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Posted the completely revamped intro tonight. That said, it needs 5 facts (in some cases, major facts) sourced. I know this information is out there somewhere, so I'll be looking for it tomorrow. In the meantime, if anyone else working on this project can find references for the unsourced items, feel free to add them in.
Alternately, if anyone feels it's too early to post this in light of the missing references, feel free to revert; I have the whole thing stored in a Word doc, and can add it back in once I've found the sources.
Will be revamping the rest of it over the next week or so. All info removed from the original intro (especially Gibby & Paul's meeting in college) will get added back in when I redo the "History" section.Thehaikumaster 04:47, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
This page needs updating big time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.109.0.62 (talk) 18:06, 29 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
FYI to anyone still tinkering with this article -- it has received an initial "B" rating, and has been officially submitted for Peer Review. If you add anything at this point, please be sure to provide a source. Similarly, if you modify any sourced info, or delete it, please provide another source that proves the first source is wrong. Thehaikumaster 19:26, 12 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Before History section got complete revamp, it had a mention about Gibby Haynes confirming a new album back in August. I couldn't find anything online to support it, so if anyone does have a source, please include if you re-add. Thehaikumaster 02:21, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Re: earlier edit note about bass players, I don't plan on providing a complete accounting of them. If anyone else wants to fill in those gaps, feel free! Thehaikumaster 01:57, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
219.88.3.77 had replaced many occurances of "Surfers" with "Surface". Not sure why. It's fixed now.--64.122.49.30 02:36, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
if you replace the "surfers" in "butthole surfers" with "surface" it becomes "butthole surface", which is pretty funny and that's why they did it, i'm guessing
What a horrible album so rude I haven't herd of this band has anyone else? bah, the rubbish people put on! Czesc26
The whole point of the name "butthole surfers" was to make people laugh, feel disgusted, and think. it was their type of humor! 27th infantry
As the primary author of this page, I reverted the majority of changes made by Chris77xyz. First, this article is currently undergoing Peer Review, and two experienced users have been over it and didn't suggest any of the changes made in this revision. Specifics include:
Nice work on this page! 71.34.38.19071.34.38.190
With just a quick glance over the article, I saw that some of the images need fair use rationales. I'd recommend adding them, or someone may quick-fail the article. --Nehrams2020 01:33, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Pls read WP:DASH and correct throughout. En and Em dashes are available below the edit screen when in edit mode. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 13:54, 12 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I have question in regards to this article. Why are the butthole sufers listed among alternative metal arists? And if they are why isn't the genre listed on the main article. I'm adding it.
God seems so removed when love is torn from the truth
I removed these fair use images from the article as they are only considered to be good fair use in the articles on the individual albums. Being used in the main article is not only a breach of our mission to provide a free encyclopedia, but may discourage editors from finding or producing free content to illustrate the subject of the article. See here for a recent discussion of the same issue. --John 16:48, 10 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
In the absence of any clear consensus emerging here to keep them, I have removed them for a second time. Here is a brief summary of my reasons:
The images add significantly to readers' understanding of the article subject by illustrating the unique and bizarre image the band created for itself and how that image varied and evolved over the course of the band's existence. Overall, the use of five fair-use images for an article of this size and detail is quite modest and responsible. I would be happy to see the album covers supplemented by comparably informative historical free images; however, I am not aware of any available ones.—DCGeist 17:53, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for that. Is the word 'bizarre' present in the source? As to the images issue I can see we are not going to be able to compromise so I have started a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Non-free content to see if we can attract wider comment. --John 20:53, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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I cannot understand how this article can get any kind of Good music label with a huge gap in the period of their greatest success and influence, relative mainstream acceptance, contravercy(sp?) over major label signing...in fact what should be the meat of the article as far as i can tell...even a 90's section of poor quality would be better than this glaring omission... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.67.204.241 (talk) 21:02, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This article is not like an encyclopedia at all 'their overall strangeness' 'the legend grows' this seems like a fanzine not an encyclopedia Notkool35 (talk) 17:29, 10 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
[edit]User Lightsunfold (talk · contribs) claims to be Kathleen Lynch, the "naked dancer" of the band. Yesterday, she attempted to remove content out of her article, stating among others that she never appeared in the Bar-B-Que Movie.[1][2] She also stated that she want the article to be removed.[3] I have left a message on her talk page about it. Can someone with some more knowledge about the band please help? Cheers, theFace 14:02, 3 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Starting GA reassessment as part of the GA Sweeps process. Jezhotwells (talk) 17:28, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Is it really necessary to add that Kurt Cobain liked the Butthole Surfers? I'm sure one could find a dozen other musicians that liked the Butthole Surfers and list them on the page. But for some reason Kurt Cobain's blessing on the Butthole Surfers and Scratch Acid pages somehow makes these bands more legitimate. No?
