The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Acme Plus

U.S.A., 2003

Yesterday at my favourite bar I heard this album playing. Their blend of many things that obviously include blues, alternative rock (with remnants of punk) and music genres based mainly on the pentatonic scale, left me simply amazed. Not having yet been confronted with JSBX earlier, my ignorance was blatant; These outtakes from the original Acme from 1998 are nothing short of world-rocking.


Playlist:

1. Wait a Minute
2. Get Down Lover
3. Confused
4. Magical Colors (31 Flavors)
5. Not Yet
6. Get Old
7. Bacon
8. Blue Green Olgs [Remix]
9. Heavy [Remix]
10. Lap Dance
11. Right Place, Wrong Time
12. Leave Me Alone So I Can Rock Again
13. Soul Trance
14. Electricity
15. New Year
16. Chowder
17. T.A.T.B. [For The Saints and Sinners Remix]
18. Hell
19. I Wanna Make It All Right (Zebra Ranch)
20. Radio Advert for Acme [Bonus]

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R.L. Burnside, Come on In

US, 1998

Blues you can rock out to. Nuff said.


Playlist:

01 - Been Mistreated
02 - Come on In (live)
03 - Let My Baby Ride
04 - Don't Stop Honey
05 - It's Bad You Know
06 - Just Like a Woman
07 - Come on in, Part 2
08 - Rollin' Tumblin' (remix)
09 - Please Don't Stay
10 - Shuck Dub
11 - Come on in, Part 3
12 - Heat

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T-Bone Walker, The Original Source

US, 2002

it's time to relax,
and you know what that means,
a glass of wine, your favourite easy chair,
and of course this compact disc playing and your home stereo.
So go on and indulge yourself,
that's right, kick off your shoes, put your feet up,
lean back and just enjoy the melodies.
After all, music soothes even the savage beast.

No playlist this time... 4 CD's

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