The Lizard

The Lizard

Track Listings

1. Cruelty

2. Hostile Youth

3. Feel the Same Way

4. Freedom

5. God of 42nd Street

6. My Dog

7. Peppermint Tribe

8. Love Is on the Way

9. Lizard

10. All Allright

11. Sleep

12. All I Want

13. Body Bags

14. Miss Jones

15. World Goes Round

16. Chanel

Tracks:

Secret
Boring
Sticks and Stones
Lights On
Lies
Turn on Billie
Ruin
Three Wishes
Power of...
Kill! Kill! Kill!
It Was You
Boy in a Rock and Roll Band
Go to Heaven

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Allison and Catherine Pierce are from Alabama, they're sisters, they're rather attractive, one of them is supposedly (as of this writing) dating someone from the Strokes, and as kids they were both "accomplished" ballerinas. Together they make some pretty fine, artsy pop with provocative lyrics vaguely in the vein of Regina Spektor. Thirteen Tales is the first album the duo has made with their own say-so; their earlier records were pleasant if innocuous, slicked-up folk. There's a dramatic flair to their country-inflected orchestral New Wave folk-pop. With its doubled-up and contemporary-sounding pop vocal style, the macabre "Secrets" sounds like the soundtrack to a Tim Burton movie with words written by Dame Darcy, as sung by half the members of the Pussycat Dolls. If anything, they're a little too ambitious on their third album. With each track assigned its own stylistic variation (however slight), the album is scattered as a whole. But this is definitely a super entertaining duo, one to watch out for. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

Thirteen tales of love and revenge.......2007-07-15

I am a new fan of The Pierces, a sister act. I have read a lot of good reviews about the group The Pierces which got my attention. I was curious to hear their music. I recently picked up their latest cd THIRTEEN TALES OF LOVE AND REVENGE. I am absolutely hooked. The music is catchy and a lot of fun to listen too. I guess I would describe their music as indie pop. The lyrics are as quirky and playful as their music is. The group uses a lot of interesting instruments on through out the album like the glockenspiel, Hawaiian lap steel, slide whistle, sitar, and autoharp which you wouldn't hear on your typical pop album. THIRTEEN TALES OF LOVE AND REVENGE is anything but your typical pop album. The lyrics are laced with bitterness and anger over relationships that went sour. The sisters' vocals reminds me a bit of Gwen Stefani (like on "Lights Up"), Alanis Morrisette, and Fiona Apple but for the most part they have their own style of singing. I usually am not fond of when music critics fawn over certain artists because they tend to not live up to their hype but this is not the case with The Pierces. The critics were spot on with this talented duo.

Perfect suggestion by amazon.com.......2007-05-23

I had never heard of the Pierces before and came across this album on amazon.com, it was listed as a suggestion for me based on my previous likes and purchases. I have to say, what a great way to find out about them! It fits my eclectic taste perfectly, it is sometimes sweet, has tongue-in-cheek humor and conveys many different moods. These girls are amazing, I can't wait to see what they come up with next.

Awesome CD.......2007-05-13

Awesome CD! Highly recommended! And if it weren't for Amazon, I wouldn't have it because it's not available in stores in my area.

Great CD.......2007-05-13

Love this. I listen to it all the time. I heard about it from a magazine and bought it on a whim.

Shockingly good!.......2007-05-09

The newest album of The Pierces called "Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge" is chocolat for the ears! Their lyrics are funny, bold and kinky in an innocent-school-girl kind of way. It is like the novel "Special Topics in Calamity Physics" by Marisha Pessl put into music! Shockingly good!

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Lizard is a great album for the true Parrothead
The last four star studio LP of Buffett's lengthy career and a very good one too!
A different musical angle
This Album is Terrible
Just not that good.

Off to See the Lizard
Jimmy Buffett
Manufacturer: Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Carnival World
Take Another Road
That's My Story And I'm Stickin' To It
Why The Things We Do
Gravity Storm
Off To See The Lizard
Boomerang Love
Strange Bird
I Wish Lunch Could Last Forever
The Pascagoula Run
Mermaid In The Night
Changing Channels

Customer Reviews:

Lizard is a great album for the true Parrothead.......2006-07-20

Although by far, not Jimmy's best release, "Lizard" has certainly, over time, become one of my favorite albums to listen to simply because, you don't hear these songs that often during tours and on the numerous greatest hits compilations that are out there. During the tour in 04, he played "Gravity Storm", which was fantastic to hear in a live arrangement. "Carnival World", "Gravity Storm", "Boomerang Love" and "Pascagoula Run" round out my favorite tracks on this album. "Changing Channels" is fair and "That's My Story..." is decent, but arguably the least powerful tracks on this release. All tracks do have that notable electonica drum sound, which was so popular to use in the eighties. I also place this album as the end of the "second era" of Jimmy Buffett. The third and "current" era starts with his next release "Fruitcakes". On "Fruitcakes" and his subsequent albums, you can tell Jimmy has left a lot of his partying days behind and is a bit more focused on family and friends in his elder years ...which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

The last four star studio LP of Buffett's lengthy career and a very good one too!.......2006-01-11

All the songs on here are very good to great.
This was also the Buffett release to be issued
on vinyl, too. Gravity Storm is my favortite here.
Next best release after this was: "Boats, Beaches,
Bars, Ballads", a great twenty year retrospective.

