Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper (album)
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Studio album by Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper | ||||
Released | 1985 | |||
Recorded | 1985 | |||
Studio | The Bungalow, Coronado, California; Soundtrax, San Diego, California | |||
Label | Enigma[1] | |||
Producer | Ron Goudie[2] | |||
Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper chronology | ||||
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Robert Christgau | C+[4] |
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Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper is the debut album of Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper, released in 1985.[1][6]
Production[edit]
The released album had served as the duo's demo tape.[7]
Critical reception[edit]
Trouser Press called the album "a bit on the tame side — songs with titles like 'Jesus at McDonalds' and 'Art Fag Shuffle' should be great, but are merely clever."[8]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks composed by Mojo Nixon; except where indicated
- "Jesus at McDonalds"
- "Mushroom Maniac"
- "Moanin' With Your Mama"
- "Promised Land Tonight"
- "Guns To My Head"
- "I'm in Love with Your Girlfriend"
- "Rockin' Religion"
- "Big Payback" (Bruce Springsteen)
- "Comin' Down"
- "Mama Possums"
- "King of the Couch"
- "Art Fag Shuffle"
- "Black Yo' Eye"
- "Ain't Got Nobody" [cassette only]
- "Death Row Blues" [cassette only]
Personnel[edit]
- Skid Roper - upright washboard and other stuff
- Mojo Nixon - vocals, guitar and foot percussion
- Technical
- Recorded at The Bungalow, Coronado, Calif., except "Rockin' Religion" and "Black Yo' Eye", recorded at Soundtrax, S.D. Calif.
- Produced by Ron Goudie
- Mixed at Hit Single Below a Shopping Center
- Photography by Jeff de Rose
- Design by Skidmore Grafix
References[edit]
- ^ a b "LOCAL DUO'S 1ST ALBUM BLENDS BLUES, HUMOR". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1985.
- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 820.
- ^ Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper at AllMusic
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Mojo Nixon". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 510.
- ^ "Mojo Nixon | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (December 1, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Mojo Nixon". Trouser Press. Retrieved 1 December 2020.