''Down'' is an album by the Chicago band

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. It was their last album for

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and the last to be produced by

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. The song "Horse" was labeled as "Pony Beat" on set lists for live shows. David Wm. Sims plays an organ on the album version. A video was created for the song "Destroy Before Reading," featuring

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as simply a head in a laboratory. The painting on the cover is "Falling Dog" by Malcolm Bucknall, for which Bucknall asked no pay and offers no explanation. Bucknall also did the cover art for the '' Puss/Oh, the Guilt'' split single with

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and the Jesus Lizard's '' Liar'' album.

Track listing

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External links

- Steve Albini discusses getting fired by the band in the comments below the review.
1994 albums The Jesus Lizard albums Albums produced by Steve Albini Touch and Go Records albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub