2 LPs on 1 CD: BROWN REASON TO LIVE (1983)/LIVE PCPPEP (1983).
BROWN REASON TO LIVE is also known as both PEE PEE THE SAILOR and BUTTHOLE SURFERS.
LIVE PCPPEP was recorded live in San Antonio, Texas.
Includes bonus tracks.
"There's a time to live and a time to die/I smoke Elvis Presley's toenails when I want to get high." So begins the Butthole Surfers's eponymous 1983 EP, repackaged on Butthole Surfers/Live PCPPEP with its live 1984 follow-up. The line, together with the caustic, hellacious instrumentation of "The Shah Sleeps in Lee Harvey's Grave," accurately sums up the band's bizarre, hilarious, and ultimately intellectual shlock-core. And since the Buttholes launched their 20-year voyage down the crazy river with these EPs, they're essential listening for fans. Besides the entire live EP, the set includes a second previously unreleased encore, "Sinister Crayon" (recorded for the first EP), and a demo version of "Something." ~ Johnny Loftus
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (2/20/03, p.67) - "...The Buttholes made punk that was both lysergic and transcendent, setting the stage for every oddball band after them..."
Uncut (p.84) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "PCPPEP caught the ear for its desecration and zombification of rock."
Uncut (3/03, p.122) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Hilariously good, and more coherent than most will remember....They still rock..."