A different musical angle.......2004-07-26

You know, it seems to me that there are two different kinds of Parrotheads; those that love tunes like 'Fins,' 'Cheeseburger in paradise,' and the other loud, jokey, drunken party tunes (and there are at least two on every Buffet album!), and those that really recognise Buffet for his true strength, and that is as a balladier without equal. Whether it is reminiscing about childhood activities, or observations of the human condition, scene setting, or just a heartfelt love song, Jimmy Buffet stands head and shoulders above just about any other artist I have ever heard. In this context, 'Off To See the Lizard' should be looked at as a slightly different twist in the Buffet repertory. Not quite what you might expect, but that's kind of what makes it all so interesting! Can you imagine if Jimmy Buffet continued to do the same kind of music he started out with? He wouldn't be around now, I'll tell you that! In sum, give the 'Lizard' a listen. Youmigt find it grows on you...

This Album is Terrible.......2004-06-25

This album of Jimmy's suffers from a number of external factors. First, Jimmy was focusing the bulk of his creative effort of the time toward his "Tales From Maragaritaville" novel. It is far superior to this album, as this collection of songs really lacks. Second, the arrangement -- which included the that darned 80s-synth drum loop and pop-keyboard sound (which meant lack of Fingers on harp) -- really leaves a lot to be desired. Lizard just has this artificial sound that hurts the ear.

The lone highlights of this album are "Take Another Road" and "Pascagoula Run," and even they sort of pale in comparison to Jimmy's other work. "Changing Channels" is OK -- those are enough to garner two stars.

As much as supporters like to claim this was "The Last Great Album" or something else ridiculously unfounded, it should raise an eyebrow that Jimmy took five years off before releasing he next album (Fruitcakes), which was lightyears better than this dreck. Jimmy had basically produced an album for every year in the 80s -- that type of schedule had to yield some kind of burnout. Maybe he even knew this was a poor outing?

Bottom line: Lizard is only worth owning if you want a complete Jimmy catalogue.

Just not that good........2004-03-30

I've heard better by him. A lot of the songs are, frankly, boring. They might be entertaining lyrically, but at the same time, if the music is bland, why make the effort to write good lyrics? The horns are overpowering on a lot of the songs, a la Phil Collins in some of his latter day releases, not to mention the weak keyboards that seem to infuse too many of the songs. It's just a corny cd for the most part, in my opinion. Listen to Boomerang Love, if you must, and hear the word Boomerang come out of his mouth at least 25 times in the song, particularly in the chorus. But whether you are a parrothead or not, which I am borderline; I love Buffett. This is just flat-out an average cd, not a 5-star by any stretch of the imagination. Don't be misled. Just because an artist has put out brilliant stuff in his past doesn't mean every cd is a great one. Here is a clear example of such.

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A great and extremely experimental Crimson album
great listen
Stake A Lizard by The Throat
My Favorate K.C. Album
A great album

Lizard
King Crimson
Manufacturer: Discipline Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2004-12-20

Tracks:

Cirkus (Including Entry of the Chameleons)
Indoor Games
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Lady of the Dancing Water
Lizard: Prince Rupert Awakes/Bolero-The Peacock's Tale/The Battle ...

Album Description

2004 reissue of the band's 1970 album. Discipline.

Customer Reviews:

A great and extremely experimental Crimson album.......2007-04-19

This 1970 release was created in-between the brilliant 1969 debut (In the Court of the Crimson King) and the staggering virtuosity and general "wildness" of the 1973-1975 incarnation of King Crimson (Larks Tongues in Aspic; Starless and Bible Black, and Red). Although some fans and critics regard Lizard as a weaker album (and even hard to "get into"), I personally feel that the music is excellent and shows a great deal of compositional sophistication (classical influences figure prominently). Pete Sinfield even turned the heat up on his lyrics and they are very elaborate and complex on Lizard. Come to think of it, the album stands among some of my favorite King Crimson albums.

The core lineup on Lizard included: Robert Fripp (acoustic and electric guitars, mellotron, electric keyboards & devices); Mel Collins (flute & saxophones); Gordon Haskell (bass guitar & vocals); Andy McCulloch (drums and percussion); and Peter Sinfield (words & pictures; VCS3 synthesizer). Additional musicians include: Robin Miller (oboe & cor anglais); Mark Charig (cornet); Nick Evans (trombone); Keith Tippet (piano & electric piano); and finally Jon Anderson of Yes fame (vocals on "Prince Rupert Awakes"). In terms of musicianship, Robert Fripp and excellent drummer Andy McCulloch are the true standouts here, although the supporting brass and woodwind players turn in some excellent ensemble work (especially on the track Bolero). Bassist/vocalist Gordon Haskell (who was apparently a fan of soul and Motown music) was either reluctant (or unable) to embrace the complex material on Lizard and it shows in his bass playing, which is fairly weak throughout (his vocals may be an acquired taste for some - although I like them a lot). Following the release of the Lizard album, Haskell left the band (along with McCulloch).

The five tracks on the album range in length from 2'47" (the delicate Lady of the Dancing water) to the massive (23'15"), seven-part Lizard suite, which would prove to be the largest piece that the band would ever compose. Musically, Lizard presents a nice mixture of symphonic prog, the avant-garde, and even some highly experimental, jazz-inflected moments here and there (apparently a Miles Davis influence), although it is extremely odd-sounding and angular jazz. Pieces that are good examples of the avant-garde aspects include Happy Family, which features Tippetts' insane pounding on the piano. Although there are some hectic and aggressive moments on the album, in large part it is quiet and even reflective at points. Lady of the Dancing Water is the most soft and pastoral piece on the album, and features some excellent flute playing by Mel Collins.

