The Beavis and Butt-head Experience

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: November 23, 1993
• Total Time: 60:00
• Type: Collection (various artists), Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rock

Review

MTV hit pay dirt in the mid-'90s with one of the freshest and funniest shows of the era, Beavis and Butt-Head. Because of the music-heavy format of the show, an album was one of the logical steps for creator Mike Judge. And The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience is one of the few cases where the hilarious formula of the show translates well to album. The skits in between songs are all very funny, featuring Judge's characters bumbling their way through run-ins with Anthrax, Run-D.M.C., and Cher, and rating the other songs. And Judge is fortunate that these skits work as well as they do because at times they are necessary to carry the listener's attention. Songs by Jackyl, Sir Mix-A-Lot, and even Run-D.M.C. are dull and drag the album down. Even an appearance by the Red Hot Chili Peppers only leads to a limp and hollow cover of the Stooges' classic "Search and Destroy." Still, the album features a fantastic track by Nirvana, one of the last songs released before Kurt Cobain's suicide. Anthrax, Primus, and White Zombie also add solid contributions that do the show's testosterone-worshipping vibe justice. But most interesting is Cher's duet with the cartoon pair, a reworking of "I Got You Babe." Throughout the song, the duo decide they need a "chick who's older, who's done it a bunch of times," then proposition Cher by making fun of her ex-husband Sonny Bono. Any fan of the series will probably enjoy the album, and most of the tracks are not the typical B-sides fare. Just be warned that the album has a few duds, and anyone not familiar with the show may be lost on some of the humor. ~ Bradley Torreano, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
I Hate Myself and Want to Die (Lyrics)	Kurt Cobain	Nirvana	(4:02)
Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun (Lyrics)	M. Simpson, Adam Yauch, J King, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz	Anthrax	(7:43)
Come to Butt-Head	Mike Judge	Beavis & Butt-Head	(3:51)
99 Ways to Die (Lyrics)	Dave Mustaine	Megadeth	(4:11)
Bounce	Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, Joseph Simmons, Jason Mizell	Run-D.M.C.	(6:48)
Deuces Are Wild	Steven Tyler, Jim Vallance	Aerosmith	(3:50)
I Am Hell	White Zombie, Rob Zombie	White Zombie	(5:01)
Poetry and Prose	Les Claypool, Primus	Primus	(3:48)
Monsta Mack	Sir Mix-A-Lot	Sir Mix-A-Lot	(4:04)
Search and Destroy (Lyrics)	James Williamson, Iggy Pop	Red Hot Chili Peppers	(4:12)
Mental *@%#!	Jesse James Dupree	Jackyl	(2:38)
I Got You Babe/Come to Butt-Head Reprise	Sonny Bono, Mike Judge	Beavis & Butt-Head, Beavis & Butt-Head, Cher	(9:22)

Credits

Bryan Carlstrom (Producer), Brendan O'Brien (Producer), Cher (Performer), Nellee Hooper (Producer), Aerosmith (Performer), Nirvana (Performer), Nile Rodgers (Producer), Max Norman (Producer), Steve Albini (Engineer), Budd Tunick (Production Manager), White Zombie (Performer), Anthrax (Performer), White Zombie (Producer), Bob Ludwig (Mastering), Red Hot Chili Peppers (Performer), Mike Judge (Artwork), Sir Mix-A-Lot (Producer), Run-D.M.C. (Producer), Kevin Reagan (Design), Tony Berg (Executive Producer), Mike Judge (Executive Producer), Primus (Producer), Dave Jerden (Producer), Bruce Fairbairn (Producer), Sir Mix-A-Lot (Performer), Positive K (Performer), Primus (Performer), Bryon Moore (Artwork), Rick Rubin (Producer), Jackyl (Performer), Megadeth (Performer), Run-D.M.C. (Performer), Kevin Reagan (Art Direction)

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