Billy The Killer

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In our continuing series of songs being reviewed on GarageBand.com, we have made our way through the review cycle of "Billy The Killer" here is all the info about the song and the reviews that it received. Reviewers are also able to give extra credit to certain elements of a song, a list of the extra credit awards will be shown after all the reviews. See you next time with, "Nico's Dead, Nico's Dead".

Billy The Killer(5:40)

Score 2.0 out of 5.0
#186 of 198 in Current Experimental Rock
#1346 of 1423 in All-Time Experimental Rock

History
Billy The Killer leads off the Buddha All-Star album, Hello. This song was recorded on Thanksgiving Day 1999, it features Mick singing, Rob on flute and singing, Jeff on guitar and singing, and Scott talking. The lyrics as most of our songs are, were improvised.

Lyrics
I will leave it to someone much stouter of heart than me to transcribe the lyrics.

Reviews
review
the intro seems a bit long, this reminds me of desert sessions cds, It is creative but not something I would listen to often. You seem like you are the type of music people have to be in certain mood to listen to
- lifeamongghosts from Unspecified on 15May2005

really quiet
i am not sure if it was the mix or just my computer but it was really quiet. differnt but original. the vocals cracked me up . i hope that was the intent.
- rawkasaurusrex from Spokane, Washington on 11May2005

creepy
why the voices? what do they mean? kind of annoying and crappy. recording sucks bad. hurts my ears! bye!
- md79_99 from Oak Lawn, Illinois on 11May2005

They have pills for that, you know..
You've certainly got the "experimental" part down, but the "rock" part is sadly missing. It sounds like you got stoned, picked up a guitar and decided to howl like rabid sheep. If this is what you were going for, congrats, you nailed it. Since there's not really a song to review here, I'll move on.
- cheesyfru from Van Buren, Ohio on 10May2005

I like the desprate monkey sounds
Very funny with with your vocals and whatever that was in the background...maybe a rusty doornob or somthing. Your music is making me feel very dark and drunk...or retarded. Its that kind of retarded kid that you worry about cuz your not quite sure if hes going to explode on you or not. Keep on polishing and developing your sound.
- slowminded from Park Row, Texas on 10May2005

experimental
this thing is really a experimental song. How can I write a review to that song? if it's for the art purposes, then it really hits the spot, if it's for wider audience to listen then it's a piece of crap.
- Leetsar from Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia on 10May2005

Moronic.
Stupid song. Unoriginal guitar riff. Idiot vocals.
You get a one because of the supreme douchebaggary that this song presents.
- ssexplosion from Shawano, Wisconsin on 10May2005

is this a joke or just painful
I feel like im at a haunted house and they are playing so really painful mourning music of a dead zoombie.......Now its a bad impression of Opera man at his worst...Damn...give it up..he can count to 12 wow im impressed. I dont think this guy sing or whatever you could call it sound any better sober with this song or whatever you want to call thgis CRAP
- seanman136 from Tooele, Utah on 8May2005

You can't be serious !
I rated something earlier today as the worst tune I had ever heard on GB. I have to take it back. Sounds like cats getting ready to fight. Did you get loaded and run a tape or what.
- dabass from Temecula, California on 8May2005

IS THIS A JOKE?
DO YOU EXPECT ME TO THINK THIS EXP. ROCK. YOUR RECORDING SOUNDS LIKE ANALOG TAPE. YODEL FOR ME. THIS IS AN ABOMINATION TO GARAGEBAND.COM. PLEASE I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE. YOUR A DRUNK, SESAME STREET KERMIT THE FROG SOUNDING VOCALIST. GROW UP. HORRIBLE, NOT A BIT FUNNY. I AM EMBARRASSED FOR YOU! AMATEUR GUITAR TOO.
- TREYILDERTON from Charleston, West Virginia on 8May2005

very strange. the wailing reminds...
very strange. the wailing reminds me of sigur ros' vocables. It sounds like there's some beeping in there that doens't really fit. Maybe that's the point, though. It's kind of distant sounding, and the counting was a little much. It was ok, though.
- ampersandcult from Lexington, Kentucky on 7May2005

experimental?
wow....i don't know where you are leading me...it doesn't seem like somewhere i want to go again. silly....waste o'time.try comedy genre next time.
- KevinCarroll from Austin, Texas on 7May2005

Experi-MENTAL
The mental part is correct anyway, not sure about the exprimental part. I did my best to get to 90 secs but thats it, I felt myself start to go slightly insane, would be great if this sort of stuff could get in the pop-charts and screw poeple up a bit. Way-Out!
- theeexciters from United Kingdom on 7May2005

Retarded Sadnessmess
The band reminds me of Animal Collective and The Books, creating a mood out of acoustics and disparate elements to create something that is at the very least something, and probably something special. The cry-ish opening minutes are the best bits, but it only gets more unpredictable from there. Unpredictability is the song's greatest strengh, along with a sense of humor, as well as, of course, originality and daring. Keep this stuff up and find the correct boundary between silly and camp and you've really got something.
- gcrandal from Ingleside, Illinois on 7May2005

An evening on the terminal ward
Okay song.Highly disonant guitars and wailing highly intoxicated brothers in misery do have their place in this genre.The acoustic guitars would sound better opentuned than just not tuned.Call the nurse and get your morphine.Production values need to be addressed as well as some semblance of song structure.
- Dcyberstar13 from Fountain Valley, California on 7May2005