Other personal favorites include Cirkus (love the mellotron), Indoor Games, and the huge Lizard suite. The suite opens with the very delicate and pastoral Prince Rupert Awakes movement and features the high pitched and soft vocals of Jon Anderson. His vocals work perfectly with this track. Bolero (the second movement in the Lizard suite) is another favorite and is a virtual showcase for supporting musicians Tippett, Miller, Charig, and Evans. The Lizard suite goes through a number of twists and turns, ranging from the delicate to the all out instrumental chaos of The Battle of Glass Tears/Last Skirmish. The piece closes some 23 minutes later with Big Top, which consists of carnival music, sped up and otherwise distorted (very creepy sounding stuff).

All in all this is a very progressive and challenging album by King Crimson and is a personal favorite from the 1970 -1972 period. Very highly recommended along with the 1969 debut, Larks Tongues in Aspic (1973), and Red (1974).

great listen.......2007-04-10

The reason King Crimson's Lizard album is so great is simple- from beginning to end, the album is filled with little creative musical bits. From "cirkus" all the way to the end of the 23-minute epic, this album contains hidden musical journeys in the background of the music, behind the lead singer. Little entertaining bits of piano, drums, mellotron and other instruments playing throughout the entire album in the background, and many people who dismiss this album don't even notice what's going on back there. It ends up making the whole album feel very jazzy and intense.

I also don't get all the complaints about the lead singers voice. He's not a gifted singer, but he's nowhere near the worst out there. You might even say his voice can be quite pretty and believable during certain parts.

For someone like me who likes music that's WAY out there, this is certainly a very comfortable listen for me. Little bits of creativity are just bursting all OVER the place. Great album.

Stake A Lizard by The Throat.......2007-02-06

Best track here is Lizard: Prince Rupert Awakes/Bolero-The Peacock's Tale/The Battle ...
- featuring Yes's Jon Anderson on guest lead vocals. this track is worth the price of admission for Prince Ruperts Lament/Fripps searing guitar solo at the end of the track before the fade out of backwards sped-up mellotron

My Favorate K.C. Album.......2007-01-19

I can't get enough of this cd. Every song is great it will take a few maybe more listens to relise that they are great, but it's worth it.

Track By Track

1."Cirkus" (Robert Fripp, Peter Sinfield) - 6:27 5/5
Amazing song one of there best. Great opener, the mellotron and just the unique vocal style of Gordon is outstanding. Should like this one first listen if you like there first album.

2."Indoor Games" (Fripp, Sinfield) - 5:37 5/5
This song is alot harder to get into. If your into the jazzy stuff you should like this track. The improv is great in the middle. And has a nice little ending to it.=)

3."Happy Family" (Fripp, Sinfield) - 4:22 4.6/5
Fast, "Different" and just sorda confusing but highly recommended. This song depends on how far your willing to branch out because this one is out there but it's very good. Plus it's about the Beatles.

4."Lady of the Dancing Water" (Fripp, Sinfield) - 2:47 5/5
Great little song reminds me of some of there other ballads very good and is somewhat of a breather compared to Happy Family and what is next. And is about a lady obviously, a theme that would come up alot more in Islands.

5."Lizard" (Fripp, Sinfield) - 23:15 6/5
The first part "Prince Rupert Awakes" is probly my favorate song on the album Jon Andersons voice is out of this world. This is a pretty haunting track with some great jazzy playing. And the Mellotron can send chills down your spine if you are blasting this song. Pt.2 "Bolero: The Peacock's Tale" nice little part of the song. Has some great work from the band and Gordon gets the final words of the album "Forming lines of horse and steel By even yards march forward" and Pt.3The Battle of Glass Tears begins which is also outstanding lots of horns and amazing drumming and gets better by the minute. Then after some amazing horn work comes Fripp with not his greatest but some good ole haunting guitar at the end. And at the finale of the album is Bit Top which reminds me of spinning around in a room. It's ok but I wish the album ended with Fripps guitar.
Overall get this album if your into King Crimson and you are into some of the jazz fusion like stuff.

A great album .......2006-12-17

King Crimson's third album Lizard is not quite as consistant as the first two but it's better than the next one. This is a very jazzy sounding album with some celtic and baroque thrown in. The first part of this release is made up of four songs all sung by Gordon Haskell. In fact, this started up with the lineup that finished Poseidon for the most part anyway. While all these songs are great for me it's the second half of the cd that is like nothing else. Back in the days of records this was one of my most played sides. The Lizard side as we all used to call it back then. It starts off very quitely with a guest vocal appearace by Jon Anderson and then moves in to some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard. Several related pieces that have an absolutely beautiful sound and are quite unlike anything you'll hear anywhere else. A wonderful piece. Big Top is very brief but fits in well with the Lizard Suite.

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give to the gorilla girl, gobs and gobs of love/no one else will touch that girl, unless they wore a glove
the one album every "punk rocker" has owned at least 3 times in their lives
Best album from one of the best bands
And you should see the way it poops...
HANDS DOWN THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER!!

Big Lizard in My Backyard
The Dead Milkmen
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Tracks:

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Customer Reviews:

give to the gorilla girl, gobs and gobs of love/no one else will touch that girl, unless they wore a glove.......2007-07-31

this album is like the straight A student who gets all the credit, love and praise, while the rest of the brothers and sisters,(bucky fellini, eat yr paisely, metaphysical graffitti) are the red-headed stepchildren. is "big Lizard" a classic? yep. hilarious? you betcha. the only album worth owning? no effin' way. in my opinion, 'big liz' is the gateway drug, the reefer if you will, which leads to much better stuff. 'plumb dumb' and 'deans dream' are two of their best songs, as are 'serrated edge,' 'vfw' 'bitchin' camaro' and the title track. just don't stop here; you'd be missing out on a lot.

the one album every "punk rocker" has owned at least 3 times in their lives.......2006-10-10

there is no way this album could ever be put out these days. definately had to come out in '84. I mean could you see any band doing aids jokes and getting away with it? well, the milkmen did. has anyone ever noticed the references to f.o.d? "my parents said if i eat all my food then i can go to hardcore show and see f.o.d."-nutrtion. there's another reference to them on a live recording of "milkmen stomp". just curious.

