The Jesus Lizard
 

Double you tee ef? No Jesus Lizard thread? They're one of my favorite bands and they majorly kick ass. My favorite album is Head/Pure. (I can't be arsed in finding the original of each but Pure>Head.) Thoughts, comments, favorite albums and everything of the sort.

I only have Goat, but it's really good.

I have one song by them from the Clerks soundtrack, pretty bich'n.

I too only have Goat, it's a solid album but not amazing.

Merkaba Seal of Approval:)

Goat is gooooooood.

Amazing. Amazing. Amazing. <3 this band like woah.

I hear they're kinda like Big Black. Therefore I'm going to check them out.

David Yow is god.

David Yow is a legend - loved the stuff he did with the Melvins :)

ethan is ****ing gawd

cept the nirvan split is ****

everything else downloading now

I went on a huge Jesus Lizard kick in high school. I can barely stand them now.

I'm bumping up this......

The Jesus Lizard gets me soooo pumped......like this song



There is just so much ****ing energy in this song!!

I've seen Qui live, the band David Yow is currently involved with. That was bitchin.

The Jesus Lizard were awesome, Goat and Liar especially. They're guitarist is one of my favourites, there's some unbelievably great and original guitar work going on with this band...at times chaotic and dischordant, but also some really fu'ckin catchy, off kilter stuff as well. Top stuff. "Monkey Trick" is one of the best songs ever. Some of their albums are hit and miss, but they have 3 that are consistently great from beginning to end.

Matt cronk from qui had 3 strokes and is still recovering

3 strokes? f.uck that sucks, hope the guy is alright. he was excellent when I saw Qui live.

Hey, did anyone else hear about Jesus Lizard's reuion? Only me?

I'm listening to Goat now. This **** is off the hooook!

No. I'm going to see them on Thursday at long last :D

I do sex wees to Goat

Great band. Boilermaker rocks my socks every single time.

Was a big fan of The Jesus Lizard growing up. Haven't heard them in ages, I think it's time to take a trip down memory lane....

great band, I think they're better at noise rock than Big Black

Hey man, don't ever listen to "Blue", it was one of the most boring pieces of shit I've ever come across.

I was pissed off, really, because "Shot", "Liar, "Goat", "Head", and "Pure" were fucking amazing.

....god damn it. Their live show is fugging awesome...by far the greatest show I have ever been to or will ever be to...see them while you still got the chance.

I don't think either of those bands would have ever said they are competing in the 'noise rock' arena.

Anyway, everything's bigger in Texas and Yow (despite being a midget) and company are local heroes in Austin, so I guess Big Black will always be smaller..
I like Scratch Acid better than JL though. And I like Big Black a lot more than both. Then again, I still don't really know what noise rock is.

I know it isn't a competition, I just think they're going for the same sort of sound and I think TJL does it better

Yeah, they all definitely share a similar sound, not to mention they shared band members. It's TJL > Big Black > Scratch Acid though IMO...

To me the bottom line is that Albini had the best vocals and best songwriting so Big Black sounds best.
All 3 are great though and, yes, all three are musical comrades so no argument needed.

I like Albini's vocals, but Yow's deathly screams fit the music the best IMO...

Huge fan of The Jesus Lizard. ****ing amazing band.

I only have Goat. What should I listen to next?

Liar.

SHOT!!!!!!!!

i know....i should be shot for saying this....as it was their major debut....but it is still my absolute favorite album by them

then Liar :)

Shot is a good album. But Goat and Liar are better. Anyway, anyone realised the awesomness of this bands artwork?

yeah their artwork was great

Head and Show are good too, if I remember correctly.

everything Yow touches turns to fucking gold

as posted early on in this thread David Yow is God incarnate!

^Yow at 48
(if you look really close i'm in front of David Sims :) )

edit @ James

hmmm actually i think you are right....Liar is their best album