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Gadzooks!!! The Homemade Bootleg (1997) Needletime 17751-2 (CD) Track listing: UFOs, Big Rigs & BBQ Bring Me the Head of David Geffen I Like Marijuana (David Peel, F. Goldsmith, M. Cooper, H.B. Barnum) Warner-Tamerlane [BMI] The Poontango Take Me to Your Leader Are You Drinkin' With Me Jesus (Peter Berryman) Lou & Peter Berryman Music [BMI] adapted with permission by Mojo Nixon & Country Dick Montana Winnebago Warrior (Dead Kennedys) Decay Music [BMI] King of Sleaze Beer Ain't Drinkin' Go Back Home Death Row Blues Amsterdam Dogshit Blues I'm Drunk Tulane (Chuck Berry) Isalee Music Publishing [BMI] She's All Liquored Up (M. Nixon, P. Kamanski, J. Harris, C.D. Montana) Muffin Stuffin' Music, administered by Bug Music [BMI] High School is a Prison Richard Petty All songs written by Mojo Nixon and published by Muffin Stuffin' Music [BMI], administered by Bug Music [BMI] except as indicated [A Review] Inside CD cover text: To all the psycho nutt jobs who drove hundreds of miles, hitchhiked cross state lines, skipped work, hounded record stores and came to weird gigs on odd nights, THANKS! To all the Mojonites and Mojoholics, especially that guy who rode the bus from Brownsville to Austin and back. I appreciate it. To the "big Mojo fan" everywhere who knows the songs better than I do, much obliged sick pig. Here's the collection you've been hollerin' for. Rave On, Mojo Nixon UFOs, Big Rigs & BBQ Diesel Only Records wanted me to record a truck driving song with lower east side rig rockers the World Famous Blue Jays. On the plane the day of the session I wrote this song explaining how UFOs are truck drivers from outer space who come to the earth in search of BBQ. Using Elvis's "Promised Land" as a musical starting point we conjured up a 45rpm single that actually got played on Dave Nemo's Road Gang -870am WWL. This led to Mojo & Roscoe's collaboration on "Whereabouts Unknown". Produced by: Eric "Roscoe" Ambel Recorded at: Coyote Studios, Brooklyn NY 1993 MOJO NIXON & THE WORLD FAMOUS BLUE JAYS Mojo Nixon - Guitar & Vocals Albert Caitati - Drums & Vocals Eric "Roscoe" Ambel - Guitar & Vocals Dan Prater - Bass Jay Sherman-Godfrey - Guitar & Vocals Bruce Bennet - Background Vocals Original appeared on 7" vinyl cat #D08424 Also on Diesel Only's "Big Rock Truck Shop" Bring Me the Head of David Geffen This psychotic howl was left off "Whereabouts Unknown" due to certain associates of mine crapping their pants when they heard the title. Re-recorded with the Toadliquors and jimmy-jacked up even higher on the hate-meter after a year of live performances. Why David Geffen? Because he brought back Aerosmith & the Eagles that's why! And yes, I do think this is the perfect marriage/ripoff/homage to B. Gibbons & P. Westerberg. CHEESE SESSIONS: January 2 & 3, 1996 at Cedar Creek Studios, Austin, TX Produced by: Ron Goudie Engineer: Fred Remmert Mojo Nixon & The Toadliquors The above will be hereinafter referred to as the Cheese Sessions I Like Marijuana Original done by "John Lennon fave" & super dirt hippie street musician David Peel & the Lower East Side. Appeared on cool compilation "Marijuana's Greatest Hits Revisited". I wrote all new verses, turned it into Wooly Bully, made Wetdawg play the accordion, filled all 24 tracks, and really did first smoke pot at a Methodist youth fellowship retreat in junior high school. Recorded at Arlyn Studios, July 1992 Producer/Engineer: Stuart Sullivan Mojo Nixon & The Toadliquors* Re-Hash Records, cat # 881198CD The Poontango Mojo Latino a-go-go! Birthed this sucker while fuckin' around between takes during Otis sessions which featured worlds first cow punk super group (me, Montana, Doe, Roscoe, Dash and Jim "the Beast" Dickinson). Ungodly combo of South America & South Georgia. After five years, we finally had to record it. Ponnfabulous! CHEESE SESSIONS Take