Best album from one of the best bands.......2006-06-10

Day-OM! This rekkid ought to be thought of as a classic, it has Laundromat Song, Bitchin' Camaro, Violent School, Nutrition, Dean's Dream, almost every track is freaking awesome and its 23 tracks long! If you don't have this album, well, you suck.

And you should see the way it poops..........2006-02-10

This is the best crappy little punk band ever... This record is just one that you can't get sick of. Great music for anything! "I don't wanna go on the beach, NO FUN!!" Haha!

HANDS DOWN THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER!!.......2005-12-12

i first bought this album on tape. i am now on my 3rd copy on cd and also have it on vinyl. every song is amazing, however "serrated edge" shines above every other song on the album, as well as every song ever recorded by any artist EVER!!

all the other reviews here, describing the milkmen as "funny" make them sound like they are a novelty act, but their so much more.

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Angry, Simple and very good
oh boy(grumble...)
Berserker rock
This band Rocks
Tighter than spandex

Goat
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Customer Reviews:

Angry, Simple and very good.......2007-01-11

JL songs are not works of intricate genious. It's hard, has simple little guitar riffs, hard hitting drums and a pulsating bass. And through this you hear David Yow's voice. Not so you can really hear what is singing, but enough to become an integral part of the sound.

A sound that on this CD was produced by Steve Albini, who a few years after this would blow the entire noise-community away with Shellac's "At Action Park". I always loved that album and "Goat" is the first one that comes close to that sound.

Apparently Nirvana also listened to the JL and you hear why. Slow, distorted guitars that would later dominate grunge.

Classic.

oh boy(grumble...).......2007-01-10

loved scratch acid(previous efforts).this was mediocre,i am sorry to say.spend your money on "the greatest gift"(scratch acid)instead.trust me.really.

Berserker rock.......2007-01-06

Dave Yow at his gut-twisting best here and the lads are strapped in for the ride. Yow comes out of the cage bursting at the seams, swinging the mike like he's playing, "I'm a helicopter propeller." Off the stage he goes, crashing to the concrete floor and still humping the 'phone, guitar chops ricocheting in the background, drummer launching his slaps straight underneath your feet. Never has anyone regaled with such intensity and eccentricity their ability to swim, I would have to say, after listening to "Seasick" for at least the hundredth time. This album, along with Sims' and Yow's previous band Scratch Acid and mid-'80s releases such as Squirrel Bait's debut and Husker Du's "Zen Arcade," offers proof that there was no such thing as a media-created "grunge" jumping point in actual reality. Yow has a voice as strong and versatile as Mike Patton, working his chords like his voice is a horn. In fact, the band as a whole plays with a jazz sensibility, a sense of abandon and adventure severly lacking in most early '90s releases the Lizard itself would later lose perhaps just for the sheer fact that what once was fresh settled into routine.

This band Rocks.......2006-04-27

This is a completely underated band that deserves a lot more recognition....this whole album ROCKS! Buy it, you won't regret it!

Tighter than spandex.......2005-12-07

Don't hesitate here, this is the definitive Chicago sound of the late 80's, early 90's, and possibly the best output of this seminal band. It lurches and pounces and David yow is the ace in the hole that sets it on fire. It is darn near impossible to listen to Nub and not turn your stereo up and up and up. In a genre that can sound dated, this album is timeless. My strongest recomendation.

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Cures What Ails Ya
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""Cures What Ails Ya"" is red hot blues rock. Showcasing the impassioned guitar work of Laurie Morvan, the CD boasts an impressive list of guest artists, including several Grammy winners: Tony Braunagel - drums (Bonnie Raitt, Coco Montoya, B.B. King); ""Hutch"" Hutchinson - bass (Bonnie Raitt); jazz great George Duke - piano; Sammy Avila - B3 organ (Walter Trout); Doña Oxford piano (Shemekia Copeland, Buddy Guy). From the blazing stratocaster-on-fire guitar intro of the middle class anthem ""Kickin' Down Doors"", to the playful chickin' pickin' of ""Where Are The Girls With Guitars"", to the haunting and fluid melodic lines of ""One Little Thing"", to the organic front porch slide guitar twang of ""Don't Give It Up"", to the final passionate wah wah blast of ""In The River"", Laurie Morvan's searing guitar work sets the tone. Every emotion is laid bare, every musical nuance is explored and nothing is held back.

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A great album
Who?
God awful
bang
A wonderful, magical album

Liar
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A great album.......2007-07-02

At certain points during "Liar" The Jesus Lizard is hitting on all cylinders, breaking necks and deafening the listener with an attack not only on senses but also preconceived notions of what music can be. Many of the most memorable Jesus Lizard tracks are here.

The problem with this album is consistancy as there are a few totally forgettable songs here too. Where the album lacks in consitancy it makes up for with the Lizard's own signature noise. Definitly worth a listen.

Who?.......2006-09-14

The one thing this album lacks is David Yow...I didn't get the same vibe with this album as I did with their others... If you want pure Jesus Lizard and pure David Yow I suggest Shot or Goat...

