The Jesus Lizard

The first thing you should know about The Jesus Lizard is that they're just plain fucking weird. David Yow (who is also the vocalist for Scratch Acid; check them out, too) is a howling, shrieking monster, and the guitar work of David Wm. Sims is, to put it plainly, very good. The rhythm section of Duane Denison and Mac McNeilly is killer. Next to Big Black, they're my favourite noise rockers. On that subject, all their albums, right up until their major-label debut, Shot, are produced by Steve Albini, and they have his distinctive sound there. If you know about Steve Albini, you'd know that's a good thing.

The bottom line is, if you're into noise rock and you don't know of these guys yet, start knowing them. I suggest starting with the double-shot of Goat and Liar, the two best albums they've ever recorded. They've reformed as of late, too; they've played a few shows and had their albums remastered (don't worry, it was done by Steve Albini.)

Goat

Liar

That Liar download is good, but I'm not sure Goat is a very good bitrate, so if you know how to torrent, get this torrent and pick the albums you want.

-K