GREAT song. Always creeps me the fuck out (in a good way, of course). That's the thing about their early Touch & Go material - it's just seething with raw sickness. I remember reading an interview with the band circa 'LectricLarry, and interviewer guy was trying to get them to admit that there might be something, you know, a bit unwholesome about a song like "Cherub". And they flat-out denied it. Course, they're famous for being assholes to interviewers, but I wonder if in saying it they really believed it. That core of real (or real-seeming) pathology dropped after Locust Abo, in favor of the "weirdness" and strange comedy of Hairway and what came after. Wonder if they noticed the change, if they really understood just how disturbing/disturbed-seeming some of the earlier stuff was.
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 17:42 (sixteen years ago) link
the Butts always knew and know exactly what they were doing in the grand scheme, with exceptions where they claim they had to live off recycling bottles while touring in varying cities in the mid 80s.
I interviewed Paul Leary circa Pioughd, one of my first college radio interviews. He was really nice and easy to interview, actually.
― Mackro Mackro, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 19:48 (sixteen years ago) link
someone's been to any reunion show and can report?
― Zeno, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 04:10 (fifteen years ago) link
Paul Leary is only with them at the NYC gig. The rest of the tour is without him (as far as I know)...
― Nate Carson, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 10:19 (fifteen years ago) link
BTW these guys have the most entertaining and hilarious chapter in the entire Our Band Could Be Your Life book. Laugh out loud funny.
― Nate Carson, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 10:28 (fifteen years ago) link
This sure makes it sound awesome
― bendy, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 10:37 (fifteen years ago) link
Nate - absolutely spot on about that Chapter. Had me recommending the book just for that - even for people for whom none of those bands weren't their lives.
― Fer Ark, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 20:41 (fifteen years ago) link
jeebs , that's why i'm no writer, man. What an ugly sentence.
― Fer Ark, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 20:42 (fifteen years ago) link
i saw em with stone temple pilots in full kiss makeup opening for them..and then once at an aids benefit w diamanda opening th show..crowd pleezinn
― danbunny, Thursday, 10 July 2008 10:52 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7EQY6tgCV8..oh yeah flamin lipz opened as well
― danbunny, Thursday, 10 July 2008 10:55 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7EQY6tgCV8
duh
http://www.buttholesurfers.com/tourdates.html
"The classic '80s lineup of Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary, Jeff Pinkus and the twin drumming King Coffey and Teresa Taylor will be playing all upcoming dates. Get your psych on, fools."
― StanM, Saturday, 12 July 2008 16:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh Fuck , That Leary is a great guitarustist. first admired in this head with Lady Sniff and Mexican Caravan. Genuistist. Another man's ballbag
― Fer Ark, Saturday, 12 July 2008 21:29 (fifteen years ago) link
An enemy of Corey Rusk is an enemy of mine.
― libcrypt, Saturday, 12 July 2008 21:39 (fifteen years ago) link
"Gimme MAH BACON"
-- Ned Raggett, Tuesday, May 20, 2008 6:17 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Link
^^^^
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Sunday, 13 July 2008 03:06 (fifteen years ago) link
I have a hazy recollection .Perhaps I've imagined this?
An old mate of mine had a video of the Buttholes live - back when even live videos were an effort to snag.
There was a hilarious bit with some square looking suited up guy ( a real bad eighties white suit at that) came on with a fucking tuba and started blowing into it real earnestly - Buttholes style.
Cheesus Christ -I pissed myself. We had to rewind time and time again.
Whatever it was, must have been transferred to DVD?
― Fer Ark, Sunday, 13 July 2008 08:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Blind Eye Sees All is their live dvd (recorded in 1985, I believe) - I vaguely remember a saxophone being on there, but I'll have to rewatch it to be sure
― StanM, Sunday, 13 July 2008 10:17 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, it's on there. Tuba, white suit.
― StanM, Sunday, 13 July 2008 15:53 (fifteen years ago) link
according to wikipedia trevor plays the sousaphone on "something" on the blind eye see all vid - that sounds right. gibby plays the sax.
reunion footage looks depressing. it would be cool if they had something new to say but it looks like a cash-in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8NCijeX6Zg
― Edward III, Sunday, 13 July 2008 16:17 (fifteen years ago) link
Well, you did pick a pretty downtempo track there, though. Of course it's a cash-in, thank god they don't do anything new anymore after the last couple of years... I'm still psyched for the show in Ghent on Thursday, old reheated stuff or not.
― StanM, Sunday, 13 July 2008 16:25 (fifteen years ago) link
in Ghent?
― admrl, Monday, 14 July 2008 05:35 (fifteen years ago) link
phenomenal. miss this tour at yr peril.
― stirmonster, Monday, 21 July 2008 06:06 (fifteen years ago) link
Lady Sniff.