Me To Your Leader Long time live show stopper finally captured for posterity. Obviously written during Bruce Jr. phase. Hell, he thought he was Van Morrison who thought he was Ray Charles who thought he was Leadbelly, who thouht he was Buckdance Johnson. I just wanna' be Otis the Drunk! O-T-I-S Otis is the very best. CHEESE SESSIONS Are You Drinking With Me Jesus? After an all night card game at Country Dick's house, me and Behemoth Montana go to my pad to "write some hits". The only problem is we didn't write this genius ditty, we were so high we just copied it down, blurred a few words, stuck a few chords and declared ourselves song writing fools. Originally on Prairie Home Invasion, the Mojo & Jello go to Texas and make a country record, cockamamie scheme #397 gone awry. Produced at Arlyn Studios, Austin, TX, June 1993 Produced by: Marshall Lawless & Tri-State Kill Spree Johnson Engineered/Mixed by: Stuard Sullivan Mojo Nixon & The Toadliquors* with Jello Biafra Originally on Prairie Home Invasion on Alternative Tentacles Cat# VIRUS 137CD Winnebago Warrior Being joyfully demented I decided to make punk rock sound like Hank Jr. Only heard original noise-a-rama once, didn't even let the band listen to Dead Kennedy's version. Unfortrunately this lead to "Prairie Home Invasion", the Mojo/Jello Country abomination/near death experience. On the plus side it served as a blue print for "UFOs, Big Rigs & BBQ", which is just another one of my re-writes of Rodney Crowell's "Ain't Living Long Like This". Recorded at Arlyn Studios, Austin, TX, Fall 1992 Producer: Stuart Sullivan Mojo Nixon & The Toadliquors* Special Guest Harmony: Wierd Uncle Jimmy Originally appeared on Virus 100, on Alternative Tentacles Cat# VIRUS 100 King O' Sleaze Had first line "I'm big, I'm bad, I might even be your DAD" for years before I turned it into a song for my de-mentor Country Dick Montana. Later realized music is Muddy Waters "I'm Ready". Hell, if you're gonna' steal, steal from the best. This is the original demo before Dick got a hold of it. Recorded at Hit Single Studios, San Diego, CA, Fall 1988 Randy Fuell: twirlin' knobs & grabbin' cash Mojo solo demo for Root Hog or Die sessions Beer Ain't Drinkin' In John Ford's last great movie "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", Mr. Peabody the town drunk/newspaper man wants a drink, but the bar is closed due to the big meeting to vote on statehood. He says "Gimme a drink, Hell, I'll still vote" "No, bar is closed!" "Hell, just give me a beer, Beer ain't drinkin!" CHEESE SESSIONS Go Back Home Continuation of Mama Possums, Rutabagas, Shane's Dentist and Hamlet Chicken Plant Disaster. Mojo "front porch, dirt hippie, drink the bong water, while listening to the Allman Brothers" vibe songs. Played all instruments myself just like Prince. Recorded with Bob from Titwrench, right after he took American Gothic photo of me and Jello in DRAG, hell, he liked it. Recorded at Neighborhood Recordings, San Diego, CA, Summer 1994 Producer/Engineer: Bob Barley Mojo Nixon - everything Earth Music/Cargo compilation "Mud On The Wheel" cat # EAR-009 Death Row Blues Fall of '83 earliest thing ever recorded. I won some Tuesday night singer/songwriter contest at San Diego's Spirit Club (the one "Where the Hells My Money" is about) and got 3 hours studio time at some half ass studio. They thought I would then purchase 5 more hours and make a demo. Me & Skid recorded, overdubbed & mixed 3 songs in 2 hours and 58 minutes. Lou Reed's "Waiting For my Man" & Jonathan Richman's "Road Runner" are obvious influences, but the psycho babble stream of funconsciousness Mojoness is about to congeal. A John Lee Hooker, Richard Prior, & Hunter S. Thompson unnatural psycho road house Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper, some studio, some engineer Amsterdam Dogshit Blues Written during month long '85 Dutch tour/drinking