The Jesus Lizard — Liar [reissue]

Liar

Touch And Go

Ian Gormely (CHARTattack)

10/08/2009 11:11am

Liar was recorded in 1992, and is The Jesus Lizard firing on all cylinders, just in time for the flood of new interest in their brand of noisy underground rock.

The disc continues the band's working relationship with producer Steve Albini, and is arguably the penultimate record the Chicago foursome created. Most notably, the album includes the original version of "Puss," which would appear on the band's split single with Nirvana.

Not that David Yow and company ould be viewed in the Seattle trio's shadow. Liar featured some of the band's most ferocious and, even in the climate of the times, confrontational tracks like "Boilermaker" and "Rope."

The reissue includes a quartet of bonus cuts: demo versions of "Gladiator" and "Boilermaker" that were previously only available on an Australian seven-inch and the "Dancing Naked Ladies" single with B-side "Wheelchair Epidemic."

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