Cheech an Chong Intro?
Ah -----ah----ah-----------ahhhhhhhhhh=ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, wtf?, damn you crying? lol, thiz iz garbage, Itz killin my drums , ear drums dat iz, try something else please, please, please, at least you can count I guess?
- PLAYBOYW from 707 Rosetown, California on 7May2005

Ween like
Very Ween like but could still be a little more functional/sobre?
Funny and humorous track. However towards the end someone needs to change its diaper. Not in the sense that it stinks but that it gets abnoxiuos and demanding.
Needs more rythm and originization even for this kind of music. Potential good though and nice acoustic guitar work just needs a little better arrangement.
- Earth2Luber from Roseburg, Oregon on 6May2005

Awesome!!!
This is simply great!Didn´t get all the lyrics,but-who cares?
Did you ever consider a remix of this
one?
What about puking in the toilet accompanied by a 2-string guitar?That has to be top-ten!!
- psycholuemmel from Berlin, Germany on 6May2005

Oil that thing
Use lubrication and it won't hurt so bad. Pink Floyd has an old song with dogs howling. They do it better. This song is either a waste of time or uh a waste of time. This experiment was not meant to succede. It does however act as good a gateway to drugs and murder.
- Hogwash from Bend, Oregon on 5May2005

What?
Is this serious? This is a terrible presentation of something without structure or reason or any direction of art. My time has been wasted.
- hairshow from Unspecified on 4May2005

i hate to read bad reviews and hate to write ..
if that was experimental, i guess i really dont understand it - you may be very nice people, and you may be very intelligent, even in the matters of music, but there was not one thing about that recording that displayed any kind of effort or musical talent or message or was educational, uplifting, enjoyable, interesting, skillful... guys, i hate to read when people write me bad reviews, but, oh my god! i started thinkin it was a joke song submitted just to test the review system, like to see if someone would something nice about it anyway - i am genuinely sorry...
- chrishoover from Reno, Nevada on 4May2005

Opening almost sounded like Native Chants......
Acoustic Guitar is cool...what the hell? Weird howls and screams... In unison with each other...
Ween is coming out here in fumes...Reaks of the Green Jelly curse upon men...This is definitely Experimental Rock in its highest form...Hehe this is fun as hell...I have to listen to every bit of it...Coo Coo Coo Coo
- damien_lucas from Valliant, Oklahoma on 4May2005

spazooo
Kinda improvisational expression. Very out of tune. But very funny. Some of the wails are quite soulful. The flutey sound is a nice touch. Its pretty disturbing. The way the vocals are talking over each other. You crazy nut cases.
- plattishness from Preston, England, United Kingdom on 4May2005

Catlike cries and squeaks
Awesome noise and caterwauling like I have seldom heard save from mental patients at the Austin State Hospital where I work. The little story about Jimmy in the middle of this "music" perfects the illusion of being on the porch, drunk, perhaps on mushrooms, while these (two?) talented artistes play off each other's rambling improvisations in the wee hours of the morning. Simple guitar repetition in the last third, combined with sick warbling had me in stiches. Some good work, men. Keep it up! So good I had to play it twice.
- Jimmy_Doluisio from Austin, Texas on 3May2005

Sometimes you can be too different.
I have to lay some basis for my review before I actually review this song. I respect this for it's artistic merit as something very different, but I have a difficult time calling this a song. I believe that's what you were going for, and I think that what you're trying to do is done well. I thought that the talking would just be an introduction to set the mood for a creepy, dark song. I don't think I like the fact that it was continued for the whole song. Besides my dislike for this as an actual song, I think things were done well with what you were trying to convey. The talking itself is quite well done. The two voices play very well of each other. Seemlingly the calm and the crazed, they work well. I am confused as to why the third voice entered at the end, but the person who did it did it well. The guitar fits perfectly. I liked how it was somewhat removed from the speaking, like it was recorded on a different level, where the acoustics of the room weren't perfect. I can hear a slight echo, it sounds like it was recorded in an open space. In any account, something about it isn't all there, and that works. To sum it up, I recognize this for what it is, and what you were trying to do was done well. But my personal tastes are opposed to this because I don't consider it my kind of music.
- the_fwanksta from Burlington, Ontario, Canada on 3May2005

no fun mah babe
Oh - Billy... I don't know - I appreciate the mood setting madness throughout the song as Billy grows up (nice nightmare baby music) but this effort really came off as more annoying than disturbing. This song would really benefit from decent production , at least on the vocals , so I could understand a few more of your twisted ravings. Overall strong marks for silliness and originality.
- harrysson from Hagerstown, Maryland on 25Apr2005

yikes!
Oh boy this one is going to be a doozy isnt it. I think i may know who this is. It sounds like it was recorded at the pound. U guys are trying to be riduclas arent u. Its hard to comment on somthing like this. My honest opinion is to scrap it and start over, it has no potential. Maybe try it in comedy. However i think this may be tonto and u were kind to one of my songs once so i feel obliged to return the favor and at least this wasnt as boring as the last song i listed to so im going to leave out the guess work and give u the pair
- CraZyPickleZ from Edmonton, Alberta on 25Apr2005

Extra Credit Awards
Stupidest Song Ever-9
Originality-6
Male Vocals-5
Mood-3
Guitar-2
Female Vocals-1
Lyrics-1
Best Potential Movie Soundtrack-1
Most Rocking Track-1

Billy The Killer was awarded Stupidest Song in Experimental Rock, for the week of 5-9-05 and 5-16-05, it was also awarded 3rd stupidest song on the site, for the week of 5-9-05, and it reached #23 for all-time stupidest song in Experimental Rock.