Reviews (page 8 of 9)
Third album by the Butthole Surfers. They are from San Antonio, TX, USA. This is their only album on this list. They are most known for the 1996 song, "Pepper" Genre: Noise rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, and avant-garde. Singles: None Notable Songs: Human Cannonball, Sweet Loaf 3.5
Not the worst
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Hey that's pretty good for a noise punk/rock band!
Wasnt expecting a lot, and was pretty good afterall.
It seems like the Butthole Surfers just got a new fan!
A little too 'out there' for me.
I never got into these guys, and I’ve always found myself skipping their songs or changing the station to avoid them. That was just brazen naked prejudice on my part. Never liked their name because it sounded so immature and “try-hard” to be cool. I gave this entire album a full listen today and can confidently say I’ve been right this whole time. They SUCK! It was a bunch of infantile nonsense. There was one semi-decent riff that barely lasted long enough to give my ears a reprieve from all the asinine stupidity emanating from this “record”. The book and its cover were appropriately judged and dismissed a long time ago.
Not always successful in its gritty mixed-media approach to song composition, but commendable in its attempt to offer one (1) creative, prescient riff on the grunge craze that would dominate and homogenize rock sounds of the 90s. If this one manages to stick around in my rotation, I could definitely see this one being a grower. There's a combative layer here that definitely rankles on the first go-'round, but some of my fav albums have been challenging, abrasive ones that didn't click until many listens later and this might be one of those.
Didn’t do much for me
Not my bag.
I don’t know why this is the Butthole Surfers album they picked as AP posed to Electric Larry Land. The album is alright as a joke but not great to listen to in general and certainly not the best Butthole Surfers album.
Ok its a bit weird. Like a surreal hybrid of Sonic Youth and early Mercury Rev with an avant-garde MC. I remember them being played on the Peel show. Difficult to hate and love.
A mixed bag of noisy silliness. And I mean that in the best possible way.
Growing up in Houston, I've probably heard Butthole Surfers' "Pepper" at least a few hundred times (I'd bet a large sum of money that The Buzz still plays it at least daily), but this was my first time listening to one of their albums from start to finish. I'm really glad to see some Texas rockers land an album on this list and... well yeah, that's about as glad as I got during this album. Butthole Surfers are great musicians, and their guitar riffs and drum fills are fantastic, but the lyrics on this album were just a little too out there for me. "Human Cannonball" was the highlight here for me, and I enjoyed the second half of the album more than the first. Even though this album wasn't really my taste, it's not without its merits. Butthole Surfers set out to make an album that showcased their unique psychedelic and noise-rock sound, and they succeed. They're talented musicians and songwriters, but they are a tad niche. I'm giving this album four stars, but I wish I could give it 3.5.
I woke up this morning, went to the toilet and used the last piece of toilet paper whilst flicking to see my latest 1001 Album. Lo-and-Behold it was one i'd eagerly awaited on the list of worst albums on the chart! Buttholes and Abortions it must be designed to offend. Well I must say it hit a sweet spot in me and I found myself enjoying it's unabashed in-your-face fun. Too late for Punk and with a tongue in cheek sensibility it's loud and fun rock at a time people were into Hair-Rock and AIDS hence my score.
Did not finish. Did not enjoy
I’m glad I stayed until the end, as The O-Men and Kuntz were both quite fun. Did they make up for the half hour of dogshit beforehand? No, absolutely not
Bit meh
why
1... I'm sure they weren't trying
Wow. This fucking SUCKS. How on earth did this make the list? I'd give it zero stars if I could.
This just sounds like some young guys screwing around…unless I’m missing the hidden genius that got it on the list. Nothing memorable, nothing melodic.
pass
Eigentlich unhörbar, aber Experimentierfreude muss auch belohnt werden. Wenigstens kein 0815 Radio Scheiß.
SATAN!
No thank yewwwww
Human Cannonball feels like it is far and away the most market friendly song here, and it is my favorite, but wow. This album feels like a look-book that grunge and punk would pull from all through the 90’s. Weird samples, spoken word segments, just noises, ideas thrown at a wall. Not a bad thing.
Started good. I liked sweet loaf a lot, just got progressively weirder and weirder.
Hated the songs that were just noise. Some songs were only a step away from being a great grunge song.
Nii tää levyhän oli vitsi
это неплохо в рамках панка но абсолютно не мой жанр)
Could not get through it
C’est tellement weird que c’est pas si mauvais, il y a quelque bout qui son juste mauvais mais d’autres bon. 2.75
Sounds like a bunch of young children who’ve discovered if they mix all the paint together they can make some fairly horrible colours.
Prior to listening, I'd only heard one BS song in my life, "Pepper" Was this a noise experiment?
Not that bad, interesting
4/5. I don’t know why I like this one so much, I guess it’s the bluntness of the lyrics and the creative use of sound and samples. Not perfect and not a game changer, but gosh is this fun to listen to.
3.5
2.5
What an utter piece of shit album. They so clearly wanted to be a shock rock band just SO badly. That was telegraphed sufficiently by both the band and album names. But they failed. It wasn't good enough to be shocking. You have to be able to take something seriously to be shocked by it. I couldn't take this seriously. It was too amateurishly awful. Just a flaccid mess of an album. What a waste of time.
Weird, disturbing, noisy and insane. It's just great!
High weirdness of the best kind. Not an easy listen, it requires a certain kind of mood and activity to have on. Fortunately I had both by coincidence yesterday.
All the noisy and weird punk you could want. I feel bad for the kids in the 90s that bought these albums thinking all the songs would sound like Pepper.
I really don't "get" the Butthole Surfers. Sometimes they have tracks or sections of tracks that are super interesting. Then it's just noise for noise sake at times, too. Maybe I need to listen to more, but this doesn't rise to the level of "really good" for me.