God awful.......2006-08-01

I bought this after seeing Mark Morton of Lamb of God reference these guys and Duane Dennison as worth a listen. What I heard was bad production, shoddy vocals, generic guitar, and overall dullness. Steer clear of this is you like good music.

bang.......2006-05-23

yep, from the opening few seconds of 'boilermaker' you can tell this record is not for the faint of heart. but then none of us would have it any other way, right?
anyway, these guys first came to my attention with their split single with nirvana when i saw all of 5 seconds for the video to 'puss'. was interested enough to check it out and this album doesn't disappoint. gotta admit though it took a while for some of the tracks to grow on me. i'm thinking mainly about 'rope' and 'whirl', which are now among my fave lizard tracks. 'boilermaker' hits you instantly (violent sensations have been mentioned in a few other reviews and here they're entirely apt). and who can resist the 125mph throb of the likes of 'art of self defense', or the sinister paranoia of 'dancing naked ladies'. its yow's world, and its a scary one. fun though
yow's (mostly) incomprehensible yowls were never a problem with me (in fact i remember playing my brother 'i can learn' and he couldn't believe it was the jesus lizard). given a beautiful voice and rubbish music versus music of the lizard's calibre and its an easy choice every time.
the sticker on the cover of 'bang' has one magazine citing the lizard as 'the best f*cking band on the planet'. unsurprisingly for the music press they're wrong. but not as far off as usual this time.

A wonderful, magical album.......2005-06-17

It's bands like the Jesus Lizard that make me regret wasting my teen years in the mid '90's listening to FM radio-approved drivel, and Liar is one of the main reasons why. Liar is a wild, unhinged piece of punkish, metallic alt-rock, one that obliterated petty genre distinctions at the same time that it exposed the legions of pretenders that were just starting to pop up at the time. Want to know how ahead of its time Liar was? It came out before such boring Seattle knockoffs as Bush and Silverchair had even emerged, to say nothing of the ridiculous throwbacks (this means you, Puddle of Mudd) polluting the scene right now. Of course, being ahead of the curve is a virtual guarantee of going unnoticed by the masses, but then I don't think mainstream success was high on the Lizard's list of priorities.

Anyway, in the grand tradition of Steve Albini acts such as Shellac and Big Black (and yes, I know the Lizard's albums were merely *produced* by Albini, but why get picky?), Liar is assaultive, abrasive, and decidedly in contrast to all things commercial. Melody, good taste, and traditional rock-song structures are thrown right out the window here in favor of swirling collages of noise complete with twisted rhythms and the singular nasal howl of the great David Yow. Opener Boilermaker sets the tone literally from its first second, conjuring up a psychotic atmosphere out of a series of spastic drumbeats, hellish guitar riffage, and Yow's nightmarish chants. The next song, Gladiator, might be even more frightening, with Yow menacingly intoning such oddball lyrics as "You should see her use a gun," backed by a bass riff that hits with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer to the stomach. On slower tracks like Perk and Zachariah, Duane Denison's creepy-crawly riffs scratch against the surface of Yow's bizarre vocal impressionism, but fortunately the album loses nothing by slowing down because its oppressive atmosphere is never compromised one bit.

So, what more can be said about Liar? Well, unfortunately, not much. This is definitely one album that must be experienced to be fully comprehended. But let me leave you, gentle reader, with this: Liar is a supreme testament to a band that may not have released a classic every time out, but had a singular vision and didn't allow the temptations of fame or money to get in the way. If only more acts had their integrity, I might not have to comb the internet looking for stuff to listen to.

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Sinister, strong, dark and wierd
waiting for the reunion tour
Down for me is Up
Another jesus lizard CD,similiar to the rest, but still good
Very good, but not their best

Down
The Jesus Lizard
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ASIN: B0000019KC
Release Date: 1994-08-29

Tracks:

Fly On The Wall
Mistletoe
Countless Backs Of Sad Losers
Queen For A Day
The Associate
Destroy Before Reading
Low Rider
50 Cents
American BB
Horse
Din
Elegy
The Best Parts

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Sinister, strong, dark and wierd.......2005-12-20

Jesus Lizard are simply not as others. David Yow's lyrics and vocal delivery are like listening to the paranoid ramblings of a deeply twisted, and sensitive person broken by this absurd, violent, yet humorous world. Like some kind of punk rock Charles Bukowski, he deals in psychic pain and character observation (or confusion) unlike few others. He doesn't wallow in self-serving despair, rather his angst and anger is primarily directed outward in a kind of celebration of the absurd. His screams and pained vocal delivery provide a huge contrast to the surgically precise, yet no less disturbed math-metal-punk of guitarist Duane Denison, drummer Mac McNeilly, and uber bassist David Wm. Sims. They proceed like some kind of unending bad dream that you don't want to wake up from, that you can't wake up from. Relentless and abrasive and dark, yet not without humor, Jesus Lizard's Down is a unique listen from one of the odder and truly alternative bands of the '90s. Also recommended: Head/Pure (their first EP and album in one CD), Liar, Goat, and Shot.

Some lyrics from "Din":

Get me up from this terrible place
Because it's dangerous down here
There are splinters and splinters
Flying like arrows around
I turn around to see one huge black tongue
That means to lick my very being
And the sun is about to set
On the head of my shadow
so get me the hell out of here
so get me the hell out of here

waiting for the reunion tour.......2005-11-02

This is the best Jesus Lizard album, with its unique arrangements and stellar songwriting.
Or is it "Liar," with it's amped-up crunchiness?
Now that you mention it, "Goat" is pretty essential.
The singles/rarities collection "Bang" is also hard to beat.
"Head/Pure" might be more difficult to access until you're into them, but then you get even more of their best songs.
Heck, even "Shot" (despite being the "major label sellout post-Albini album") is most assuredly rocking.

