One thing is for certain. When you think of the 90's, you think of MTV, and when you think of MTV, you think of "Beavis and Butthead". Two dim-witted teenagers performing foolish and stupid antics in each episode, sitting at the couch watching TV and commenting on the music videos of the time. They tackled mainly rock music, but they also commented on others including pop and hip hop. The show was a great success among teenagers at the time but parents weren't so pleased with the show's over usage of violence and sexual innuendos. But at the same time, for me, being a teenage boy, made me laugh a lot when I watched it. Because, let's face it, my friends sometimes act as stupid as Beavis and Butthead.
So it wasn't surprising that MTV would make a compilation album surfacing around the commentary of the two boys. Geffen Records, produced the record and made out a list of songs that would be chosen for the album. Many of these tracks were unreleased prior to the release of this album including "Deuces Are Wild" by Aerosmith and "I Hate Myself and Want to Die" by Nirvana.
Throughout the CD, between each song, you would get a commentary of Beavis and Butthead, describing how "cool" it is and how "kickass" it was! Sometimes even making out a complete skit, such as one where Beavis and Butthead meet the members of Anthrax and Run DMC.
The album is very diverse. There's the obvious stuff such as the grunge music, Nirvana's "I Hate Myself and Want To Die", which was a track made for their final album "In Utero", but never made the cut. Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana, was offered $60,000 for the song to be featured in the "Beavis and Butthead Experience" album. He obviously accepted the offer. The song definitely sounds like an "In Utero" track. Dirty, grungy, and noisy. Which is why I love this track and bought this CD in the first place!
Red Hot Chili Peppers also contributed a track for the album. A Stooges cover, "Search and Destroy". The song really shows off the band's heavy influence from punk rock and how it molded their "funk meets punk meets grunge" standards.
Aerosmith's "Deuces Are Wild" was also contributed to the album. "Deuces..." was left off from their 1989 album "Pump".
There's also those heavy metal numbers from bands such as Anthrax, Megadeth, and White Zombie.
In the mix as well includes a R&B type "song", "Come to Butthead". A hilarious number where the boys rant about their obsession and craving for sex. "I would like, do something that really sucks, for your love..." as Butt-head exclaims in the song!
There's also a redux version of Cher's "I Got You Babe" featuring Beavis and Butthead.
No matter if you're solely a grunge fan, a punk fan or heavy metal fan, this album is for you!
I found my copy of this CD for just $2 at my local Goodwill. It was totally worth it!
Most copies of this CD go cheap online and in thrift stores and flea markets! So it's well worth cash, even if you're getting the CD solely for the Nirvana track, like I did, or for the Run DMC or Aerosmith track!
It's a great album, simply put! I would say that it would be great to see a Part 2 for this album, seeing as "Beavis and Butthead" has returned to MTV, however the album would probably be geared more toward dubstep and pop royalties than those from rock. **
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