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Absolutely amazing band that I will never get to see live.

This is rock and roll in its purity. Dangerous, unhinged, and raw.

Love it. All of it.

AnthonyVillalobos wrote:I've been tryin' to find Down and Goat on vinyl but haven't had any luck. Would anyone care to rate Down compared to Liar (only because Goat is everyone's favorite)?

"goat" is great, "liar" is good, "down" is ok.

Marsupialized wrote:I think I would tell someone to buy 'Bang' first.
I always told people Goat but I'm thinking Bang might be the perfect first course for someone uninitiated.

it is a good primer, as the songs span from the very beginning ("chrome") to very near to the end ("the test.) though, it seems to me this band isn't one that really takes a lot of time to "get." the introduction of "bang" isn't going to inspire the "must hear everything" fervor that "goat" inevitably will.

i feel bad for people who hear "goat" and don't get it. i had never heard a note of the jesus lizard before "goat" and when i put it in, i listened to it man, many, many more times that night.

i don't know how people don't get the jesus lizard. they must have low testerone, no appreciation of the strange and absurd, no sense of humor, and not like rock music. their loss.

i'm fucking love bang

Marsupialized wrote:I think I would tell someone to buy 'Bang' first.

Bang is excellent and would be my suggestion as a first for this band

"bang" is literally just a collection of songs, not really a good introduction, since, to me, every album they have is a great album. song to song, cover art, etc. very unified, together albums.

I saw them about 5 or 6 times in a span between 1990-98. A great band.

that damned fly wrote:i feel bad for people who hear "goat" and don't get it. i had never heard a note of the jesus lizard before "goat" and when i put it in, i listened to it man, many, many more times that night.

Same here.

Goat is definitely a better introduction to the band than Bang. Yes, Bang highlights the bands musical transitions, but Goat is such a fucking powerhouse of an album from beginning to end and back again.

Why the fuck haven't they reissued Goat on vinyl? A mint copy just sold for over $70 on ebay last week. A $24.99 vinyl reissue, if done right (see the Mission of Burma reissues for a model), would seem like the bargain of the century in comparison, and I'm sure would make money for the label, no? They'd probably make a profit based solely on purchases by members of this board...

Dr. Geek wrote:

that damned fly wrote:i feel bad for people who hear "goat" and don't get it. i had never heard a note of the jesus lizard before "goat" and when i put it in, i listened to it man, many, many more times that night.

Same here.

Goat is definitely a better introduction to the band than Bang. Yes, Bang highlights the bands musical transitions, but Goat is such a fucking powerhouse of an album from beginning to end and back again.

I see it as giving someone a nice little primer, some ideas as to what's going on before they sit down with a proper album.
Plus it's got Glamorous, and I cannot imagine anyone not saying 'fuck yeah' when they hear that shit.
You'd have to be a backwards ass fucking drooling fuck not to absolutely love that song.

AnthonyVillalobos wrote:whenever I hear Boilermaker kick right in at the beggining of the album, I want to crash my car out of pure joy.

This is perfect!

Salut!