The Beasts of Bourbon's music has often been compared to that of a rougher Rolling Stones (whose 'Cocksucker Blues' they covered), The Gun Club (who they played with and who some Beasts filled in for) and The Birthday Party. In Germany, the band were described as 'Muddy Waters on crack'. Their music is a tough amalgam of country music, blues, rock and roll and punk parsed through the garage sound of The Stooges and the drunken mayhem of Australian pub rock. It often touches on themes of depravity, morbidity, despair, drug abuse and violence.
The group were initially thrown together by vocalist Tex Perkins to fulfill a booking his previous band, Tex Deadly and the Dum-Dums, could no longer make. The band began playing together in small venues in Sydney. The initial version of the group included Spencer P. Jones of The Johnnys, Boris Sudjovic and Kim Salmon of The Scientists and James Baker of The Hoodoo Gurus. Recruited in large part because they were often found in the Southern Cross, an inner-city Sydney bar, these members form what is considered by some to be the 'classic' line-up. This lineup was featured on the band's first album, The Axeman's Jazz, recorded in 1984 in a single afternoon for one hundred dollars by Tony Cohen. The album was an excursion into deranged Gothic country and western, with a strong sense of irony and irreverence toward country music's clichés. A cover of "Psycho" was a hit on alternative radio. Although the album became an underground success, the band continued, for the time being, to be just a side project for its members until 1988.
The Beasts of Bourbon grew from simply being a side project to become a true supergroup of the Australian pub rock scene. The original line-up fell apart in 1984 when the Scientists left Australia to tour overseas; fill-ins included Stu Spasm of Lubricated Goat and Brad Shepard of The Hoodoo Gurus. When both the Johnnys and the Scientists fell apart, however, the original line-up reunited in 1987, to record another album, Sour Mash in 1988. The swamp-rock of The Axeman's Jazz had given way to a fusion of blues-based pub rock and punk with great effect. Black Milk, recorded in 1990, expanded on this idea.
The band grew particularly confident and powerful while touring Europe on the back of Sour Mash and grew in popularity. In 1991, Baker and Sujdovic left to be replaced by Brian Hooper and Tony Pola - the bassist and drummer of Kim Salmon's new band, The Surrealists. This line-up (considered by other fans to be the 'classic' line-up) recorded the highly popular album The Low Road in 1991. The band disintegrated in Europe while touring to support the album.
A double album of live tracks and rarities, titled The Belly of the Beasts - Live '91 & '92 and shit we didn't put out the first time was released to mark the group's ten years together, and the group toured extensively in support of the album. Following the tour, it appeared as if the Beasts would announce their demise. Salmon left the group to concentrate on the Surrealists and Perkins' group The Cruel Sea was achieving huge success with their album The Honeymoon is Over.
In 1996, the group reformed with former Divinyl Charlie Owen on guitar and released Gone in 1997. The album received lukewarm reviews, but managed to produce a minor single in the form of Saturated. In 1997 the band went on hiatus.
In 2003, they reformed to record a live album, Low Life, released on Spooky Records. In 2006, they reformed to play in the Big Day Out Festival around Australia and New Zealand.
In late December 2006 it was announced that Albert Productions had signed an exclusive worldwide recording deal with the band and they are set to unleash their new album ‘Little Animals’ on April 21st 2007.
Tex Perkins said ” The Alberts label releases have been a huge influence on the Beasts of Bourbon, so to be signed to this legendary label is not only a great honour and the start of an exciting new chapter in the bands history, it feels like…..Destiny”
Recently the group played alongside other Autralian bands and artists at the [Rockin' for Rights] concert which protested the unfair Workchoices legislation of the Howard Government.
After a show in Berlin in April 2008, the group cancelled their remaining tour dates and ended the band. Rumours say that a heated drunken argument between Tex Perkins and Spencer P Jones forced Spencer to return to Australia immediately with no intention of continuing the Beasts project.
The Hate Inside
Beasts of Bourbon Lyrics
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The hate inside gets purer every pay
If the hate in me was let run free
It would surley bring this old world to an end
And my hate would go on living
To a never ever ending end
This hole in me gets bigger every day
Soon the hate inside won't be denied
Like a razor you can′t bend
My hate would go on living
To a never ever ending end
I hate the dog
I hate my wife
I hate my two kids
And they hate me
Cause inside hate
Is all this family gives
The school bus has two empty seats today
The nieghbours think my wife has gone away
Two barrels I have loaded
And my mouth is open wide
My hate is no longer living
Just the never ever ending hate inside
It's the never ever ending hate inside
The opening verse of Beasts of Bourbon's song, "The Hate Inside", paints a vivid picture of a man who is struggling with addiction and hate. He is supposed to attend an AA meeting, but he failed to do so. He acknowledges that his "hate inside gets purer every pay." It's unclear what he means by "pay," but it might refer to the payment he receives from work, which perhaps fuels his hatred. The intensity of his hate is palpable, and he fears that if it were given free rein, it would bring the world to an end. Moreover, if he were to die, he believes that his hate would continue to live on. The hole in him grows deeper, and he feels his soul and breath could disappear at any time. He knows that his hate is impossible to control, and it is only a matter of time before it manifests itself.
