The Jesus Lizard band eluded my awareness as a teenager in the 90's during alternative rock's reign. In fact, I had only known about this band through Beavis and Butthead, of all things. But, in the world of underground music, you should always expect the unexpected. Bands in the punk and industrial genre middle-finger "the masses" and deliver their money's worth for the benefit, (and only the benefit) of their fans -- for better or worse.

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.