Head/Pure

Jesus Lizard | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 29, 1992)
• Original Release Date: May 29, 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Touch & Go Records
• ASIN: B0000019HG
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #265,207 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. One Evening

2. S.D.B.J.

3. My Own Urine

4. If You Had Lips

5. 7 Vs. 8

6. Pastoral

7. Waxeater

8. Good Thing

9. Tight 'n Shiny

10. Killer McHann

11. Blockbuster

12. Bloody Mary

13. Rabid Pigs

14. Starlet

15. Happy Bunny Goes Fluff-Fluff Along

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I must speak:, January 12, 2002

By 

Ronald Battista (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Head/Pure (Audio CD)

doubtless, the most menacing, dark, disgusting record I ever wanna hear, Head is the Lizard's first full length LP, and best, I dont care WHAT these people are saying about Goat and Down and Liar and maturation and songwriting and such...the atmosphere on here would never be duplicated in their oeuvre or anyone else's, to my knowledge. It is a record creeping under the basement door to sit on your chest as you sleep. An aural horror movie chronicling bizarre one night stands, bizarre familiy relationships, dead bodies quietly rotting in fields, drunken debacles,and sinister men at the door. David Yow's voice was never more gnarled and desperate, Duane Denison's guitar never more coruscating. Now, I understand "Pure" comes with this as well on CD. Recorded before Mac McNeilly showed up to be the magnificent skins basher he is...this ep doesnt even sound like it was made by humans, its so weird..."Blockbuster" is required listening for any Lizard nut, oh heck, buy 'em all...too bad for you if you never saw them live, it was always, with the exception of Lollapalooza, a bracing, chaotic experience. I was a slavering,drooling fan of this band, Im really trying not to go over the top about how great this thing is...

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their best work, May 21, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Head/Pure (Audio CD)

Head/Pure is the Jesus Lizard's first album, and it catches them at the darkest, heaviest, and rawest moment of their career. Not even Goat can compare to the muffled mayhem and disturbing intensity of Head/Pure. Songs like "S.D.B.J" and "Killer McHann" capture perfectly Duane Denison's choppy, blues-influenced guitar lines, David Wm. Sim's pounding bass, and Mac McNeilly's explosive drumming power. Vocalist David Yow is at his best on Head/Pure, with his heavily muffled, and sometimes distorted (but in a tasteful way) voice, snarling, moaning, and spitting out his lyrics. Overall, this record may be too intense and difficult a listen for most, so dont start here. Instead pick up Liar, which is still frenetic, but not in the psychopathic way Head/Pure is. After that, check out Goat, which is a much darker and plodding look at the Jesus Lizard. But still, nothing will prepare you for Head/Pure

24 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OH MY GOD!, February 21, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Head/Pure (Audio CD)

OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!