Idiot Flesh
Idiot Flesh was a talented and musically discordant band blending by a wide array of influences ranging from funk to prog rock and heavy metal as well as aspects of Eastern European Folk, Opera & Butoh dance performances. Formed in Oakland, California, USA in 1985 under the name Acid Rain with the demo album "We Were All Very Worried." They eventually changed their name to Idiot Flesh prior to the release of their first album in 1990. After Idiot Flesh disbanded in the late 90's Read Full BioIdiot Flesh was a talented and musically discordant band blending by a wide array of influences ranging from funk to prog rock and heavy metal as well as aspects of Eastern European Folk, Opera & Butoh dance performances. Formed in Oakland, California, USA in 1985 under the name Acid Rain with the demo album "We Were All Very Worried." They eventually changed their name to Idiot Flesh prior to the release of their first album in 1990. After Idiot Flesh disbanded in the late 90's, lead singer Nils Frykdahl and bassist/producer Dan Rathbun later formed Sleepytime Gorilla Museum.

Known to tour the US in a converted city bus with Rathbun as the driver/mechanic, with the windshield destination banner of HELL. Besides their wild performances which embodied a "rock against rock" ethos, they were also known to defy classification with marching band routines, performing puppet shows, and playing household items as instruments (in tune). After finding few financial rewards for their increasingly complex stage show, Idiot Flesh disbanded in 1998.

Core Members:

- Captain Dragon (Gene Jun; Guitar, Percussion, Violin, Vocals, Arranger)
- Hyena Boy (Wes Anderson; 1994-1998: Percussion, Drums, Marimba, Multi Instruments, Talking, Vocals, Bassoon, Trash Cans)
- The Improver (Dan Rathbun; Bass, Multi Instruments, Saw, "Talking", Horn, Vocals, Trombone, Cello, Megaphone; Engineer)
- Pin (Nils Frykdahl; Flute, Saxophone, Percussion, Castanets, Vocals, Guitar; Cover Design/Graphics)
- Chuck Squier (1985 through 1994: Drums, Cover art)

Discography:

- (1990) Tales of Instant Knowledge and Sure Death
- (1994) The Nothing Show
- (1995) Teen Devil/Twitch (4 Song EP)
- (1997) Fancy (Nov. 11)
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The Nothing Show
Idiot Flesh Lyrics


We have lyrics for these tracks by Idiot Flesh:

Artstroking All I want is to fall in love But I just…
Bach Is Dead Walking women, want to see the Southern Cross at night? And…
Blue Head The time is now, and it's just another time. The moon…
Chicken Little The sky is falling, gotta tell the king. The sky is…
Dead Like Us Ladies and germs as I've already said, you might as…
Drowning "I’m bored," she said. "Let’s go torture something." So I w…
Happy Song I'm a happy mouse And I ought to be 'Cause you like…
Housewife Baby I've been watching you clean my floor Baby I know…
Idiot Flesh "I’m bored," she said. "Let’s go torture something." So I wa…
Idiot Song The idiots are here and all they've brought is candy. The…
Invisible If your circle stays unbroken Then you're a lucky man 'Cause…
Loveride Amazing grace. How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like…
Meditation hush now seal your lips no more quivering fingertips spent s…
Motherfucker Hillside building, falling grass Forest filling, velvet pas…
Not My Song this is not my voice and these are not my hands and…
People In Your Neighborhood Who are the people in your neighborhood? In your neighborho…
Snoofler Hours spent in solemn contemplation Are pitifully plentiful…
Something Give me something... Give me something I can use Give me som…
Teen Devil Worshipper Teen devil worshipper Jonathan Cantero's list of equipment f…
Tequila Never again, no more! Evil, evil, evil, evil! Never agai…
The Straw We are the hollow men We're the stuffed men Leaning togeth…
Twitch Cradle to grave, think like a slave Weak at the start,…

The lyrics can frequently be found in the comments below or by filtering for lyric videos.
Most interesting comment from YouTube:

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Part 1:
0:00 The Nothing Show
2:52 Almost Nothing
9:16 Invisible
16:24 Midnight at the Zipper Factory
18:39 Not My Song
22:49 Mouth
Interludes:
29:39 Demented Acapella (This is actually in the bridge of Blue Head. You can even faintly hear it in the headphones here.)
30:52 Italian Rubber Display
33:03 Harassable Sponge
Part 2:
36:22 Puppet Theater
37:10 Meat
42:45 The Man Who Liked Zombies
44:22 Loveride
49:17 Tequila
49:57 Black Sand
56:45 Blue Head
Extras:
1:03:02 BARGOOMA!!!
1:06:46 Gene messing something up



All comments from YouTube:

Jeanne Rollison

Saw them perform this. Brilliant. Inflatable appendages suddenly appearing on their bodies. Impossible arrangements. Could not figure out how they were making some of the changes. Seemed to defy any ability to count. A game show broke out in the middle of the show featuring a frozen eel  prize that made it's way around the entire audience passed from one to another because Nobody! wanted to hold the damn thing. Hilarious, confounding, brilliant. All we could agree was that they must have rehearsed endlessly.

Dynamic Drains Plumbing and Drain Experts

Holy shit! I was just thinking about when I saw them in Houston back in the mid 90s, after taking LSD prior to the show, and wondering if I recalled correctly that they did, in fact, have inflatable costumes that seemed to appear mid show. I was unsure if I hallucinated that or if it was real. Thank you for verifying this for me! The show was awesome! I think it was Emos where I saw them

Silver Michaels

Okay, yes, I'm jealous...

Mynameismud

It's really sad that I'll never meet someone in real life that knows this band

Joshua Barnes

Do you live s.f., loved every show, then sleep time gorilla museum. I will do a drive by if your in the bay area and just say, hi I'm Josh .idiot flesh has always been one of my favorite band to come out of this town

glyph68

I have one such friend! Well I introduced him immediately, and he dug it the same time I did. We are both fans of equal longevity. I have 10 minutes on him, though... ;)

Mynameismud

@Bill Tell Yeah I ended up going to school up near Santa Rosa and actually met a guy that knows them pretty well. Glad to say this stupid comment I made a few years back was wrong

Bill Tell

I did meet the singer.

Jon Axtell

I do! I know this band! Haha it's true. Love them. Miss them.

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Utonaltopia

I try to follow every project Niles does including this band Sleepy-time and his solo projects...the man is a genius.
I honestly can't think of anyone else who I resonate more with...

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