Wot, no Jesus Lizard thread?

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.

i've been listening to the jesus lizard every day this week

'monkey trick' is such a thumper of a song. builds up to a massive, terrifying climax without you even realising it, then the last 40 seconds or so is sonic bliss for the initiated.

i love the way the band has recurring, hook-based riffs in their songs. adds dimension and focus to the vocal carnage and waywardness. fuckin tight rhythm section too.

I'm still in complete awe of the way Gladiator pumps and pumps and explodes and still keeps pumping. Check out the live version at around 4:33 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fhrowy4YbQ

lol penis

David now does grafix designs in Los Angeles?

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/147768-the-jesus-lizard-reunite

Cool, very keen to go to ATP next year now!

Wow. Dunno how they'll keep it together... but wow. My heart sank when I saw the UK date, but I'm in Chicago. The gigs got so big here that I'd go out of town to see to see them, but...

Touch and Go email listserv message says they will end tour for final show in Chicago. Good - I'll get a chance to hear some reviews first to see if it's worth going to - because the 91 version of Jesus Lizard that I saw at Lounge Ax blew my mind and will forever remain in my top 3 of live shows.

Also - I had heard that the only reason that this did not happen for the Touch and Go 25th is that Mac McNeilly had disappeared and would not return contact about the reunion idea ... all heresay of course ...

I wonder if they will make the rounds of US ATP

london show going on sale on monday, plus more dates being announced soon
v. excited

It would have been too overwhelming to have both them and Scratch Acid at the T&G 25th. Glad they're finally doing it though.

So there's a new singles comp coming out called Inch - what's the point in this exactly? All the tracks were on Bang, why not just repress that? The new comp is missing the unreleased tracks from Bang.

Looking forward to the London gig tho

It was released on vinyl only for Record Store Day, limited to 2000 copies and only for sale in independent stores in the USA. Precursor to the rest of the remastered (by someone from Shellac that isn't Albini I believe) reissues that will be out from September.

Ah right, didn't know it was a limited thing. Was Bang released on vinyl? I have it on CD.

btw we just announced the supports for the JL london show coming up. bill is now:

The Jesus Lizard + Harvey Milk + Grails.

sweetness.

ehh. might skip those.

you are nuts

I don't know Harvey Milk but I like Grails a lot - I don't quite see how they would appeal to the Jesus Lizard crowd though :-/

best reunion shows i've ever seen. one of the best bands i've ever seen. very sad the three uk shows are done
but looking forward to barcelons and new york :-)

last nights setlist:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3406/3523499224_02ea1bf3d8.jpg?v=0

Yeah, I really should have made more of an effort to get my shit together and go and see them. Last time I saw them was about a billion years ago at the Camden Underworld and they were amazing. Still a bit scarred by the sight of David Yow dangling his ballbag in my face though.

Aw there's some songs on there I'd've paid someone off to hear on Sunday night ('Blue Shot'; 'One Evening') but no complaints, I had a blast. I got the impression (from talking to people - I was only there on the last day) that Sunday's set was slightly less crazy than Saturday's - true?

yeah a little, but i think only because the audience was knackered. the double bill of lizard/sleep on the saturday was lifechangingly awesome. monday night was wonderful though and a longer set.

That's not the exact setlist they played last night btw. The last 2 songs before they went offstage were Nub and Gladiator and Blockbuster was in the encore. Pretty sure they finished with 7 vs 8, and Wheelchair Epidemic was a few songs earlier, not last.

They were fucking amazing last night tho. Made up for not being able to afford ATP.

Sweeeeet... dur I was looking at that jpg earlier trying to think what the fuck 'Wheel' was

If anyone's got a 'no reunion show' rule, they should consider breaking it for this.

All my bros that went said the Sleep/Lizard combo was one of the best shows they ever saw.

Someone should suggest Sleep for Friday night at Kutscher's, preferably in earshot of ATP people.

Jamie, are you listening?? ;-)

no way its gonna happen. really. it was indeed one of the best nights of my life that saturday double bill.

boooooooooooooooo

We had a great moshpit of thirty-/forty-something dudes for Bob Mould at ATP last year, and I hope I get to strap on the ol' oxygen mask for Jesus Lizard.

Monday show ruled.
Loved the drum/guitar extravaganza at the end.
David Yow ate the setlist.

now i'm gun shy and expect someone to come running in here yelling at me about stuff...

"the love as we see is till strong"

lol

first vinyl record I ever bought when I got into records in college (as opposed to stuff I had at home as a little kid)

http://goodrob13.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/jesus-lizard-nirvana.jpg

my friend took some good shots from the chicago metro show, wow:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregschaal/sets/72157622779848225/

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2510/4146766094_4c9531e62c.jpg

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

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