Head (The Jesus Lizard album) explained

Head
Type:	studio
Artist:	the Jesus Lizard
Cover:	JesusLizHead.jpg
Released:	1990
Genre:	Indie rock
Length:	27:21
Label:	Touch and Go
Producer:	Steve Albini
Prev Title:	Pure
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Goat
Next Year:	1991

Head is the debut studio album by the American band the Jesus Lizard.^{[1] [2]} It was released on Touch and Go Records in 1990. It was their first album to feature a drummer, Mac McNeilly.

Critical reception

The Windsor Star determined that "the droning vocals and sound effects produce some mesmerizing results."^[3] Trouser Press noted that McNeilly's "self-possessed demeanor is reminiscent of Charlie Watts at his most implacable."^[4]

Track listing

1. "One Evening" – 3:01
2. "S.D.B.J." – 2:27
3. "My Own Urine" – 3:08
4. "If You Had Lips" – 3:13
5. "7 vs. 8" – 3:35
6. "Pastoral" – 3:29
7. "Waxeater" – 2:09
8. "Good Thing" – 1:44
9. "Tight n' Shiny" – 2:11
10. "Killer McHann" – 2:16

CD version includes the Pure EP (1989):

11. "Blockbuster" – 3:29
12. "Bloody Mary" – 1:59
13. "Rabid Pigs" – 2:09
14. "Starlet" – 2:42
15. "Happy Bunny Goes Fluff-Fluff Along" ("Breaking Up Is Hard to Do") – 3:54

Personnel

• David Yow - lead vocals (all but 11)
• Duane Denison - guitars
• David Wm. Sims - bass, lead vocals (11)
• Mac McNeilly - drums (1–10)

Additional personnel

• Suzy Korn - backing vocals (2)
• The Manger Mens Choir - backing vocals (7)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jesus Returns. Sasha. Frere-Jones. The New Yorker. December 7, 2009.
2. News: Caro . Mark . Leapin' Lizard . Chicago Tribune . 13 Apr 1990 . Friday . Q.
3. News: Shaw . Ted . Lizard's appeal limited . The Windsor Star . May 12, 1990 . C8.
4. Web site: Sprague . Deborah . Jesus Lizard . Trouser Press . 26 July 2024.