In the second verse, the singer provides insight into his personal life. He hates his wife, children, and dog, and they hate him too. It's unclear why they hate each other, but it seems that it's because they all share a similar kind of deep-seated hate. The third and final verse is particularly chilling as it appears that the singer is on the verge of carrying out a horrific act of violence. He mentions that the school bus has two empty seats, and the neighbors think his wife has gone away. This statement suggests that his wife and perhaps children are no longer in the house. The singer has loaded two barrels, and his mouth is open wide, implying that he is ready to kill. His hate is no longer living, but "the never ever ending hate inside" will continue to rage on.
Overall, "The Hate Inside" is a deeply unsettling and disturbing song that portrays an individual who struggles with addiction and a toxic hatred that threatens not only himself but those around him. The song highlights the dangers of hate and addiction and how they can spiral out of control and lead to catastrophic consequences.
Line by Line Meaning
I didn’t go to the AA meeting today
I chose not to go to my Alcoholics Anonymous meeting today
The hate inside gets purer every pay
My internal hatred grows stronger with each paycheck
If the hate in me was let run free
If I were to unleash my inner hatred
It would surely bring this old world to an end
It would result in the apocalypse
And my hate would go on living
My hatred would persist
To a never ever ending end
Continuing indefinitely
This hole in me gets bigger every day
My emptiness grows larger with each passing day
My soul I feel my breath could blow away
I feel as if my very soul could be blown away on a gust of wind
Soon the hate inside won't be denied
Soon, I won't be able to contain my hatred any longer
Like a razor you can’t bend
Unyielding and sharp, like a razor blade
My hate would go on living
My hatred would persist
To a never ever ending end
Continuing indefinitely
I hate the dog
I despise the dog
I hate my wife
I loathe my wife
I hate my two kids
I detest my two children
And they hate me
And in turn, they despise me
Cause inside hate
Because our family is filled with hatred
Is all this family gives
It's the only thing our family knows how to do
The school bus has two empty seats today
Two of my children are absent from school today
The neighbors think my wife has gone away
My neighbors believe my wife has left me
Two barrels I have loaded
I have two guns loaded
And my mouth is open wide
And I am eager to use them
My hate is no longer living
My hatred has taken over
Just the never ever ending hate inside
Leaving me with an endless well of hatred
Writer(s): Gregory Stephen Perkins, Spencer Patrick Jones
Contributed by Adeline N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
JerryMane69
I didn't go to the AA meeting today
The hate inside gets purer every pay
If the hate in me was let run free
It would surely bring this old world to an end
And my hate would go on living
To a never ever ever ending end
This hole in me gets bigger every day
My soul I feel my breath could blow away
Soon the hate inside won't be denied
Like a razor you can't bend
My hate would go on living
To a never ever ever ending end
I hate the dog
I hate my wife
I hate my two kids
And they hate me
Cause inside hate
Is all this family gives
The school bus has two empty seats today
The neighbours think my wife has gone away
Two barrels I have loaded
And my mouth is open wide
My hate no longer living
Just the never ever ending hate inside
It's the never ever ending hate inside
simontheboy
Never have better lyrics been written.
Agz_Skitvarld_77not666
Thank you even I cant write songs like this about myself!!!
Dan C
RIP Spencer Jones. We owe you so much!
Martin Francis
You've been left hanging for a year...
Spencer P Jones was one of the guitarists in this seminal Australian bandy - The Beasts of Bourbon
zax the reds
Im fresh here... who is Spencer Jones to this.. i youtubed n found a band.. but didnt recognize a connection.
Tobias1969
It's an urban horror story although thoroughly entertaining :-)
JerryMane69
I didn't go to the AA meeting today
The hate inside gets purer every pay
If the hate in me was let run free
It would surely bring this old world to an end
And my hate would go on living
To a never ever ever ending end
This hole in me gets bigger every day
My soul I feel my breath could blow away
Soon the hate inside won't be denied
Like a razor you can't bend
My hate would go on living
To a never ever ever ending end
I hate the dog
I hate my wife
I hate my two kids
And they hate me
Cause inside hate
Is all this family gives
The school bus has two empty seats today
The neighbours think my wife has gone away
Two barrels I have loaded
And my mouth is open wide
My hate no longer living
Just the never ever ending hate inside
It's the never ever ending hate inside
Nyght Owl
brilliant awesome fantastic!
Silverson
The school bus has two empty seats today
The neighbors think my wife has gone away
Two barrels I have loaded
And my mouth is open wide
Anas Saridis
uahhhhhh poetic