Butt Trumpet is a Los Angeles-based
punk
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band founded and maintained by Thom Bone. It is known for its crass lyrics and deliberately offensive style. The group features two bassists among its members. They became famous in 1994 when their
Chrysalis Records debut, ''
Primitive Enema
''Primitive Enema'' is the debut album by L.A. punk band Butt Trumpet. It was produced by Geza X and released in 1994 by Chrysalis Records.
Reception
AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album 2/5 stars called the group "crude and amat ...
'', was banned from sale in a Massachusetts town after one mother heard her 12-year-old daughter listening to it, which she called "audio porn."
Dan Druff played in the group briefly in 1995. The "Enema" lineup splintered soon after ''Primitive Enema'' was released, but three of the members regrouped in 1998 as
Betty Blowtorch
Betty Blowtorch is an all-female American hard rock band from Southern California.
Biography
The band was formed in 1998 by three members of Butt Trumpet. After releasing the 2001 album, ''Are You Man Enough?'', the group toured with Nashville ...
.
The founder of the project, Thom Bone, continues to release and tour with various deliberately unstable band lineups to this day.
Discography
*(1992): ''Butt Trumpet Jr.'' 5-song EP (Self-released, cassette only)
*(1992): "DICKtatorship" 7-inch (Hell Yeah Records)
*(1993): "The Grindcore Song" 7-inch (Signal Sound Records)
*(1993): "I Left My Flannel In Seattle" b/w "Pink Gun" 7-inch (Hell Yeah Records)
*(1994): ''
Primitive Enema
''Primitive Enema'' is the debut album by L.A. punk band Butt Trumpet. It was produced by Geza X and released in 1994 by Chrysalis Records.
Reception
AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album 2/5 stars called the group "crude and amat ...
'' Album (
Chrysalis Records)
*(1994): "Primitive Enema" b/w "Yesterday II, The Sequel 7-inch (
Chrysalis Records)
*(1996): ''Quadruple Headache'' compilation (Last Resort Records)
*(1996): ''Board Stiff'' Album (INTERNET ONLY release)
*(1997): ''Show & Tell: A Stormy Remembrance of TV Theme Songs'' compilation (Gammon Records)
*(2000): ''Wrestling Slams and Jams'' compilation (
EMI Records)
*(2005): ''Butt Trumpet/Dive Bar Junkies Split EP'' 10-inch (Felony Records)
*(2006): ''Butt Trumpet/Potbelly split 7-inch'' (PB Records)
*(2009): ''Censurado Trompeto Anal'' 8-song EP (Rumble Records) Spain
*(2010): ''Punk Rock Repo'' compilation Germany
*(2011): ''Cheap Ass Music Volume One'' compilation (Cheap Ass Records)
*(2013): ''Butt Trumpet/Youth Gone Mad'' Split LP
References
External links
Thom Bone's Facebook page]
MyspaceOfficial homepageInterview with a band member
Punk rock groups from California
Musical groups from Los Angeles
Musical groups established in 1991
1991 establishments in California
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