Now I Got Worry

The intro and parts of "Fuck Shit Up" reminded me of friends blowing out their mics in Ventrilo. Hard pass.

The first seconds of Skunk had me real worried. Then it turned around in a very real way. Beast mode I fear.

Two or three good songs in a mess of songs that are quite bad

so yesterday kicks off and i'm already in a bad mood. i sit down at my computer to log in to work, still groggy and grumpy. i go to submit my review for the album of the day before, see the new album and go "oh well i like blues let's see if this somehow lightens my mood." so i pull the album up and hit play only to have some fuckin dude scream "AHHHHHHH" at max volume on my speakers and scare the piss out of me. later on, i was able to laugh at it, but at the time ohhhh boy was i fuming. the rest of the album was fine and good or whatever though.

If I had a nickel for every time an album started with screaming… Turned out much better than I expected. I genuinely enjoyed the songs around the middle of the album, but the bookends of it weren’t the best. There was a palpable sense of arrogance in this and while I tried not to let it influence me, I wasn’t totally successful.

Initially, I hated this album -- "Skunk" lost me almost immediately. I feel like you have to work up to some agonizing screaming instead of starting off with that. But then we get to some incredible songs, like "Love All of Me," where something clicks for me. I love the experimental nature of this album, and I think it's doing some cool shit that nobody really hopped onto. There's a lot of influence from hip-hop that maybe are why I'm so intrigued. "Sticky" sounds like a song that Armand Hammer could have made last year. It wasn't all a jam -- I think there are as many misses are there are hits here. Definitely a surprise like, but I think ultimately that I won't return to it often if ever. Wasn't sure if I would make it through the bonus tracks, but "Cool Vee" sucked me in and I decided to finish it off.

Part of me thinks this album might actually be brilliant but I also, uncharacteristically prudishly, really dislike all the swearing? Like… it’s noticeable to the point it feels try hardish and, dare I say, proto-Limp Bizkit. If “Fuck Shit Up” were just deleted from this album I’d maybe go to a 3

It is fine, I am not sure I will listen to this going forward, but if I hear it I won't be upset. 2.5/5

3/10

How in the hell did an album like this get on here? The band name is deceptive: you won't find anything remotely bluesy here (aside from rock's own blues influence of course.) Instead, you'll be met with an explosion of bizarre, experimental garage(?) rock that sound like it's on the brink of falling apart. Most of the lyrics are inscrutable and indecipherable. The singer mostly rambles on about sex, drugs, and rock and roll in a very sardonic, IDGAF sort of tone. He sounds like he cares for neither the musical structure itself nor for the subject matter he's been told to sing about. Songs mostly struggle to stay together and a few are just barely carried to a 3-minute runtime, almost as though the album itself was exploded and was put back together by the band when they found what was left. I must say that's quite impressive to do with audio as the only medium. This is definitely among the most unique albums on this list, though it doesn't necessarily mean this is among the best. It also impresses me with its runtime, as the album never wears out its welcome despite its many shifts in tempo and its 16-song tracklist, normally hallmarks of a bloated, overlong album. You can find better punk rock, better garage rock, better industrial, and better experimental elsewhere, but I really doubt that you can find them all in one place as they are on this album. Key Tracks: Wail, Dynamite Lover, Firefly Child, R.L. Got Soul

Of the 60+ albums I've gotten on this journey so far, this was the hardest to rate. I immediately hated it when it started, but as it went on, I think I started to like it? At least a little. A lot of it reminds me of a kind of a proto version of The White Stripes, a band I also don't really like, but sometimes do. Sometimes he does this Elvis impersonation. There's random talking throughout it. It is a weird album and I'm not really sure what to do with it. I think it's a 3.5

I did not realize how loud my car speakers were when I first started playing this album and I hope people in the parking lot did not think I needed help. Anyways the lyrics are lowkey stupid and I did not enjoy listening to it

Songs were either a hit or miss but I enjoyed it when it was good! I would be interested in listening to his other work too it seems interesting! I am always a seeker for experimental music...just wish Jon wouldn't scream so loud... Guitar was good though. maybe a 2.5/5 for me but I'll round up

The opener was a 1 but other parts dragged the overall score up to a 2

This was a drag to listen to

Never heard of them before, but a pleasant find

I can't tell if I actually love this record, or if l just love the memory of being 20 something and staying out until the bars closed.

It wants to be dirty blues but kind of falls short. It needed more fuzz.

Hate hate hate. This all just made me feel violent. Idk what this did to my brain but it was bad.

Vocals bother the hell out of me. The music is killer.

Too discordant and ear-splitting for me.

Maybe it's me (and my morning mood), but this flavor of noisy low-fi difficult-on-purpose music is all the more pretentious in its posing as trying to come off as the opposite. Bah.

The songs come and go with little to show for them. And yet, I dug pretty much every second. This is more like a 3.5 for me, but I'm feeling generous

My kind of explosive experience !

5/10

El album en sí ha estado bien, pero no ha habido casi canciones que me llamen la atención.

