Echt een geweldige release uit 1988 alweer. Ik heb de LP al jaren, maar heb 'em nu ook op de harde schijf staan. En nog steeds is het genieten geblazen.
"One of Earache' earliest signees, Oregon' Spazztic Blurr were just that: a blinding maelstrom of metal burps and paroxysms, with the odd spelling of their name implying a good deal of cheesiness and goofy humor. Their 1988 self-titled album, now remastered and released on CD for the first time with a new booklet and layout, lampoons every aggressive genre with a punky edge like fellow Oregonian beer thrashers Wehrmacht. Furthermore, Mike Patton would be lying if he ever said that Spazztic Blurr didn¹t influence his early output for Mr. Bungle! The cover art says it all: on the front, the boys are rolling in the dough with a vintage roadster and car phone, but on the back, they'e dressed in rags and huddled around a rusted-out junkyard van, with the caption 'after the album.' They even had one of their press photos taken with Chuck E. Cheese! Musically, they take Mr. Bungle's hilarity one step further: the CD booklet has a written description of every effect along with the lyrics. "Blurr Hogs" introduces the band with 'well whistles,' 'nifty hand claps,' and 'total rock star ending.' "Images" chronicles the stereotypical personas of rockers, rappers, skinheads, jocks, and wavos (Swatch-wearing preppies), plus a twisted version of "Popeye The Sailor Man" at the coda. The guys cover their "ABC's"; after an Eddie Van Halen solo, "Spazztic Puke" recounts a Chef Boyardee-induced technicolor yawn; and "Bouge Jonzin," complete with its 'slow, sad, cry part,' memorializes a leech-like band groupie who was always bugging the guys for money. "He Not A Home Me Marco" (also included on Earache's must-have 1990 Grindcrusher compilation) pokes fun at guitarist Marco's Italian mother and the way she talks. "Let There Be Blurr" sports a rollicking bass solo and 12-string acoustic interlude; a faux Ace Frehley stops by the studio for a quick solo in "Ace"; and "Def Metal" has a 'total death metal drum intro,' 'distorted guitar,' 'ska part,' 'fast part with heavy guitar,' 'armpit sniff,' 'total speed metal ending,' and a gong to boot. The epic "Mexicalli²" (the same from Earache's Immortalised tin can collector's set), clocking in at nearly seven minutes, includes mini-homages to Speedy Gonzales, Burger King, The Flintstones, Milton Bradley board games, and Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer - all tied together with mouth and balloon pops, death metal screams, and a tambourine. Like "I'm The Man"-era Anthrax meets early Lawnmower Deth, Spazztic Blurr is a quintessential must-have for all metal and hard rock fans who live by the band's motto: If yer serious, you lose!"
http://www.digitalmetal.com/reviews.asp?cid=3042
Klein, hè?
Tracklist:
1. Blurr Hogs 01:27
2. Images 02:11
3. ABC's 02:31
4. Spazztic Puke 01:56
5. Fuck Yeah 01:43
6. Bouge Jonzin 02:46
7. Call In Sick 01:36
8. Bedrock Blurr 01:26
9. He-Not-A-Home 03:21
10. Unless 00:01
11. Let There Be Blurr 01:14
12. Ace 02:11
13. Def Metal 02:29
14. Mexicali 06:55
Hier kun je samples van elk nummer beluisteren, al zijn de samples van erg slechte kwaliteit.
http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/card/0,,1559036,00.html
Schitterende plaat. Had ooit de elpee, maar weet niet waar die is gebleven..
