Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper (album) explained

Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper
Type:	Album
Artist:	Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper
Cover:	Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper .jpg
Released:	1985
Recorded:	1985
Studio:	The Bungalow, Coronado, California; Soundtrax, San Diego, California
Label:	Enigma^[1]
Producer:	Ron Goudie
Next Title:	Get Out of My Way!
Next Year:	1986

Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper is the debut album of Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper, released in 1985.^{[1] [2]}

Production

The released album had served as the duo's demo tape.^[3]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "a bit on the tame side — songs with titles like 'Jesus at McDonalds' and 'Art Fag Shuffle' should be great, but are merely clever."^[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Mojo Nixon; except where indicated

1. "Jesus at McDonalds"
2. "Mushroom Maniac"
3. "Moanin' With Your Mama"
4. "Promised Land Tonight"
5. "Guns To My Head"
6. "I'm in Love with Your Girlfriend"
7. "Rockin' Religion"
8. "Big Payback" (Bruce Springsteen)
9. "Comin' Down"
10. "Mama Possums"
11. "King of the Couch"
12. "Art Fag Shuffle"
13. "Black Yo' Eye"
14. "Ain't Got Nobody" [cassette only]
15. "Death Row Blues" [cassette only]

Personnel

• Skid Roper - upright washboard and other stuff
• Mojo Nixon - vocals, guitar and foot percussion

Technical

• Recorded at The Bungalow, Coronado, Calif., except "Rockin' Religion" and "Black Yo' Eye", recorded at Soundtrax, S.D. Calif.
• Produced by Ron Goudie
• Mixed at Hit Single Below a Shopping Center
• Photography by Jeff de Rose
• Design by Skidmore Grafix

Notes and References

1. Web site: LOCAL DUO'S 1ST ALBUM BLENDS BLUES, HUMOR. January 8, 1985. Los Angeles Times.
2. Web site: Mojo Nixon | Biography & History. AllMusic.
3. Book: Buckley, Peter. The Rough Guide to Rock. December 1, 2003. Rough Guides. 9781843531050. Google Books.
4. Web site: Mojo Nixon . Trouser Press . 1 December 2020.