Their second LP was finally issued as Rembrandt Pussyhorse on Touch and Go in April 1986. Coming out some two years after the original sessions, it featured a different mix and song selection than Alternative Tentacles’ unreleased version. Best known for its minimalist reworking of The Guess Who ‘s ” American Woman “, it is one of the most experimental albums in Butthole Surfers’ heavily experimental career. Following a particularly out-of-control tour, even by Butthole Surfers’ standards, the band semi-settled in Winterville in the summer of 1986. Nervosa rejoined them (Cabbage having been fired months earlier), and they went to work on crafting their first home studio in a rental house on the outskirts of Athens . Before long, they started a leisurely recording session for their third full-length project. Released in March 1987, Locust Abortion Technician is one of the heaviest Butthole Surfers albums, and it is often considered their finest to date. Harnessing aspects of punk, heavy metal, and psychedelia, its unique sound produced a number of grinding, slower-paced songs, arguably making it an early precursor of grunge .
Their second LP was finally issued as Rembrandt Pussyhorse on Touch
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