Enjoyed a couple of songs, but experimental noise music is wasted on me.
These guys must have laughed so much taking the utter, utter piss. It’s a prank call of an album. Music for Beavis and Butthead? Or Terence and Phillip? Spongebob? This music – I am sure – brings on the laughs for juveniles who’s mood is heavily pharmacologically enhanced. Music with a purpose. But I can see how its in the bottom 15 albums after 12 million votes. Its tormenting. [P.S. “Pepper” their moment of genius. Isn't on this album.]
I didn't want to give this one star. There are 1-2 songs that are actually good. And I really appreciate the desire to be as weird as possible...but I did not enjoy this at all. It was an extremely unpleasant experience. I understand transgressive art is needed sometimes but I do think the last song is in very bad taste. This sounds like what it is: a bunch of wild dudes on drugs trying to be as weird as possible.
This record is everything pure Butthole Surfers, and whether or not that's your thing will depend on how you feel about it. It feels like a nightmare acid trip just dripping with a sludginess that feels so quintessential to the band's best music. Great record.
Never trust an album with clowns on the cover. I think they have real talent and it shows through in some spots, but is ultimately covered up by their . . . need to be weird? 3/5
Enjoyable rascally noise
Noisy fun
It's funny because it's obnoxious and noisy.
Iceman: "You can surf my butthole any time." Maverick: "Bullshit! You can surf mine."
Hate
Random noise and ripped off riffs - not worth my time
If i want to induce insanity. Will enjoy again.
It’s a no from me
No need to listen to this before you die - just go ahead and die, it's not worth staying alive for. Possibly the worst album so far and I'm 459 albums in, so there's been some pretty stiff competition.
Yea, weird but not too bad
I can see similarities between this and very early Flaming Lips. Both are very experimental and represent "An Enthusiasm for Recording... by Amateurs". The implication of the Flaming Lips album title being that their early experimentation was largely down to not knowing how to write or make music in a conventional way. I don't know if this is also true of BHS, but even if it is, it does not invalidate the content. It is just the lack of actual songs or anything enjoyable to the human ear that makes this album difficult to like. Although being enjoyable isn't a prerequisite for being good (many great albums are difficult listens), I did not find the hard work required to get through this album to be in any way in an interesting or rewarding. Rating: 1/5 Playlist track: Human Cannonball Date listened: 29/12/22
Another band that reminds me of college days and what a great name for an album. This album ranged from punk to psychedelic to just just strange stuff. Loved the opening song, especially the "when you see your mom" part. Too funny Liked Pittsburgh to Lebanon and Human Cannonball. The line, "It used to be that loving you was easy, unrestrained. And Now I'm only bleeding, foregone loving, only pain." The story of many, unlucky relationships. Quite a few trippy songs, USSA, The O-men and 22 going on 23. 22 going on 23 sounds tragic and she sound like she's 72 going on 73. Overall, I had fun listening. Tough to break into a regular listening rotation, but a great first listen. Solid 3
Reading ‘Locust Abortion Technician’ told that this album would be interesting, if nothing else. “Butthole Surfers” is a hard name to avoid if you’re into music but I’ve never heard a song by them before. I’m not sure if what I got was also what I wanted or if I even like it that much. I guess I was expecting more of a skate punk album a la NOFX or maybe CKY but this is more gothy post punk sound. Actually it almost sounds like a parody of that style, like they’re making it sound somehow more cynical. Experimental is putting it lightly. Some songs even had me wondering if there was a problem with my internet connection because it would randomly just change speeds and sounds without any thought or preparation. Ultimately this album was too much of nothing for me. I’m curious what makes this a must-listen because I don’t feel like I got much of anything out of this one. Favorites: Human Cannonball, Graveyard
2 Holy shit Butthole Surfers made the list. Having never heard any of the songs on this album, the inclusion on this list alone was enough to have me intrigued. And, while it was about as goofy as I expected, it was also a lot creepier than I expected? (tbh I probably should have known from the album art). Most of the songs were too experimental for me to have much of an opinion, but I really liked Human Cannonball, though I realized afterwards it’s pretty much Bro Hymn. Considering the latter came out four years later, I think Pennywise has some explaining to do. Anyway, yeah, not much of this album is really listenable, but to be fair that’s probably on me for expecting anything else. Still would rather listen to this than The Beatles.
I can see the creativity of the album and how it may have landed itself on this list but not really for me
idiot music
HORRIBLE.AN ASSAULT ON THE EARS.THERE ARE ONLY TWO SONGS THAT COULD PASS FOR ANYTHING GOOD AND ONE OF THEM IS BECAUSE IT SAMPLES BLACK SABBATH.THE REST OF THE ALBUM IS INCOHERENT NOISE.IT SOUNDS LIKE HOW I IMAGINE A NATURAL DISASTER SOUNDS LIKE SO SLIGHTLY COOL.IF SOMEONE ACTUALLY THINKS ITS GOOD THEN THEYRE A PRETENTIOUS CUNT.(still better than genesis).
Butthole Surfers are like white noise
🤡
3/5
Kool and krazy
Swagg
Always down for some goofy guys just messing around on a record. Unfortunately most of the songs are too short or don’t develop enough to go beyond being musical ideas. I appreciate this being on the list, but there are better records of this scene that could’ve taken it’s place, not least by the same band
Respekt till dessa gossar för att de lagade brazy musik... hälften av låtarna va kinda tråkiga dock
Reminds me of listening to King Diamond when I was a kid, which both scared and intrigued me. This album would definitely scare most religious parents. Drug and horror movies and comics definitely contributed to the writing of this album. But it is nostalgic nonetheless! I will give the rest of their catalog a listen for sure!
