Wot, no Jesus Lizard thread?

I actually found "Shot" to be pretty good too, aside from a few tracks. I never really saw what everyone found so bad about that. I haven't heard it in years though. Meanwhile, I really can't get into Tomahawk... It just drags and hits my snoozebutton.

I've unfortunately stood way up front at a New Bomb Turks concert once, where the vocalist decided to get nekkid too.
The concert wasn't all that good, and that certainly didn't help matters!

With a lot of these late 80's/early 90's indie/pigfuck/whatever bands you got the impression the drummers were all competing to see who could play the loudest/hardest. Who could wear the mantle of the "new John Bonham". Rey Washam in Scratch Acid, McNeilly, Jim Kimball in Laughing Hyenas, all trying to destroy their kit full-tilt, all the time.

Duane Denison is an excellent guitar player. He really understands the instrument, had an impeccable tone, knew how to create the perfect heavy riff but still leave some space in the music. He's a lot like Jimmy Page, to drag out the Zep comparison.

I saw them once at a small club - more like neighborhood bar - in Chicago under a fake name. They were listed as Led Zeus Shitjar. I thought that was so perfect, I think it's a better name than The Jesus Lizard. When I saw the listing in the paper it gave me pause, I knew it had to be an anagram for them. Apparantly lots of other people did as well, because the show was insane; tons of folk jammed into this tiny space. Some idiot started crowd surfing about 20 minutes into it and reached up and punched out a ceiling tile (yes this place looked like a suburban basement). That was it, the owner pulled the plug on them.

I jumped off with Down; never heard the later records. Just wasn't feeling it anymore. But yeah they totally ruled back in the day.

jesus jones? hehe.

anyways, saw once and it was great. i think they were banned from playing seattle later on

I wish I had seen Fishwife (from San Diego). I heard Ryan was the only man who could possibly top Yow.

Yow is quite unique vocalist, to say the least.

I've said it before on another thread, but Duane Denison is very underrated as a guitarist. He has such a developed technique and uses it with such great effeciency. The guy flat out knows his chords.

I don't know about Zep as that is bedrock with me, but I like the Jesus Lizard quite a bit more than The Birthday Party.

YES! i only saw them once, but was impressed that yow was passed almost to the back corner of the club

Sick and wrong.

Ha ha! A lot of people on this thread have seen this man's penis.

And yes, Liar is great, which is probably why Down seemed comparatively lackluster.

you break my AAARRRMMM!!

actually, whenever i see SoBe bottles i think of the Jesus Lizard. does anyone actually need bottled Yow Juice, though? eep.

There was an ambulance outside of Metro after the Friday show. Someone said it was for Yow but I thought they were joking. Metro twittered on Saturday, "David Yow lives. The Jesus Lizard will play Metro as scheduled tonight. 12:51 PM Nov 28th." Anyone know what happened? The way the old little fucker exerted himself both at Pitchfork and that night, I was kind of worried he'd drop dead of a heart attack or stroke!

A bunch of my friends don't "get" J-Liz. It's taken me nearly 20 years to accept that unfortunate fact. One is even a fan of McLusky/Future of the Left. WTF!

Oh, and not only are they just as good, they actually are BETTER than they were in the late 90s! Which is understandable, when a band gets toured ragged for so many years in a row, to return a decade plus later rejuvenated. Same thing with The Pixies on their reunion tour a few years back compared to a dismal show winter 90/91.

Apparently, David was crowd-surfing during the second encore on Friday night and was dropped by the crowd, falling a good 7 feet hard to the floor. He got up and back and stage and attempted to finish but was visibly in pain and the show was ended. I guess enough people had left by the second encore to leave the crowd thinned out enough for this to happen -- a shame (also, what lame-os)

I didn't go Friday but went Saturday. He was singing from a stool for a lot of the show, but did get to prowl around a bit and even dove from the stage once or twice -- but definitely NOT the usual manic Lizard show. Still, it was bizarre and worth it just for the sight of Yow perched on that stool... Plus the band is still totally amazing. Just could not believe how awesome Mac's drum solo was at the end of the set

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2009-11/50792728.JPG

Wow got to echo this (also, what lame-os), for shame etc

Every time I see this thread bumped makes me think how great that show was last year - I was myself too lame to be into the Jesus Lizard when they were actually around, can't remember why, I think the name having Jesus in it when JAMC already did that turned me off them, whatever, stupidity. Or maybe it was Jesus Jones' fault, everything else is.

LOL @ hilariousness of stage-diving dude dropped by thinning crowd.

The Baltimore crowd was nuts for 'em too, kids flying everywhere, cheering "like they're seeing Bruce Springsteen", plenty of crowd surfing.

Part of the irony here is that Bruce was playing Baltimore the same night, to a sold-out arena. It seemed like Yow was bemused/amused at the corollary. And yes, the place was packed and people were going nuts. Shame to hear that the D.C. show was underattended.

