Butthole Surfers - After the Astronaut

Primary Artist
Butthole Surfers
Album Title
After the Astronaut
Release Date
April 7, 1998 
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Review by Greg Prato
When compared to past albums like Rembrandt Pussyhorse and Independent Worm Saloon, the Butthole Surfers' After The Astronaut is rather tame. There's been a total change stylistically -- gone are the days of puzzling demented humor, real drums (almost the entire album features a beat box or drum machine of some sort), and shockingly over-the-top performances. Wildman Gibby Haynes used to have a singing style all his own, with distortion and other effects added to his voice, but now he seems to be caught in a rut, sounding uncannily like John Lydon at times ("Jet Fighter" and "Venus"). Read More