piouhgd (pronounced “p.o.-ed”, as in “pissed off”) was the band’s fifth full-length studio album, and their first for Rough Trade. Released in April 1991, it featured more electronic instrumentation, but was largely viewed as a disappointment in comparison to past recordings. Both Haynes and Leary have since expressed displeasure with…
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Around the time of Locust Abortion Technician’ s debut, the group bought a home in Driftwood, Texas , approximately 30 miles (48 km) outside Austin. It was a ranch house built into the side of a hill, with 5 acres (20,000 m ) of surrounding property. As with the rental…
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Rough Trade filed for bankruptcy in 1991, but not before releasing Leary’s solo project, The History of Dogs . The following year, Butthole Surfers shocked many fans and critics by signing with the major label Capitol Records . In 2017, Paul Leary reflected: “I grew up listening to The Beatles…
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1990 saw the release of the Highlights and Lowlives studio album, composed of blues-based heavy metal and one ballad. The album was co-produced by notable grunge producer Jack Endino and producer Roland Hofmann. The line-up was Peterson, Whaley on drums and MacDonald on guitars.
Blue Cheer followed up Highlights and Lowlives with the much heavier Dining with the Sharks . Duck MacDonald was replaced by German ex-Monsters guitar player Dieter Saller in 1990. Also featured is a special guest appearance by Groundhogs guitarist Tony McPhee . The album was co-produced by Roland Hofmann and…
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In 1990 after Brann fell out with the others and left Iron Butterfly for good, Dorman, Rhino, Hilland and Suarez recorded an album with singer Robert Tepper that was meant to be an IB album called We Will Rise but instead was shelved and eventually reworked into Tepper’s 1996 solo…
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In the early 1990s, Peterson and Whaley re-located to Germany. In 1992, Peterson recorded his first solo album, Child of the Darkness , in Cologne with a band named “The Scrap Yard”. The album appeared five years later in Japan on Captain Trip Records . After Peterson came back to…
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After this, Brann and Dorman decided to continue on, bringing in Rhino, keyboardist Derek Hilland and drummer Sal Rodriguez (replaced by Kenny Suarez). They were joined by singer/frontman Steve “Mick” Feldman and backup singers JoAnne Kurman-Montana and Cecelia Noel also appeared with the band for a few shows in 1989,…
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In 1989, Noe Goldwasser, the founding editor of Guitar World , described Electric Ladyland as “Hendrix’s masterpiece”. According to author Michael Heatley, “most critics agree” that the album is “the fullest realization of Jimi’s far-reaching ambitions.” In 2004, author Peter Doggett wrote: “For pure experimental genius, melodic flair, conceptual vision…
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From 1989 to 1993, Blue Cheer toured mainly in Europe. During this time, they played with classic rock acts as well as then-up-and-coming bands: Mountain , Outlaws , Thunder , The Groundhogs , Ten Years After , Mucky Pup , Biohazard and others.