Not my thing

Saved? ❌ Would listen again? ❌ Would recommend to anyone? ❌ Would buy on Vinyl? ❌

Sometimes you just want music to be an enjoyable racket, with a group thrashing around and having a good time, without overthinking anything. This album does exactly what it says on the tin. It’s a mix of blues, random screams, punk riffs, a bit of dub, weird shit and a very creditable Elvis impression. You really can’t go wrong with tracks like Fuck Shit Up and Chicken Dog which brings back veteran bluesman Rufus C Thomas to reprise his classic hits Funky Chicken and Walk the Dog, and apparently have a whale of a time doing it.

THE BLUES…THE BLUES IS NUMBER ONE eu tenho uma relação muito boa com JSBX, apesar de ainda não ter achado um cd/dvd deles pra minha coleção. Descobri igual a maioria, com baby driver, com bellbottoms, mas só serviu pra aumentar o meu interesse com essa banda, que por mais q pareça q eles estão somente fazendo barulho por fazer, todos são muito bem treinados (por mais que também não pareça XD). Por mais que eu aprecie mais Orange, é inegável que esse é um dos melhores deles, por pôr mais em voga essa atitude e explosão q eles são conhecidos. A melhor banda de Jam q existe, barulho puro mas que não deixa a desejar. THE BLUES IS NUMBER ONEE HIGHLIGHTS: WAIL, Skunk (depois do grito), Chicken Dog, 2Kindsa Love, Dynamiye Lover, Rocketship 9.5/10

eh, not my thing

I really enjoyed this, I’d never heard of the artist.

No doubt special , has lotsa influences , some punk some metal some blues reminds of other older 80s bands like Minutemen and pixies

I liked it but found it became a bit repetitive

Wail

44 minute garage punk jawn? I didn’t think those existed. Whatever let’s see how this is. Well, I’ve listened to it now, and let me tell you, it’s exactly what you’d expect. It’s… too long, too samey, not crazy enough at times, and kind of just like if white stripes were way punkier. Which that’s not bad at all, it’s just not really my thing, especially if you’re going to make it more than like 25 minutes long. This is 20 minutes more than 25 minutes, and that is its problem. Anyway I had a nice time in London today, it was pretty cool. I saw “my neighbour totoro” in theatre. This album is alright. 6.5/10

There are probably some days where this album would register as a 5 for me. It gets very Minutemen-esque at times. There's just a bit too much screeching for me to fully embrace it though.

Raucous

Might have worked with Mark E Smith on vocals but he wasn’t so it didn’t!

Rubbish Rubbish.

that first track is a DOOZY. nothing like turning that on at 8am as you're sipping coffee. all in all, this just isn't for me. its stripped down, its raw, and i really appreciate that. i actually listened to the extended version with a ton of bonus content. i felt most of the songs just bounced off me and i had a lot of difficulty absorbing the music.

Talk about bookending an album with the most abrasive noises ever. In between that, there are some really interesting songs and some that I could do without hearing again. The instrumental or mostly-instrumental songs are by far the best. I can understand a place on the list as something you should listen to but it won’t be more than once for me.

This was miserable to listen to. It was so bad that I don't even have the mental capacity to come up with a witty comparison to something.

Eclectic, enjoyable blues rock electronic madness. There’s a lot to draw out of this album - you get stones-like snippets of guitar, random bit of Ozzy-ish lyrics, some electronic elements that almost sound Radioheady. An album you experience.

It has the making of a reasonable album and its pretty raw, energetic and has the elements of punk to be a little more disruptive than normal which is what I would expect musically. I can't put my finger on this but I don't love it.  Not sure if its the raw becoming a little grating and rough or if the silly noises can cause it to loose its edge. There are solid moments amongst this with a strong blues input which I like.  Probably just a case where the chaos overwhelms the good at times.  it's more disruptive in sound than it is in content is my thinking on this. 

This is a hot mess of rock blues with jazz and funk influences thrown in. There is enough structure for each track to be listenable and it's generally a fun listen. It's loosely corralled chaos which with some punchy lyrics (chicken dog). My only area of criticism is that this seems to have been made fairly late. It's like it missed the boat of true experimentalism and potentially edges into the pretentious or self indulgent. That said I can see this sliding into my listening rotation when I'm feeling a bit Avant garde.

Son un grupo para directo; tienen marcha pero es muy pesado oìr un disco entero.

This album feels like the artists were just throwing stuff at the wall and see what sticks. I think it had potential, but it desperately need refining. Wail seems to be the most popular, and indeed, it's the only one that has some coherence in melody and lyrics. Others are just... Chaotic.

Sure - they have a wildly distinction sound

Where have you been all my life? I'd heard the name but not bothered listening because I was ‘busy‘?! It's got energy, it's frequently got the groove, it’s helter-skelter, the wheels come off sometimes but no-one's fallen off, and key point I haven’t spotted any bad vibes yet so SHAKE IT!!! It's Good - 7/10.

