The Last Temptation of Reid
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| Studio album by Lard | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | May 1990 at Chicago Trax Studios | |||
| Genre | Industrial rock, hardcore punk | |||
| Label | Alternative Tentacles | |||
| Producer | Hypo Luxa, Hermes Pan, Count Ringworm | |||
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The Last Temptation of Reid is an album by Lard, released in 1990.
The CD includes a cover of "They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!", originally performed by Napoleon XIV, with the addition of a guitar part and an extra verse (written by Jello Biafra) to the original song's setup. The album also includes the song Forkboy which was used on the Natural Born Killers soundtrack and covered by Flotsam and Jetsam (on their album, High) and industrial rock act Black Light Burns.
The vinyl LP version of the album did not include the track "I Am Your Clock". The track was included as a separate EP.
The title is a reference to the Martin Scorsese film, The Last Temptation of Christ. A movie poster for the film is included in the liner notes of the album, only with the name "Reid" pasted over "Christ" in the title. "Reid" refers to Reid Hyams, who recorded the group's first EP, The Power of Lard, and co-owned Chicago Trax. A photo of Hyams can be seen on the back cover of the vinyl issue of the album and in the booklet of the CD.
Track listing
All songs written by Biafra/Jourgensen/Barker/Ward, except when noted.
- "Forkboy" (Biafra, Jourgensen, Barker, Rieflin, Ward) – 3:53
- "Pineapple Face" – 6:37
- "Mate Spawn & Die" (Biafra, Jourgensen, Barker, Rieflin, Ward) – 4:55
- "Drug Raid At 4 AM" – 5:01
- "Can God Fill Teeth?" – 4:20
- "Bozo Skeleton" – 4:30
- "Sylvestre Matuschka" – 3:54
- "They're Coming to Take Me Away" – 8:28 (N. Bonaparte)
- "I Am Your Clock" – 15:29
Personnel
Lard
- Jello Biafra – lead vocals (all but 4), deprogramming, sleeve concept, back cover photo
- Alien Jourgensen – guitars, programming, production
- Paul Barker – bass, programming, production
- Jeff Ward – drums (2, 4–9), backing and lead (4) vocals
Additional Personnel
- William Rieflin – drums (1, 3)
- Jeff Newell – engineer
- Winston Smith – front cover artwork & "Ant People"
- John Yates – sleeve design
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