Butch

Geraldine Fibbers

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1997)
• Original Release Date: July 1, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B000000WED
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #52,110 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Carla Bozulich is from the Johnette Napolitano school of all-or-nothing honesty, and her band cranks out a dissonant, arty rock sound spiked by Jessy Greene's manic violin. In other words: a treat for the few (including the critics who loved the '95 debut) who've heard it, and a rare opportunity for those who haven't. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best album of 97, August 28, 1998

By	Andy Paciocco (Padova, Pd Italy) - See all my reviews

I was fortunate enough to discover this album last year, and not too long after the Geraldine Fibbers became my favorite band. Whereas the Fibber's sound could be described before this album with enough hyphens (country-punk-pop, etc. . .) no amount of ineffective descriptions do their sound on this album justice. With virtuoso guitarist Nels Cline now in the mix, the Fibbers decided to expand their already unique sound, particularly lead singer Carla Bozulich and Cline's taste in avant-garde sonic youth style noise. The first song, California Tuffy, is catchy poppy song that even hints at surf guitar, which is followed by two songs that are more punk than anything else, but not like any punk you've ever heard before. The country influence is scaled back somewhat from their previous album, with the exception of two songs in the middle of the cd that are as country as any George Jones cover the Fibbers ever recorded. Jessy Greene's violin has never been more terrifying or beautiful than on the completely undefinable "Arrow Through My Drunken Heart", while Bozulich alludes to child abuse, a theme that occurs more than once. If you manage to survive that song without breaking down crying, the Fibbers reward you with more upbeat old-fashioned love song called "You Doo Right," a cover of the proto-punk band Can. Butch is easily the most diverse and versatile album of the year, but some of the focus and flow of Lost Somewhere Between the Earth and My Home was sacrificed to achieve it. An album that truly fits all moods, if not all people.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, April 24, 2000

By	Justin Baumgartner (Denver, IA) - See all my reviews

Words simply can't do justice to the incredible music on this CD. I'll have to say Carla Bozulich has one of the greatest voices in music and her songwriting and lyrics are both scary and brilliant. The band itself is equally able to handle the caustic punk material as well as the good old country in the middle of the CD. Just buy this already! You'll thank me later.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a very fine album indeed., December 31, 2002

By	Linda C. Gerhardt "degeneratemite" (MD) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Oh, how the world need more gender-bending alt-country poetesses who know the power of a well-placed Can song.

Unfortunately, after a few listens, the twisted country hootenannies start to lose their punch, but the slow dirges ("Trashman In Furs," "Butch") and the angry palpitations ("Toybox," "I Killed the Cukoo") are the songs that grow on you like moles.

I'd recommend The Fibbers, particularly, to people who find themselves disillusioned with the crop of female musicians the record industry has to offer. Carla Bozulich is exactly the kind of clandestine, original, powerful voice I'm always thrilled to unearth.