You've heard the name forever - or at least that's what I might have said in 1992. There were a few names that everyone knew even if they didn't know the bands. There were the DEADs (MILKMEN + KENNEDYS), BUTTHOLE SURFERS, AxCx (if you got down like that - I didn't), but the tongue in cheek brilliance of JESUS CHRYSLER was always something else. This tape from Ragin' Records was my first exposure to the band, even though I've known the name for well over two decades. Honestly, it was way more laid back than I was expecting and they aren't from Arizona even though their sole LP is on Toxic Shock. Instead, they're from Tennessee and they apparently jammed a shitpile of Aussie punk records before they recorded This Year's Savior in 1988. What do I hear....? I hear DEAD MILKMEN and DESCENDENTS and CELIBATE RIFLES and the entire Wanghead catalog even though ELVIS HITLER really ain't got shit to do with this shit. So get into those nasal-y R. Anonymous-esque vocals and those brilliant guitars and just....get into JESUS CHRYSLER.
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