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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BirdsButthole Surfers | Butthole Surfers | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | Cough SyrupButthole Surfers | Butthole Surfers | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 3 | PepperButthole Surfers | Butthole Surfers | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | ThermadorButthole Surfers | Butthole Surfers | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 35 MB |
| 5 | Ulcer BreakoutButthole Surfers | Butthole Surfers | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 6 | Jingle of a Dog's CollarButthole Surfers | Butthole Surfers | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | TV StarButthole Surfers | Butthole Surfers | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | My Brother's WifeButthole Surfers | Butthole Surfers | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 9 | Ah HaButthole Surfers | Butthole Surfers | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | The Lord Is a MonkeyButthole Surfers | Butthole Surfers | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 11 | Let's Talk About CarsButthole Surfers | Butthole Surfers | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 12 | L.A.Butthole Surfers | Butthole Surfers | Play | 02:46 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 13 | SpaceButthole Surfers | Butthole Surfers | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 51 mins | 117 MB | |||||
| 51 mins | 358 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butthole Surfers | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Mario Caldato, Jr. | Producer, Remixing |
| 3 | Bill Carter | Guitar (Bass) |
| 4 | Wendy Dougan | Art Direction, Design |
| 5 | Mark Eddinger | Keyboards |
| 6 | Wendy Fougan | Art Direction, Design |
| 7 | John Hagen | Cello |
| 8 | Paul Leary | Mixing, Producer |
| 9 | Paul Mavrides | Cover Art, Cover Design, Illustrations |
| 10 | Will Van Overbeek | Photography |
| 11 | Mickey Petralia | Producer, Remixing |
| 12 | Danno Saratak | Drum Programming, Drums, Producer |
| 13 | Christopher Shaw | Engineer, Mixing |
| 14 | Tommy Steele | Art Direction |
| 15 | Stuart Sullivan | Engineer, Mixing |
| 16 | Steve Thompson | Producer |
| 17 | Andrew Weiss | Guitar (Bass) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |