Heroin Man by CHERUBS
"Heroin Man stands as both the chronological center of the Cherubs catalog, and it's defining moment. As one of noise rock's finest moments, Heroin Man is both a delicate, tragic statement and send-off to a friend who had OD'd, and a bellowing, roaring, over-amped screwball masterpiece of Butthole Surfers mayhem and Husker Du pop structures. It's sometimes difficult to distinguish between Kevin Whitley's guitar and Owen McMahon's bass, and that's precisely the point -- this is noise rock; and still at other's, Whitley's guitar is a washing, white-noise counterpoint to the pummeling rhythm section. This is a dense, sprawling, spiraling work showing a band peaking aesthetically, with perhaps an even more ambitious album to follow. Unfortunately, due to the usual host of reasons, that never occurred. This was the Cherubs final studio album until their reformation 20+ years later."
Taken from All Music review by Patrick Kennedy
Tracklist
| 1. | Stag Party | 3:15 |
| 2. | Animator | 2:25 |
| 3. | Blackhouse | 2:27 |
| 4. | Baby Huey | 3:37 |
| 5. | Dave of the Moon | 4:55 |
| 6. | Coonass | 3:02 |
| 7. | Mr. Goy | 3:10 |
| 8. | Cockpit-Kiss: The Shine | 4:17 |
| 9. | Venus Flytrap | 2:04 |
| 10. | The Big Groovy | 3:03 |
| 11. | Wornout Balls | 5:14 |
| 12. | Playdough | 3:31 |
| 13. | Example Maiden Japan/Devil's Food | 9:27 |
Credits
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Formed in 1992, Cherubs emerged on the Austin, TX, LSD punk scene with a jackhammer of nightmarish, rhythm-driven song structures and plenty of Butthole Surfers whimsy and terror to keep things more than interesting. Fast forward 20 years later and the band has reformed with more energy and songwriting acumen then ever.