Liar (The Jesus Lizard album)
1992 studio album by The Jesus Lizard
Liar is the third studio album by American alternative rock band The Jesus Lizard , released in 1992 by Touch and Go Records . The album is considered to be among the band's best work: according to Mark Deming of AllMusic , "Liar isn't quite the wildest or weirdest album the Jesus Lizard ever made, but it may well be the strongest, and perhaps the best."[3] The artwork is "Allegory of Death" by painter Malcolm Bucknall, who also provided art for the album Down and the "Puss/Oh, the Guilt " split single with Nirvana .[4]
Critical reception
In 2003, Liar was ranked as the 58th best album of the 1990s by the online music magazine Pitchfork .[14]
Track listing
All tracks are written by The Jesus Lizard , except where noted
Title 1. "Boilermaker" 2:14 2. "Gladiator" 3:59 3. "The Art of Self-Defense" 2:38 4. "Slave Ship" 4:12 5. "Puss " 3:19 6. "Whirl" 4:19 7. "Rope" 2:18 8. "Perk" 2:30 9. "Zachariah" 5:42 10. "Dancing Naked Ladies" 2:56
Deluxe Remastered Reissue Title 11. "blank track" 0:09 12. "Wheelchair Epidemic" (The Dicks ) 2:11 13. "Dancing Naked Ladies" 3:02 14. "Gladiator" 3:58 15. "Boilermaker" 2:21
References
^ Earles, Andrew (March 31, 2015). "The Revival of Cherubs" . Pitchfork . Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
^ Terich, Jeff (October 20, 2009). "The Jesus Lizard: Liar, Down (reissues)" . Treble . Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2012 .
^ a b Deming, Mark . "Liar – The Jesus Lizard" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 28, 2017 .
^ Van Ryzin, Jeanne Claire (September 13, 2001). "The wild, wild world of Malcolm Bucknall" . Austin American-Statesman . Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2013 .
^ Fitzgerald, Brendan (November 18, 2009). "Album Review: The Jesus Lizard – Head / Goat / Liar / Down [Deluxe Editions]" . Beats Per Minute . Retrieved August 28, 2017 .
^ Kot, Greg (October 29, 1992). "Jesus Lizard: Liar (Touch & Go)" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved August 28, 2023 .
^ Pouncey, Edwin (October 17, 1992). "The Jesus Lizard: Liar". NME . p. 37.
^ Ray, Austin L. (October 8, 2009). "The Jesus Lizard: Touch and Go Reissues" . Paste . Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2017 .
^ Crock, Jason (October 27, 2009). "The Jesus Lizard: Head [Deluxe Edition] / Goat [Deluxe Edition] / Liar [Deluxe Edition] / Down [Deluxe Edition]" . Pitchfork . Retrieved August 28, 2017 .
^ "The Jesus Lizard: Liar". Q . No. 74. November 1992. p. 112.
^ 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 .
^ Perry, Andrew (November 1992). "The Jesus Lizard: Liar". Select . No. 29. p. 80.
^ Hultkrans, Andrew (October 2009). "Reissues" . Spin . Vol. 25, no. 10. p. 86. Retrieved August 28, 2017 .
^ "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s" . Pitchfork . November 17, 2003. p. 5. Retrieved October 28, 2023 .
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