Busse Woods (album)
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| Busse Woods | ||||
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| Released | January 1, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Stoner metal[1] | |||
| Length | 56:46 | |||
| Label | Man's Ruin Records[2] Small Stone Records Kreation Records | |||
| Producer | Acid King | |||
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Busse Woods is an album by the stoner metal band Acid King.[4][5] The album was released in 1999 by Man's Ruin Records; it was reissued in 2004, with bonus tracks, by Small Stone Records, and on vinyl in 2007 by Kreation Records.
The album's title (pronounced buss-ee) is the local name for the Ned Brown Forest Preserve, which is located near Chicago.[6] As a teenager, frontwoman Lori S. often met there with friends to hang out and take drugs.[7]
The reissue of Busse Woods has slightly different artwork and two extra songs, cover versions of "Motorhead", by Hawkwind, and "Not Fragile", by Bachman-Turner Overdrive. The cover versions were released on the compilation albums Daze of the Underground and In the Groove, respectively. "39 Lashes" is also a cover song, originally appearing in Jesus Christ Superstar.
Busse Woods is the only Acid King album with bass guitarist Brian Hill.
Critical reception[edit]
The Austin Chronicle wrote that the album "may not be very inventive, but it sure is dark and heavy".[8]
Track listing[edit]
(All songs written by Lori S. unless noted)
- "Electric Machine" – 6:25
- "Silent Circle" – 7:30
- "Drive Fast, Take Chances" – 8:32
- "39 Lashes" (Andrew Lloyd Webber; Tim Rice) – 6:24
- "Carve the 5" – 9:27
- "Busse Woods" – 7:36
- "Motorhead" (Lemmy Kilmister) – 4:42*
- "Not Fragile" (C.F. Turner) – 6:04*
*Reissue bonus tracks
Credits[edit]
- Lori S. – vocals, guitar
- Brian Hill – bass guitar
- Joey Osbourne – drums
- Billy Anderson – engineer
- Design – Lori S. and Dept. 8
- Additional art trickery – Andy Hunter, Scott Hamilton
- Photography – Erica Roewade, W. Web
References[edit]
- ^ Kelly, Kim (20 April 2017). "10 Stoner Metal Albums Ranked by a Metalhead Who Doesn't Smoke Weed". Vice. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Heavy SF Power Trio Celebrates Anniversary Of Landmark Album". October 6, 2019.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Acid King | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Collo-Julin, Salem. "Acid King celebrate the 20th anniversary of Busse Woods". Chicago Reader.
- ^ Morgan, Adam (July 17, 2011). Best Hikes Near Chicago. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780762769339 – via Google Books.
- ^ Niesel, Jeff. "Stoner Rock Trailblazers Acid King to Play 1999's 'Busse Woods' in Its Entirety Next Week at the Grog Shop". Cleveland Scene.
- ^ "Acid King Busse Woods (Man's Ruin)". www.austinchronicle.com.
