Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac
by Butthole Surfers
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Butthole Surfers bestography
Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac is ranked 2nd best out of 15 albums by Butthole Surfers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Butthole Surfers is Locust Abortion Technician which is ranked number 2754 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 572.
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Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | vruslov | Top 78 Music Albums of 1984 | 40/78 | 3 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 91 Music Albums of 1984 | 68/91 | 1 |
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 27 Music Albums of 1984 | 14/27 | 3 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1984 | 3/71 | - |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1984 | 41/50 | 1 |
| 2026 |  arthurbittencourt | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s | 76/99 | 5 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Xxnu99etxX | Top 43 Music Albums of 1984 | 20/43 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 95 Music Albums of 1984 | 92/95 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 99 Music Albums of 1984 | 39/99 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 123 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 485 | |||
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Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/24/2026 14:03 | DommeDamian | 7,794 | 49/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2026 21:43 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,701 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/10/2026 11:33 | Leginlists | 3,842 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.1.
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Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac forum mentions
teague 07/20/2021 15:51 in What album are you listening to right now?
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I stumbled upon a Butthole Surfer set at CBGB on YouTube and was pleasantly surprised. Really dug the set so I decided to check out some of their music.
Interesting listen. The album hits a nice stride with Dum Dum Wolly Boly and Negro Observer. The rest is a little too hardcore punk or just plain odd for me.
timtooky 04/10/2014 13:15 | #108929 | TOP COMMENT
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this is the perfect how-to-do-it course:
how to record an enigmatic rock-album with unusual tribal rhythms, squeaking lyrics and sounds as freaky as possible - but still reap good reviews.
what is the moment for listening to such kind of music aside the "burning-man-festival"?
Decurso TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/16/2014 03:05 | #114550 | TOP COMMENT
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A mix of unlistenably bizarre experimental songs (Concubine, Cherub) and more conventional surf/cow-punk (Butthole Surfer, Gary Floyd, Mexican Caravan). Not for for everyone, but if like the surfers, this one of the better entries in their catalog.
In this tribal music for modern times pagan rhythms pound, savage vocals hallucinate & guitars squeal and churn like explosive bodily functions. Another Man’s Sac plays like a shamanistic vision laced with scatological vulgarity.
Worst band name ever...how could they call themselves that (Edited)
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