Nonostante tutto (nome della band, titolo dell’album, copertina…) hanno un loro sound apprezzabile.
I like it
I suffered through it. There was maybe one song that was tolerable. The rest just didn't need to be made.
I admire the whole versus mainstream, dropping out without tuning in or turning on, DIY punk attitude behind it all - anointing yourself with a name most (at the time) radio stations wouldn’t and likely often couldn’t say is some pretty stark consequence-owning up front. And I’ve definitely enjoyed many a Butthole Surfers song, on a mix tape or jockeying a college radio show. At album length it wears thing real quickly for me though. The subversion doesn’t really point to anything else, maybe proudly so, and it’s fairly well documented hereby this point that my tolerance for noise music is low.
Yikes.
It was abrasive and weird but I did find it interesting. Noise punk isn’t the most accessible music, my partner is listening along with me and she hated it. I read up on the Butthole Surfers, their live shows were accompanied with nudity, fires, and megaphone rants. Not sure I’ll revisit this one but I’ll check out some of their other stuff. 3.5 stars
what in the actual fuck? this is the first album generated that i have no idea which star to rate ill just settle with a three i guess
Who are the hell are these guys? They're hilarious! Always thought they were a one-hit wonder for "Pepper." It's a bit of a parody album but they actually take themselves quite seriously as musicians. First five are noisy and grimey, very much like sludge metal but incorporating some elements of psychedelia in the production (like the distant chamber vocal or radio effects in "Pittsburgh to Lebanon"). They're chaotic and all over the place, but not loud. The transitional track is the annoying "Hay" which I think is a vegan statement, or maybe they're parodying themselves since it's their closer sped up backwards, but I don't know... it sounds a bit cool. Personally, I think the album does not warrant its existence until this point. "Human Cannonball" is a fantastic noisy punk track. It's simple, with a consistent instrumentation, but has an awesome wailing guitar and of course those unforgettable screaming vocals. "U.S.S.A" starts off annoying but then becomes hilarious and annoying, which is enough for me to approve. "The O-Men" is a funny parody sludge metal track on the band Omen, really interesting crazy studio effects here. I also really love "Kuntz", super funny and unironically not bad. "Graveyard" (again?) brings us back into pure sludge metal and noise rock, a decent track but mostly notable for its parodic nature, sounds a bit like Pavement. "22 Going on 23" is a decent way to close to album, but I didn't find it too notable beyond a couple cool guitar parts.
Fuckin awful. Influential on the noise music thing probably but broadly unlistenable or annoying or lazy or attention seeking or dull never musical or evocative or moody or exciting. Not me, not anyone.
I did not enjoy this one bit.
Hmm, some real moments, some challenges
Well, that was interesting.
Noise rock outsider art. Fantastic
Interesting. 3/5
I was surprised to just see this band on the list and it doesn't even include the song Pepper, the only thing I previously knew about the band. This is probably the hardest review for me to do because I don't particularly like any of the songs but I think it's pretty innovative for the time.
I'm only familiar with their big hit(s) and was interested to see what they were about. What I got was an onslaught of loud random noises and stupid vocals. I haven't given a 1 for an album in awhile but I had to skip multiple songs because of how annoying they were. Not a fan.
garbage
Oh my God that's the punky Shit - not really, but also doesn't go well on repeat
meh
Naze
weird, no hits.
One of those albums that you have to hear and appreciate, but you'd have a hard time listening to on repeat. I love it when bands are pushing the envelope and this record certainly does that in spades. Helps that Kurt Cobain and Doug Martsch cite this as one of their biggest influences.
Is this really an album? Definitely. Are these songs? More or less. Is it art? For sure, but not really pop/rock in the usual form. There are some catchy moments and the noise experiments are interesting.
Every time I get a bottom ranking album, I approach it with a little bit of dread, but I really liked this album. Musically it's pretty excellent, and more clever than I expected it to be. Noisy and trippy, grinding and grungy, gleefully weird, sometimes with a dash of humor. Love the experimentation with distortions and noise. The outlier is "22 Going on 23," which is dark and twisted, but brilliant. Fave Songs: Sweat Loaf, Human Cannonball, 22 Going on 23, Graveyard, Pittsburgh to Lebanon, Kuntz
I remember listening to this a long time ago and feeling like (the first track aside) it was mostly a waste of my time and attention...in that way, I guess this record endures? If I were able to revise history, I'd release this as a vinyl single with Sweat Loaf as the side A "hit" and back it on B with both the tracks Pittsburgh To Lebanon and The O-Men. Finally, if that were the case I'd be able to give the single version 4 out of 5 stars.
Too moody and expiremental for my tatses
Definitely one of the strongest record of the genre of that period which is also an interesting evolution of the sound of the band. Their style remains unique and all the tracks are relevant and enjoyable. In conclusion, the cover is very nice.
Normally I am that kind of guy giving shit like this 5 stars, but it seems like I finally found my limit of weirdness I can tolerate with this album. There is absolutely nothing that I can enjoy on this record.
This album doesn't sound fully realized, nor does it feel completely serious. But it's dark, immersive, irreverent, and probably inspired your favorite 90s band. Nothing to sneeze at, once you get over the weirdness.
This ain’t for for me dawg
Yea. I couldn't do it. Too much chaos.
Well this is a weird album. The Butthole Surfers experiment with a lot of different sounds here. None of which are very appealing to me. The poor dog in the album cover.
Album cover like art at a Salvation Army, tracks like a cheese grater to the ears
I love the Beatles, but Revolution #9 was never my cup of tea. And this album is like #9. A cacophony of sounds.
I love this album name so much
Look up the term 'grunge' and they should appear.
Hmmm.
