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Scraping Genius Off The Wheel

THEY’RE THE MEATMEN AND YOU STILL SUCK

 Friday, August 15th, 2008 at 2:07pm by

Without Tesco Vee, Touch & Go would not exist. Without Touch & Go, we might never have heard Big Black and Scratch Acid, nor their antecedents Shellac and The Jesus Lizard. So for that alone we should all give thanks and praise to him. Then, of course, there’s The Meatmen, which remains his gas-guzzling off road vehicle for obnoxious, offensive, and olfactory sounds, as evident as ever on this year’s self-released Pope On A Rope. Fresh off a decade-long hiatus and reignited ’cause it feels so good, Tesco’s act has got a few shows lined up next week in Philadelphia, New York City, and Cambridge/Boston, and Satan willing he’ll have a whole mess of merchandise and CDs in tow. Perhaps the new DVD The Devil’s In The Details Volume 1, full of footage and filth from the last 28 years, might be available too! Go on, East Coasters, and treat yourself to meat. But for now, feast your eyes on this recent live footage replete with classic Tesco banter.

-GS

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  • b-rad

    and thanks to the Meatmen, i learned back in high school a crucial life lesson. and that lesson is that “crippled children suck”

  • http://metalmartyr.com metalmartyr.com

    god, I saw the Meatmen twice back in the late 90′s. One night headlining and the other opening for Gwar. To this day I don’t recollect what they really sound like. I do remember Gwar playing the Classic ‘Sick Of You’ at that show and the pit just fuckin erupting!

  • http://noyokono.blogspot.com noyokono

    CORRECTION: ‘Pope On A Rope’ is, in fact, not a new Meatmen album. I apologize for any confusion or combustion.

  • http://www.tescovee.com Tesco Vee

    Hey Metalmartyr.com
    When I was sodomizing your momma with a loaded Streetsweeper I remember what she sounded like..specially when I pulled mah trigger..COW-BLOOOOOOEEEEE!!