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Blue (1998) · Tastebuds

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Blue 1998

By The Jesus Lizard

alternative rock, indie rock, rock 42 min 12 tracks Capitol Records

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Blue is the sixth studio album by the Jesus Lizard, released in 1998. Produced by Andy Gill, it is something of a departure for The Jesus Lizard, exploring some of the more experimental instincts hinted at on earlier songs like "Happy Bunny Goes Fluff-Fluff Along" on Pure.

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Spare, grave, contemporary and classical in form.

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gravecomic
contemporary

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classical in formformally daring

character-ledplot-driven

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AllMusic3/5 ★
Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
Entertainment WeeklyB+
Pitchfork7.3/10
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Tracks

1I Can Learn3:10
2Horse Doctor Man3:58
3Eucalyptus5:59
4A Tale of Two Women3:28
5Cold Water2:45
6And Then the Rain3:13
7Postcoital Glow3:31
8Until It Stopped to Die3:56
9Soft Damage4:05
10Happy Snakes3:00
11Needles for Teeth3:40
12Terremoto1:20

12 tracks, 42 minutes.

About the album

Artist: The Jesus Lizard
Label: Capitol Records
Released: April 23, 1998
Type: Album
Format: Digital Media
Country: XW

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