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kerble wrote:shellac is absolutely nowhere near how good Jesus Lizard were live. never have been. Not once in the nine times I've sat through shellac have they even come within sniffing distance of the worst Jesus Lizard show I've seen.

now Brainiac on the other hand.....

Such complete flatulence, Phase.

Unbelievable.

Jesus Lizard had a .500 record, just like any other band
comprised of humans.

Ace wrote:Am i the only person who sort of likes 'Down'?

Hell no! DOWN is awesome. Not as good as the first three albums, but still great. I love "The Associate" and "Destroy Before Reading".

I can't say a damn thing. I just downloaded 'Goat' a while back. Like it a lot but I obviously can't appreciate it as much as some of you guys do---salut to you guys, not a lot of people feel that way about any band.

Rog wrote:

kerble wrote:shellac is absolutely nowhere near how good Jesus Lizard were live. never have been. Not once in the nine times I've sat through shellac have they even come within sniffing distance of the worst Jesus Lizard show I've seen.

now Brainiac on the other hand.....

Such complete flatulence, Phase.

Unbelievable.

Jesus Lizard had a .500 record, just like any other band
comprised of humans.

for me, they were maybe 15 for 16. probably just 16 for 16.


now I know that means that maybe i got lucky, but when it hits the double digits of jaw-droppingly good shows...I get picky.

Sly Bug wrote:Hey Faiz!
I have never seen The Jesus Lizard live. I only watched videos on youtube. I wouldn't doubt your word. I have most of their albums but I still prefer Shellac's records.

my brother, if that's what moves you, then hang onto it for dear life. I saw kids dressed as wizards last night, standing in a 500+ person line to buy the new harry potter book at midnight, and I really miss the days of loving something that much.

steve wrote:Einstrxldpzx Neubxtlplzx

I would go see this band.

There really is nothing wrong with this band. I am truly frustrated that I will probably never see them play - having said that, the last couple of years have been a bit strange in that a bunch of bands reformed so..you never know.

Jesus, they're fucking perfect.

One of 2 bands I thank the stars for every day for having been lucky enough to be alive to witness them perform during their peak existence. You can not use too much hyperbole when describing them. Everything you have heard is true.

Seeing The Jesus Lizard for the first time was the closest I have ever come to having a religious experience. This was true for each of the other 10 times I saw them between 1990 and 1994. Every show was a religious experience.

Holy. Fucking. Shit.

I hate playing the "if you weren't there you have no idea" card but seriously, if you weren't there and didn't see them live then you have no idea what you missed. They were the most intense shows I have ever been to. The band and the crowd were as one.

When I would hear the first slides of "Nub" or the first chunks of "Seasick" coming over the PA I would experience physical sensations greater and more profound then any orgasm. Those songs still send chills down my spine. I feel light and fuzzy just writing about it.

They were huge and there will never be a better live band.

Ever.

In searching youtube for JL videos to punctuate this posting I found the last Jesus Lizard show I ever went to. Even with the Strat they were great.


Quick JL story - I worked at my college radio station in Boston and used that fact to interview as many of my favorite bands as I could. At the end of interviewing The Jesus Lizard in the fall of 1992 I was invited to stick around until the show started but I told David Yow I had to get back to my dorm and finish a paper for school before coming back later for the show. David's response to that?

"Fuck school Graham."

So I fucked school that day to hang out with David Yow and smoke a jay with Mac McNeilly.

Sometime in I think 1998 I saw Killdozer at Lounge Ax. I made my way to the washroom downstairs and who is using the urinal next to me? David Yow.

"Oh, hey David Yow." I say.

"Hey man how's it going?" He replies.

"Good. You may not remember me but I interviewed you a few years ago when I was in college and you invited me to hang out after. I had a blast. Thanks for that"

"Cool, glad you enjoyed yourself. I hope you ended up finishing college too. School's very important you know."

Shellac, as great as they are, do not hold a candle to JL live.

Fuck. There is no comparison.

I saw JL about 10 times in several different cities. ALWAYS between a 9 and a 10. At the Euc in Cleveland in the winter of '92 (with Jack'o'Nuts) was phenomenal. There were about 80 people there and it shelled like a howitzer. I had just seen them in November at Emo's in Austin with J Spencer BX and had thought that show was untoppable. The ferocity and intimacy of Clevo managed to outdo Emos. Even when the records started to leave me 'meh' (Shot, Blue, etc.) the live shows were fucking great. The first time I saw them ('89) was just as good as the last time (prolly '95 or so).

Probably my all time favorite rock band along with the Ramones and the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

I would fly to wherever to see them live again. Yow now says 'never say never,' so who knows. If there is a reason to support research into time travel it is the possibility that one day everyone might have a chance to see JL at the Euc that night.

The only crap thing that I ever saw at a JL show was Yow tossing what appeared to be a full can of Bud a good ways into the crowd at Liberty Lunch in December '94 or '95 (Austin). I said to myself 'that's not good.' The next day, while bartending, I spoke with a guy who randomly noted that his girlfriend had been hit by a thrown beer the night before. It was at the JL show. What are the chances? He said it cracked her in the face, maybe the eye (memory is a bit hazy at this point). They tried to talk to the band after the set, but apparently they got intercepted by a person the guy suggested was a label lackey (I think they had just signed to Capitol). Yow just walked away. I can't corroborate all of that, but the toss of the beer was crap. He opened it, took maybe a sip, and tossed it.

CRAP

X

I've seen better live acts and I've heard better music, but they were a Very Good Rock Band.

NOT CRAP.

As far as I'm concerned it is not possible that the Jesus Lizard did better live shows than Gang of Four at their best, for a couple of very specific reasons, but as I continue to enjoy Goat I regret the blotter acid that evening. At least I didn't wind up a Deadhead, anyway.