Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician (1987)

Rating: A

An album as chaotic and disturbing as this could only be the work of the legendary "Butthole Surfers". Just the band name is a good reflection of the album. Strange and memorable. Plus the album artwork is enough to scare the Asian right out of Troy! If I had to choose one word to describe "Locust Abortion Technician" it would be: Fucking Obscure. I don't think I will discuss the album in depth, because that would ruin the surprise! And half the fun of listening to this album is the unexpected twists and turns it takes you on. It opens with a Black Sabbath parody, has a bizarrely epic ending, and both the second and second last song are called "Graveyard". Anyways, Nevermind the Review, Here's the Butthole Surfers!!!

Tom Waits- Mule Variations (1999)

Rating:A

I was always a sucker for lo-fi, dirty recordings. This album feels like a film noir meets spaghetti western, where you can't tell who the bad guy is. Listening to Tom's vocals makes me want to take pictures of service station bathrooms, in a good way. The great thing about this album is you would never mistaken any other artists work for this. Every song is a story. One of my teachers told us about the time he almost committed suicide and he said "My life was a Tom Waits song, I was broke, living in a gentleman's hotel, picking out what tie could hold my weight when I hang myself from the water pipes. That was christmas eve, I got a call about fifteen minutes before I did it. That call was a job offer."Of course, like that story, these songs often have happy endings that are just happy enough to make you grin and keep on keeping on. This album is book of short stories that you would read on a road trip. I like it. Probably my favourite track was "Big in Japan", but honestly, every track was significant for me. enjoy