Ratings
3 ratings · avg 4.3
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Critics
8 publications
- Spectrum Culture4.5/5
- Rolling Stone4/5
- NME4/5
- Pitchfork7.9/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5
- OndaRock7/10
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5
- AllMusic3/5
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Tracklist
13 tracks · 41 min
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About
Down is an album by the Chicago band The Jesus Lizard. It was their last album for Touch and Go records and the last to be produced by Steve Albini. The song "Horse" was labeled as "Pony Beat" on set lists for live shows. David Wm. Sims plays an organ on the album version. The painting on the cover is "Falling Dog" by Malcolm Bucknall, who also did the cover art for the Puss/Oh, the Guilt split single with Nirvana and the Jesus Lizard's Liar album.
In brief
- Is Down good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Down 4.3/5 from 3 ratings.
- When was Down released?
- Down was released in 1994 on Cantora Records.
- How many tracks are on Down?
- Down has 13 tracks, with a runtime of 41 minutes.
- What genre is Down?
- Down is catalogued under Alternative Rock.
- What BPM is Down?
- Down runs at a median tempo of 123 BPM across its tracks, most often in A minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Down?
- Listeners of Down also rate Beyond by Dinosaur Jr., Piece of Cake by Mudhoney, Too High to Die by Meat Puppets.
Down at a glance
- Label
- Touch and Go Records
- Produced by
- Steve Albini
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