Independent Worm Saloon
# Independent Worm Saloon

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Chicago Tribune | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| The New York Times | (favorable) |
| Robert Christgau | A− |
| Rolling Stone | |

Independent Worm Saloon is the sixth album by alternative rock band Butthole Surfers, released in 1993 on Capitol Records. The band chose to follow a heavier orientation for most of the record, following the hiring of producer John Paul Jones, formerly of Led Zeppelin.

## Track listing

### Japanese CD reissue bonus tracks

* "Beat the Press" – 1:25
* "Ghandi" – 2:31
* "Neee Neee" – 4:31

These three bonus tracks were also included on a 10" vinyl promotional release sent to college radio stations. "Ghandi" was later included on Humpty Dumpty LSD.

## Personnel

### Butthole Surfers

* Gibby Haynes – vocals, guitar
* Paul Leary – guitar, vocals (track 10), spoken word (track 4), "art master"
* Jeff Pinkus – bass, vocals & banjo (track 16)
* King Coffey – drums

### Additional personnel

* John Paul Jones – producer, bass (track 16)
* Pat McCarthy – engineer, mixer
* Helios Creed – guitar (tracks 12 & 17)
* Heather Van Haaften – "art slave"

## Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

| Year | Chart | Position |
| - | - | - |
| 1993 | The Billboard 200 | 154 |
| 1993 | Heatseekers | 6 |

Singles - Billboard (United States)

| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1993 | "Who Was In My Room Last Night?" | Modern Rock Tracks | 24 |