Down for me is Up.......2003-03-02

This album is probably my favorite JL album, even compared to Liar.
It's just crushing, and bass lines (like on 50 cents) just don't come around often enough. While i am glad to see bands such as the Dennison Kimbel Trio rise from the ashes, the Jesus lizard are just so seminal, and i think this album really captures why.

Another jesus lizard CD,similiar to the rest, but still good.......2002-11-24

As the sonic maelstrom of "Fly on the Wall" is let loose, the understatement of the linear notes becomes painfully obvious. Jesus Lizard's deft musicianship, pummeling rhythms, and passionate howling vocals seem almost otherworldly in their intensity triggering a brutal assault on all fronts. To call "Down" simply an abrasive album wouldn't be giving it enough credit. This CD does not merely repel the senses like so many other "abrasive" recordings but instead launches a full-scale attack that continues at an unrelenting pace from beginning till end. Proving to be the true embodiment of noise rock itself, the individual member's talents easily rival those of legendary noise veterans. Recalling the heyday of Detroit's 1969 proto-punk acts, Dennison's riffs are as heavy as Wayne Kramer and as sloppy as Ron Asheton while David Yow's manic unintelligible rants are easily worthy of Iggy Pop himself. Holding down the bottom end, as always, is Jesus Lizard's first rate rhythm section with Mac McNeilly and David Wm. Sims literally beating every ounce of life out of their instruments. The band's veins course with aggression and power and with the help of Steve Albini's equally confrontational production work, Down proves to be a quite satisfying documentation of the band's raw energy. The only drawback to this CD would be that, although Jesus Lizard's sound is definitely as unique as it is massive, the actual songs tend to be very similar. In the grand scheme though, the repetitiveness of the individual songs tends to not really matter when coupled with the consistently striking overall sound and Down still remains a fairly strong effort. Although perhaps not as memorable as Liar or as innovative as the Head/Pure Eps, Down is another strong Jesus Lizard album, even if it is a largely repetative affair.

Very good, but not their best.......2002-02-10

"Head" and "Liar" are tied for first regarding Jesus Lizard recordings. You cant really go wrong getting any of them, so whatever your mega cd store can carry, fear not and buy it. This one will put an odd look on the faces of old Lizard fans, though. Its very slick, methodical, and muted somewhat. "Misletoe" is a ragged, jangled rant that ranks with their best, heaven knows what its about, but who really cares when its up loud? "Countless Backs of Sad Losers". from what I can tell, is either David Yow's attempt at a political statement, or about the way things are because of the travails of ruthless alpha males, or maybe Im just an idiot and should refrain from interpretation, especially of someone who is as obtuse and cryptic as Yow is. "50c" is what David Yow would pay your mother to screw the band...those are my favorites, the cd drags a bit at the end, but all in all, this is good money spent if you cant get any of the early ones.

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lk;dfjas lkjas
OH MY GOD!
Their best work
I must speak:
Painful in the best possible way

Head/Pure
The Jesus Lizard
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ASIN: B0000019HG
Release Date: 1992-10-29

Tracks:

One Evening
S. D. B. J.
My Own Urine
If You Had Lips
7 vs. 8
Pastoral
Waxeater
Good Thing
Tight N' Shiny
Killer McHann
Blockbuster
Bloody Mary
Rabid Pigs
Starlet
Happy Bunny Goes Fluff-Fluff Along

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lk;dfjas lkjas.......2004-03-30

ok, MTV sucks. It would not if it constelated bands that were more like Jesus Lizard. Head/Pure is an amazing combination of some of bands greatest songs. The album shows the bands full potential and it's direct influences; although they are both very separable. If you have money, which I do not, buy this album or steal it from the closest music store

OH MY GOD!.......2004-02-22

OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Their best work.......2003-05-21

Head/Pure is the Jesus Lizard's first album, and it catches them at the darkest, heaviest, and rawest moment of their career. Not even Goat can compare to the muffled mayhem and disturbing intensity of Head/Pure. Songs like "S.D.B.J" and "Killer McHann" capture perfectly Duane Denison's choppy, blues-influenced guitar lines, David Wm. Sim's pounding bass, and Mac McNeilly's explosive drumming power. Vocalist David Yow is at his best on Head/Pure, with his heavily muffled, and sometimes distorted (but in a tasteful way) voice, snarling, moaning, and spitting out his lyrics. Overall, this record may be too intense and difficult a listen for most, so dont start here. Instead pick up Liar, which is still frenetic, but not in the psychopathic way Head/Pure is. After that, check out Goat, which is a much darker and plodding look at the Jesus Lizard. But still, nothing will prepare you for Head/Pure

I must speak:.......2002-01-13

doubtless, the most menacing, dark, disgusting record I ever wanna hear, Head is the Lizard's first full length LP, and best, I dont care WHAT these people are saying about Goat and Down and Liar and maturation and songwriting and such...the atmosphere on here would never be duplicated in their oeuvre or anyone else's, to my knowledge. It is a record creeping under the basement door to sit on your chest as you sleep. An aural horror movie chronicling bizarre one night stands, bizarre familiy relationships, dead bodies quietly rotting in fields, drunken debacles,and sinister men at the door. David Yow's voice was never more gnarled and desperate, Duane Denison's guitar never more coruscating. Now, I understand "Pure" comes with this as well on CD. Recorded before Mac McNeilly showed up to be the magnificent skins basher he is...this ep doesnt even sound like it was made by humans, its so weird..."Blockbuster" is required listening for any Lizard nut, oh heck, buy 'em all...too bad for you if you never saw them live, it was always, with the exception of Lollapalooza, a bracing, chaotic experience. I was a slavering,drooling fan of this band, Im really trying not to go over the top about how great this thing is...

