The Jesus Lizard
 

I really dig this band. I'm listening to Blue right now.


Vote. Talk.

havent heard them. what do they sound like? should i check them out?

They were a force of nature as a live band and damn good on most of their records.

Ive never listened to them. Ive wanted to for a while

David Yow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was notorious for playing shows completely drunk and incoherent. It was not uncommon for Yow to remove his clothing during Jesus Lizard concerts, ending up completely naked by the second or third song. Considered a very charismatic man during live performances, Yow had the rare ability to transport audience members into a state of hysteria.
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Yow and Scratch Acid recently performed a series of reunion shows in Austin (09/02/06), Chicago (09/09/06), and Seattle (09/16/06).

The Jesus Lizard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Their music was a scathing mix of piercing guitar, machine-like drums, propulsive bass guitar, and psychotic vocals, often reminiscent of The Birthday Party. Denison's stinging guitar often served more as texture or coloring than as a melody instrument, while the rhythm section's stops and starts were simultaneously precise and brutal. David Yow's frenzied, often incoherent vocals were quite unique, unlike anything past or present. David Sprague suggests that "Yow's disjointed couplets" are reminiscent of a "preacher speaking in tongues."[2]

I saw The Jesus Lizard many times...probably close to twenty or so.

I never got to see them. Would have been an experience, though.

Listening to Bang now. And Shot will probably follow that.

Not heard too much.. but they are fucking killer.

Not too big on shot or blue. Goat, Liar, and Show are the best. I went through a year where they were the band I listened too the most. I saw them at Lolapalooza in 1995 and they were completely insane and drunk by noon. They were also the loudest band I had ever seen, they were way way way louder than Sonic Youth. David Yow jumped into the audience about a dozen times during the first song. It was really great

Love these bastards, wish they would come back for a little touring or something.

Obviously, one of the best bands ever.

Their cd's in order from best to worst..

1. Goat
2. Liar
3. Head
4. Shot
5. Bang
6. Down
7. Show
8. Pure
9. Blue

I'd think.

I'm green.
One of my favorite bands.
I thought (stirred with rumors) that they were going to reunite for Touch and Go's 25th. I would've been quite upset to miss it.

100% correct.

I've picked up a few of their records over the years. Found Blue secondhand the other day, though. I like it, but I seem to be the only one on the net who does.

I haven't heard much but I'm not really a fan of what I've heard.

Great band, especially live.

dumb question.

of course fuck yeah

From what I've heard of them (mostly Liar), they are the reason Steve Albini was born. Which, incidentally, is a good thing.

Awesome band.

absofuckinglutely.

listening to LIAR right now
makes me want to destroy everything and then kill all my relatives
er maybe not

Still one of the greatest bands I've learned about in the past few years.

When you listen to each member of the band's parts individually, they really don't seem like anything special. But it is the way everything so perfectly coalesces and the amazing chemistry the members of the band so obviously have with each other that makes it amazing. The instrumental side slams together so perfectly and tightly and David Yow's vocals are just the sweet layer at the top. Seriously, can anyone name a vocalist that sounds like David Yow? The answer is probably no.

Seriously a very unique band. I was playing Goat earlier actually.

I also just remembered how I would always go for walks in the really hot Summer this year while blasting this band through headphones.

Love em. They're doing a reunion tour next year, I think.

I got Liar on vinyl a couple of days ago. It's so good, Boilermaker is a classic.

I think they're ok but not very good.
Perhaps most of the fuss is because Steve Albini is praising them for, uh.., a long time.

Didn't Albini break ties when they went major?

He and David Yow had some kind of war of words during interviews and stuff. They've since patched things up though, I believe.

how dare you?:eek:

Fair enough. Now that they're back, they might realise that they were a much better band on t&g

the fuck?

Is it true that Head is crap, and all the other record are great? (that's what Steve Albini says)

more or less, except head isn't crap

i finally have soulseek again, so this thing is being queued up

I'm surprised that you're not more of a Tomahawk fan then. Duane Denison is the core of the group and is responsible for the shape of most of the material, despite what most Patton enthusiasts choose to believe.

Yeah, I think they're boring. Patton is annoying on it. I can tell Denison writes a lot of the music but the whole thing just bores the fuck out of me.

Shot is a great record.