Seems like a spiritual predecessor to grunge in some ways. Slower, heavier music. Human Cannonball is one of my faves so far because it veers more into the punk sound. Clearly most people including me only know Butthole Surfers via songs like Pepper and Who Was In My Room Last Night? (which rule btw) but this is interesting to hear more of their music before those songs popped.
Ugly, ugly
The teenage boy inside of me really wants to love a band named Butthole Surfers, I just don't though. Noise Rock is just not my thing. "Human Cannonball" sounds more like a classic Punk track and is probably my favorite. It's an album that I get why some people like it and the name of the band is just awesome, just not my thing.
Rock un tanto extraño con predominio de guitarras distorsionadas. No muy llamativo
Disturbing and not even that good
It's been quite a listen for a lazy Sunday afternoon. I've seen the band live a few times because I have a friendgroup that sees the Butthole Surfers as genius. I really don't mind them, but the feeling of 'weird because weird' always keeps persisting.
One of the worst albums. Only one song was not completely unpleasant and awful. Geez, why is this even in the list?
Sucked
An absolutely batshit insane experience. Reminded me a bit of "The Pod" by Ween (Turns out this is actually one of Deaner's favorite bands, so that makes sense!). Noise rock has always been a fascinating genre to me, in a "should I seek medical attention for enjoying this?" kind of way. So yeah, pretty good. Strong 3/5.
Here we have around 30 minutes of the wackiest sounds you’re likely to hear. And I find it pretty compelling. I saw these dudes at the Burland Community Hall in Newtown in 1991. I wasn’t sure what to make of their set, but I loved the images being thrown onto the big screen behind the band. It was definitely part of the package. I loved Kuntz, partly because it reminded me of an American baseball card I have for a player by the name of Rusty Kuntz. Only in America. The production is great. Well worth a listen.
Here's a record that I feel like I should have listened to a long time ago. This is right up my alley; heavy, weird, funny, trippy. I love how it leans into how badly recorded it is, and goes heavy into the weirdness. Lots of effects and strange production techniques on what is a pretty punk album, which makes it sound like nothing else. I love the fired take on Black Sabbath ('Sweet Loaf'), plus the backwards tape, effects, sound effects and found tape. It is pretty unsettling, but there are songs o n here that rock pretty hard, and few memorable riffs (if no tunes to speak of). I've listened to this three times through today, and really dig it. (I do like that it doesn't outstay its welcome. 30 minutes is about perfect timing for it to barge in, mess your head up, and then ride off into the sunset.). I really would liek to give this 3.5 stars, but I can't, so I'm going to lean towards 4, because this was a lot of fun, and I will buy a copy next time I see one at a reasonable price.
Mostly seemed like just noise but every once in a while it was an enjoyable noise. Adding a star because I just don’t get it but they clearly know what they’re doing
Really fantastic, like Mr. Bungle with less porn and more LSD.
don’t think i’d listen again
Nightmare Fuel. Recommended for fans of Sonic Youth, Ween’s pre-Chocolate and Cheese albums, LSD
It's seminal for sure but is it any good. Some of it very much is. Some of it very much iant
Pure shite.
0. I had to shut it off.
Did not like
Well this was…different. I respect it for sure, but it’s hard to imagine wanting to listen to it again lol. Wild stuff.
Can you give 0 stars?!
Oh God
Noisy and a little bit odd but better than surfer rosa so I can't complain.
I don’t hate it and I don’t do enough drugs to love it. One of the most surprising albums to grow on me. Second listen and something clicked, it feels like the fringe of society vocalized. Upsetting, psychotic, anxiety inducing and angry. It’s a parody of music and society. Fuck it.
Goede bak herrie, wel lekker
interesting experimental punk/rock, kinda funny but for listening purposes probably gets boring after a while
I'd pick up a $8 used. Funny, twisted, interesting album. Lots of not fully baked ideas here. This is closer to what I'd consider exciting or interesting when a album comes up on this service. I've heard it before, but almost as background music. Like sweet loaf, pittsburgh to lebanon, just really cool guitar tones, sludge, solos, etc.
A perfect example of a band trying to be extreme just for the sake of it. The result is embarrassing. Sorry, I don't have time for this. 1/5
Noise rock. Experimental. Básicamente ruido.
Not my thing
ah cara, geralmente eu gosto de coisa experimental, mas isso é dificil de gostar, exagerado pra caralho, pesado, é quase um instrumental noise punk, se é que isso existe. enfim, não é meu tipo de musica e duvido que seja o de alguem lucido. mesmo assim, as guitarras são fodas para um caralho. ultima nota: eu posso estar errado, mas eu acho que a bateria é quase sempre a mesma em todas musicas, conceito legal se for isso
The album is better than the album title would imply!
This was an interesting listen. I have always been put off by the name of the band. I get what they are going for but it just didn't gel with me. Same with the title of the album. It's all part of it. Yet listening to the album, it was a mess and very hard to listen to, but yet there was something there. It had a certain charm that made it an interesting listen. Of course, I'll never been listening to this again, but that's the point of this list isn't it? 1.5/5
Clunky assault on my brain Murmurs of Tom waits influenced tunes, of key trumpets and scratchy electronics Don’t listen with a headache or operating heavy machinery
Some fun and interesting music occasionally ruined by vocals. I'm sure I'd like it better if I didn't understand any of the lyrics. Highlights: Weber (35 seconds, no lyrics), and Human Cannonball.
I had not listened to the Butthole Surfers until now and I'm pleasently surprised with this pick. It's incredibly noisy, chunky, and melodic. If I had known this is what they made I would have listened to them a long time ago.
It's difficult for me to give a f*** about a bunch of guys who go out of their way to not give a f***, but are trying too hard to accomplish not giving a f*** because they actually give a f*** about not giving a f***. 1 star for the ironic effort.
