Willis, Wesley
Greatest Hits Vol.3
Until his death in 2003, Wesley Willis' crudely amusing musical observations -- usually performed solo with a guitar and
a primitive rhythm machine -- were either uniquely intriguing or deeply disturbing. On Greatest Hits, Vol. 3, the third
installment in a series of compilations through Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label, songs like "My Mother Smokes
Crack Rocks," "I Whipped Spiderman's Ass," and "Make My Joyplane Crash and Burn" may not boast the most innovative of
arrangements, but Willis' lyrics and ADD-like delivery make for golden moments. Not so, however, for titles like "The
Viper Room" and "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers." These odes just aren't as funny or fascinating as one might hope, as
the former finds Willis touting the virtues of Johnny Depp's infamous nightclub without any hint of sarcasm, while the
latter is basically a concert review set to music. Two of the most controversial tracks here -- "Suck a Pitbull's Dick"
and "Suck a Polar Bear's Dick," respectively -- are probably worth skipping if you're faint of heart. But "Verbal
Assault," in which Willis' public use of obscenity is met with retribution from a city bus driver, counters such
repulsiveness while still remaining charmingly offensive. ~ John D. Luerssen, Rovi
Price
Genre
Format
CD · 1 disc
Release
06-10-2003
Label
Item-nr
270873
EAN
0721616030921
Availability
Not in stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
VERBAL ASSAULT
2
THE VIPER ROOM
3
I'M GING ON A WORLD TOUR
4
YOUR WAY RIGHT AWAY
5
MAKE MY JOYPLANE CRASH AND BURN
6
WHIPPED SPIDERMAN'S ASS
7
SUCK A PITBULL'S DICK
8
OPRAH WINFREY
9
LOVE GOD
10
I'M THE DADDY OF ROCK AND ROLL
11
MY KEYBOARD GOT DAMAGED
12
WRIGLEY FIELD
13
CHUCKIE
14
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
15
MY MOTHER SMOKES CRACK ROCKS
16
BEWARE OF THE DOG
17
GINGERBREAD KNOCKED ME OUT
18
DO IT
19
SUCK A POLAR BEAR'S DICK
20
THE HORSE BIT ME
21
CARLA WINTERBOTTOM
22
CATALINA
23
BENNY THE BULL
24
IT'S THE END OF THE WESTERN
