By this juncture, you either love Jon Spencer enough to listen to every record, or you've heard plenty and are decidedly uninterested. Still, Orange mines the same territory as Extra Width, and that may not be enough. At times, even during Orange's best tracks ("Bell Bottoms"), the thin, retro-'70s worshipping sounds phoned in and lacking in real emotional commitment. But, as with a lot of junk ock, sometimes it can be appreciated for simply being junk, and that's fine. But it's likely that Spencer's core fans like the idea of the lues more than the reality. In other words, they don't mind the pose, nor do they mind the facade. In Jon Spencer's world, image is everything.
jon spencer is a freakin' genius. his creativity is unparalleled. crazy r&b. he totally reminds me of howlin' wolf. crazy howls. I put Jon Spencer and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Blues Explosion on random shuffle, and all this crazy music is different. He's definitely not rehashing his own sound. I mean, there are certain characteristics that jump out, but it's all crazy different.
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This is my first post in a REALLY long time (I forgot my mog password...oops!) so I thought I'd come back and introduce you to one of my all time favorites. They've been around a while - put on a great live show - definitely worth listening to if you're in the mood for a funky blues/rockabilly sound. Enjoy!!
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A long time ago I didn't know what a remix was. A long time ago, most of us didn't have the internet, and some things remained a mystery that required further investigation. Often times lots of dead ends and reading a lot of different music mags (at a price) to get straight answers.I actually discovered JSBE through the remix album "Experimental Remixes" and James Lavelle's "Bellbottoms (U.N....
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| 1 Bellbottoms |
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| 2 Ditch |
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| 3 Dang |
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| 4 Very Rare |
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| 5 Sweat |
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| 6 Cowboy |
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| 7 Orange |
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| 8 Brenda |
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| 9 Dissect |
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| 10 Blues X Man |
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| 11 Full Grown |
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| 12 Flavor |
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| 13 Greyhound |
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