Liquidizer (album)

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Liquidizer
Jesus Jones Liquidizer.jpg
Studio album by
Jesus Jones
Released2 October 1989
GenreAlternative dance, alternative rock, techno
Length39:29 (UK)
46:42 (US)
LabelFood, SBK, RT Industries (current)
ProducerCraig Leon[1]
Jesus Jones chronology
Liquidizer
(1989) 		Doubt
(1991)
Singles from Liquidizer
  1. "Info Freako"
    Released: February 1989
  2. "Never Enough"
    Released: July 1989
  3. "Bring It on Down"
    Released: September 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide2.5/5 stars[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide2.5/5 stars[5]

Liquidizer is the debut album by British rock band Jesus Jones.[6][7] It was released in 1989 on SBK Records. "Info Freako", "Never Enough" and "Bring It on Down" were released as singles. Although "Move Mountains" was never released as a single, it received regular airplay on the Los Angeles radio station KROQ, making the KROQ Top 106.7 Countdown for that year.[8]

The album peaked at #32 in the UK album chart.[9]

Critical reception[]

Trouser Press wrote that "the band’s superior melodic intent to stylistic soulmates Pop Will Eat Itself resulted in a jacked-up blend that worked for both the ears and the feet."[1] The Chicago Tribune wrote that Jesus Jones incorporate "some of the most sophisticated and subtle samples to appear on record."[10] The Rolling Stone Album Guide called the album "a hodgepodge of stale ingredients in a bland, if colorful, casing."[5]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Mike Edwards, except where noted.

  1. "Move Mountains" – 3:20
  2. "Never Enough" – 2:41
  3. "The Real World" – 3:03
  4. "All the Answers" – 3:48
  5. "What's Going On" – 3:04
  6. "Song 13" – 4:05
  7. "Info Freako" – 2:51
  8. "Bring It on Down" – 2:31
  9. "Too Much to Learn" – 3:02
  10. "What Would You Know?" – 3:55
  11. "One for the Money" – 2:56
  12. "Someone to Blame" – 4:07
Bonus tracks
  2. "Broken Bones"* – 3:06
  3. "I Don't Want That Kind of Love"** (Kevin Bailiss) – 4:10

* Added for the original 1989 US CD Release
** Added for the original 1989 US/JPN CD Release

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Jesus Jones". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Liquidizer - Jesus Jones | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 4: MUZE. p. 621.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 601.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 367.
  6. ^ "Jesus Jones | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "You've Gotta Walk and Don't Look Back". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. February 26, 1990 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990 Countdown List". radiohitlist.com.
  9. ^ Buckley, Peter (October 26, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Heim, Chris. "A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE IS A MUSICAL THING FOR JESUS JONES". chicagotribune.com.
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