When I first got this record as a 10" on vinyl, I had no clue what speed to play it on. 45rpm sounded too fast, 33rpm sounded too slow...as it turned out, 33rpm was the way to go. They're slow, but not overtly heavy like Melvins. They're psychedelic, most notably with the guitar sound similar to Paul Leary of Butthole Surfers, but that doesn't pigeonhole them either. The vocals are there (along with weird effects like the screaming at the end of "Ray") but kind of buried in the background. This is the kind of disc you listen to over and over again, while you're reading or at a party, it doesn't matter, it's definately a disc to 'absorb' but it will be well worth the effort.The best part is, of course, that underneath all this weirdness, there's a definite foundation of ROCK!

Steel Pole Bath Tub is easily one of the most criminally underappreciated rock bands of all time. Their creativity, originality and diversity of musical styles is akin to that of Melvins. But, where Melvins are often more quantity than quality Steel Pole Bath Tub are all quality all of the time. Highly recommended to fans of heavy psychedelic rock music that pushes the creative limits of heavy psychedelic rock music.