Killdozer - Burl

Thanks for the inspirado JW with the Kdozer LBB post. I had to hear this again... and I have to share it now. My favorite Killdozer.

Hamburger Martyr is the unofficial national anthem. This freaked my fragile mind when first spun circa 1986.

This truly is the best of all possible worlds.

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Allmusic.com: It was dedicated to the memory of folksinger Burl Ives, but there was one small problem -- he wasn't dead at the time. Regardless, Burl itself is a fun slice of madness, with regular producer at the time Butch Vig once again helping to make the trio's vision a rather gruesomely funny reality via this six-song effort. The most unlikely of the band's covers closed things out, Jessi Colter's "I'm Not Lisa," as nuttily trudge-worthy as could be imagined in the band's hands. If there's a legendary number, though, then no doubt about it, the opening "Hamburger Martyr" became the group's anthem or close to it. Starting with a spat "F*ck you!," Michael Gerald takes detailed time to criticize a greasy-spoon chef's lack of cooking ability ("I could make a better hamburger with my asshole!"), then witheringly corrects him in the ways of burger flipping. All this loud-as-hell sludge/stomp noise is mixed with kitchen chaos and random quotations from Voltaire as well; it's Killdozer in a nutshell.

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