The Jesus Lizard band, consisting of lead singer Duane Denison and band members David Wm. Sims, Mac McNeilly, and David Yow, was basically a cult-followed group who display a very anti-pop and anti-mainstream musical commentary in this performance. The Jesus Lizard: Club is a production of MVD Visual featuring their performance in Nashville, TN at the Exit/In on July 14, 2009 -- their first stateside show in over a decade. Recorded live, the show starts off with band leader Denison cracking a "dead celebrity joke," and for the rest of the concert basically jumping around the stage and eventually taking off his shirt, leaning into the audience, body-surfing, and shouting out lyrical obscenities.
Shirtless with bed-hair, Denison frolics around closely on stage, as he interacts with the audience like a cat dying to be stroked. As a redeeming factor, the band is musically superlative and seems to be focused and subdued in keeping their music in tune with the lead singer, who can't hold a note and appears lyrically challenged. Later in the show, this middle-aged leader breathlessly announces, "I apologize for my stomach, but get back to me when you turn 48!" A few elements of surprise are in store for the viewer including a quick pornographic gesture. The only amazing thing about this video is that Denison didn't slip and fall in the pool of sweat and spit he created on-stage. Concerning the rest of the DVD, there weren't any extras to view, just a set list. I would advise you to get this copy only if you're truly into The Jesus Lizard, or know someone who is.
