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Butthole Surfers - Electriclarryland
EAC/Flac+Log - no Cue | Full Scans 300dpi | 383 MB
Rock/Alternative | Capitol Records | Catalog#: 7243 8 29842 2 1 | 1996

The state of Texas is well-known for producing many world-famous musicians. Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Dixie Chicks, and Charlie Christian are all very famous musicians from the state. However, the state of Texas also claims their bastard acid-fueled stepchildren, the Butthole Surfers. Fronted by the enigmatic Gibby Haynes and guitar genius Paul Leary, the band often finds truly unique ways to blend almost any genre conceivable into their records. They also find ways to mix a trademark, creepy humor into their recordings. They're a band that can't really be summed up in one paragraph, and for good reason. They were one of the most innovative bands of the '80's and '90's, and still fail to sound dated today.

All Music Guide Review
On Electriclarryland, their second major-label album, the Butthole Surfers continue the streamlined direction they began with Independent Worm Saloon, which basically means it's a loud guitar rock album. Even though there's potential for the record to become unnecessarily generic, it's to the Buttholes' credit that they still have the desire to throw enough bizarre wrenches into the machinery to keep most of their diehard audience satiated. Certainly, Electriclarryland will sound way too tame for fans of Locust Abortion Technican and Hairway to Steven, and they're right, to a certain extent. For listeners accustomed to their unhinged, perverse '80s recordings, there is nothing on this guitar-heavy record to please them. But Electriclarryland is a logical maturation for the band. It's odd to think of the Buttholes maturing, but that is the case with this album. They have a couple of jangly pop numbers that appear to be played relatively straight and the heavier numbers have a piledriving inevitability that make them memorable. In short, Electriclarryland rocks and it rocks hard, with enough energy for bands half of the Buttholes' age. And underneath the seemingly normal surface, the Buttholes have thrown in enough jokes and have twisted around enough clichés to prove that the band may mature, but they'll never really grow up. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide