punk

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.

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

I prefer Snakebite Abortion Technician

Way out there

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

???

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

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)

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.”

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 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

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

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

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

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.

Ok

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

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

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.

Not my thing at all

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

not for me

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

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

I appreciate the experiment. I also appreciate it being over.

Only 2 semi decent songs, the rest can get destroyed

2/5

A challenging listen, to be sure - but that’s the point, right?! Certainly one that needs to be heard - but only in the right frame of mind, whatever that may be! Good, but not great.

This isn’t bad per se but it feels like an inside joke that I’m not a part of.

I had a feeling that an album by a band named “Butthole Surfers” would be weird and I was right. Did I enjoy that weirdness? More than I thought but I probably wouldn’t listen to it again.

Didn’t like this at all

1.5 I’m all for experimentation but this all seemed like extremely shallow experimentation. Stuff that was done better by Zappa or Beefheart 30 years before. It’s intentionally unlistenable, and I ask - Why? The few moments they choose to make actual music, it’s honestly pretty good!

an album that is actually about 2 songs and 8 b-sides. mostly fucking about in the studio- yeilding inconsistent results- Gabby doesn't sing a clear vocal until the sixth track, and barely pops his head up again after that. Even with the loose standards for inclusion, they could only get 31 minutes together? Anyway- band has a decent sound here, no 1980s fuckery to be found, but they aren't doing much with it on this EP of an LP.

not for me

I didn’t hate this but I doubt I will come back to it.

If grunge punk is your thing then it’s probably good

This album is truly an experience, but the jury is still out on if it's a welcome one or not.

★★½

Many of these experimental/noise rock albums from this list have been missing me entirely and failing to reach me in any profound way. I kept waiting for this album to give me one of those moments, but it was largely an unnerving listen. Instrumentation was fine for the most part, I can appreciate some of the guitar playing here. But those sorts of tracks would be sandwiched in between some of the most abrasive stuff I've ever heard.

Impressively makes 95% of songs on an 11 song 32min album somehow feel too long. I can respect that they're doing uh.. something but it ain't for me and this might not be it

I was expecting more of a punk style album and it wasn’t that - more noise/experimental rock so maybe I’m knocking it down too much. Well probably not since neither of those genres are what I like. I did like somewhat was "Pittsburgh to Lebanon", "Human Cannonball" and "Kuntz".

I can finally put a full-length album with the name. Giving this one star feels like what they want, so I'm going to give it two.

I respect the experimentation and willingness to try something completely new. As a listening experience though, I can't say I found it very enjoyable. Sometimes noise...is just noise.

Pigfuck 😩 “it’s aight” - Ryan

Partly nice and partly really annoying. I can't make up my mind how I really feel about this album but for notable time I was somehow bothered / annoyed etc that I can't give more than two stars. Hard to point the reason why this just didn't entertained me more.

No idea how this was deemed good enough to get on this list but I will give it an extra star for being so bad in places it made me laugh.

Human cannonball is the obvious standout track with the rest a bit of a tough listen. Some promising riffs but the deliberate attempt to make the music inaccessible make it difficult to appreciate it on a few listens.

I didn't really enjoy this, but Kuntz made me laugh. 2 stars.

NOPE. This was an auditory assault that I did not enjoy. Not my jam at all. If you dig Frank Zappa, you'll probably all over this.

Cool album cover. Captures the mania of the album

I like some Butthole Surfers but not this particularly. I can do a certain level of weird as long as it's hanging on songs and some of this didn't hit that mark. Human Cannonball was good

I like punk/hardcore, but this dont make sense!

I liked the opening track, although it does go on a little long. There were some songs that were a bit too experimental ("The O-Men"), and some that were just dumb (looking at you, "Kuntz"). But I did like songs like "Human Cannonball," and "22 (Going on 23)" would have worked but it was too long. I just can't recommend the album because some of the stuff is just too weird or dumb, and some of the songs went on too long.

album could have been called what the hell are we listening to. could i write poetry to this? n

Man vill ju gilla Butthole Surfers. Men det blir svårt. Det verkar finnas ett inbyggt trots i medlemmarna i detta band. Först låten och human cannonball visar ändå att det finns nåt under allt oljud och "avantgarde"-tjafs. Lyssnade på deras mest spelade låt, från ett annat album, på Spotify. Det låten var riktigt bra. Detta album är dock inte särskilt bra alls. Kul namn, snyggt album. Men nja.

Wow! “Interesting” to say the least! Definitely one to play through the headphones or when my partners out! Didn’t like it or did I? Very confused by it to be honest. Erm, are they songs who can tell!

lmao

The Butthole Surfers I know were the weirdos in the mid-90s when I was high school. They were weird in a fun way. This is just kind of annoyingly weird. Has it's moments but not enough to make me like it

interesting ideas but pretty poor execution on most of them. felt like they couldnt stick to a bit so everything is all over the place in the worst of ways

Did not care for this one much at all. Kuntz was the best song among a bunch of duds

Before today's album, the only Butthole Surfers song I knew was Pepper, which is a solid song. This album was 95% noisey garbage with "Human Cannonball" stuck in the middle. Human Cannonball is a really solid track, the rest of the album is largely unlistenable. Fuck I hate noise rock. If you have no talent, don't waste my time. Favorite songs: Human Cannonball, 22 Going On 23, Kuntz Least favorite songs: The O-Men, U.S.S.A., Graveyard, Pittsburgh to Lebanon, Weber, Hay 2/5

Sick ass name but wtf was that

< the Beatles I like the butthole surfers... Just not this album

Not my favorite album, however I can appreciate the strangeness and the way that every song on the album is completely different than the last. I do enjoy graveyard pt 2 and 22 going on 23. This album reminds me of white zombies gods on voodoo moon and sonic youths walls have ears, although I enjoy those albums much more.

