JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION Crypt-Style LP NEW ORIGINAL 1992 VINYL CRYPT CR-029
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ARTIST: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
TITLE: Crypt-Style
FORMAT: LP
LABEL: Crypt
PRODUCT #: CR-029
JACKET CONDITION: NM, MINT- JACKET HAS BOTTOM RIGHT CUT CORNER (PRICE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY)
DESCRIPTION: FIRST PRESSING! HAS NO UPC ON BACK AND SPINE SAYS "JACKET MADE IN CANADA"
" After a long and semi-successful tenure as leader of scuzz-rock heroes Pussy Galore, Jon Spencer shook up his anti-rock vision and hooked up with guitarist Judah Bauer and drummer Russell Simins to create the scuzz-blues trio the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Postmodern to the core, there was a genuine irony in the band's name; little of what they play resembles standard blues. There is, however, a blues feel to their sound, meaning that in many instances they appropriate aspects of the blues and incorporate them into their anarchic, noisy sound. Spencer clearly wasn't playing the blues, but a real if fractured appreciation of blues and R&B was audible in the band's music amid the chaotic wail of guitars and drums. Not part of alt-rock's commercial establishment (at least not at the start), Spencer also managed to sharply divide critics who tended to see him as either an inspired showman or a mendacious con man. He did, however, gain popularity and critical respect during the '90s, largely on the strength of the Blues Explosion's ferocious live show. As with Royal Trux, the other band to emerge after the breakup of Pussy Galore, the Blues Explosion's earliest recordings are virtually incomprehensible. The bass-less mix is awash in distorted guitars, precious little backbeat, and howled vocals. In its favor is the music's exciting, improvisatory feel; also true is that it's frequently incoherent and careless, and doesn't hold up well to repeated listenings. It was with the Blues Explosion's 1992 self-titled release and the almost immediate follow-up Crypt Style that the band began to write coherent songs: Spencer adopted an affected blues vocal style, and the band riffed wildly and crashed around him in a bluesy manner. " - John Dougan & allmusic.com
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