The Beavis and Butt-head Experience, the soundtrack to the animated television series, was an excellent collection of unreleased and rare tracks from the likes of
Nirvana,
Megadeth, and
White Zombie. Although the soundtrack to the duo's big-screen debut,
Beavis and Butt-head Do America feels more like a marketing exercise than a soundtrack (instead of grunge and metal this year, it's ska and punk), the album nevertheless has a couple of excellent moments that fit the anarchic spirit of the movie, particularly
White Zombie's rampaging "Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks and Cannibal Girls," old cuts from
Ozzy Osbourne and
AC/DC, a rarity from
the Butthole Surfers, and a new version of the Beavis and Butt-head theme, as written by
Isaac Hayes. The rest of the album ranges from things like
LL Cool J's "Ain't Nobody," which is very good but doesn't fit the record's mood, to acceptable filler from
No Doubt and mediocre cuts from
Southern Culture on the Skids. For fans of the film, there are enough good moments on the record to make
Beavis and Butt-head Do America worth purchasing, although others might feel that there's not quite enough here to make the collection hold up under repeat plays.
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi