Big Lizard in My Backyard

Big Lizard in My Backyard is the debut album by The Dead Milkmen, released by Restless Records in 1985.[5][6]

Big Lizard in My Backyard
Studio album by
The Dead Milkmen
ReleasedJune 1, 1985
Recorded1985
GenrePunk rock, comedy rock
Length42:14
LabelRestless Records
ProducerThe Dead Milkmen, John Wicks
The Dead Milkmen chronology
Big Lizard in My Backyard
(1985)		 Eat Your Paisley!
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA–[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]

Although the album yielded no singles, it achieved enough notoriety to create a fan base for the band. Five of the album's tracks appear on the 1997 compilation Death Rides a Pale Cow: The Ultimate Collection; four tracks appear on the 1998 compilation Cream of the Crop.

Production

The album was produced by John Wicks and the band.[4]

Critical reception

The album received strong reviews, with critics singling out "Bitchin' Camaro", calling it "hilarious" and "career-making."[6][7] Maximum Rocknroll wrote that "these 20 satire-laced songs are real crack-ups, and backed up by tight playing that incorporates funk, country, and lots of other styles into their punk approach."[8] Spin called the album "frenetic goof pop," writing that it's "full of the kind of scruff-and-tumble guitar and funtime lyrics that made 1977 punk such a refreshing blast."[9]

Track listing

All tracks written by The Dead Milkmen

  1. "Tiny Town" - 1:45
  2. "Beach Song" - 2:00
  3. "Plum Dumb" - 1:56
  4. "Swordfish" - 1:31
  5. "V.F.W. (Veterans of a Fucked Up World)" - 1:48
  6. "Rastabilly" - 1:07
  7. "Serrated Edge" - 1:59
  8. "Lucky" - 2:10
  9. "Big Lizard in My Backyard" - 1:59
  10. "Gorilla Girl" - 1:33
  11. "Bitchin' Camaro" - 3:01
  12. "Filet of Sole" - 1:57
  13. "Spit Sink" - 2:01 (Produced By Mike Ace & Jonny Earthshoe)
  14. "Violent School" - 1:58
  15. "Takin’ Retards to the Zoo" - 0:48 (Produced By Mike Ace & Jonny Earthshoe)
  16. "Junkie" - 0:52
  17. "Right Wing Pigeons" - 2:21
  18. "Dean’s Dream" - 1:49
  19. "Laundromat Song" - 1:47
  20. "Nutrition" - 2:17
  21. "Tugena" - 5:27 (instrumental)

Personnel

References
  1. AllMusic
  2. Christgau, Robert. "Album: The Dead Milkmen: Big Lizard in My Backyard". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 803.
  4. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 319.
  5. "Dead Milkmen | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. "CMJ Silver Salute". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. November 10, 2003 – via Google Books.
  7. "TrouserPress.com :: Dead Milkmen". www.trouserpress.com.
  8. "Big Lizard in My Backyard LP".
  9. "Underground". Spin. 1 (6): 37. Oct 1985.
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