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Weird Revolution [ENHANCED] [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Butthole Surfers (Artist)
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  • Audio CD (August 28, 2001)
  • Original Release Date: August 28, 2001
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics
  • Label: Hollywood Records
  • ASIN: B00005NHJX
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #31,341 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. The Weird Revolution
2. The Shame Of Life
3. Dracula From Houston
4. Venus
5. Shit Like That
6. Mexico
7. Intelligent Guy
8. Get Down
9. Jet Fighter
10. The Last Astronaut
11. Yentel
12. They Came In

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There was a time when the Butthole Surfers had a choice position in underground rock, as they twisted psychedelic noise and punk-metal to the brink of hardcore. Between a moniker that the mainstream media refused to use, excellent if freakish live shows, and song lyrics as confrontational as their name, radical rockers worshiped the Surfers from the mid-'80s to the early '90s. Time seems to have warped the warped act back towards the tepid mainstream, though, as Weird Revolution doesn't live up to its name as much as old fans of the act are going to like. The newest album is heavy on the industrial dance tip, blending power-tool effects with cheesy, washed-out beats. The sound comes off something like Smashmouth and Cake taking lessons from MC 900 Ft. Jesus. Even with all the cutting and pasting of vocals and noise on tracks like "The Last Astronaut," harder industrial songs like "Intelligent Guy" and the humor of songs like "Shit Like That," Weird Revolution is a very flat offering from a band known for spiking out the fringes of rock. --Jennifer Maerz

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Wierd new world, December 14, 2004
How could the Butthole Surfers, the greatest post modern punk band in existance not change? Electric Larryland was the tolling funeral bell for the old Butthole Surfers sound. That album was inconsistant and scattershot, the Surfers obviously didn't know where to go. "Should we write songs with the old punk rock esthetic in mind, should we do pop music, WHAT!?!?" After all, how many ironic gross out guerilla punk songs with distorted gibbytron vocals can you do? How many times can you redo Psychic Powerless... or Locust Abortion Technician? At the time of Electric Larryland the Buttholes sounded bored with their old sound and clueless as to what direction they should take. And who wouldn't be? They'd taken their sound as far as they could and were obviously losing interest. So they took some time off, recorded an unreleased album, got kicked off their label and went back in the studio to record this, one of their most oddly accessible and forward looking albums in a decade. This is a Butthole surfers album to be sure, there's that Gibby sensibility to the oddball lyrics, there's still that Paul Leary guitar. But the music is not punk rock or rock anymore, rather the Buttholes are making semi-accesible electronic pop all the while subverting it to their own ends. The music is an ironic look at modern rock, contemporary conventions and a good humored swipe at electronica. Check out the ridiculous lyrics and twilight zone guitar on Intelligent Guy and tell me these guys want to be taken as "serious" pop musicians a la Britney Spears. Or on Get Down: "I mean get down get down get down get down, yee haw!" These guys are masters of the humorous and ironic piss-take. The idea of a band with the name of Butthole Surfers "selling out" is in itself ironic isn't it?

If they had continued to do the same thing as on Electric Larryland or Rembrant Pussyhorse they would have stagnated and it would have been false to the aesthetic the Butthole Surfers have always been about, which is to follow their own muse and subversive direction, fans are welcome along for the ride, or be damned. Personally I find the new direction to be refreshing and Weird Revolution to be the best thing they've done since Independent Worm Saloon. The one thing I can say about the Butthole Surfers is that they rarely been boring and they've never stood still. Only time will tell whether the Surfers have found a legitimate new direction for their music or an aesthetic dead end and I'll be there to find out.
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars The three faces of Gibby and Paul, August 30, 2001
By B. Reese "reese" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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In my mind there will always be at least two incarnations of the Butthole Surfers. The first is the twisted, drug-soaked noise rock of their earlier works, where Gibby's electronically altered voice was complemented by the frenetic guitar work of Paul Leary, joining together in a cacophony guaranteed to make even the most grounded curl up in the corner in a fetal position. This is the Butthole Surfers from the days of Rembrandt Pussyhorse, Psychic Powerless ... Another Man's Sac, or better yet, Locust Abortion Technician.


Then there's the newer Butthole Surfers, with Gibby rapping his now understandable lyrics over a highly electronic background, followed by a little guitar weirdness from Paul and a catchy chorus. This is the Butthole Surfers of Independent Worm Saloon, Electric Larryland, and, somewhat regrettably, Weird Revolution.


