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Happy Flowers – I Crush Bozo – Cassette

 

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Happy Flowers – I Crush Bozo – Cassette

I Crush Bozo is an album by the alternative rock band Happy Flowers. Happy Flowers was an American duo consisting of Mr. Anus (Charlie Kramer) and Mr. Horribly Charred Infant (John Beers), known for their unconventional and often confrontational style of music.

Charlottesville, VA, duo Happy Flowers were not the only ones who were afraid of Bozo the Clown when they were little. The title of the band’s third full-length album speaks to that world of childhood fear, as does this entire album.

An unquestionable American original, who else but Happy Flowers could come up with songs like “Old Relatives,” “My Frisbee Went Under a Lawnmower,” “I Saw My Picture on a Milk Carton,” and “They Cleaned My Cut out With a Wire Brush”?

I Crush Bozo which showcased their unique blend of punk, noise, and absurdist humor. The song is characterized by its aggressive guitar riffs, distorted vocals, and satirical lyrics. The lyrics playfully depict a desire to crush the character Bozo, who is often associated with clowns.

Yes, Mr. Anus and Mr. Horribly Charred Infant (aka, two nice University of Virginia students named John Beers and Charlie Kramer) scrape and pound and howl like only keen heavy metal fans with a great sense of theater could. Just when listeners think the whole thing might be an elaborate hoax perpetrated by know-nothing noise mongers comes a raggedly beautiful, 49-second version of Nick Drake’s “Know.”

Happy Flowers gained a cult following for their energetic and unpredictable live performances, incorporating elements of performance art and shock value into their shows. They released several albums throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their music often challenging societal norms and conventions.

Rock music has never spawned another band like Happy Flowers and there isn’t likely to be one. All of their records are nearly perfect expressions of what they do. I Crush Bozo is just as smart, funny, and sinus-clearingly loud as all their others. As some rock & roll axiom or other goes, if it’s too loud, you’re too old. In the case of Happy Flowers, that is true in the most deliciously twisted way.

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Track Listing
1. I’ve Got The Picnic Disease
2. Jellyfish Head
3. There’s A Worm In My Hand
4. Know
5. Toenail Fear
6. Mrs Butcher
7. My Frisbee Went Under A Lawnmower
8. I Saw My Picture On A Milk Carton
9. I Crush Bozo

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