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Monday, 21 July 2008 06:09 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, I missed the show in Ghent. (xpost and xxpost)
― StanM, Monday, 21 July 2008 07:18 (fifteen years ago) link
that was the weirdest show ever yesterday, ending in a (sadly) Buttholic classic,weirdest way, as Hayens angrily throwing beer at the soundman, getting arrested,stopping the show (about after 75 minutes), leaving the crowd pissed off and amazed. (good education for the scool of rock kids...)
http://www.prefixmag.com/news/butthole-surfers-concert-at-webster-hall-ends-in-n/20322/
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/07/butthole_surfer_1.html
― Zeno, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 14:53 (fifteen years ago) link
weird show. felt stiff at first (esp. "Moving to Florida" but mebbe because Gibby was reading the gibbyerish lyrics?) and i really don't dig the IWS-era psychobilly stuff that the school kids played on the most. that said, the kids were perfect for "Cowboy Bob" (horns and shrieks) and right before the shit went down with the sound guy, they were really getting deep into the good stuff: "Cowboy Bob" "Two Parter" "Graveyard" and "Cherub." was praying for "Whirling Hall of Knives" (maybe the only Rembrandt Pussyhorse song that can actually get recreated live?) or "Jimi" when it all fell apart. even hoped that without Gibby they would've come out to at least encore "Psychedelic Jam" or "Something" (since Paul sings that anyway) but alas. and is it just me, or is it Paul Leary the one who's actually been under a rock and hiding all this time?
― beta blog, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 20:23 (fifteen years ago) link
at least they played most of it.great setlist, although the mediocre sound and that ?! ending.(i wonder what other songs were supposed to be played) Setlist:
22 Going on 23 Fast Suicide Moving to Florida 100 Million Watlo Goofy's Concern To Parter Tornadoes 1401 Graveyard Dust Devil Ulcer Breakout Roky Cowboy Bob Cherub Sweat Loaf Jimi Cartoon Song X-Ray The Shah Sleeps in Lee Harvey's Grave
― Zeno, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 23:42 (fifteen years ago) link
there's no way they played "Jimi," unless it was 5 seconds long or something.
― beta blog, Thursday, 31 July 2008 00:14 (fifteen years ago) link
The best detail out of that whole story is Genesis P-Orridge running onstage to tell everyone to calm down. I would have paid double-digits to see that alone.
― Mackro Mackro, Thursday, 31 July 2008 01:36 (fifteen years ago) link
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3481/3277979314_498991cbba.jpg?v=0
― _Rockist__Scientist_, Thursday, 30 July 2009 18:00 (fourteen years ago) link
yep that's my kid
― dead clown handjob (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 25 February 2010 20:56 (fourteen years ago) link
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― Ceci n'est pas une display name (Myonga Vön Bontee), Thursday, 25 February 2010 21:59 (fourteen years ago) link
:(
its a video of my 2yo demanding to listen to the Butthole Surfers (specifically the Double Live LP)
― dead clown handjob (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 25 February 2010 22:00 (fourteen years ago) link
precious moments
― Anton Levain (jdchurchill), Thursday, 25 February 2010 22:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Bopples!
― Fox Force Five Punchline (sexyDancer), Thursday, 25 February 2010 22:06 (fourteen years ago) link
other bands requested by name: King Khan, the Cramps
― dead clown handjob (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 25 February 2010 22:08 (fourteen years ago) link
That dbl live album was the forst thing I ever bought on CD. I did so coz it had extra tracks. It was really expensive and a kid in a Misfits t-shirt laughed at me whilst I was paying for being some sort of sell-out idiot.
― Animal Bitrate (Raw Patrick), Thursday, 25 February 2010 22:38 (fourteen years ago) link
first.
ha i think i was that kid, dude
― banaka, Thursday, 25 February 2010 22:40 (fourteen years ago) link
Bump because ILM needs more purple. And because "John E. Smoke" just shuffled up in itunes.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 15 April 2011 21:57 (thirteen years ago) link
holy shit i can't even read this it don't render right on my thing. but yes bumperino. have a negroni they are very good. john e smokes!
― Das Unbehagen in der Kultur (jdchurchill), Saturday, 15 October 2011 02:54 (twelve years ago) link
entirety of legendary Blind Eye Sees All film:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_r9aI7TWeg&feature=youtu.be
― The Uncanny Frankie Valley (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 16 November 2011 16:23 (twelve years ago) link
This might be only resonating with me, but was just playing the Revillos' "From The Freezer" and there are some weird similarities between the demo version of "No Such Luck" and "Waiting for Jimmy to Kick." Probably just random, but I wonder if anyone else has noticed that...
http://open.spotify.com/track/530jF89CkUEU1PaxTeDlCK
― dlp9001, Monday, 2 July 2012 03:14 (eleven years ago) link
I was told that early in their career they appeared on the original People's Court being sued about some pointless thing and kept repeating their band name by way of introduction again and again. It really sounds like the kind of thing they would find funny. Has anybody seen this, if it exists?
― Vic Perry, Monday, 2 July 2012 16:56 (eleven years ago) link
there's no way that's true
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 2 July 2012 17:02 (eleven years ago) link
it's a popular internet rumor, but there doesn't seem to be any support for it
― contenderizer, Monday, 2 July 2012 17:26 (eleven years ago) link
This story was told to me in no later than 1992 by a guy who claimed to have watched the episode, so at least I know it is not an "internet rumor."
― Vic Perry, Monday, 2 July 2012 17:41 (eleven years ago) link
I love "there's no way that's true" as an answer though. Guess what, I heard they were really The Banana Splits before they were The Butthole Surfers too.
― Vic Perry, Monday, 2 July 2012 17:52 (eleven years ago) link
pretty sure you couldn't say the word "Butthole" on TV during the Wapner era
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 2 July 2012 17:52 (eleven years ago) link
also Eddie Haskell was played by Alice Cooper on Leave it to Beaver
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 2 July 2012 17:53 (eleven years ago) link