Pepper

Yup . . .Thanks, anyone who doesn't know about these guys is missing out.

NOTE: Amazon won't allow me to post this review unless I edit the name of the band. Fascists.Let's get one thing straight: I do not hate B. Surfers. I do not like B. Surfers, either. I do not give a damn about B. Surfers. Their name is a gimmick, their music is not really my style, but I respect the fact that they have been doing their thing for some thirty-five odd years.Having said that, I heard "Pepper" on the radio today, and its effect on my ears was similar to that of dragging metal across concrete. If this - a song that sounds like it was written for a low budget remake of Gone in Sixty Seconds starring Zac Efron and Kristen Stewart in place of Nic Cage and `Gina Jolie - is B. Surfers' biggest "hit" then I shudder to think what the rest their catalogue is like.It's kind of crazy, really. A stock drum machine beat opens up under that sloth-speed, boring-as-non-toxic-paint riff, Gibby begins reciting the lyrics in a voice that couldn't be more deadpan if he was ACTUALLY dead, and there are effects all over the place trying to distract us from the uncomfortable fact that "Pepper" isn't actually doing anything musical. Apart from the sad-happy chorus riff that is strangely reminiscent of Sublime (in a "that could almost pass as a b-side" kind of way), "Pepper" sounds like it could be brand new in 2015.In a way, it's impressive. B. Surfers were clearly ahead of their time. They created a very modern piece of excrement almost twenty years before it became popular to pass off that kind of debris as "rock" music. Truly, "Pepper" has all the modern trends down pat.Speak the lyrics in a bored voice instead of singing them? Check.Boring drum machine beat stuck on loop? You got it.Elementary guitar riffs? Of course.BS fans - appropriately, the term has two meanings here - would probably point out that "Pepper" has INCREDIBLE lyrics. Even if this is true (and I admit that I did hear a few lines I liked when I was adjusting my earplugs), lyrics alone do not make a song great. If you were to take Shakespeare's most acclaimed sonnet, recite it in your best zombie voice, and have a buddy play drums on stove pans in the background, not a single critic, fan, or casual listener would use adjectives more complimentary than "cringeworthy" to describe it. So it is with "Pepper."Maybe B. Surfers are a good band. Maybe if I gave them a chance I would actually enjoy their music. Maybe "Pepper" is not at all representative of the rest of their discography. These are all distinct possibilities. But the only thing I know for certain is that this particular single, "Pepper," is an abomination to rock music.

Ok, here is a Gem from the Butthole Surfers. I actually liked the Electriclarryland , mainly because it was the second album I bought from these guys. We have the classic song Pepper, which makes the Butthole Surfers as THE best one hit wonder band ever, hand down. Then we have a b-side called Hybrid which features the Gibbytronix and is overall a nice instrumental. I feel they should have put this on the record instead of Let's Talk about Cars. Then we have the Butcha' Bros Remix of Pepper, which I feel is the best one (there are 2 other remixes that I have heard). The final song is the demo of The Lord is a Monkey, now this is the SAME as the Rock Version found on the Beavis and Butthead soundtrack, it's slower and the lyrics are a little different. It's pretty cool, and you'll enjoy it if you like the original. Pepper was a great song, but nothing beats the Surfers in their prime (87-89). Definitely a must have if you are a big fan. Hoped this helped.