There's nothing innately wrong with the music on this new album. It's alternately catchy, fun, and humorous. However, it's lacking the very quality touted in the title--weirdness. At times it's easy to forget you're listening to those acid sweating guys from Texas whose live shows were as violently scary as they were fun to watch. Some songs on this CD could easily be confused with other alterna-rockers like (sorry Gibby) the Bloodhound Gang, who specialize in frat-boy rap-rock and, while clever, don't necessarily break any new ground.


If you've never listened to the Butthole Surfers and enjoy what passes as "alternative" music these days, you'll enjoy this album. It's got just enough edge to annoy your parents, enough rock to distinguish it from N'Sync, and enough electronics to make it danceable. If, however, you teethed on the Buttholes' more psychotic earlier offering, Weird Revolution is going to do nothing for you other than make you wish it were still 1985 (and that's a sad, sad thing to wish).


Gibby, Paul, Butt-heads like myself still have faith in you. Please, please take some more drugs and get back in the studio! We're jonesing!

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This ain't your father's ..., September 10, 2001
By ClownSon (Fairfax, VA) - See all my reviews
Compared to other old-school BHS albums, I'd have to agree with the other reviews- that Weird Revolution is nowhere near as weird as Rembrandt Pussyhorse, or even Hairway to Steven. However, compared to the current grotesque crop of clone-heavy 98N'StreetBackSyncBoysOnTheBlock/BrittneyAguilera/etcAdInfinitum bubblepop that gets overplayed on every major US radio station, these guys are still the acknowledged masters of weird. Yes, they've traded in their hard grunginess for a little more techno polish- a trend that arguably started somewhere around Pioughd. However, they don't seem to have lost weirdness as much as gained technical sophistication. The main reason I'm writing this review is in response to that Bloodhound Gang comment. That was the cruelest cut of all, and for the record, the Bloodhound Gang wishes that they had as much creativity and style as Gibby & Co. I've been a Surfers fan for many many years- I even still have my original Cream Corn on vinyl! (Yes, kids- VINYL!)- and I was not disappointed by this album. Like any/every band, they have evolved throughout their long career- every album has been slightly more polished and produced than the last, and this latest is no exception.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended CD !!!
If you are a serious B.H.S fan,You will find this release to be somewhat off the beaten path,But it has a driving beat and Gibby dont pull no punches. Read more
Published 11 months ago by T. L. Bihn

5.0 out of 5 stars The Sound of the Psychotic underground
Gibby and the boys get political and it shows. Laidback, sleazy and in it for the glory, I LOVED IT!
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5.0 out of 5 stars You can't stay young forever
People should face the facts: BHS hit their creative peak in the 80s with "Locust Abortion" and "Rembrandt Pussyhorse". Read more
Published on January 14, 2007 by S Shepark

4.0 out of 5 stars Underrated
This is leaps and bounds better then ElectricLarryLand, which isn't difficult.

There are a few songs on here that doesn't work, but most of them are great listens... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars The Butthole Surfers Buy a Computer
The Weird Revolution is the most recent/criticized studio album of the Butthole Surfers. I love the Butthole Surfers; they are my favorite band. Read more
Published on December 11, 2005 by Gunther Haagendazs

3.0 out of 5 stars Butthole Surfers - 'Weird Revolution' (Hollywood)
Not as good as 'Electriclarryland'(see my review),but still a decent effort by the Surfers.On 'Weird... Read more
Published on December 10, 2005 by Mike Reed

1.0 out of 5 stars Another of the greats has degenerated into total pop garbage
Back in the beginning of the extreme music genesis, these guys were one of the pioneers of extreme music. Read more
Published on May 8, 2005 by Mondo Vendo

4.0 out of 5 stars weird
This CD gives just what it promised weirdness. I think its a great CD but its not the best of the butthole surfers. Read more
Published on February 15, 2005 by johnny vomit

5.0 out of 5 stars grew on me - a big fan of all their work
Electriclarryland was refreshing for me, because I was going through changes of my own that were somehow parallel to it. Read more
Published on December 6, 2004 by Pantucci

4.0 out of 5 stars The title makes sense
Some of these songs are totally freaky like The "Last Astronaut" and "Yentel". Others are cool. If you've ever heard any of these songs, you know exactly what I'm talking about... Read more
Published on September 29, 2004 by Robin Goodfellow

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