Painful in the best possible way.......2000-02-07

The Lizard in their earliest and rawest form, and (IMHO) one (well, two) of the best records of their career. None of the material present quite has the polish (relatively speaking, of course) seen in later recordings, but it's a fact more than made up for by the crackpot intensity of songs like "Rabid Pigs" and "If You Had Lips", among others. One or two tracks don't quite do it for me, but the rest is as good or better than anything you'll find on the somewhat similar Goat, even though people seem to like that one better. Highly recommended, though Goat or Liar (or the new "hits" compilation) are probably more accessible starting points for new fans.

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Who should buy this album?
WAY TO GO!!!!
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5 stars

The Go
The Go
Manufacturer: Lizard King
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ASIN: B0000CEROG
Release Date: 2003-10-21

Tracks:

Capricorn
Ain't That Bad
American Pig
Come Back
Blue Eyes Woman
Summers Gonna Be My Girl
Hardened Heart Blues
Games
You Can Rock & Roll
Hey Linda
Ground Up Wrong
He's Been Lying
I Get It

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Who should buy this album?.......2006-02-24

This second album from the Go is a well produced 70's throwback Detroit Rock album, with hints of stones and T-rex. It stands alone well, with several strong tracks. It's too bad they don't have a record label anymore. Some of the bar-chord boogie is tiresome, but other tracks really carry the CD.

Capricorn is T-Rex reborn, with a loud punk punch

Come-Back/Blue Eyes Woman are acoustic infused lost love ballads ala Dead Flowers/Just Waitin' on a Friend

He's been lying, this tune just haunts me. RAWKS!

Comparing them to these bands could be demeaning to both The Go and their influences, but these guys wear their heart on their sleeve and put out a strong effort in the process.

If you are a hard-core Jack White fan buy the "Whatcha Doin" CD instead (or also), but the production is way better on this one, and the band has obviously matured as well. If you put strong songs from both CD's together you end up with about a 12 song killer set. The strongest song on both albums is "Keep on Trash" from Watcha Doin, but be warned the mix down/production on most of that album is real bad.

WAY TO GO!!!!.......2004-05-21

"When it finally happens it'll go something like this: The Go will plunge a syringe full of gasoline into rock's draggin ass and peel outta Motor City at 100mph, leaving only a cloud of exhaust and the stench of burning rubber in its wake. It'll drive circles around the rock-is-back zombies and drive the White Stripes off the road with its Lamborghini-fast, peacock-confident Nuggets fare. It'll be one hell-bound gypsy cab, and you'll be sorry you didn't hitch a ride sooner." Magnet, January 2004

"Perhaps because it was released on the British Lizard King label, the Go's eponymous second album ranks as one of the more underappreciated records to come out of Detroit's post-White Stripes garage rock scene. Of course, Jack White has long since left the Go, but despite their lack of recording activity in the intervening years, they've evolved quite nicely, trading most of their debut's R&B inflections for a punchier, harder-rocking sound. Many of the songs on Go benefit from a glammy, T. Rex-derived stomp, which sits well alongside the other dominant influences: Iggy Pop, Exile on Main St.-era Rolling Stones, Nuggets-style garage and psych. A few songs come off as generic retro-garage, but on the whole, the band's songwriting has taken a major step forward, both in terms of melodicism and variety. The latter might be the album's greatest strength: there are minor pop gems ("Hardened Heart Blues," "Games," "He's Been Lying"), acoustic balladry ("Come Back"), hard-boiled, punked-out, quintessentially Detroit rockers ("American Pig," "Growd Up Wrong," "I Got It"), and tossed-off glam struts ("Ain't That Bad," "Blue Eyes Woman," "You Can Rock & Roll"), plus the bluesy, fuzzed-out groove of "Summer's Gonna Be My Girl," which falls in the great garage rock tradition of simple riffs and vamps built on as few chords as possible.
True, their songwriting isn't quite as indelible as that of their erstwhile bandmate Jack White, who works from a much wider stylistic palette; the Go never move beyond their '60s and '70s fixations, which is why they don't quite transcend their niche in the manner of the White Stripes. Still, there's no reason to fault them for not reinventing the wheel; Go is a solid, nifty little rock & roll record that places its creators among the most accomplished bands of the Detroit renaissance." AMG, March 2004

Rave Reviews.......2004-05-21

"The vintage ambience of the Go's self-titled CD will make you wonder: is it 2003... or 1963? This record will make you think you've happened upon your beloved vinyl collection in the basement .... This Detroit band was slated to be this generation's answer to the Rolling Stones-a dirty-rock ensemble leading the crusade against the mundane mass of ditties that have been flooding the airwaves for the past 30 years. For those who witnessed firsthand the rock age that threw furniture off hotel balconies and lived the cliché of sex, drugs and rock 'n roll, this Go is just the album to send you into nostalgic overdrive. The Go is a reinvention of that past, giving it a lick of something profoundly current to reach not only those who have seen better days, but those who were simply born into the wrong era. ... With fourteen tracks of grungy decadence ranging from the Lynyrd Skynyrd-esque, acoustic driven "Come Back" to the album's greatest achievement, "Summer's Gonna Be My Girl", you'll feel as though you're kickin' it after a few kegs at a summer outdoor rock concert on the Suwanee at dusk." Creem Magazine, Nov 2003

