Music Review

Show (1994)

EW's GRADE
B-

Details Lead Performance: The Jesus Lizard; Genre: Rock

Best known for appearing on the flip side of a 7-inch single with Nirvana last year, the Jesus Lizard has gained a cult following thanks to lead singer David Yow's rowdy, occasionally nude stage antics. Sans spectacle, the live recording Show is still ugly and proud of it. Over sweaty, white-boy-blues riffs, Yow alternately squeals like a stuck pig and hollers like a caveman with a throat full of phlegm. B-

Originally posted Jul 29, 1994 Published in issue #233 Jul 29, 1994 Order article reprints

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