Gods and Monsters (Gary Lucas album)

Gods and Monsters
Studio album by Gary Lucas
Released	1992
Recorded	Knitting Factory, New York City, NY
Genre	Art rock
Length	44:33
Label	Enemy
Producer	Gary Lucas
Gary Lucas chronology
Skeleton at the Feast (1991) Gods and Monsters (1992) Bad Boys of the Arctic (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Gods and Monsters is the debut studio album of Gary Lucas, released in 1992 through Enemy Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Glo-Worm"		3:33
2.	"Skin the Rabbit"	Gary Lucas, Rolo McGinty	3:50
3.	"Poison Tree"		3:31
4.	"Jack Johnson/Ghost Rider"	Miles Davis/Suicide	4:22
5.	"Whip Named Lash"		5:04
6.	"Fool's Cap"		3:23
7.	"Astronomy Domine"	Syd Barrett	3:05
8.	"The Brain from Planet Eros"	Gary Lucas, Tony Maimone	5:01
9.	"Dream of a Russian Princess"		1:49
10.	"The Crazy Ray"		3:56
11.	"King Strong"		6:52

Personnel

Musicians

• Gary Lucas – vocals, guitar, production, arrangements (1–11)
• Rolo McGinty – vocals (1, 2, 5, 7); keyboards (7); bass and snare (8)
• Mary Margaret O'Hara – vocals (3)
• Jon Langford – vocals and guitar (8)
• K-Rob – vocals (10)
• Jared Michael Nickerson – bass guitar (1, 3–5, 10)
• Tony Maimone – bass guitar (8)
• Paul Now – bass guitar (10, 11), sampler (10, 11)
• Tony Thunder Smith – drums (1, 3, 5, 10)
• Michael Blair – drums (4), percussion (5)
• Keith Leblanc – drums and drum programming (11)
• Cameo – turntables (10)

Production

• John Azelvandre – engineering
• Harold Burgon – engineering
• Johnny Byrne – engineering
• Francis Manzella – engineering
• Skip McDonald – engineering
• Chuck Valle – engineering
• Stephen Byrum – art direction, design
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Anton Corbijn – photography

References

1. Foss, Richard. "Gods and Monsters". Allmusic. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
2. columnist (February 4, 1993). "Gods and Monsters". Rolling Stone . p. 68.