Let’s talk a bit about The Lizardz debut album, Eyeblinder. Recorded mostly at Area 31 in Wisconsin Rapids, this album features 14 original songs including contributions by Buck Dharma and Richie Castellano of Blue Oyster Cult. Mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Alex Wharton, this album was released on CD and 180gram vinyl in 2013.
Songs:
1) Newcastle (Bruhn/Gauss) - Featuring Richie Castellano
2) Who Do (Steinke)
3) Utah Moon (Larson)
4) Mormon Girls (Larson/Gauss/Bruhn)
5) Rough Mama (Gauss)
6) California (Rodencal)
7) Eyeblinder (Bruhn/Gauss/Plante) - Featuring guitar, mixing and co-production by Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser
8) Let It Go (Plante)
9) Make It Happen (Gauss/Finucan)
10) Swamp Thing (Kelley/Reaves)
11) Two-Bit Napoleon (Larson)
12) Walk Through That Door (Bruhn/Gauss)
13) Myrtle (Rodencal/San Juan)
14) Back From Milwaukee (Bruhn/Gauss) - Featuring guitar, mixing and co-production by Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser
The Lizardz are:
Jeff Gauss - Guitars and Vocals
Milo Plante - Guitars and Vocals
Jamie Bruhn - Bass, Vocals, Mandolin
Travis Plantico - Drums and Vocals
Mark Larson - Keyboards and Vocals
© 2013 The Lizardz & Area 31 Productions
Songs 1, 5, 7, 9, 12 & 14 © Choat Farm North Music (ASCAP)
This album was special in that we decided sometime in 2009 to start moving away from cover songs and spend time writing originals. Ultimately, during a post-show hang with Blue Oyster Cult’s Buck Dharma and Richie Castellano we asked if either would be interested in helping us on some material. Both agreed and Richie delivers a stellar guitar solo on Newcastle, while Buck not only played lead and some rhythm guitar on Back From Milwaukee and the title track Eyeblinder, we mixed and co-produced both. With their inclusion, Mark Larson came up with the idea of taking this album to the next level. Mark and I met up in London in the Spring of 2013 and headed for Abbey Road Studios to get the project mastered. They met up with Blue Oyster Cult’s Danny Miranda along the way and eventually ended up at the Meatloaf show at the O2 Arena later that week. The vinyl was pressed at United in Nashville. All in all, this album was a success and propelled the band into further songwriting and recording projects. The release was featured on Blueoystercult.com shortly after its release.
