A controversial name on these boards. Anyway, what's your favorite from the only decade they made good music in?
Re: Favorite 80's Butthole Surfers release
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 11:22 am
by tommy
I love all of these records. Rembrandt was my first purchase but LAT is my favorite.
Re: Favorite 80's Butthole Surfers release
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 1:20 pm
by M.H
I like Rembrandt... the most, but L.A.T. is their one really essential release and a shining moment of aesthetic perfection - having their own studio to dick around in did them a lot of favours, I think.
Re: Favorite 80's Butthole Surfers release
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 2:44 pm
by InMySoul77
The Blind Eye Sees All DVD (live performance from 1985) is the best Surfers stuff IMHO. Out of those records I picked Rembrandt.
Re: Favorite 80's Butthole Surfers release
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 4:56 pm
by enframed
Oh man, tough call, it's a toss-up btw LAT and PPAMS. PPAMS was the first release I owned so it holds a special place. Can't choose yet. Maybe I need to listen back to back, or at the same damn time even.
Re: Favorite 80's Butthole Surfers release
Posted: Wed May 24, 2023 9:51 am
by Vibracobra
Probably Steven slightly above Locust.
But I never really connected with their 80's output.
Nineties records, though substandard for the most part, at least sound good.
I don't love that band. But thank god for King Coffey's Trance Syndicate.
Re: Favorite 80's Butthole Surfers release
Posted: Wed May 24, 2023 10:45 am
by enframed
Voted LAT, but PPAMS is a very very close second.
Re: Favorite 80's Butthole Surfers release
Posted: Wed May 24, 2023 4:46 pm
by El Protoolio
LAT was my entry into the Buttholes. I love everything about it. Kuntz is pretty stupid though. You could cut that and it would make the album even better.
Brown Reason through LAT are all great. It's hits and misses from there until Pioughed. Then I stopped listening because IWS fucking sucked.
Re: Favorite 80's Butthole Surfers release
Posted: Wed May 24, 2023 7:29 pm
by enframed
El Protoolio wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 4:46 pm
LAT was my entry into the Buttholes. I love everything about it. Kuntz is pretty stupid though. You could cut that and it would make the album even better.
No, What they did with Kuntz is brilliant and hilarious. I know some Thai people (born in Thailand, live in Los Angeles) who think it's great. Context is everything.