Importante pelas camadas de punk, metal, mas a sequência demonstra que falta melodia no meu entendimento.
Haha, daar was ik wel even aan toe.
Door die belachelijke bandnaam kennen veel mensen ze ongetwijfeld, maar waarschijnlijk net zoals ik zonder er echt muziek van te kennen. Het is helemaal niet erg om dat zo te laten.
Ook duurde de plaat maar 30 minuten, ik was er al heel snel klaar mee.
Dit is all over the place, maar ergens ook wel weer facinerend. Het werkte in ieder geval goed tijdens het onkruid trekken in de voortuin.
I started listening to them with independent worm saloon and never explored the back catalogue. This was a great surprise.
Listened Before? N Oh Butthole Surfers. It's a blast from the past. A friend of mine in high school was a huge fan, so I'm conditioned to the experimental wierdness. I don't mind this record, but I wouldn't actively seek to listen to most of it. The major highlight for me is (surprise, surprise) Human Cannonball since it's the most cohesive thing on the record. Overall, not my favorite but I can tolerate it. Added to Library? N Songs added to Playlist: Human Cannonball
This made me laugh out loud and cringe all within 40min. I can’t help but reel at the 1987 cohort albums (Appetite for Destruction, Darklands, Sign O’ the Times) close by this album in my chronological listen-thru. Truly alien.
A pleasant surprise in that it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but still pretty bloody awful.
Heavy punk…horror movie type music. Unlistenable unless you’re either super super angry and/or demonic.
Bizarre record. Not really my cup of tea, but the experimentation brings out some interesting ideas and songs on it, but too many just fall flat and don’t do much for me. 4/10
goofy corny nonsense i love it
I needed to hear this to know what real crap is?? Please put back in the butthole, this cannot be essential to hear
Human Cannonball is great - 5 stars - but the other songs are not only less catchy - they are completely unlistenable. (10x1+1x5)/11 stars
Listening to this was a bit like watching the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It was deeply unsettling and very unpleasant at times, but I did not hate it like some of the utterly boring albums on this list where you want to skip through the songs as quickly as possible.
What a bizarre, disturbing and delightful listen. Never bothered to pay attention to this band in the early 90's but knowing this was released in '87, it's easy to identify that the sound and experimentation influenced much of the 'grunge' that followed it. The amount of one star ratings on this album earned it an extra from me but I doubt I will ever listen to it again.
Was thinking about it as a punk album that I didn't really love, but once I started thinking about it as a key precursor to grunge, it really opened up. Lots of fun. Strong 3
Cba
Once the image layer fades, and it fades rather quickly, the music left behind turns out to be blatantly uninspiring, predictable, and shabby.
I thought I was going to hate this more than I did. I wasn't starting with much preconception, other than knowing their name, but I did end up liking the sharp edge on the music which sounds like a precursor to a lot of stuff I like now (like Ty Segall, for example and any number of contemporary west coast "grunge" bands). There were moments that I hated, but the vast majority I was impressed with, especially for it being as early as 1987.
This legitimately sounds like it comes from a seedy underground pre-internet version of the darkweb. They would fit right in playing a closing number at the Bang Bang Bar in Twin Peaks: The Return. I'd imagine the Venn diagram overlap of people who like gory B horror movies and LSD users is where you find most of your fans of The Butthole Surfers. This is only saved from being a 2 by "Human Cannonball" and its driving rhythm - which I genuinely like. Other than that it just sounds like some weird nerds that are into some dark shit getting revenge on the world by torturing people with their music.
A band I knew the name of but not any music. Clearly shock-artists, they were ahead of the times of the early 90s, but I can see how they were influential to MTV-vibes and Grunge feels. Musically I am into noise/experimental/punk energy so overall I enjoyed it a bunch. Sounds like live would be an absolute spectacle... but not sure I would want to be there. Not sure what 22 going on 23 is supposed to say, but feels kinda gross. Musically I like it, but the shock humor is kind of stupid to me, it would be more hilarious if the music was high-brow taking itself seriously and then just keep the name... Butthole Surfers.
Super strange and something I'd probably explore further but not today. Fave: 22 Going On 23
Ah back when being young and angry was all you needed to have a band
Weird album.
nice
Well what an opening crazy energy. Crushing hellish messy aesthetic. Overall the album mixes fantastic freak outs with decent thrashy/sludgy music and then nauseating experiments and jokes.
Nee, dit kan mij nie bekoren. Beetje rommelige geluiden. Zelfs als experimenteel album vind ik maar weinig leuke geluidjes. **
En mèrit de la banda, cal dir que van editar el disc en una época en la qual tractar d'epatar encara no era la norma. En aquest sentit van ser un dels pioners. Fora d'això, 'Human Cannonball' és un gran tema. Tota la resta, entre l'experimentació i la broma; no aconsegueixo pensar en quin perfil de persona es posaria el disc per disfrutar d'una estona de música
What the fuck... Orgazoid vibes.
mó barulhera bicho
bom demais
Terrible album. Were there even words!?!? I just heard so mumbles and sounds. Yuck
Locust Abortion Technician by Butthole Surfers comes at a period of fun, schlocky punk rock. MOD, SOD, and Scatterbrain helped make this genre popular. Not the bet representation of the sound, but I liked it nonetheless. 3.5/5.
One of the best albums from one of the bands most influential on 90s alternative rock. Although not currently in the lowest rated albums in this project, I've seen it down there before, and it's probably in the top 10% of albums on here.
I gave it a chance but it was more noise than some edgy tunes
Unlistenable drivel
Hated it. just so much unnecessary noise. I get the experimentation and the new way of being punk but this felt just stupid to me.
2.8 - starts out strong and somewhat melodic, but devolves into a bad acid trip about halfway through. Just not really my cup of tea.
