| Diarrhea of a Madman | ||||
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| Released | March 20, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 2000, Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 56:37 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
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Diarrhea of a Madman is the debut album by the band Dave Brockie Experience. It was released in 2001 by Metal Blade Records.
Houston Press described the album as "an entertaining mix of the leader’s musings on the world" and "liberally applied doses of not-altogether-gratuitous poo-poo and masturbation humor". Still, the songs often contained a resonance of truth "just one layer down". Standing out from the rest, the tracks "I Saw Three Forms" and "Calling Dr. Fong" were lengthy renditions of a dramatic dialogue set to background music, a "type of free-form-storytelling-to-music rarely heard since Apostrophe -era Zappa". [1]
Razorcake wrote in extenso: "Schizophrenic, vaguely poppy rock music with some pretty stupid lyrics, from one of the guys responsible for Gwar, which explains quite a bit". [2] New Music Monthly stated that "when DBX rocks, it's nothing short of tasteless mayhem", fulfilling the band's intent with this record. [3]
Rough Edge opined that Diarrhea of a Madman "is certainly entertaining, as long as you don't have a politically correct bone in your body". This was due to the "shocking, outrageous and uncensored" lyrics as well as liner notes. However, "many will find the over-the-top antics of the Dave Brockie Experience too much". [4] Ink 19 compared the album to "Mr. Bungle covering the Joykiller", which was a "weird, wild ride" to sit through. [5]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "40,000 Times" | 1:36 |
| 2. | "Too Much Stuff" | 1:41 |
| 3. | "You Want to Suck My Dick" | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Pants" | 1:06 |
| 5. | "Faggot on Fire" | 1:53 |
| 6. | "Helium Creed" | 1:09 |
| 7. | "Beat Stall" | 1:11 |
| 8. | "The Dance of Europe" | 2:17 |
| 9. | "Iranian Masturbator" | 4:14 |
| 10. | "Washing Yourself" | 4:25 |
| 11. | "Servant of Death's Head" | 1:57 |
| 12. | "Two Smart Guys Fight (About Michelangelo)" | 1:26 |
| 13. | "The Pennington Lark" | 0:50 |
| 14. | "I Clean up Real Good" | 1:27 |
| 15. | "Great News!" | 3:31 |
| 16. | "Masturbate" | 1:08 |
| 17. | "I Saw Three Forms" | 5:04 |
| 18. | "Calling Dr. Fong" | 18:33 |
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