Groupe totalement inconnu. L'album est très (trop) expérimental (+1), avec quelques morceaux un peu construits. Le reste est un peu trop chaotique à mon gout. J'ai eu envie d'aller jusqu'au bout (on ne sait vraiment pas à quoi s'attendre), mais j'ai été plutôt déçu de l'expérience. Je n'y reviendrais pas. =>2/5

I mean, not great, Bob! But not the utter worst thing I've ever heard. At least its not all the same.

The production is cool but not a fan of the music itself

Just not good! Not even interestingly bad

Creative and innovative but noise really.

This album had few and far between glimpses of potential, but mostly sounded like random noise to me

Not good

This is exactly how I thought an album called "Locust Abortion Technician" by a band called Butthole Surfers would sound like. A bit obtuse and challenging but it sure was interesting! Leagues better than anything br*tish on this list.

really disappointed. butthole surfers is such a good name. gotta give this a 2, low 2 teetering on 1

Not quite pencil in the ear level but I was not impressed

Madonna raga terribile, e pensare che il titolo mi intrigava un sacco

well, it finally happened. this isn't the worst album on here and i'm not about to act like it is, but let's just say it's not my favorite. there's a staggering breadth of... stuff happening on here. i don't like most of it, but i have to respect that they went for it. they're also from my alma mater, so......? *weak fistbump to the sky*

This was something for sure.

Hated it.

About on par for what I'd expect to be coming out of a butthole.

It's not as bad as some things we've heard but not good by any means. Some songs have a melody, which is better than nothing

Already the band name is a 2 or lower, they’d have to work hard to overcome the aversive association. They didn’t work hard enough.

Slechte versie van roadkill

Interesting

Awful!

This album wasn't nearly as bad as what I anticipated. But then, twice nothing is still nothing. Good luck slogging through this mess.

Pretty fucking ass

Standing where this album is in the musical landscape I can almost see things I like in the distance. I do think this chaos has a place on this list. Can't say I enjoyed listening but there is something here.

Not for me. I think it’s probably some forward concept album, but more noise rock than I was expecting.

There are parts that were interesting. And then there was a lot of noise. Like, a lot. This is the record that is playing in some weird, sparsely populated room in the back of the club. Or in a torture dungeon.

Could use a little more melody with the noise. 2.5

much of this album just sounded like chaotic noise to me. nonsensical lyrics and often indecipherable vocals. on most of the songs it sounds like the band members are just learning how to play their instruments. the butthole surfers have been around for a long time, so i know there have to be better albums than this. hell, i have heard a few of their songs on the radio and they sounded great, but i was pretty disappointed with this album.

I found this album rather weak except in a few isolated moments. I appreciate weird but this just doesn't work for me.

Meh

For being the Butthole Surfers, and being avant garde noise rock, this is surprisingly ok. Not my favorite genre, but it wasn’t unlistenable. I do like a handful of their songs, but in general their stuff is a little out there for me. But this wasn’t terrible. I don’t know that I would go back to it… but it was ok.

Maybe I’m thinking of someone else, but I remember these guys being a lot better.

I’ve never heard of this album before. I started listening around independent worm saloon and electric Larry land. This is wild so far.

Too far down the 'noises' path

[3/10] An upsetting listen!! I appreciate the rawness and spectacle of it all but I will not return to this.

Nah

The song U.S.S.A sounds like dogs and cows being tortured. The song O-men sounds afwul. Like it is so weird. It is almost just like noise, if there wasn't the drums and bass in the background. Like I think I would have liked the album, if they have chosen to use less noise.

Get a grip

The Butthole Surfers (fantastic name) made an album that I would call.. weird? The first track was pretty good but I felt it kinda just fell off from there. I hate to give ANOTHER album a two but it wasn't my thing.

Back to the cheap shock value schlock, I see. Yeah that's really what this felt like. I mean, the title (of the band and the album) alone is definitely meant to rile some people up in the cheapest way possible. And I'm sure that's all part of the point on the band's part, but it doesn't come across as particularly clever or interesting. There's some stuff to like here, but man is it all overshadowed by the stuff that's just obnoxious and painful to listen to. I mean, some of the riffs are amazing ("Sweat Loaf," among them) but I just really didn't care for pretty much any other part of this. I'd love an explanation of this one's inclusion. What does this bring to the table that is so unique, so special, so artistically magnificent that it deserves inclusion here? I'd love to know. Two stars. It really wasn't THAT bad, I just never want to listen to it again. Standout Tracks: Sweat Loaf, Human Cannonball

Bleh

Music inspired by the sounds of construction, what a choice. Sweat Loaf had a pretty sweet riff, though.