This seems impossibly bad... I actually like some of there other stuff (Who Was In My Room Last Night, Pepper, Hurdy Gurdy Man) but this wasn't for me
I enjoyed the songs that played with the contrast between sweet little tune and aggressive/manic sound.
I really wanted to like it but think they have matured over time and this isn't their best work. This feels a very chaotic, unstructured and experimental compared to their more recent stuff.
You know when you watch a movie and think: "that was really good but I don't want to watch it again"? That's how I felt about this album. I respect the noise, the alternative directions, the pushing of boundaries, but it's not enough actual music to make me want to revisit
Another wtf album 😂
Throw genre out the door because it has no place on this record. Perhaps we could call it noise punk; it certainly fits the punk ethos. This album conjures feelings of disconnection and seems to be a gross parody of music and society. However, for whatever reason, it really appeals to me and I throughly enjoyed this album.
Quite a memorable ride. The music was kinda cool at first, but got tired fast. Though interesting as it was insane, would never listen to again.
Original, but not right for me
Listened to this while extremely sleep deprived, this was a perfect fit. fuck knows if I'd like it when my brain's working tho.
I can confidently say that I will never listen to this album again. I've heard one or two tracks from the band before. Listening to a whole album was not far from what I expected from the band. No thanks.
The only listenable track was "Human Cannonball". The rest is just crap.
Truly appalling. I own 1001 albums that are better than this and not on the list.
Worst one yet! My horizons are expanding but I don't want them to.
What a dumb and easy inflammatory band name and album title. I think that's sort of their "thing." I don't care. I dislike this as much as everything else I've heard from the Butthole Surfers. Even when they had that one hit "they were all in love with dying and they were doing it in Texas" or whatever, I wasn't interested. I don't take them seriously, and I think they would probably be happy to hear that. So, I'm sure they're fine with 1/5.
I remember hearing about these "buttholes" (and seeing them a little on MTV) when I was a child. Even then they struck me as dumb. A name like Butthole Surfers is a desperate grab for attention, so I purposely never listened to them. Their music is also a desperate grab for attention. I hate it.
lots of noise, not a lot of melody
Some very strange music here. Some of it interesting and inviting; Sweet Loaf, Human Cannonball. But most if it dissonant and off putting; U.S.S.A., The O-Men 2.5 🌟
what the fuck did i listen to?
Too tough
1/5 - Dogshit
Don’t like this genre tbh.
Lol no
Decent enough.
What the...
I hate the butthole surfers. My God, I hate the butthole surfers. I guess if I'm being generous it was an experimental album but there are certain things that haven't been done FOR A REASON, the reason being that it sucks. And that's how I felt about this one. My God, I loathed this one. I don't have a favorite track because I hated all of it. One star is too much for me. I don't get it, it sounds to me like noise.
Aun conociendo el contexto e perimental y algo diy es claramente un sindentido opiaceo. Mal
Bruuf 1
Who let the high asses into the studio? Old days you buy the album cuz of the one song (Elictric Larryland) to find out the rest of it sucks. Has its moments of good guitar riffs
Very... Experimental? The names of the band and the album intrigued me, but it wasn't my cup of tea. The beginning is very messy, and Human Cannonball turns out to be the one nugget or iron in the rough. Not a diamond, and I really mean rough. U.S.S.A. made me feel like I was going insane, and in the next track The O-Men we get a surprise feature from the Looney Tunes' very own Tasmanian Devil with a hint of Donald Duck. And then we switch over to a completely different Indian sty- nevermind we're going insane again. I'm booking an appointment with my therapist, now that I'm done writing this review. I'm going to give a second star based on my interpretation that it's the gradual collapse of a war veteran's sanity, but it remains a pretty bad experience.
this i should like and do a lot
Interesting prog stuff
Okay, so I only knew the intro from an Orbital record. Happy to know where it came from. It sadly never tops Sweet Loaf. It seems to delight in being awkward and difficult, but rather than Pere Ubu brilliance, it's more just... Awkward and difficult. Without reward. And some naff edgelord crap thrown in for good measure. There are occasional glimpses of it going somewhere, but... Sadly not enough.
Love the album. Reminds me of highschool.
Sweet, sweet, butthole music.
More interesting than I expected
A little too Lofi. Saw some potential
I mean, it's a bad acid trip set to music. It is entertaining, granted, but the only time you would really listen to it is when you're in your first year at uni and you put it on to show how cool and unique you are when actually you're just a cunt and no one likes you. Best Tracks: Sweat Loaf; Pittsburgh to Lebanon; Human Cannonball
sometimes its ok, but most times not
My house mate used to play this all the time while at Uni. It’s ok, but not something I’d put on by choice
There must be a reason that The O-Man only has 195k listens on an album that was released in 1987... Not a great album for me. Verging on one-star.
Solid “should be on this list.” But so very strange. There’s so much more that’s this weird and borderline offensive, but actually better (e.g. Fantomas)
Really weird and punk. Gave it a few rotations and loved it
Weird but never quite makes it to good weird.
Interesting experimental punkish rock. Not familiar with this album - I liked their later music much more than this. 2.5 stars and rounding up for their audacity to call themselves The Butthole Surfers back in the 1980s.
weirder than I thought - liked bits of it, but some was a bit too experimental to be enjoyable. Like what they're aiming for here though so I'll round this 3.5 up to a 4. Tbh feels like a mid-late 90's album more than late 80's
I don't know. I used to like them a lot, still dig the overall tone and the boundless creativity behind it all. But I'm old now, some of this just hurts my head, and honestly if I paid money for an album of music based on some tracks I like and found out later it was half full of donkey noises and shit I would not be happy.
