Published on Apr 25, 1998
It’s all in the title. A.C.’s 1997 release
I Like it When You Die contains 52 songs. Yes, 52 songs and
the total run time is less than 45 minutes. A.C. is the
abbreviation for the name of this band, Anal Cunt. Their sound
teeters between death metal and crap.
I could pull the spin that this is a band of talented overlooked
musicians that are merely rebelling against the mainstream music
world. Or maybe that the members came from broken families and
creating this style was the only way they could survive in this
world. Or that this is the genre that mainstream media will gobble
up them up like Hanson and soon you’ll hear cuss words in every
mainstream song.
No, I don’t have any more of what I’ve been drinking.
And I’d be lying if I said I think the “next” Neil Peart is
playing drums or the “next” Eddie Van Halen is playing the guitar.
Certainly, it’s no Robert Plant or Eddie Vedder singing.
But none of those musicians would fit here. This is a disc with
nothing but screaming, fast drumbeats, and a thick guitar
sound.
And I like it… with some stipulations.
I would like this disc more if I wanted to peeve my neighbor. I
would like this disc more if I wanted to infuriate my relatives,
in-laws and out-laws. I would like this disc more if I wanted to
lose all credibility as a reviewer. I would like this disc more if
I wanted to torture my worst enemy. I would like this disc more if
I wanted to alienate my friends.
Despite all that, I like it. Some.
To get a better idea as to what this band is about, I’m going to
list the 52 songs that are on this release. More than anything
else, the mere song titles should give you an idea of where this
band is coming from. The only bad thing about the actual song
titles is that the vocals are so buried in the mix that you’d have
to listen to this at least 10 times before you could pick out any
words. Hopefully, the next release will bring the vocals closer to
the front of the mix.
These are the 52 song titles on this release:
1. Jack Kevorkian is cool
2. Valujet
3. You’ve got no friends
4. You keep a diary
5. You own a store
6. You got date raped
7. Recycling is gay
8. You’re a cop
9. You can’t shut up
10. You’ve got cancer
11. We just disagree
12. Hungry hungry hippos
13. You are an interior decorator
14. Pottery’s gay
15. Rich Goyette is gay
16. Brainscombe Richmond
17. You live in Allston
18. You are a food critic
19. Just the two of us
20. Your band’s in the cut-out bin
21. You’re gay
22. You look adopted
23. Your cousin is George Lynch
24. You have goals
25. You drive an Iroc
26. You play on a softball team
27. Because you’re old
28. You sell cologne
29. Being a cobbler is dumb
30. You live in a houseboat
31. Richard Butler
32. 311 Sucks
33. Your kid is deformed
34. You are an orphan
35. You’re old (F@#k you)
36. You go to art school
37. Your best friend is you
38. You’re in a coma
39. Windchimes are gay
40. No, we don’t want to do a split seven inch with your stupid
F@#king band
41. Rene Auberjonois
42. The internet is gay
43. Ha ha your wife left you
44. Hootie and the Blowfish
45. You went to see Dishwalla and Everclear (You’re Gay)
46. Locking drop dead in McDonalds
47. Technology’s gay
48. Your favorite band is Supertramp
49. I’m in A.C.
50. You (Fill in the Blank)
51. Kyle from Incantation has a Mustache
52. Bonus Track #3
You should know the range of this band’s sense of humor. Track
32 is noteworthy because they thrash through “Down,” 311’s
breakthrough single. Of course, A.C. end the song with “You
f@#cking suck!!!” which, not surprisingly, is quite audible!