Liar (The Jesus Lizard album)

Liar
Studio album by the Jesus Lizard
Released	October 10, 1992
Recorded	The second half of May '92
Studio	Chicago Recording Company
Genre	Noise rock [1] post-hardcore [2]
Length	34:16
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Steve Albini
The Jesus Lizard chronology
Goat (1991) Liar (1992) Lash (1993)
Singles from Liar
"Puss" Released: February 15, 1993

Liar is the third studio album by American alternative rock band the Jesus Lizard, released in 1992 by Touch and Go Records. The album is considered to be among the band's best work: according to Mark Deming of AllMusic, "Liar isn't quite the wildest or weirdest album the Jesus Lizard ever made, but it may well be the strongest, and perhaps the best." ^[3] The artwork is "Allegory of Death" by painter Malcolm Bucknall, who also provided art for the album Down and the "Puss/Oh, the Guilt" split single with Nirvana. ^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Beats Per Minute	90% [5]
Chicago Tribune	[6]
NME	7/10 [7]
Paste	80/100 [8]
Pitchfork	9.2/10 [9]
Q	[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[11]
Select	5/5 [12]
Spin	8/10 [13]

In 2003, Liar was ranked as the 58th best album of the 1990s by the online music magazine Pitchfork . ^[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by the Jesus Lizard, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Boilermaker"	2:14
2.	"Gladiator"	3:59
3.	"The Art of Self-Defense"	2:38
4.	"Slave Ship"	4:12
5.	"Puss"	3:19
6.	"Whirl"	4:19
7.	"Rope"	2:18
8.	"Perk"	2:30
9.	"Zachariah"	5:42
10.	"Dancing Naked Ladies"	2:56

Deluxe Remastered Reissue

No.	Title	Length
11.	"blank track"	0:09
12.	"Wheelchair Epidemic" (The Dicks)	2:11
13.	"Dancing Naked Ladies"	3:02
14.	"Gladiator"	3:58
15.	"Boilermaker"	2:21

References

1. Earles, Andrew (March 31, 2015). "The Revival of Cherubs". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 16, 2017.
2. Terich, Jeff (October 20, 2009). "The Jesus Lizard: Liar, Down (reissues)". Treble. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
3. Deming, Mark. "Liar – The Jesus Lizard". AllMusic . Retrieved August 28, 2017.
4. Van Ryzin, Jeanne Claire (September 13, 2001). "The wild, wild world of Malcolm Bucknall". Austin American-Statesman . Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
5. Fitzgerald, Brendan (November 18, 2009). "Album Review: The Jesus Lizard – Head / Goat / Liar / Down [Deluxe Editions]". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved August 28, 2017.
6. Kot, Greg (October 29, 1992). "Jesus Lizard: Liar (Touch & Go)". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved August 28, 2023.
7. Pouncey, Edwin (October 17, 1992). "The Jesus Lizard: Liar". NME . p. 37.
8. Ray, Austin L. (October 8, 2009). "The Jesus Lizard: Touch and Go Reissues". Paste . Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
9. Crock, Jason (October 27, 2009). "The Jesus Lizard: Head [Deluxe Edition] / Goat [Deluxe Edition] / Liar [Deluxe Edition] / Down [Deluxe Edition]". Pitchfork . Retrieved August 28, 2017.
10. Dick, Charlie (November 1992). "The Jesus Lizard: Liar". Q . No. 74. p. 112.
11. Kot, Greg (2004). "The Jesus Lizard". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p.  430. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
12. Perry, Andrew (November 1992). "The Jesus Lizard: Liar". Select . No. 29. p. 80.
13. Hultkrans, Andrew (October 2009). "Reissues". Spin . Vol. 25, no. 10. p. 86. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
14. "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s". Pitchfork . November 16, 2003. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

External links

• Touch and Go Records page on the album