Description
The Lizard is Saigon Kick’s second album. After its release, singer Matt Kramer and bassist Tom Defile both left the band. The song “Body Bags” was featured on the soundtrack for the 1992 film Beyond the Law. The album is certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Released June 2, 1992
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 53:14
Label Third Stone / Atlantic
Producer Jason Bieler
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Track listing:
“Cruelty” – 2:40
“Hostile Youth” (Bieler, Kramer) – 3:18
“Feel the Same Way” – 2:42
“Freedom” (Bieler, Kramer) – 4:12
“God of 42nd Street” – 3:59
“My Dog” (Bieler, Kramer) – 0:51
“Peppermint Tribe” (Bieler, Kramer) – 4:52
“Love Is on the Way” – 4:23
“The Lizard” (Bieler, Kramer) – 4:02
“All Alright” – 3:54
“Sleep” – 1:00
“All I Want” – 3:44
“Body Bags” (Bieler, Kramer, Varone) – 3:21
“Miss Jones” – 2:39
“World Goes Round” (Bieler, DeFile) – 4:54
“Chanel” – 2:46
All songs by Jason Bieler except for where noted.
Personnel:
Matt Kramer – vocals
Jason Bieler – guitars, vocals, keyboard
Tom Defile – bass
Phil Varone – drums, percussion
It’s a shame that “Love Is On The Way” is much more popular than the name of Saigon Kick itself. Released in 1992, “The Lizard” contained a lot of groovy hard rock moments burst with the grungy flare and down-tuned guitars. If you can adapt to the change, then you will hear a lot of great songs here, mostly composed by the real genius behind the band, Jason Bieler.
The massive hit “Love Is On The Way” needs no introduction but along with “All I Want”, these two commercial tracks are the gems of the album. I also like the body-shaker “Feel The Same Way”, the classic Skid Row style in “All Alright”, the light-crunchy-rock “Miss Jones”, together with the Beatles-influenced closing track, “Chanel”. Some people also found that the heavy-grungy “Youth Hostile” and “Freedom” appealing. If you can find this cheap, it’s worth a catch, and to me, “The Lizard” is a really good album although it’s not for everyday and everyone.
Then i heard “All I Want”, and it fairly raised my eyebrows. Hmm – that wasn’t ‘hair band’. So i decided to give the album a shot… and i was completely blown away. It’s heavy, it’s catchy, it has some nice psychedelic-tinged moments, and it has some excellent harmonies – those are 4 huge musical qualities with me. This is still an extremely enjoyable album. “Cruelty”, “Hostile Youth”, “Feel the Same Way”, “Love Is on the Way”, “All Alright”, “All I Want”, “Miss Jones”, “World Goes Round”, and “Chanel”, meanwhile, are wondrous.
edit – listening again, i just have to say DAMN ‘All I Want’ is an awesome song
Overall, a good melodic hard rock disc and a band that deserved better than it got.
Je réecoute souvent ce CD avec toujours autant de plaisir.Ecoutez plutôt les ballades “God of 42nd street” , “Love is on the Way”,”Chanel” pour vous faire une idée.Les titres plus rapides “Feel the Same Way”;”Miss Jones” ,…sont souvent très accrocheurs.
Quelques chansons sont en retrait decouvrez les vous-mêmes j’aimerais pas influencer quelqu’un dans le mauvais sens.
Quant au nom du groupe qui horripile ça et là je pense que c’est une reference avec Hanoï Rocks,moi de leur blaze j’m’en bas l’oeil, car si on commence par choisir ses skeuds en fonction du nom du groupe ,on va pas en acheter souvent (pensez aux amateurs de Sodom bougres de dégueulasses Pouaah quoique…).Des ballades très réussies pour emballer le boudin du coin (j’ai déja fait le coup avec Dan Reed Network dans un moment de pure poesie).
Je trouve les titres très novateurs dans leur interpretation mais si je dis ça j’vais subir le tollé de connaisseurs qui vont bourrer le mou avec leur references toutes plus pertinentes les unes que les autres parsemées de message me prenant pour un con (prières s’abstenir sauf pour les compliments).
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