Very Greasy

Very Greasy is an album by the American musician David Lindley, with El Rayo-X, released in 1988. It was Lindley's third studio album with the band. The album peaked at No. 174 on the Billboard 200. Lindley supported it by touring with the Wagoneers, before serving as the opening act on Jackson Browne's 1989 tour. The final El Rayo-X record, while lovely, does not exactly contain the power and fury of the first two. On Very Greasy, David Lindley and his cohorts explore a myriad of lighter, more Caribbean rhythms and textures, rendering a very pleasing album. Some great covers such as "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" and "Do You Wanna Dance" are pleasant enough, but the fact that hard rock Warrior drummer Ian Wallace -- who was such a big part of the power of their second CD, Win This Record -- is missing results in a weaker record. All in all, a very nice, eclectic slice, but not what this fine band was really about.