Advantages: Like nothing you've heard before, psychedelic insanity Disadvantages: Some will find this crude or just plain offensive
...I think you'll agree.
Locust Abortion Technician is widely regarded as their greatest achievement, the point at which their mixture of shrieking guitar and frankly satanic vocals reached full fruition. Having not heard any of their other albums so far, I cannot really comment, but I can assure you that this is a classic album, so long as you have the stomach for it.
It immediately wrongfoots the listener by kicking in with some dreamy synth, and ... ...about the meaning regret. If you've heard Orbital's track "Satan" then you'll know what's coming, for it was here that they lifted the by-now classic sample. The father explains, and then casually says "Oh, and by the way, if you see your Mom this weekend, would you be sure and tell her...SATAN!!! SATAN!!! SATAN!!!" The guitar riff from Black Sabbath's "Sweet Leaf" explodes into life, only speeded up and accompanied by some demonic laughter. This ...
MonkeyboyUK 23.04.2001
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Advantages: Mindblowing psychedelic freakout Disadvantages: Not for the causal listener
...miles away from their contemporaries. Locust Abortion Technician we proving once and for all that the Buttholes were living in another world completely.
From the introduction to their cover of Black Sabbath's Sweat leaf (sampled to my success on Orbital's Satan), you know that the Buttholes are about to take the listener on a journey through the acid confused minds of a group of Texan madmen. Sweat Leaf is actually the most normal sounding tracks ... ...Locust abortion Technician is a landmark because of this, never before had anyone really captured the sound of madness. The Buttholes take you there without even trying too and with no regrets. Buy this album because its better to regret something you has done than something you haven’t done. ...
SidneyJames 03.10.2000
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