Weird Revolution
Appearance
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Review scores | |
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Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork Media | (0.4/10)[3] |
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Weird Revolution is the eighth studio album by the alternative rock band Butthole Surfers, released in 2001 on Surfdog Records and Hollywood Records.
The initial release of this album featured a lenticular cover and jewel case that shows the baby's limbs moving and shooting a beam at other planes on the cover. The song "They Came In" was featured on the soundtrack to Mission: Impossible II.
Track listing
- "The Weird Revolution" (Butthole Surfers)– 3:36
- "The Shame of Life" (Butthole Surfers, Gibson J. Haynes, Robert J. Ritchie) – 3:54
- "Dracula from Houston" (Nathan Calhoun, Haynes)– 3:42
- "Venus" (Butthole Surfers) – 3:55
- "Shit Like That" (Butthole Surfers) – 3:18
- "Mexico" (Butthole Surfers) – 3:50
- "Intelligent Guy" (Haynes) – 3:04
- "Get Down" (Butthole Surfers) – 5:29
- "Jet Fighter" (Butthole Surfers) – 2:57
- "The Last Astronaut" (Butthole Surfers) – 4:07
- "Yentel" (Haynes) – 3:22
- "They Came In" (Butthole Surfers, Haynes) – 22:23
Personnel
Butthole Surfers
- Gibby Haynes – vocals
- Paul Leary – guitar, producer, mixing (Track 11)
- King Coffey – drums
Additional personnel
- Rob Cavallo – producer (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8), A&R
- Michael Bradford – engineering (Tracks 1, 2, & 7), additional production (Track 2)
- Stuart Sullivan – engineering (Tracks 1, 4–7, & 9–12), mixing (Track 11)
- Allen Sides – engineering (Tracks 2, 3, & 8)
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (Tracks 1–10 & 12)
- Brian Gardner – mastering
- Nathan Calhoun – bass (Tracks 2, 3, 7, & 8)
- Chris Vrenna – additional drum programming (Track 9)
- Cheryl Jenets – A&R coordination
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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2001 | The Billboard 200 | 130 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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2001 | "The Shame of Life" | Modern Rock Tracks | 24 |
References
- ^ Kennedy, Patrick. "allmusic ((( Weird Revolution > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan. "Butthole Surfers". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 123, cited March 17, 2010
- ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent. "Weird Revolution". pitchfork.com. August 2001, Retrieved on March 17, 2010.
- ^ Scaruffi, Piero. "Butthole Surfers". pieroscaruffi.com (Italian). Retrieved on March 17, 2010.