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Evil Beaver

Pleased to Eat You (2003)
Johanns Face

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Contributed by: Jesse
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Published on April 23rd 2004

Wow. Music has reached an all time low with this record. What we have here is an all girl duo, bass and drums. Only she mostly plays chords on the bass. And has it run through heavy distortion. So it sounds exactly like a guitar. it's supposed to be heavy sounding, but what we're left with is a very un-energetic pile of slop. Sure, I'm intrigued by songs with titles like "Ass Salad' and "You Suck! Sucker," but that doesn't mean that the songs are good. I mean, I enjoy chants of "if you do not like the weather, you may wear a sweater" just as much as the next guy, but I'm pretty sure that the next guy doesn't like it either.

I guess you could say this sounds like Courtney Love got too lazy to actually write music for more than one instrument. The vocals sound like the poor girl has throat cancer.

But I shouldn't be one to judge. This is two girls out making music the way they want to, on their own terms, trying to breakdown typical stereotypes for girls in bands. Only they make bad music.

I'm sure it might be fun to see them live. There are some really interesting bass riffs and I wanna see if they can pull it off on stage. But stay away from this record. Stay far, far away.

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Anonymous (April 28, 2004)

Oh shit, this is the weed laced with the crack.

Despite the reviewer hating the band because he's a pussy, the review got me interested in these hos.

Manman (April 27, 2004)

I personally like the extremely funky sounds exuding from this one. I have never before been able to hear the unique sounds contained only within the disk of Evil Beaver: Pleased to Eat You.

I have always dreamed about hearing beached whales screeching for reprieve from their impending doom. I have had a goal to feel the pain ... er ... 'pleasure', I mean, to witness the birth of a bovine from a kangaroo mother. I was able to recieve all of the above experiences by sitting quietly convulsing in agony ... er ... 'joy' ... with my headphones playing some good ol' Evil Beaver: Pleased to Eat You.

Anonymous (April 27, 2004)

i agree with the one kid a few posts down. the joke about the "next guy" was the best thing i've read on here all day.

oh shit, but it's only an hour or so into the day. you can have the last 24 hours. but not 25, cause that's when i read scott's wilhelm scream review and discovered the best new song of the year.

Anonymous (April 26, 2004)

this review actually made me wanna hear the record.

-mateo d'cay

Anonymous (April 25, 2004)

i dont remember at what show i was at, but this band played, and they were really bad. But some big guy did lift up the gutiarist and fliped her upside down and she kept playing. that was cool... i guess. In their defence i say that was at an all ages show, and i think this is one of those bar type bands. And evil beaver is a sexual reference if im not mistaken.

yellowtrash (April 24, 2004)

"...this sounds like Courtney Love got too lazy to actually write music for more than one instrument."

Don't you mean it sounds like Courtney Love's new album?

Anonymous (April 24, 2004)

Jesse, you might have been a little hard on the Beav. There, I said it.