Was planning on giving this a 2-star, until I heard 22 going on 23. This song alone is worth an extra star. What an amazing riff and the vocals of PTSD is horrifying. Truly a great song which saves this acid-trip of an experimental album by a band I thought I knew. Also a local Dallas-area band. The lead singer's dad was Mr. Peppermint!
Chaotic punk Favorite Track: Human Cannonball Relisten: No
favs - the o-man & 22 going on 23. some parts of this album are noisy in just a bad way and i’m not about it. grew on me a bit more by the end. 3.5/10
Another dud. Atonal angry, not music to my ears
straddles that fine line between deliberately annoying and inspired genius. Leans more toward annoying though. +1 star for giving orbital that sample for the beginning of Satan.
This is bad.
they're better musicians that their name would make you expect. they're exactly the lyrics you'd expect
I actually kind of like Gibby Haynes, but this album is an absolute mess. I consulted the book to see why it was on the list, and the reason is basically that it's weird as hell. I went from Muddy Waters one day to this the next. No. Best track: Human Cannonball
Clearly a really influential album for some big grunge artists of the 90s, I love the almost broken guitar sounds, huge fuzz and mad reverse sections and messed up vocals. Can't say it will be an album I will go back to time and time again but from an influence, production and pure madness point of view this deserves recognition. Gets a boxbat special 3.5 from me
Hmmm. At first I thought this group was gonna sound like an early Bloodhound Gang, but then it seemed like they were trying to make the album Napalm Death were about to make that same year. They bottled it though, by including a couple of actual tunes and a bit of musicality. I listened to some of their later stuff and it's a LOT more accessible - a little like an early Bloodhound gang...
Not what I was expecting. I quite enjoyed the first track and one of the others but I could have done without USSA, Hay, and 22 going on 23. Oh, and also the silent 30 seconds at the beginning of the first track. 2 stars
didn't hate at all, maybe I was just in a good mood. 2.9
I love the first song, like the rest a lot.
I don't know. It's gets a bit more interesting near the end. Especially 22 going on 23. Just the whole thing was kind of noise, and I really fucking that "It just sounds like noise." But this one really does to me. Maybe I missed the point? Either way I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, I'm not upset I listened to it. At least now I can complain about fucking weird and unlistenable I find it.
Loved it. I had never listened to their music before. I kind of feel bad that I missed it when I was younger.
Fucking terrible, only an extra star because it made me laugh a few times
Fun time for background music
I get this is supposed to be a parody but man that was rough
Locust Abortion Technician is an experimental blend of punk rock, heavy metal, and psychedelic music.[3] This fusion led the band to be associated with the emerging grunge and sludge metal sounds.[4] It also employs elements of worldbeat rhythms,[3] noise music,[4] progressive guitar,[4] and folk music,[4] and has been described as art rock,[3] noise rock[4] and alternative metal.[5] The song "Sweat Loaf" utilizes a warped riff parodying the verse riff from the Black Sabbath song "Sweet Leaf".
Really not in the mood for this
Meh. Most of these kinda suck, some are ok.
Kuraa mitä kuraa. Jos levyllä on pari kohokohtaa, joista ajattelee, että eihän tää oo kuin vähän huonoa, niin ei voi paljoa yli ykköstä tarjota. Turhan kokeellista tavaraa.
Tuttu nimi, ja kuvittelin tämän olevan jonkinlaista ska/funk/punk tyyppistä rentoilua. Valitettavasti olin väärässä, ja korviin lyötiinkin levyllinen jotain todella epämääräistä progeoutoilua. Ei kyllä maistunut yhtään vaikka pariin kertaan levyn taistelinkin läpi. Human Cannonball oli muusta linjasta poiketen ihan kuunneltava biisi. Parasta levyssä oli vain 32 minuutin mitta.
Definitely not my thing!
I've heard a couple of their other songs but no idea what to expect here. The first song is called sweet loaf haha. And lol it even sounds like sweet leaf. 3/5 joke rock, noisy bullshit. Hard to give an actual score cause it's so dumb, but it's pretty short so 3/5.
Not my thing but I'm sure someone can appreciate this.
You know what? it's a vibe.
It’s an EP, really, but still completely fucking awesome.
peak BH, very evocative. and if you see your mom this week...
My first Butthole Surfers experience. It's loud and I liked it. I've always heard of the band but never heard the music. I really loved the first track and how it sounds oh so similar to Sweet Leaf by Black Sabbath...let me see, what was that song called. Oh yeah, Sweet Loaf. I liked this band right from the start! Ok, it took 1+ minutes, because of that slow load into the guitar riff. Ok, some of the songs have lyrics - I guess. I think they are saying something in "The O-Men" but It could just be nonsense... it doesn't matter. Their noise is interesting. Kuntz is a song sung in Thai... where'd that come from! I'm sure they picked the word because it sounds like cunt! Songs like Graveyard, pound hard and make me turn it up a bit more... I turned it up to 11 on a 10 scale :) There are some really interesting sounds in the song "Hay". Calling it a "song" is a stretch. It is more of an experience in sound than a song. Human Cannonball is probably the most "radio-worthy" song. It seemed like a complete song that I would easily expect to hear on College Radio back in 1987. It has lyrics you can understand too! Halfway through U.S.S.A. I smiled. That guitar riff, that nonsense babble just got me. The into of "22 going on 23" is baffling. She sounds more like 82 going on 83... Great guitar riffs throughout this one. Standout tracks: Sweet Loaf Human Cannonball.
Reminding myself that it's perfectly fine to hate this and still love the Beastie Boys. I don't completely hate it, but the old adage remains true. A little of the Butthole Surfers goes a long way. I'm also 99 percent sure I'll never listen to this album again.
As an album it’s weird. As a style and based on year it’s ahead of its time but I still don’t like it. 2.6/10
Weird ass noise rock for weird ass people.
