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Busse Woods (album)

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Busse Woods
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1, 1999
GenreStoner metal[1]
Length56:46
LabelMan's Ruin Records[2]
Small Stone Records
Kreation Records
ProducerAcid King
Acid King chronology
Down with the Crown
(1997)
Busse Woods
(1999)
Free...
(2001)
Reissue cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

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

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The Austin Chronicle wrote that the album "may not be very inventive, but it sure is dark and heavy".[8]

Track listing

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(All songs written by Lori S. unless noted)

  1. "Electric Machine" – 6:25
  2. "Silent Circle" – 7:30
  3. "Drive Fast, Take Chances" – 8:32
  4. "39 Lashes" (Andrew Lloyd Webber; Tim Rice) – 6:24
  5. "Carve the 5" – 9:27
  6. "Busse Woods" – 7:36
  7. "Motorhead" (Lemmy Kilmister) – 4:42*
  8. "Not Fragile" (C.F. Turner) – 6:04*

*Reissue bonus tracks

Credits

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Kelly, Kim (20 April 2017). "10 Stoner Metal Albums Ranked by a Metalhead Who Doesn't Smoke Weed". Vice. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Heavy SF Power Trio Celebrates Anniversary Of Landmark Album". October 6, 2019.
  3. ^ AllMusic review
  4. ^ "Acid King | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Collo-Julin, Salem. "Acid King celebrate the 20th anniversary of Busse Woods". Chicago Reader.
  6. ^ Morgan, Adam (July 17, 2011). Best Hikes Near Chicago. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780762769339 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Niesel, Jeff. "Stoner Rock Trailblazers Acid King to Play 1999's 'Busse Woods' in Its Entirety Next Week at the Grog Shop". Cleveland Scene.
  8. ^ "Acid King Busse Woods (Man's Ruin)". www.austinchronicle.com.
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