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Head (The Jesus Lizard album)

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Head
Studio album by
Released1990
GenreIndie rock[1]
Length27:21
LabelTouch and Go
ProducerSteve Albini
The Jesus Lizard chronology
Pure
(1989)
Head
(1990)
Goat
(1991)

Head is the debut studio album by the American band the Jesus Lizard.[2][3] It was released on Touch and Go Records in 1990. It was their first album to feature a drummer, Mac McNeilly.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Beats Per Minute76%[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
OndaRock8/10[6]
Paste75/100[7]
Pitchfork Media8.1/10[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Spectrum Culture4.5/5[10]
Spin Alternative Record Guide5/10[11]

The Windsor Star determined that "the droning vocals and sound effects produce some mesmerizing results."[12] Trouser Press noted that McNeilly's "self-possessed demeanor is reminiscent of Charlie Watts at his most implacable."[13]

Track listing

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  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):

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

Personnel

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Additional personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Head The Jesus Lizard". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Frere-Jones, Sasha (December 7, 2009). "Jesus Returns". The New Yorker.
  3. ^ Caro, Mark (13 Apr 1990). "Leapin' Lizard". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. Q.
  4. ^ Fitzgerald, Brian (November 18, 2009). "Album Review: The Jesus Lizard – Head / Goat / Liar / Down [Deluxe Editions]". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
  6. ^ Tommaso Franci. "Jesus Lizard". OndaRock (in Italian). Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  7. ^ Ray, Austin L. (October 8, 2009). "The Jesus Lizard: Touch and Go Reissues". Paste. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "The Jesus Lizard: Head". Pitchfork Media.
  9. ^ Kot, Greg (2004). "The Jesus Lizard". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 430. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. ^ Eric Dennis (November 15, 2009). "The Jesus Lizard: Head/Goat/Liar/Down (reissue)". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  11. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 196–197.
  12. ^ Shaw, Ted (May 12, 1990). "Lizard's appeal limited". The Windsor Star. p. C8.
  13. ^ Sprague, Deborah. "Jesus Lizard". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 July 2024.