contest with Tex & The Horseheads. Central Amsterdam has not seen a tree, a patch of grass or a pooper scooper since before the reformation. Lots o' dogs, lots o' dog food, lots o' euro indifference to personal or canine hygene. Not on regular LP due to "S-Word". Recorded during Bo-Day-Shus sesions 1987 at George Tobin Studios, N. Hollywood, CA Produced by: Ron Goudie Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper I'm Drunk Melody from rebel rouser, chorus from the Pogues. The best Social Distortion song nobody's ever heard. Recorded in a haze with Yankee idiot genius' New Duncan Imperials. Helluva drunken idiot roar. Best sing-along song on Pleasure Baron II tour 93. Recorded at Pogo Studios, Champaign, IL 1993 Producer: Mark Rubel Mojo Nixon - Guitar & Vocals Skipper - Bass & Vocals Pigtail Dick - Guitar & Vocals Goodtime - Drums Pete "Wetdawg" Gordon - Piano & Vocals Crispy - Accordian & Vocals Originally appeared in 45 rpm on Pravda Records cat# PR4515 Tulane Chuck Berry song originally recorded for EP in 1988, evolved into "Elvis is Everywhere". Only available on flexi-disc from "Bob Magazine". At the end of the song instead of 2nd guitar solo I went "un-huh-huh" like Elvis - you can hear it. One night on stage about half of "Elvis is Everywhere" poured out of me. Same key, same tempo, same phrasing as Elvis. I was merely a nut job conduit for the Elvis vibration. Produced at Sound Affair, Orange County, CA Producer: Ron Goudie Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper She's All Liquored Up San Diego's Rebel Alliance (Nixon, Montana, Joey Harris, Paul Kamanski) super hitzilla now on Beat Farmers, Dash Rip Rock & Mojo Nixon LPs. My part was the chug-a-lug guitar. Dick wrote words (from personal experience) and Joey and Paul threw in that pop chorus and some extra chords. This song is NOT, I repeat NOT about my wife nor Joey's wife! Just some casual acquaintences Country Dick observed form afar in a bar. CHEESE SESSIONS High School Is A Prison Original appears in "C" movie "Rock & Roll High School Forever" with me as stupid "Rock & Roller". Never played live, not on any LP, only recording with "The Talking Boogers" touring band. Rhythm zone borrowed from first Pleasure Barons and Dave Alvin's old band. Recorded at "Weird Little Studio", Hollywood, CA September 1990 Mojo Nixon - Guitar & Vocals John "Juke" Logan - Organ Jerry Angel - Drums Gil T. - Bass Richard Petty While passing through Memphis, recorded tribute to NASCAR's greatest at Sam Phillips studio with Roland Janes (Jerry Lee's original guitar player) at the helm. Also in the studio is writer and video maker "not rockabilly" Robert Gordon, our roadie: Spare Mike and Bullethead. You can hear me explaining to them when to release wind-up rubber band airplanes & twirl multi-color vacuum cleaner hose over their heads for maximum sonic & spiritual effect. Sam Phillips' son Jerry playing second guitar. Mojo Nixon, Skid Roper, Bullethead, Robert Gordon, Spare Mike, Jerry Phillips Never available Mojo Nixon is responsible for vocals & guitar, cockamamie schemes The Toadliquors are: Pete "Wetdawg" Gordon - Piano, Organ, Singin' Mike "Wid" Middleton - Drums, Drivin', Singin' Earl B. Freedom - Bass, Tamborine, Singin', Roomin' with Mojo * Some songs recorded with Sean "Hoser/Weasel" McCarthy on bass Mojo Nixon's guitar strings are Dean Markley Mike "Wid" Middleton uses Sabian cymbals, Pro-Mark drum sticks and Vibe Drums Mastered by Fred Remmert Edited by Jim Wilson GADZOOKS!!! Production Co-ordinator/Fabu-babe: Jackie Dering Cover photo by Greggae Giles, 1991 group photo by Mike Pattisall Layout & Design: David McCreath (for Monsterbit Media) Mojo and Jackie Holly Breen - V.P. of Operations at Freedom Records, a Mojo World Empire affiliate [Go back to Discography Index] Last update: 20-Feb-2000 Send corrections, updates or additions to: Paul Clarkson