"Helen Butte" vs. Masonna Pussy Badsmell
| "Helen Butte" vs. Masonna Pussy Badsmell | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | August 6, 1996[1][2] |
| Recorded | 1993 – 1994 |
| Studio | Sync Studios (Miami, Florida) |
| Genre | Noise |
| Length | 70:47 |
| Label | Full Contact |
"Helen Butte" vs. Masonna Pussy Badsmell is a studio album by To Live and Shave in L.A., released on August 6, 1996 by Full Contact Records.[3]
Release and reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
Aiding & Abetting called "Helen Butte" vs. Masonna Pussy Badsmell "a nice collection of random musical violence. To Live and Shave in L.A. already has a fine reputation for this sort of musical mayhem, and this album doesn't disappoint."[5] AllMusic gave the album two out of five stars, calling it a "disturbing cacophony melted on in several, short pieces" and a "predictable gimmick that wears thin early."[4] Jeff Bagato of the Washington City Paper enjoyed and said "musically, Moog, bass, guitar, and lots of tape manipulation (heavy-metal records are particularly in evidence) are sucked into the black hole of Tom Smith's mixing board and condensed into piles of slurred, guttural ranting, static, and broken rock."[6]
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Tom Smith, except "Television's Over" by T. V. Smith; all music is composed by Frank Falestra, Tom Smith and Ben Wolcott, except "Television's Over" by T. V. Smith
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Root of Pop Compulsion" | 1:20 |
| 2. | "Tina Russell, Free" | 1:05 |
| 3. | "Take a Lot of Ofay" | 1:41 |
| 4. | "The Ass God" | 2:08 |
| 5. | "Open City '72" | 1:12 |
| 6. | "Shit If They Hit" | 1:10 |
| 7. | "Spelvin, The Righteous Bush" | 1:18 |
| 8. | "Veinsearchin'" | 1:45 |
| 9. | "Superhype Security Probe" | 1:59 |
| 10. | "My Third Decade of Ultrafuck" | 4:41 |
| 11. | "Crypt Rocket, Tomb Rocket, Turd Rocket" | 1:09 |
| 12. | "The "Six" in the Six Wolves" | 1:41 |
| 13. | "Mizrahi Speculum" | 2:03 |
| 14. | "I Learn to Inject Morphia" | 1:34 |
| 15. | "Lady Dedlock" | 2:04 |
| 16. | "Hypercuff" | 1:17 |
| 17. | "A Low Mass Will Be Said" | 2:00 |
| 18. | "I Suppress Nothing" | 1:58 |
| 19. | "Wanna Bust Up a Virgin Ass?" | 1:39 |
| 20. | "One Navel of Decline" | 1:51 |
| 21. | "Rexroth, Cozy Cool" | 1:06 |
| 22. | "I Used to Pay a Heavy Bribe" | 2:23 |
| 23. | "Kama Sutra '71" | 1:25 |
| 24. | "Anne's Eager Bottom" | 1:12 |
| 25. | "Shivman Destroys Spoonman" | 4:04 |
| 26. | ""Godspike" Soph. Hoax" | 1:17 |
| 27. | "Theresa Soder in My Hot Hands" | 1:29 |
| 28. | "Television's Over" (The Adverts cover) | 3:58 |
| 29. | "American Car" | 1:42 |
| 30. | "Gone and Bitched Up" | 1:38 |
| 31. | "I Slur a Name" | 2:14 |
| 32. | "Tealink" | 1:09 |
| 33. | "First Pop Novice" | 0:58 |
| 34. | "Lock of Gut Twine" | 2:20 |
| 35. | "Balling Andrea True" | 1:06 |
| 36. | "Bataille= No Stipe" | 4:04 |
| 37. | "In the Assworks" | 3:07 |
Personnel
[edit]Adapted from the "Helen Butte" vs. Masonna Pussy Badsmell liner notes.[7]
To Live and Shave in L.A.
- Frank Falestra (as Rat Bastard) – bass guitar
- Tom Smith – lead vocals, tape, electronics, engineering, recording, mixing
- Ben Wolcott – electronics
Production and design
- Greg Chapman – liner notes
- Zalman Fishman – executive-production
- Priscilla Forthman – photography
- Sam Patton – photography
- Syd – design
- Angela Terrell – photography
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1996 | Full Contact | CD | 9868-63235 |
References
[edit]- ^ Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Winter 1996–1997. Stereophile, Incorporated: 14. ISBN 9781575980386. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Barnhart, Becky (1996). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 8 (1). Stereophile, Incorporated: 22. ISBN 9781575980386. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Baker, Greg (February 2, 1995). "Program Notes 42". Miami New Times. Voice Media Group. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ a b Schulte, Tom. "To Live and Shave in L.A.: Helen Butte vs. Masonna Pussy Badsmell > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Worley, Jon (October 7, 1996). "To Live and Shave in L.A.: Helen Butte vs. Masonna Pussy Badsmell". Aiding & Abetting (120). Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Bagato, Jeff (January 24, 1997). ""Helen Butte" vs. Masonna Pussy Badsmell". Washington City Paper. Duc Luu. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ To Live and Shave in L.A. (1996). "Helen Butte" vs. Masonna Pussy Badsmell (booklet). Washington, DC: Full Contact Records.
External links
[edit]- "Helen Butte" vs. Masonna Pussy Badsmell at Discogs (list of releases)
- "Helen Butte" vs. Masonna Pussy Badsmell at Bandcamp