The guy who played in between them and openers Double Dagger, can't remember his name, was on some kind of cosmic drone trip. Guitar, drumset, and sampler, with long vibrating vocall-less compositions. Perhaps a fuck you to the fans who came expecting all aggro action?

I take it back. DOWN is great

down IS great

Me-Yow! Rocker David Yow releases book of cat pictures

some type of way

new album Rack out on Sept. 13

wooo!

https://tjl.lnk.to/Rack

touring, too

https://ipecac.com/tours/

new track is okay, I’m just bummed they’re not coming to Toronto :(

xp oh wow Brighton date

$40 for the DC show

Nothing really in the Midwest, guessing they'll probably end up at Riot Fest given that late September gap and other festival appearances around the same time. Meh, I'd rather see them at their own show.

good one for the 'reunions you don't care about' thread imo

The new song sounds like the Offspring to me.

It sounds pretty good and I kinda get the reference on the Offspring on that guitar lick, but it has a bit more devils note tritones than their riff.

So, uh, who produced this?

Paul Allen.

https://ipecac.com/artists/the-jesus-lizard

tracklist:

01. Hide & Seek
02. Armistice Day
03. Grind
04. What If?
05. Lord Godiva
06. Alexis Feels Sick
07. Falling Down
08. Dunning Kruger
09. Moto(R)
10. Is That Your Hand?
11. Swan The Dog

New single is kinda basic. I mean Duane Denison can do much better. Or could..

so boring... it is kinda disturbing to be honest! sounds like a 'dudes playing in the weekend in a NBC sitcom' type of band

Well, they didn't make a decent album since the 90's so no surprises there

They haven't made any albums since the 90s, the new single doesn't make much of an impression but I'd be curious to hear the full-length

Of the two post T&G records, I have a soft spot for Shot, Blue I didn't like at the time and can't remember the last time I listened to it

One thing about the new record, that list of song titles is EXTREMELY Jesus Lizard-y, like I can't believe they don't already have a song called "Dunning Kruger"

I can't believe there isn't a guy in the band named Dunning Kruger

Yeah i meant since Liar area
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Nothing really in the Midwest, guessing they'll probably end up at Riot Fest given that late September gap and other festival appearances around the same time. Meh, I'd rather see them at their own show.

I saw them at Riot Fest (Chicago) in 2018 which I think was the last time they did it, and for whatever reason, Yow got really annoyed at everyone and told the crowd it would be the last time they'd ever do a festival, period. I see he's doing the Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh, NC this fall so I guess he was just speaking in the moment. (Or he changed his mind.)

They’re also playing two other festivals in September so I’m guessing $$$$ helped him get over the annoyance.

I'll never forget seeing them do a record release gig at CBGB in the mid 90s. At one point Yow started flinging copies of the vinyl record into the crowd and one zipped past me, nicking the side of my neck. Dangerous cat that Yow.

I once saw them on a double bill with Boss Hog, Christina was dressed in a very tight and very short dress, showing her see-through red underwear, and cowboy boots. the Jesus Lizard came up afterwards, and David was wearing christina's outfit, with everything hanging out. At one point he pointed at me and said "stop looking at my balls, you faggot!" excellent show, complete adrenaline rush

I like the song

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They’re an interesting band in that while I managed to see them twice in the 1990s - absolutely killed it both times - Liar is the only record of theirs that clicked for me. Otherwise it was a track here, a track there - “Mailman” on Shot is a good example.

Which is to say that while I'm happy for them that they’re doing a new album/tour, I’m keeping my expectations measured.

I listened to the song again last night and on second time through I thought it sounded pretty good, I don't have great expectations for the record but I would love to see them again, maybe 2025 they will schedule some Midwest US dates but they also avoided Mpls on their last reunion run (despite rumors that a First Ave date was more or less confirmed)

Saw them twice during the last reunion run. No reason to believe this time will be any less good, having seen the Yow/Flipper show in the meantime to confirm he's still got that unhinged tendency.

I saw the last reunion and it was fantastic. Haven’t listened to the new song but I am coincidentally re-listening to all their old stuff (thinking about the Albini poll that’s running right now)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orke3jgFAcA

New album is excellent.

Loved them the first time around. Rack is good. Grunge-y. Want the very best for them but I’ll probably stay stuck around Goat. I like Chat Pile but they don’t have a thread.

I haven't seen them in person for close to 30 years at this point, but on youtube, they're the best band of all time. I just wish people would zero in on Duane and David Sims once in a while.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B3V4NuT7VU

I mean, of course David Yow is the greatest crowd surfer of all time, but alot of these videos are just like his legs sticking up and other people's phones.
The whole band is fun to watch.

I listened to Rack again this morning, it is pretty great! I wish like, anyone else in the world had recorded it cuz the songs are pretty great but the sound of the album is a little gray/murk-y/home demo-y but it's also a million times better than it has any right to be, Yow's singing (yes) is excellent, a real highlight

I have a very slim opportunity to see them this yr but just couldn't make it work and am really regretting it.

Really enjoyed the movie I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore, with Yow playing a...scumbag