One of DJ Jason's classics. All the DJs who worked at Lizard Lounge would have songs that were kind of 'their' songs. Out of bounds for other DJs. Jason Underhill, who I started the Lizard Lounge with in 1990 was big on Lenny Kavitz, The Cult and God. God, the band not the diety. Well one song "My Pal'
The Lizard. We started off playing to 25 people. Each week the crowd would grow by a couple of people and we had to try having a band on at one stage. Captain Cocoa who featured comedian Dave O'Neil. I booked them because I was their manager. Paid them 60 bucks. But that didn't work. We were surviving ..but just. All profits went to buying records. Then the other Jason, who ran Friday night's alternative club at the same venue convinced the landlord to put on a happy hour. Well, two hours. 9-11pm $1 pots. Then Lizard went through the roof and we never looked back.
Our Jason liked to play Lenny Kravitz. The first I'd heard of Lenny was through Ronny Williams who ran Beehive. He used to rave about the analog sound of Lenny's first album "Let Love Rule" A pure sixties sound. Made the same way records were made in the sixties. Presumably with sixties dust on the mixing desk. Mr. Cab Driver was a highlight of the album. I liked that rhythm guitar sound that runs across the record. Ace.
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