Butthole Surfers - Electric Larryland

This is an odd band to figure out. Larryland didn't come out until 1996, but they'd been making music since 1984. Their older stuff was very underground and only released on independent labels. This was their second major studio release, and it sounds like many of the old die hards were upset that this became all about hard guitar and less about out there odd lyrics. I think they called it the 'Maturation of the Buttholes' which is kind of an odd statement to type out. There is really no doubt in my mind that if anyone has listened to this record, they'll admit it rocks out pretty hard. I guess it's lacking something though, as I've only tossed it in maybe once in the last decade. No denying Pepper is an outstanding track (and probably the only one casual fans have heard). After that, it's a bit of a free-for-all in terms of what else is solid. There are a couple I enjoy, a couple I skip everytime and a couple I'm indifferent on. This will certainly go down as my 'oddball' review of the week, and hopefully someone out there can identify with these guys. I won't lie to you and say I celebrate their entire catalog, but maybe someone does. Worth checking out, not worth buying...probably worth your time on a rainy Wednesday afternoon.

TRACK LISTING:
1. Birds
2. Cough Syrup
3. Pepper
4. Thermador
5. Ulcer Breakout
6. Jingle of a Dog's Collar
7. TV Star
8. My Brother's Wife
9. Ah Ha
10. Lord Is a Monkey, The
11. Let's Talk About Cars
12. L.A.
13. Space

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Top 3 Tracks:
1. Pepper
2. Jingle Of A Dog's Collar
3. The Lord Is A Monkey

FINAL RATING
2 out of 5 stars