STONER ROCK IS HERE TO STAY: THE JESUS LIZARD

Saturday, February 7, 2009

THE JESUS LIZARD

OK, this is not really Stoner Rock, but it's a great band we do not must forget. From Chigago, U.S.A. comes The Jesus Lizard. This Alternative/Punk has quit in 1999, but in 2008 they came together and did some shows. Maybe they will record new stuff. I don't know. A funny fact is that all the album titles has a four letter word.

Unfortunatelly the Touch & Go albums has been removed twice from Mediafire.

Their first show was in Chicago, July 1, 1989. Their last show was March 25, 1999, in Sweden, oddly enough. In between, there were hundreds (possibly even thousands) of live shows. David Yow, Duane Denison (later of DK3), and David Sims started The Jesus Lizard in Chicago in 1987. Sims and Yow were both formerly of Scratch Acid. Initially the trio used a drum machine. Mac Mcneilly joined the band as a live drummer in time for their first full-length released in 1990. In six years, the band recorded four albums, two EPs, and four singles for Touch and Go.

Eventually, they left the friendly confines of their Chicago-based label to pursue other options. Mac split from the band. Jim Kimball (Mule) joined them for their last studio album on Capitol Records. Brendan Murphy joined them for their last couple of tours. Then the band broke up on July 1, 1999.

To put it bluntly (or perhaps merely state the obvious), The Jesus Lizard were the greatest live band of the last decade of the 20th century. Mr. David Yow will forever be the frontman to end all other frontmen. The Chicago live music scene may never be the same again and for that, we are eternally grateful.

(From MySpace)