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    Posted: October 08 2005 at 19:12
i was just listening to some butthole surfers does anybody here like them i think they could almost be considered progresive just listen to locust abortian technician i mostly bring this up because some of u must like them but ive never heard them mentioned in the archives
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I've always tried to adhere to the rule "don't judge a book by its cover," but this bands name is just... 
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I like them, they are so outrageous that they are close to genius. But they do not belong here.
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I have a bunch of their stuff on old cassettes from the 80's - Locust Abortion Technician, Psychic..Powerless..Another Man's Sac, Rembrandt Pussyhorse, Hairway to Steven.  I like their sense of humor and irreverance toward the music business in general.  I read somewhere that back in the 80's they used to tour in Central America and billed themselves as a Mexican punk band  (I think they're actually from Texas).

Not sure if they should be considered progressive, any more than bands like Camper Van Beethoven, The The, Gun Club, or Dead Kennedys.  While their sound is pretty much unique (or was when they started out at least), I'm not sure you could say they've really broken any kind of new musical ground, or even progressed or experimented much with their own sound since its inception over 20 years ago.  I don't think they're any more progressive then say, The Clash.
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Points: 159 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2005 at 20:01

That has to be the worst name for a prog band ever. period.

who do they think they are, "Buster Himan and the Penetrators"??

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Points: 3323 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2005 at 20:18
Electric Larryland?


Brilliant!
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Points: 50 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2005 at 20:49

Yeah, I do enjoy the band, however I agree with ClemofNazareth & Seyo that they do not belong here. I also think the nail was hit on the head by saying they really haven't broken new ground with their sound.

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Points: 92 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2005 at 21:16
They Belong here
at least on prog-related
how can this mean anything to me?
when i really dont feel a thing at all
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Butthole Surfers (What a GREAT name, possibly on of rock's finest) was a WONDERFUL band on their inicial phase (1982-88). They were some kind of "Funny-Schizophrenic-Noise-Harcore". It's f**kin insane music, and I love f**kin insane music. Two thumbs up, but I don't think they're prog...
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Points: 4659 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2005 at 21:54
Originally posted by hegelec hegelec wrote:

That has to be the worst name for a prog band ever. period.

who do they think they are, "Buster Himan and the Penetrators"??

lol



.  The Bassholes?  Buck Naked and the Bare Bottom Boys?  Gay Bykers on Acid?  Butt Trumpet?  Curious George and the Homphobes?  STOP!! 

Did Lee Squat?  Porn on the Cob?  Lesbian Dopeheads on Mopeds?  I think we did this thread a couple weeks ago.

Inflatable Party Sheep?  Stiff Richards?  Red Peters?  No more, really.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meat Puppets?

 
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Points: 1023 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2005 at 22:02
The Bassholes?

Anyway, I haven't heard anything by the Butthole Surfers... but man, they could have chosen a better name. I mean...
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Points: 4828 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 09 2005 at 09:02
They should cover KLAATU's "Anus of Uranus"...
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Points: 3525 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 09 2005 at 10:58
They're one of the best live bands I've ever seen, and I've seen them more times than any other band except the Ramones and the Dead. I'd call them more psychedelic (alternative 'acid rock'?) than progressive, but they really have their own style. 
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