"Replacing the cavernous, degenerate tone of [the band's] debut with an only slightly less cavernous sound topped with a heaping scoop of 70s glam rock, the quartet has left its genre constraints behind to become the best-sounding rock bar band of the new millennium. The Marc Bolan influence is practically tattooed on every track, especially "Games" and "Aint That Bad," but the best songs here also use straight pop ("Hardened Heart Blues") or punk ("Growd Up Wrong") to create a whole new old sound that'll probably be all the rage in 2007." CMJ, Feb 2004

"Never mind that Jack White used to be in this Detroit band - their second album is no White Stripes knockoff. Both bands dig into rock's past, but where the White Stripes chew on Zeppelin and all the bluesmen Zep pilfered from, the Go eat off a different plate. They feast on the Stones, the Kinks, Thin Lizzy, the Ramones, and even the Bay City Rollers. It's all about whom you steal from these days." Maxim, January 2004

Rockin'!.......2004-05-21

"Times are tough, no one's hiring, and the money's running out. Before you pack your meager belongings into a beat-up old Volkswagen and start your cross-country road trip back to Mom and Dad's spare room, you'd best pick out a solid set of CDs to spin during the long, bleak stretches of Nevada and Kansas that lie between here and there. At the top of the list, and no-question necessary to have handy on the passenger seat for the many, many times you'll want to spin it on the interstate, is the new record from Detroit's the Go. Straight-up rock 'n' roll records don't get much more straight-up than this, and whatever town you're gonna end up in at the end of your trip, let's hope the Go swing through there on their next tour, because these songs are gonna smoke live.You like the Detroit rock, right? You're hip to the greats, from the Stooges all the way up to the White Stripes, and you love a good dirty guitar riff and snotty rock attitude as much as the next guy? Well, this is the disc for you. Sounding like every track was recorded in a different garage, The Go is as stunningly, narrowly eclectic as the Nuggets box set, from the heavy, snarling swagger of opener "Capricorn" to the Alice Cooper-inflected, fist-pumping closer "I Got It." Guitarists Bob Harlow and Ken Tudrick aren't re-inventing anything here, but they're displaying a masterly facility with everything that's gone before them, and on the record's highlights they actually seem to have traveled backwards in time: twirl the treble knob and kill the bass, and the snottily political "American Pig" could be slotted right into the MC5's Back in the USA, while "Summer's Gonna Be My Girl" probably should have been issued on Elektra in 1968, with Bruce Botnick at the boards and Jim Morrison wondering how the Go beat him to the punch. Perhaps it's appropriate these days, as your bank balance limbos ever lower and you start thinking about heading back to where you came from, that rock music itself is moving back in with its parents and getting its bearings a little. Here's hoping your own attempts to find yourself turn out as satisfyingly as those of the Go." Entertainment Today, Jan 2004

5 stars.......2004-05-21

"Pity the poor Go, whose timing was just a little bit off when they released their debut album, Whatcha Doin', way back in 1999. See, four years ago, the world simply wasn't ready for a retro-outfitted, greasy garage-rock band with a homebase of Detroit, the article "The" in its name, and a guy named Jack White playing a chinty, Sears-bought guitar. But it wouldn't be long before the zeitgeist caught up with the Go, when "The" bands like the Strokes, the Vines, and the Hives would have everyone obsessed with '60s riffs, '70s suit jackets, and, of course, Detroit's golden boy and the Go's aforementioned one-time guitarist, Jack White (who, in case you've been living in a Unabomber-style shack lately, has become an MTV superstar as the frontman of his own White Stripes and the on/off paramour of Hollywood screen-queen Renee Zellweger). Unfortunately for the Go, in the interim they lost their record deal, and now anyone hearing them for the first time on their self-released, self-titled sophomore album might mistake them for just another leather-clad gang of fringy-haired bandwagoneers. But hopefully The Go will give these Motor City underdogs the recognition they so deserve, for while Whatcha Doin' was a pretty bitchen slab of blue-collar Camaro rock, this second effort is a massive stylistic leap forward, a goatshead soup of Stonesy blooze, opium-den psychedelia, scraggly Southern rock, freakbeat mod grooves, glitter-rock sleaze, and Rick Springfieldian '80s powerpop that is markedly more mature and ambitious, yet still snotty and cocky in an endearingly Arthur Fonzarelli, brass-knuckled kinda way. And while Whatcha Doin' was perhaps the most lo-fi recording of the past five years outside of a random high school band's demo tape (the whole "production" sounded like it was recorded inside a tin can with a Radio Shack ghetto-blaster, a stack of 99-cent-store cassette tapes, and a Mr. Microphone--which admittedly was part of its ragged charm), The Go almost sounds like a downright professional, legitimate album, made in a proper studio with an actual producer and a bunch of equipment with cool blinking lights and buttons and knobs 'n' stuff. That's not to say that the album is at all slick, overly processed, or has had all its red-blooded rawness completely Matrix'd out of it--the Go have definitely maintained their no-frills, all-thrills approach here. But this is a record that would sound mighty awesome on the radio (particularly while cruising in a gas-guzzling red metal-flake convertible, or while making out in said convertible's pleather backseat), and that's where a band as flat-out rockin' as the Go deserves to be. Obviously these past four years have been well-spent. Now it's time for the world to catch up to this killer group once again. This time, let's hope people do not pass the Go." Launch.com, Jan 2004

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