Busse Woods (album)

Busse Woods
Studio album by
Acid King
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

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

Track listing

(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

  • 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

  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.