Down

• Artist: The Jesus Lizard
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1994 10
• Total Time: 40:40
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

While it was regarded as something of a disappointment when it was first released in 1994, in retrospect, Down stands as the last really vital album from the Jesus Lizard. It lacks the same degree of bone-crushing force and sweaty psychosis that made Goat and Liar instant classics (the band seems to be aiming for a slightly more subtle approach this time out), and most of the songs take a bit longer to sink in. But bassist David Sims and drummer Mac McNeilly were still capable of connecting like Mike Tyson against a speed bag on the heavy tunes, Duane Denison's sheets of chrome-plated guitar are as gloriously fragmented as ever, and there's never been a rock vocalist before or since quite like David Yow. It was also the last Jesus Lizard album to benefit from Steve Albini's spare, dry recording; if ever there was a band that didn't take to a more "hands-on," "user-friendly" production, it was the Jesus Lizard, and between Albini's decision not to work with the group again after they signed to Capitol Records and the departure of drummer McNeilly, this group was never the same in the studio again. Liar was the greatest recorded moment for the Jesus Lizard, but Down captured one of the most powerful American bands of the 1990s in their last gasp of twisted glory. ~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Fly on the Wall	The Jesus Lizard, David Yow, Mac McNeilly, David Wm. Sims, Duane Denison	The Jesus Lizard	(3:06)
Mistletoe	The Jesus Lizard, David Wm. Sims, Duane Denison, Mac McNeilly, David Yow	The Jesus Lizard	(1:53)
Countless Backs of Sad Losers	The Jesus Lizard	The Jesus Lizard	(3:00)
Queen for a Day	The Jesus Lizard	The Jesus Lizard	(2:26)
The Associate	The Jesus Lizard	The Jesus Lizard	(5:00)
Destroy Before Reading	The Jesus Lizard	The Jesus Lizard	(3:13)
Low Rider	The Jesus Lizard	The Jesus Lizard	(3:36)
50 Cents	The Jesus Lizard	The Jesus Lizard	(2:49)
American BB	The Jesus Lizard	The Jesus Lizard	(2:18)
Horse	The Jesus Lizard	The Jesus Lizard	(3:10)
Din	The Jesus Lizard	The Jesus Lizard	(3:19)
Elegy	Duane Denison, Mac McNeilly, The Jesus Lizard, David Wm. Sims, David Yow	The Jesus Lizard	(3:48)
The Best Parts	Mark Todd, The Jesus Lizard	The Jesus Lizard	(2:55)

Credits

David Wm. Sims (Bass), David Yow (Vocals), Mac McNeilly (Drums), John Loder (Mastering), Duane Denison (Guitar)

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