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The Brotherhood of Lizards的音樂就像是夏天的午後，讓人不禁聯想到了明亮而陽光，踏實卻又有點低傳真、迷幻的音樂景色，而這大概可以作為一個同時身為詩人、評論家和音樂創作者身份的 Martin Newell和他的好夥伴也同是貝斯手的Peter Nice一起流浪的風光，所做下的美好註解。
在微涼的十月裏， Martin Newell和Nelson背起了樂器，靠著腳踏車作為巡迴的交通方式，600哩的路，他們就這樣帶著他們的音箱和樂器騎遍了大半個英國南部。在那個動盪的1980年末期，這樣的行為也湊巧地使他們成為環保團體非常喜愛的樂團，並且得到了「第一個環保樂隊」的稱號，這大概是他們一開始沒有預料到的。
這張作品包含了他們1989年所發行的Lizrdland裡面的作品之外，也包含了他們在1988年的傳奇的同名卡帶裡的作品。
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By late May of 1989, Cleaners from Venus man Martin Newell and Peter Nice a/k/a Nelson finished their first album, Lizardland, and handed it over to upstart indie Deltic Records. Though there is a fair amount of Cleaners from Venus DNA in the mix due to the charms of the definitely lo-fi recording methods, the music of the Brotherhood of Lizards has a sharp sound all its own. And, the story doesnt stop there.
Towards the end of 1989, Deltic label head Andy McQueen, who knew Newells general aversion to touring, asked if there was any possibility that the duo might go on a promotional tour. Newell replied, “Only by bicycle." Though there was a heavy sigh on the other end of the line, soon after, whilst studying a map of England and its regional radio stations, it struck Newell that a bicycle tour might be a real possibility. Thus, amazingly, in early October, Newell and Nelson set off on bicycles, instruments on backs, tiny amps in front carriers, for a 600-mile busking tour of the entire southern half of England. The media became unexpectedly interested. More through sheer eccentricity than eco-activism, at the turn of a turbulent decade, the Lizards had unwittingly hitched a ride on a brand new zeitgeist. They were called “The First Eco Rock Band" and the tour became the subject of a number of news items. as well as a documentary that is, alas, now lost.
As 1990 rolled around, however, there was one big problem, for Newell at least: while the Lizards cycled and busked, an EMI employee saw Nelson on TV and thought he would be great replacement bass player for New Model Army. Nelson attended and passed the New Model Army audition and stayed with that band for well over two decades, although it spelled the end of the Brotherhood of Lizards. In spring of 1990, almost two years after they had begun, it was all over. They travelled over a thousand miles on bikes, busked their way around England and made all of the music contained here -- including the duos self-release cassette -- in this collection.
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