| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 46/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[3] |
| Pitchfork Media | (0.4/10)[5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
| Spin | 6/10[6] |
Weird Revolution is the eighth studio album by the alternative rock band Butthole Surfers, released in 2001 on Surfdog Records and Hollywood Records. It is in large part a rerecorded version of an earlier album, tentatively entitled After the Astronaut, that was abandoned in 1998.
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 2. The song "The Shame of Life" was featured in the trailer for Phone Booth.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Weird Revolution" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "The Shame of Life" | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Dracula from Houston" | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Venus" | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Shit Like That" | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Mexico" | 3:50 |
| 7. | "Intelligent Guy" | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Get Down" | 5:29 |
| 9. | "Jet Fighter" | 2:57 |
| 10. | "The Last Astronaut" | 4:07 |
| 11. | "Yentel" | 3:22 |
| 12. | "They Came In" (The song "They Came In" ends at minute 4:02. After 17 minutes and 50 seconds of silence, at minute 21:52 begins a hidden track: it's a reprise of the song "The Last Astronaut".) | 22:23 |
Singles
"The Shame of Life"
- "The Shame of Life"
- "The Shame of Life" (A Cappella)
- "The Shame of Life" (DJ Z-Trip Remix)
- "The Shame of Life" (Bonus Beats)
"Dracula from Houston"
- "Dracula from Houston (The Bike Song) (Radio Edit)"
- "They Came In"
- "Call Out Hook"
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
- Chris Vrenna – additional drum programming (Track 9)
- Cheryl Jenets – A&R coordination
- Dave Kaplan – management
- Actionfigure – art direction, design
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Billboard 200 | 130 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "The Shame of Life" | Modern Rock Tracks | 24 |
References
- ^ "Weird Revolution by Butthole Surfers". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ Kennedy, Patrick. "allmusic ((( Weird Revolution > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ "Review: 'Weird Revolution". Entertainment Weekly. New York: 67. September 7, 2001.
A typical morass of computerized beat science, vague exoticism, and singer Gibby Haynes' crackpot mantras...
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rotter, Jeffrey (October 2001). "Butthole Surfers: Weird Revolution". Spin. 17 (10): 133–34. Retrieved February 14, 2018.