On Tue, 29 Aug 1995, zzx wrote:
> Jon Spencer is of NYC trashrock's Pussy Galore fame... the blues
> explosion album ORANGE (his latest) is pretty funky in parts, but some
> songs sound like bad country/hard rock or much like the punk band The
> Minutemen. his other albums are EXTRA WIDTH (Matador), CRYPT STYLE
> (Crypt) and BLUES EXPLOSION(Caroline). of the three only EXTRA WIDTH
> contains
> elements of funk and soul. when they're funky it's like if the meters
> were white. i definitely don't recommend it to everyone here on acid
> jazz so remember: bad country/hard rock... if the meters were white --
> fusion.
>
> i've seen them a few times and it's a pretty good show. jon spencer's
> got a great stage act, he's got the showman chops DOWN. real heavy
> butt-shaking funk, except, no bass. does he have a bass player now? his
> blues explosion lineup is j.spencer - gtr, theremin / r.simmons - drums /
> j.bauer- gtr. on all four albums w/ beck bustin' on a section of one
> track from ORANGE. hope this helps...
> leon
>
> On Sat, 26 Aug 1995, LAWFORD JEFFREY wrote:
>
> > Saw j.s.b.e. at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto on Thurs.
> > nite....and was very impressed by this very tight group. I was really
> > drawn in by the funky drummer - real hard, raw beats. I even saw on one of
> > their 12" records in the acid-jazz section at the local record store
> > (Play de Record).
> >
> > Weird or not? I dunno. Lets put it up for discussion:
> > Your thoughts of the Blues Explosion. Like/dislike, classified musically
> > as....? Blah, blah, blah....
> >
> > Has anyone else seen them live??? I want feedback!
> >
> > later yall!
> > jeffrey
> >
> >
>