Otis (Mojo Nixon album)

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Otis
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Studio album by
Mojo Nixon
Released1990
Label Enigma
Producer Jim Dickinson
Mojo Nixon chronology
Otis
(1990)		 Whereabouts Unknown
(1995)
Singles from Otis
  1. "Don Henley Must Die"
    Released: 1990
Professional ratings
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SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [2]
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The Village Voice Scissors icon black.svg [4]

Otis is the debut solo album by Mojo Nixon. Released in 1990, it featured guest appearances by John Doe of X, Country Dick Montana (Beat Farmers), Bill Davis (Dash Rip Rock) and Eric Roscoe Ambel (The Del-Lords). [2] [5] [3]

Contents

Nixon's first album since splitting with Skid Roper, and released by Enigma Records, the album was seen as potentially Nixon's break-out album but the record label's demise due to financial issues dashed any chance of success. [6]

The album includes humorous commentary on targets such as soft rock ("Don Henley Must Die"), the legal profession ("Destroy All Lawyers"), politics, and Shane MacGowan's teeth. [2] [5] Featuring a band of established musicians from other bands and produced by Jim Dickinson, the album's music was considered to be stronger than Nixon's previous releases. [2] [3]

Track listing

  1. "Destroy All Lawyers" (3:00)
  2. "I Wanna Race Bigfoot Trucks" (3:45)
  3. "Ain't High Falutin'" (3:16)
  4. "Shane's Dentist" (2:04)
  5. "Rabies Baby" (3:30)
  6. "Put a Sex Mo-Sheen in the White House" (4:18)
  7. "Star Spangled Mojo" (Traditional; arranged by Mojo Nixon) (1:23)
  8. "You Can Dress 'Em Up (But You Can't Take 'Em Out)" (2:51)
  9. "Don Henley Must Die" (4:20)
  10. "Perry Mason of Love" (5:46)
  11. "Took Out the Trash and Never Came Back" (4:42)
  12. "Gonna Be a New World" (3:53)

Personnel

Technical

References

  1. ↑ Otis at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 3 4 Robbins, Ira (1990) "Otis (1990) Mojo Nixon", Entertainment Weekly , September 7, 1990. Retrieved December 8, 2014
  3. 1 2 3 Gettelman, Parry (1990) "Mojo Nixon Otis", Orlando Sentinel , November 16, 1990. Retrieved December 8, 2014
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert (October 23, 1990). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice .
  5. 1 2 Sheridan, Dave & Robbins, Ira "Mojo Nixon", Trouser Press . Retrieved December 8, 2014
  6. ↑ Buckley, Peter (2003) The Rough Guide to Rock, Rough Guides, ISBN   978-1843531050, p. 731
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