The first metal album I have ever listened to, can't say I absolutely loved it, but it was pretty damn cool.
A little crazy for me. Cool but felt like I was in a nightmare on acid for the most part
???
i dont hate music that sounds like nose, but this is not a good album, lacks of cohesion
I kind of want to give this another go, as I fear I wasn't listening carefully enough...
This album is an experimental blend of punk rock, heavy metal, and psychedelic music. The music is creative as the band recorded everything themselves, but it's also supported by great guitar playing. The entire album was a trip, whether that be nightmarish or awesome, is up to the listener to decide. For sure an interesting album nonetheless.
Sounds exactly like something you'd expect from a band called Butthole Surfers
I gotta say fellas, this is some of the most fucked up shit. It has a vibe. And I do enjoy noise 4/5
Garbage... couldn't sit past first track
I'm sort of torn between giving this 1 and 2 stars. On the one hand, it's a lot less horrible than I expected. Still, there were a couple of songs I had to skip, but really not that many. I'll round up from 1.5 because I do recognize interesting ideas throughout the album and find the majority of it listenable. Which is more than I can say of some other albums on this list.
No melodies, so a tough listen for me. Nice Orbital sample at the beginning. However, the problem is with listening to albums just once means that they can't really grow on you. Not sure this one would, but anyway!
the first comment on youtube is this "My wife and kids not only hated it, they think I may have lost my mind. How do I tell them that this album touched my consciousness like a greasy finger dipped into a puddle - the oily rainbow slick instantly spreading accross the entire surface of my mind - altering, imbuing, opening. Perspective is the greatest gift we ever got." fair enough - it wasn't quite a greasy finger up the bum like this guy had but i did enjoy it.
nah
Scary album ;)
Nope
Verwarrend, opnieuw.
een extra sterretje voor de originaliteit, wat het resultaat voor dit kakofonische album op 1 ster brengt...
Weird...
I gave this a cursory listen and was about to mark it “1” and move on but the last few songs on the LP grabbed me. I liked the Asian sounding guitar work that kicks off Kuntz. Also, the last song (22 Going On 23) is powerful. It sounds like a radio show where a very hurt and / or deranged woman calls in and the host has nothing useful to say to her. It’s pure magic how the guitar playing captures the mood of the talk show dialogue. These two tunes motivated me to listen again and pay more attention and I'm glad I did. The album starts w Sweat Loaf. I quite like it but can’t for the life of me figure out why. The song transitions back and forth from quiet and almost whisper like to aggressive and heavy. Nirvana later did this very effectively on Heart Shaped Box. The lyrics on Sweat are measured. This the case on most songs on this LP. No excess verbiage, no references to Greek Philosophers or obscure contributors to the Bible. Nothing here is even one inch pompous and, if I remember correctly, being pompous was quite fashionable in 1987. In Graveyard, I like the distorted voice. It’s reminiscent of Black Sabbath’s Iron Man but I couldn't for the life of me (pardon the pun) understand the lyrics without my friendly internet connection. It’s a dark and creepy song which is up my alley. Another angst filled song I also like is Human Cannonball (although Human Cannibal seems to be the better name???) By the time we get to U.S.S.A. and The O-Man the LP has disintegrated to the stage that all that remains is noise. The lyrics to U.S.S.A. are by any definition terse. The words are: U.S.S.A, U.S.A, U.S.S.R, U.S.S.A. No Pulitzer Prize coming anytime soon but I doubt they'd want one. The interesting part about using such terse lyrics is the listener can decide what the song's about. The words do evoke thought and I can think they have a meaning related to the Bay of Pigs while another person can think they relate to the different kinds of poverty and crime in the two then super powers. The beauty of simple lyrics is that the customer is always right. This is also the second album sent to us in the last week where barnyard sounds figure prominently. Hey if it’s good enough for Sgt Pepper . . . I told a friend about the LP tonight and as I was doing so I couldn’t help but worry that the fact I like this LP so much might cost me a friend. lol.
As a former locust abortion technician myself, I can confirm that this record truly represents what an under appreciated role we have society. It really gives us a voice.
A thundering volley of whingeing fuck knuckles.
Trash
Not for me
Well it took about 10 seconds of each song for me to physically become ill. That’s not a good sign.
Offensive Cover title, song names and lyrics. They earned a big thumbs down. They must have been craving ways to shock an unshakeable group of groupies. Middle schoolers using DJ mixer studio apps made this type of music in the 90’s when I was teaching. Leave the Locust alone.
The Sweat Leaf riff is a good start if you wanna get college radio play. The noise rock is a bit hit & miss. I liked “the O-Men”. “Hay” not so much. It seems to me that their only contribution to the Phloen Phromdaen song was turning it into toilet humour. I would give this a higher mark, if not for “22 going on 23.” While I think it’s at times unfair to look at lyrics through a 2020 lens, building a song around (and mocking) a woman’s recounting to a radio host of how her rape gives her nightmares was surely over the top even way back in 1987. It’s too bad because the song itself is well-realized, so dark and heavy, and since so many US radio talk shows are also dark and heavy, there should have been no shortage of other material (though it might not shock and disgust to the same extent).
Didn't think I'd get two dumpster fires in one week but I guess that's what happens when you hire clowns to give locusts abortions.
Un poco insoportable. Menos 22 Going On 23. Noise rockpsychedelic rockexperimental rockavant-garde.
Funny name
I may have had more tolerance to listen to this when I was younger. Not my jam
Some good hard rocking on this album. I particulary enjoyed Human Cannonball. I was going to give this 3 stars until I heard 22 going on 23 and dropped it a star. What an awful song.
this is fucking amazing! Noisy and wild. I listened to another album right away
Classic album that got me into these guys.