Ethyl Meatplow

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Ethyl Meatplow was an American alternative/industrial music band best known for their sole album, Happy Days, Sweetheart, released in 1993 by Dali Records, a division of Chameleon Music Group and distributed by Elektra Entertainment. The album's songs "Devil's Johnson," "Queenie" and "Ripened Peach" were made into music videos.

Ethyl Meatplow toured nationally with Nitzer Ebb and gained coverage for its sexually explicit, burlesque-inspired live performances.[1] The band played Lollapalooza and attracted criticism from Kim Gordon and Julia Cafritz of Free Kitten for its naked dancers and recorded music.[2] The band attracted a cult following[3] and was reviewed positively in Rolling Stone, who described Happy Days, Sweetheart as a "smorgasbord of unbridled lust and dance-floor fun."[4] The video for "Devil's Johnson" featured on the Beavis and Butthead episode "Young, Gifted & Crude"[5] and was aired on MTV's 120 Minutes.[6]

The album label lists band members as Carla Bozulich, Harold "Biff" Barefoot Sanders III and Wee-Wee (John Napier). Bozulich later went on to found the band Geraldine Fibbers and Biff Sanders was a founding member of Eric Avery's side project Polar Bear. Wee Wee is currently attending Humboldt State University and in his junior year as a social work major with a minor in Native American studies in addition to producing and/or recording bands between semesters.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Parsons, Clark (1993-05-03). Chappell probe confirmed. Variety. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
  2. ^ Smith, RJ (September 1997). Blood on the Tracks. Spin. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
  3. ^ Roberts, Michael. "The Truth About the Fibbers", Denver Westword, 1997-09-18. Retrieved on 2007-10-22. 
  4. ^ Ali, Lorraine (1993-09-02). Album reviews: Happy Days Sweetheart. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
  5. ^ "Young, Gifted & Crude". TV.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
  6. ^ 120 Minutes archive: June 13, 1993. altmusictv. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
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