Down is an album by the Chicago band The Jesus Lizard. It was their last album for Touch and Go records and the last to be produced by Steve Albini.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 30, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Early–mid 1994 | |||
| Genre | Noise rock | |||
| Length | 40:40 | |||
| Label | Touch and Go Records | |||
| Producer | Steve Albini | |||
| The Jesus Lizard chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Beats Per Minute | 65%[9] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| NME | [3] |
| OndaRock | 7/10[8] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.9/10[4] |
| Q | [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [7] |
| Spectrum Culture | 4.5/5[6] |
The song "Horse" was labeled as "Pony Beat" on set lists for live shows. David Wm. Sims plays an organ on the album version.
A video was created for the song "Destroy Before Reading," featuring David Yow as simply a head in a laboratory.
The painting on the cover is "Falling Dog" by Malcolm Bucknall, for which Bucknall asked no pay and offers no explanation.[11] Bucknall also did the cover art for the Puss/Oh, the Guilt split single with Nirvana and the Jesus Lizard's Liar album.[12]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by The Jesus Lizard, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fly on the Wall" | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Mistletoe" | 1:53 |
| 3. | "Countless Backs of Sad Losers" | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Queen for a Day" | 2:26 |
| 5. | "The Associate" | 5:00 |
| 6. | "Destroy Before Reading" (Lyrics by Whitney O'Keeffe) | 3:13 |
| 7. | "Low Rider" | 3:36 |
| 8. | "50 Cents" | 2:49 |
| 9. | "American BB" | 2:18 |
| 10. | "Horse" | 3:10 |
| 11. | "Din" | 3:19 |
| 12. | "Elegy" | 3:48 |
| 13. | "The Best Parts" (Lyrics by Mark Todd) | 2:55 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "blank track" | 0:09 |
| 15. | "White Hole" | 3:21 |
| 16. | "Glamorous" | 3:06 |
| 17. | "Deaf as a Bat" | 1:39 |
| 18. | "Panic in Cicero" | 3:28 |
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] | 97 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[14] | 64 |
References
edit- ^ Deming, Mark. "Down - The Jesus Lizard". AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
- ^ Columnist. "Down". Q. October 1994. pg. 116, cited April 25, 2010
- ^ Columnist. "Down". NME. August 1994. pg. 36, cited April 25, 2010
- ^ Crock, Jason. " The Jesus Lizard: Down". pitchfork.com. October 2009, Retrieved on April 25, 2010.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- ^ Eric Dennis (November 15, 2009). "The Jesus Lizard: Head/Goat/Liar/Down (reissue)". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "The Jesus Lizard". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). London: Fireside Books. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Tommaso Franci. "Jesus Lizard". OndaRock (in Italian). Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Brian (November 18, 2009). "Album Review: The Jesus Lizard – Head / Goat / Liar / Down [Deluxe Editions]". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ Lorraine Ali (December 15, 1994). "The Jesus Lizard". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
- ^ "David Yow interview on Outsight Radio Hours". Archive.org. 30 March 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ "Dberman gallery". Archived from the original on 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Jesus Lizard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
External links
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