Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper (album)
1985 studio album by Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper
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Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper is the debut album of Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper, released in 1985.[1][6]
Released1985
Recorded1985
StudiosThe Bungalow, Coronado, California; Soundtrax, San Diego, California
GenreRock
| Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper | ||||
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| Studio album by Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Studios | The Bungalow, Coronado, California; Soundtrax, San Diego, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Enigma[1] | |||
| Producer | Ron Goudie[2] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Robert Christgau | C+[4] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [5] |
Production
The released album had served as the duo's demo tape.[7]
Critical reception
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
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
- 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