The Last Temptation of Reid is an album by Lard

Lard (band)

Lard is a hardcore punk/industrial band founded in 1988 as a side project by Jello Biafra , Al Jourgensen , Paul Barker , and Jeff Ward . Biafra is perhaps best known as the former frontman of the punk rock band Dead Kennedys...

, released in 1990.

The CD includes a cover of "They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!", originally performed by Napoleon XIV

Napoleon XIV

Napoleon XIV was the pseudonym of the American singer-songwriter and record producer Jerry Samuels , who achieved one-hit wonder status with the Top 5 hit novelty song "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" in 1966. Samuels also wrote The Shelter of Your Arms, a top 20 hit for Sammy Davis, Jr...

, with the addition of a guitar part and an extra verse (written by Jello Biafra) to the original song's setup. The album also includes the song Forkboy which was used on the Natural Born Killers

Natural Born Killers

Natural Born Killers is a 1994 crime/black comedy film directed by Oliver Stone about two victims of traumatic childhoods who became lovers and psychopathic serial killers, and are irresponsibly glorified by the mass media...

 soundtrack

Natural Born Killers (soundtrack)

Natural Born Killers is the soundtrack to the film Natural Born Killers, produced by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. Reznor reportedly produced the soundtrack using a portable Pro Tools in his hotel room while on tour...

 and covered by Flotsam and Jetsam

Flotsam and Jetsam (band)

Flotsam and Jetsam is a thrash metal band that formed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1982.-1981-1986: The beginning:The band's original name was "Paradox" founded by Drummer Kelly David-Smith and two other guitarists, until 1982 when bassist Jason Newsted joined. Jason had come to Phoenix with his band...

 (on their album, High

High (Flotsam and Jetsam album)

High is the sixth album by thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam. It was released on June 3, 1997. It is their last album with Michael Gilbert and Kelly David Smith.-Track listing:#Final Step #Hallucinational #It's On Me #High Noon...

) and industrial rock

Industrial rock

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 act Black Light Burns

Black Light Burns

Black Light Burns are a rock band fronted by Wes Borland, of Limp Bizkit. The band's original studio lineup consisted of Borland, Danny Lohner, Josh Eustis and Josh Freese. Their debut album Cruel Melody, was released on June 5, 2007. The band released a covers and b-sides CD/DVD combo package in...

.

The vinyl LP version of the album did not include the track "I Am Your Clock". The track was included as a separate EP

I Am Your Clock

I Am Your Clock is a 1990 EP released by Lard. The one sided 12" was released with a limited edition of the album The Last Temptation of Reid. The track was later included with the CD version of the album....

.

The title is a reference to the Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation...

 film, The Last Temptation of Christ

The Last Temptation of Christ (film)

The Last Temptation of Christ is a 1988 drama film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a film adaptation of the controversial 1953 novel of the same name by Nikos Kazantzakis. It stars Willem Dafoe as Jesus Christ, Harvey Keitel as Judas Iscariot, Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene, David Bowie as...

. A movie poster for the film is included in the liner notes of the album, only with the name "Reid" pasted over "Christ" in the title. "Reid" refers to Reid Hyams, who recorded the groups first EP, The Power of Lard

The Power of Lard

The Power of Lard is the 1989 EP released by Lard.-Lard:*Al Jourgensen - guitar, production*Paul Barker - bass guitar, production*Jeff Ward - drums*Jello Biafra - vocals, production, sleeve concept-Additional Personnel:*Keith Auerbach - engineer...

, and worked at Chicago Trax. A photo of Hyams can be seen on the back cover of the vinyl issue of the album and in the booklet of the CD.

Track listing

All songs written by Biafra/Jourgensen/Barker/Ward, except when noted.

1. "Forkboy" – 3:53
2. "Pineapple Face
   Manuel Noriega
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   " – 6:37
3. "Mate Spawn & Die" – 4:55
4. "Drug Raid At 4 AM" – 5:01
5. "Can God Fill Teeth?" – 4:20
6. "Bozo Skeleton" – 4:30
7. "Sylvestre Matuschka
   Sylvestre Matuschka
   Szilveszter Matuska , was a Hungarian mass murderer and mechanical engineer who made two successful and at least two unsuccessful attempts to derail passenger trains in Hungary, Germany and Austria in 1930 and 1931.-Crimes:Matuska made at least two failed attempts to derail trains in Austria in...
   
   " – 3:54
8. "They're Coming to Take Me Away" – 8:28 (N. Bonaparte
   Napoleon XIV
   Napoleon XIV was the pseudonym of the American singer-songwriter and record producer Jerry Samuels , who achieved one-hit wonder status with the Top 5 hit novelty song "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" in 1966. Samuels also wrote The Shelter of Your Arms, a top 20 hit for Sammy Davis, Jr...
   
   )
9. "I Am Your Clock" – 15:29

Lard

• Alien Jourgensen
  Al Jourgensen
  Alain David Jourgensen , is a Cuban-American musician best known as the founder and frontman of the industrial metal band Ministry. He is sometimes credited as Alain Jourgensen, Alien Jourgensen, Hypo Luxa , Dog, Alien Dog Star and Buck Satan...
  
   – guitars, programming
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  , production
• Paul Barker
  Paul Barker
  Paul Barker , also referred to as Hermes Pan, is the former bass guitarist, producer and engineer with the industrial metal band Ministry from 1986 to 2004...
  
   – bass, programming, production
• Jeff Ward
  Jeff Ward (musician)
  Jeff Ward was a drummer for various rock bands including Hammeron, Nine Inch Nails, Revolting Cocks, Ministry, Lard, and Low Pop Suicide....
  
   – drums (2, 4–9), vocals
• Jello Biafra
  Jello Biafra
  Jello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
  
   – vocals, deprogramming, sleeve concept, back cover photo

Additional Personnel

• William Rieflin
  William Rieflin
  William "Bill" Rieflin is an American musician.In the past, Reiflin has worked with many notable groups in the industrial rock, experimental metal and related genres, including Ministry, the Revolting Cocks, Lard, KMFDM, Pigface, Swans, Chris Connelly, Nine Inch Nails, R.E.M., and many others...
  
   – drums (1, 3)
• Jeff Newell – engineer
• Winston Smith (artist)
  Winston Smith (artist)
  Winston Smith is an artist who primarily uses the medium of collage. He is probably best known for the artwork he has produced for the American punk rock group Dead Kennedys...
  
  – front cover artwork & "Ant People"
• John Yates – sleeve design