Weird Revolution

Weird Revolution
Studio album by Butthole Surfers
Released	August 28, 2001
Genre	Avant-garde, hardcore, psychedelia
Length	45:14
Label	Surfdog/Hollywood
Producer	Paul Leary, Rob Cavallo
Butthole Surfers chronology
After the Astronaut (1998) Weird Revolution (2001) Humpty Dumpty LSD (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(0.4/10)[3]
Piero Scaruffi	[4]

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

1. "The Weird Revolution" (Butthole Surfers)– 3:36
2. "The Shame of Life" (Butthole Surfers, Gibson J. Haynes, Robert J. Ritchie) – 3:54
3. "Dracula from Houston" (Nathan Calhoun, Haynes)– 3:42
4. "Venus" (Butthole Surfers) – 3:55
5. "Shit Like That" (Butthole Surfers) – 3:18
6. "Mexico" (Butthole Surfers) – 3:50
7. "Intelligent Guy" (Haynes) – 3:04
8. "Get Down" (Butthole Surfers) – 5:29
9. "Jet Fighter" (Butthole Surfers) – 2:57
10. "The Last Astronaut" (Butthole Surfers) – 4:07
11. "Yentel" (Haynes) – 3:22
12. "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
2001	The Billboard 200	130

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2001	"The Shame of Life"	Modern Rock Tracks	24

References

1. ^ Kennedy, Patrick. "allmusic ((( Weird Revolution > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r546996. Retrieved March 17, 2010. 
2. ^ Brackett, Nathan. "Butthole Surfers". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 123, cited March 17, 2010
3. ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent. "Weird Revolution". pitchfork.com. August 2001, Retrieved on March 17, 2010.
4. ^ Scaruffi, Piero. "Butthole Surfers". pieroscaruffi.com (Italian). Retrieved on March 17, 2010.