I’ve had all the playground abuse one man can take!! It all stems from some quiet yet unapologetic excitement over the Jesus Lizard reunion and 100% of it can be traced, mainly through 1,831 soul-erasing/waterworks-inducing e-mails, to a shall-remain-unnamed Jason and the Scorchers/Olds 97’s fan that happens to also be a close friend. Going so far as to show up at my door (while I was in the middle of stuffing 10,000 envelopes for a non-profit, pet rescue organization…for no fee) void of a shirt but donning dirtied-stiff Levi’s 501s with the button-fly open, allowing the act of ”hanging brain” (to recognize this slang, readers must possess brain to hang and a fond remembrance of 7th grade and/or a front row position at a JL show). Let’s take a look at some internet scuttlebutt:
Wait a sec…these things all read the same!!! Oh well, I still have some questions: Will the Pure EP be included as bonus material? Did I even read those things? Will I ever feel good about (recently…ssshhh!!!) purchasing a used copy of the major label ”huh?” album, Blue, for the sole purpose of “having something to listen to in the car” during a 6+ hour drive back to Memphis from Atlanta/Athens? My girlfriend and co-pilot: “Still kicking in ’98, huh?”
…and now for the CLIMAX!!!
The Jesus Lizard HALL OF GREATNESS!!! (no order)
1. “Pastoral”
2. “7 Vs. 8″
3. “Gladiator”
4. “Blockbuster”
5. “Glamorous”
6. “Elegy”
7. “Mouth Breather”
8. “Monkey Trick”
9. “The Best Parts”
10. “Monkey Trick” (live version from Bang)
11. “Cold Water”
12. “Boilermaker”
13. “The Art of Self-Defense”
14. “Zachariah”
15. “Whirl”
No science…feel free to argue with a list I compiled in 30 seconds.