Electriclarryland

by Butthole Surfers

Overview

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 cliches to prove that the band may mature, but they'll never really grow up. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/14/1996
Label:	Capitol/Emi Records / Capitol
UPC:	0724382984221

Tracks

1. Birds
2. Cough Syrup
3. Pepper
4. Thermador
5. Ulcer Breakout
6. Jingle of a Dog's Collar
7. TV Star
8. My Brother's Wife
9. Ah Ha
10. The Lord Is a Monkey
11. Let's Talk About Cars
12. L.A.
13. Space

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Butthole Surfers   Primary Artist
Andrew Weiss   Guitar (Bass)
Bill Carter   Guitar (Bass)
John Hagen   Cello
Mark Eddinger   Keyboards
Danno Saratak   Drums

Technical Credits

Danno Saratak   Drum Programming,Producer
Christopher Shaw   Mixing,Engineer
Mickey Petralia   Producer,Remixing
Tommy Steele   Art Direction
Stuart Sullivan   Mixing,Engineer
Butthole Surfers   Composer
Steve Thompson   Producer
Mario Caldato, Jr.   Producer,Remixing
Gibby Haynes   Composer
Wendy Dougan   Design,Art Direction
Paul Mavrides   Cover Art,Cover Design,Illustrations
Paul Walthall   Composer
King Coffey   Composer
Will Van Overbeek   Photography
Wendy Fougan   Design,Art Direction
Paul Leary   Mixing,Producer