Pure (The Jesus Lizard album) explained

Pure
Type:ep
Artist:The Jesus Lizard
Cover:Pure EP.jpg
Released:1989
Recorded:December 1988 and January 1989
Studio:Kitty Empire, Chicago; and Studio Media, Evanston
Length:14:19
Label:Touch and Go[1]
Producer:Steve Albini
Next Title:Head
Next Year:1990

Pure is the debut EP by The Jesus Lizard, released in 1989.[2] The cover artwork was by bassist David Wm. Sims. This is the only record by the Jesus Lizard recorded with a drum machine.[3] Drummer Mac McNeilly was added to the group soon after it was recorded.[4]

The song "Blockbuster" was sung by bassist David Wm. Sims and was covered by the Melvins, with David Yow on vocals, on their album The Crybaby.

Track listing

  1. "Blockbuster" – 3:30
  2. "Bloody Mary" – 1:59
  3. "Rabid Pigs" – 2:09
  4. "Starlet" – 2:42
  5. "Happy Bunny Goes Fluff-Fluff Along" – 3:52

Personnel

The Jesus Lizard

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pure | The Jesus Lizard | Touch and Go / Quarterstick Records. www.touchandgorecords.com.
  2. Web site: Jesus Returns. Sasha. Frere-Jones. December 7, 2009. www.newyorker.com.
  3. Web site: TrouserPress.com :: Jesus Lizard. www.trouserpress.com.
  4. Web site: THE JESUS LIZARD. Chicago. Tribune. chicagotribune.com.