As I am new to this board and am only responding to this particular editing page, I am not going to try to delete this. But I am beginning to notice that various great postpunk/80s alternative/pigfuck/whathaveyou are plagued by these lame Kurt notes. Is there some unspoken rule that just because this guy liked them that they are somehow more important? Everyone knows Nirvana contributed nothing musically but just brought weird hybrid punk-metal/grunge/whatever into the mainstream. So the Cobain recommendation seems superfluous.
Any real lovers of the Butthole Surfers will understand what I am saying!
Any thoughts, can this ever be removed?
Just a thought...
It is significant to music history in that Kurt met Love at a BHS/L7 show.Electrorocket (talk)-- —Preceding undated comment added 15:17, 9 July 2010 (UTC).[reply]
Hello. I added Ministry to the Associated Acts in the infobox. This seemed relevant considering the major airtime "Jesus Built My Hotrod" saw on MTV upon release (with Gibby Haynes on vocals), and also considering the track's listing on "Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs," now considered Ministry's breakthrough album. Haynes' work with the Revolting Cocks is also notable as another Ministry/Al Jourgensen connection, but given Ministry's wider popularity, that connection would seem to be sufficiently documented with this Ministry mention. Hopefully this is an improvement to the article, however small. I welcome any thoughts or discussion on the subject. Thanks. Rsws (talk) 15:48, 9 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
There's a mention about opening for STP in 2010 under the name section where I don't believe it's relevant. I don't really have time to evaluate where it should go or add citations to prove it, but maybe someone could. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.33.184.177 (talk) 17:19, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Rush Limbaugh once on his TV show (circa 1992 or 1993) referred to The Butthole Surfers as "The Something Something Surfers". (This was in follow-up to a pre-show incident involving Gibby Haynes, or an individual impersonating Gibby Haynes, attempting to gain access to the studio as an audience member while intoxicated.)
Perhaps an editor with knowledge of The Butthole Surfers and/or Limbaugh (and maybe even an old video of the show) could add an appropriate passage.
72.82.171.185 (talk) 10:31, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The following sentences are not supported by the article cited: "Rusk provided the band with indecipherable accounting statements. Rusk continued to insist his actions were honest even though the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit found otherwise." Mr JM 17:40, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
They haven't played live in 4 years. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:199:4100:692C:69B7:91D3:5654:F78E (talk) 15:05, 19 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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I'm basically to lazy to do this myself, but they've had a new album that's been known to have been announced for awhile now, and they've also begun utilizing their social media more (ie Facebook), such as with their release of the 10" EP version of Locust Abortion Technician. If anyone wants to take the time to add this info to their bio that would fit with the page.Jpmcruiser (talk) 05:09, 10 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
According to a band member, they lied about the Stipe incident:
https://www.kerrang.com/features/conversation-with-the-biggest-weirdos-in-rock/
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I'm not sure how to do this, but I think that the band members section needs to be revised. My understanding, from forums and from video, is that Paul Leary and Gibby Haynes would, in the early days, trade instruments throughout the show, with one or the other playing bass or guitar. Furthermore, there's Haynes's use of alto sax and Trevor Malcolm's use of sousaphone, and so on. I'm sure there's additional issues, perhaps drum machines or synths, keyboards and so on for various albums (for instance the drum machines and steel guitar for Electriclarryland, etc.) Or maybe I'm crazy. It seems like documenting all these studio activities might be beyond the scope of the article and overkill. Still...2604:2000:A84B:5B00:4C8B:A814:E684:E0DA (talk) 23:42, 5 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
The title of this section is inappropriate hype. There isn't any "legend", they're just a band from 30 years ago. An old band isn't a "legend". I propose to retitle this section to something more NPOV, for example the name of an album, or a date-range (like the following sections).
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This 2007 Good Article has many unsourced statements and uses IMDB (a self-published source). Additionally, the band's post-2010 activities are given less weight than the earlier years. Spinixster (chat!) 03:48, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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