The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (album) explained

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Type:	Studio
Artist:	the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Cover:	The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (album).jpg
Released:	1992
Recorded:	1991
Genre:	Garage rock
Label:	Independent
Producer:	Jon Spencer
Prev Title:	A Reverse Willie Horton
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Crypt Style
Next Year:	1993

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion is the debut album by the New York City-based eponymous band.^[1] Few copies of the album were produced; however, some songs are featured on the album Crypt Style, released one year after. Additionally, some songs are featured on the album A Reverse Willie Horton, released one year earlier, and considered either a bootleg or the group's true first album, as it contains all studio tracks. All three albums are culled from separate 1991 recording sessions with Kramer and Steve Albini.

Critical reception

Spin labeled the album "weird, angular rock, somehow arty and raw at the same time."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Write a Song" - 1:53
2. "I.E.V." - 1:45
3. "Exploder" - 2:00
4. "Rachel" - 2:25
5. "Chicken Walk" - 2:53
6. "White Tail" - 2:31
7. "'78 Style" - 1:26
8. "Changed" - 1:05
9. "What to Do" - 2:11
10. "Eye to Eye" - 1:43
11. "Eliza Jane" - 2:02
12. "History of Sex" - 1:46
13. "Comeback" - 3:12
14. "Support-a-Man" - 2:00
15. "Maynard Ave." - 1:57
16. "Feeling of Love" - 1:47
17. "Vacuum of Loneliness" - 3:02
18. "Intro A" - 0:52
19. "Biological" - 2:10
20. "Water Main" - 1:51

Personnel

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

• Jon Spencer - lead vocals, guitar, theremin
• Judah Bauer - guitar, backing vocals
• Russel Simins - drums

Additional Personnel

• Kurt Hoffmann - tenor saxophone
• Frank London - trumpet
• John Linnell - baritone saxophone

Notes and References

1. Book: Taylor . Steve . The A to X of Alternative Music . 2006 . Bloomsbury Academic . 218.
2. Milner . Greg . Garage Rock . Spin . Sep 2004 . 20 . 9 . 116.