Butthole Surfers appreciation thread.
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- KVRian
- 644 posts since 6 Apr, 2004
They were great in mid-80's imho.
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- KVRAF
- 2608 posts since 26 Aug, 2002 from here
yep
psychic powerless another man's sac is a truly wonderful bit of punked up beefheart esque nonsense
in fact i might go and dig up the old vinyls one of thes days
psychic powerless another man's sac is a truly wonderful bit of punked up beefheart esque nonsense
in fact i might go and dig up the old vinyls one of thes days
I believe every thread should devolve into character attacks and witch-burning. It really helps the discussion.
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- KVRAF
- 9064 posts since 1 Aug, 2003
Oh yeah!!! I saw them live 1985ish - man those guys kicked ass.
I remember the bassist puking casually as he was playing.
Psychic... was the first BS LP I bought. i had little trouble getting my mates addicted
Loved the Jack Officers too, Squarepusher's "Go Plastic" CD sounds like a 21st Century remake to me
I remember the bassist puking casually as he was playing.
Psychic... was the first BS LP I bought. i had little trouble getting my mates addicted
Loved the Jack Officers too, Squarepusher's "Go Plastic" CD sounds like a 21st Century remake to me
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- KVRian
- 1121 posts since 4 Jun, 2003 from Skanky Manc
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- addled muppet weed
- 111311 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
bump 
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- KVRian
- 503 posts since 28 Mar, 2005 from Annapolis, MD
I saw them at a small place in Philly in '89 or '90. The bar was called Khyber Pass. I think I lost some hearing that night. That was the loudest I have ever heard a band play. (I gotta say it was too loud.)
A lot of energy.
A lot of energy.
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- KVRAF
- 6496 posts since 26 Nov, 2004 from Frederick, MD
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- KVRAF
- 3588 posts since 13 May, 2004 from montreal
Everything from the beginning up to 'Locust Abortion Technician' is pretty much perfect. I find it's a bit of a downward slope from there, though there was some great stuff on 'Hairway to Steven'. Saw them live around 1988-ish, and it was pretty f**ked - bearded lady nude dancer, sex-change surgery on the big screen.
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- KVRAF
- 9064 posts since 1 Aug, 2003
I agree. And I saw them on that tour too - don't remember a screen though, saw them at a indoor festival.dystonia_ek wrote:Everything from the beginning up to 'Locust Abortion Technician' is pretty much perfect. I find it's a bit of a downward slope from there, though there was some great stuff on 'Hairway to Steven'. Saw them live around 1988-ish, and it was pretty f**ked - bearded lady nude dancer, sex-change surgery on the big screen.
There was this curtain on stage, it opened to reveal the nude dancing girl - she had the weirdest smile - and the band behind her. According to some interview she was mute.
Anyway, that day they played AFTER the Pixies! (Mmm, Kim Deal
)To me, that was the right order anyway, in the 80s.
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- KVRAF
- 1530 posts since 20 Apr, 2005 from southsubchicago
I saw them (3) times,all in Chicago. 1st at the Metro, started with a guitar delay/feedback freakout, then Gibby ran out with his hand on fire wearing a dress, hair full of clothes pins. Total chaos ensued: bodies flying everywhere, bouncers vainly attempting to grab stage divers, bottles flying at bouncers, the most "punk rock" show I've seen hands down. Kramer of Bongwater fame was on bass. 2nd show, again at Metro, was w/o crazy theatrics, the crowd just stood their with jaws dropped, eyes and pupils wide, musically far better, one of the best shows I've seen. 3rd
show was at the Riveara Theater, they had the whole screens with car crash gross out stuff, naked dancers, etc, just wasn't into it anymore, too many tripped out trendy kids in between Dead tours. "Another Man's Sac" is my favorite by them, a true art-punk classic. I believe they recorded it at their house in Texas on an old 1" 8 track...
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show was at the Riveara Theater, they had the whole screens with car crash gross out stuff, naked dancers, etc, just wasn't into it anymore, too many tripped out trendy kids in between Dead tours. "Another Man's Sac" is my favorite by them, a true art-punk classic. I believe they recorded it at their house in Texas on an old 1" 8 track...
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KVR: come for the music, stay for the polemics and grammar lessons...
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- Banned
- 12367 posts since 30 Apr, 2002 from i might peeramid
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- KVRAF
- 2107 posts since 12 May, 2003 from gone
'hey' from Brown Reason to Live
one of my favorite songs ever
one of my favorite songs ever
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- KVRian
- 503 posts since 28 Mar, 2005 from Annapolis, MD
Oh, man. I'm sorry. My memory fails me. That was the Dead Milkmen!!! Saw the Butthole Surfers in Texas. The dress comment above was what cured my memory.feyshay wrote:I saw them at a small place in Philly in '89 or '90. The bar was called Khyber Pass. I think I lost some hearing that night. That was the loudest I have ever heard a band play. (I gotta say it was too loud.)
A lot of energy.