Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: Butthole Surfers Title: Psychic Powerless Another Ma Members Wishing: 5 Total Copies: 0 Label: Latino Bugger Veil Release Date: 8/3/1999 Album Type: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Styles: Hardcore & Punk, Indie & Lo-Fi, American Alternative, Progressive, Progressive Rock Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 697410000326 |
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It takes only seconds to realize that Psychic... Powerless took everything one step further in 1985. Hardcore wasn't a genuinely relevant context for the Butthole Surfers' first full-length, nor was noise, experimental imp... more » |
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Amazon.com It takes only seconds to realize that Psychic... Powerless took everything one step further in 1985. Hardcore wasn't a genuinely relevant context for the Butthole Surfers' first full-length, nor was noise, experimental improvisation, or any sibling, cousin, or neighbor of rock & roll. Psychic... Powerless just took everything, including a compelling sense of postpunk music as a premise for extreme (and often very funny) drama, and mashed it together under Paul Leary's unshaped guitar. Gibby Haynes's Texas wail perked up with his free-verse associations over the guitar and bass and the roiling, repetitive drums, and the whole thing sounded like brilliance. Lest one think it came from a graduate-school course in postmodernism, it warrants pointing out that the Buttholes were genuinely as mad as their sounds; they ratcheted up the temperature on their experiments and LSD-drenched road shows over the course of their next several albums (Rembrandt Pussyhorse, Hairway to Steven, and Locust Abortion Technician). But Psychic... Powerless remains a towering achievement--or a tunneling achievement, digging under the skin for a fully visceral impact that sticks to the ribs like nothing else from the 1980s' postpunk panoply. --Andrew Bartlett Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsBUTTHOLE GUNG HOE!!! Gunther Haagendazs | Up High in the Trees | 04/10/2004 (4 out of 5 stars) "The first full length LP, by the Butthole Surfers is basically along the same line as Brown reason to Live and Live PCPPEP.(...) Here there we have the classic lineup with Gibby, Paul, and King along with Teresa as a second drummer, and is Kings Sister. The most well known bassist, Jeff Pinkus was not in the band at this time. As a matter of fact im not sure who the bassist is but he's pretty good. The cover appears to be a piece of film from a B/W movie with graffiti on it. And the back has what appears to be a child or angel in the clouds (psychedelic!). Now on with the songs. 1. Concubine: 10/10, this will give pepper fans nightmares, I like singing it in the shower! 2. Eye of the Chicken: 10/10, Pretty much the same quality as concubine, my guess is it was recorded in the same studio. The song is also hilarious, if you can make out what is being said. 3. Dum Dum: 10/10, this is a true punk song, and one of the best examples of the duel drumming. Dead Kennedys fans will rejoice! I think its about voting. 4. Woly Boly: 4/10, Whoa, (...)this song is kinda funny, but I don't like the way gibby is singing in this song, it's a little annoying, it kind of depends on the mood, well for me anyways. 5. Negro Observer: 7/10 who doesn't enjoy a song about aliens observing black people? Better yet what was Gibby Smoking when he thought this up? It also features Gibby with his saxophone. 6. Butthole Surfer: 10/10 a theme Song mixed with a punk atmosphere with lots of fast-hard-to-figure-out lyrics. Its really fun. 7. Lady Sniff: 8/10 this song will make you laugh or cringe, either is good. I think lady sniff was a girl they knew.... 8. Cherub: 6/10 this song is very good live, but here it takes a while to get started and this really hurts the song. I think Cherub was an angel that Gibby met on an acid trip. Hence "Cherub, Cherub the angel". It's also the longest song at 6+ minutes. 9. Mexican Caravan: 6/10 a nice punk song, sounds like it's about going to Mexico to get... well...you know... 10. Cowboy Bob: 8/10, live version was on Live PCPPEP, also features the sax! 11. Gary Floyd: 8/10, a live version found on the encore of Live PCPPEP, has changed somewhat, only 1+ minutes, a nice way to close the album. This is not my favorite Surfers album, but it does contain some classics, hope this helped. Good place to start if you want Psychedelic stuff from hell." Nasty GyroPyro | Guttenberg, New Jersey United States | 11/26/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "I'm the only person I know who loves this album. Whenever I want to irritate someone, I blast 'Lady Sniff' really loud on my stereo and sing along off the top of my lungs until I'm begged to cease and desist. You're either going to love this album or you're going to hate the hell out of it. This album is like having a root canal without Novocain. Yes, blue baby Skywalker, this album is like sticking your tongue down your mother's throat." Listen to it Backwards C. Ryan | Auburn, AL | 07/05/2008 (3 out of 5 stars) "No, I don't mean put it on a record player and spin it backwards - I mean start from the last song, number 11, then play number 10, etc., until you get to the first song.
It sounds much better that way, and I'm convinced that's the way they wanted you to listen to it." |