I am not going to sit through an entire hour and some change to listen to this. It sounds like a drunk white guy crashes your boppin' karaoke party and ruined the entire vibe. Definitely made this whole album fucked up.

Not something I'm going to listen to regularly - but some good stuff on here.

Erfrischend!

I used to like these guys somehow when I was younger. Now I find it horribly grating, plus maybe I'm not as angry.

yeah i think i could have died before hearing this

Pretty fun album

Gets a little annoying after a while, hard to understand too. Nonetheless, kind of hard not to enjoy the energy and excitement.

Pure Wilco. Brillant, multi genre. Poetry and music

Didn't like it

I’m convinced now more than ever that the author of this list is full of shit and his taste in music is below average. I expected to find so many hidden gems and great albums but instead it’s mostly average music (which is to be expected) and more terrible albums than great albums. Why is this album here? It’s certainly not good by any measure, unless you wanted to listen to an album that begs you to turn it off every second it is played. The author of this list has bad taste if they consider this an album I had to listen to before I die. This album makes me wish for death as I listen to it so I wouldn’t have to listen to the whole thing. Truly awful shit.

absolute garbage

It would be easy to hate this based on the opener alone, but it is honest. Garage band with some catchy hooks dragged down by dumb lyrics and pointless noise.

6/10 - I enjoyed this album more than the consensus rating. I think the band is aptly named. Probably wouldn’t come back to it but I thought it justified a second listen.

I like the energy and noise on this album. It's raw and energetic, but I wish there were some melodies that stuck a bit more. Light 7/10

If I told an AI to create something that combined a generic “dive bar” sound with a Ford commercial, this is the output I would expect.

I think I like this

Couldn’t finish tbh

Hyper. Masculine. Kinda hate that I loved it—he just seems so pleased with himself, with his off-center album cover... Also kinda mad about my eardrums getting blown out at the top, but I guess that's the explosion he spoke of. Is this blues? I didn't know it could go this hard, definitively. Anyway, pairs well with a tensely packed 3 train at 8 in the morning.

Very uneven but there was some good stuff and some other very annoying stuff.

kind of like all the worst parts of jack white's musical personality.

Coming into this album with next to no expectations and only one other song of theirs under my belt, I was surprised on how many moving parts that some of these songs had without being too overwhelming. But that same compliment worked against it on certain tracks. I feel like this album took its time to really hit its stride but when it did, it was very solid. Unfortunately, the last 3 tracks kinda soured the rest of the album for me. I'm giving it the 3 stars because I think its strong tracks stick out enough but when it falls short, its a predictable listen at best and middling at worst. My favorite tracks are Chicken Dog, Eyeballin and 2 Kinda Love. Those songs had a lot going on but were punchy, memorable and not too abrasive while accentuating the band's strong points. The strong points being, the instrumentation and the production. I can take or leave the vocals depending on the track but the songs where it was lacking or don't exist make those tracks feel like they're missing a key part.

Well, by this album you can tell people normally grade albums from the first song. This album is not great but it is definitely not the tragedy most people graded, there are some really interesting (and 90s coded) instrumental and it definitely show that they are more experimenting with rock and blues in an unusual way. This is listenable and a little bit fun 3/5 . Some cool instrumental bonus tracks as well.

One of the worst starts to an album ever perhaps. And it doesnt get much better.

poop

I feel violated, man. Stop screaming >:(

Was potty training my son with this in the background, a very stressful experience and the music didn't help

If they stocked a state university frat house with shitty school of rock guitars and drums instead of ping pong and corn hole . . .

wel paar bangy nummertjes

Didn’t hate it?

Didn't love it?

I'm a sucker for raw low-fi backed by a good beat. It's very rare that I like an album with no bass. Liked Songs Added: Wail Chicken Dog

What an opening moment holy shit. Can't say it tries to trick you in anyway. It hits you with its mission statement immediately. Its kinda blues but mostly its just noise, in a good way. I love the silly almost Elvis thing the singer does. Its goofy and fun. The music itself is sick too. Generally at least. I like alot of it for sure. Not everything but mostly its good and had be bobbing my head along. I got some almost pixies vibes in a way and I love them alot. Its less structured than alot of pixies stuff. Or at least less tonal or rhythmic. That sounds bad but in this context its great. I even listened to all the bonus tracks. And there was just as much good shit in there too. Not that that factors into the review but just saying. Its a sick little batch of tracks and im into looking at the rest of rhe music they made

What a fun fucking album! I had low hopes going in not knowing anything about the band, and the name had me thinking it may be some boring retread of the blues. I was immediately happy when the first track came on screaming (literally), and was lo-fi as hell. Such a unique brew of different styles, like mixing early Beck, punk, and the White Stripes (who weren't even a thing yet). Awesome. 4.5/5

First impressions, the vocals on this are really not my thing. Skunk was a good opener, but this is definitely not what I expected for an artist with “Blues explosion” as part of the name. I think the guitar work is awesome so far, I just wasn’t expecting a punk/blues/alt album out of this. Wail is the first track I think I could say I enjoyed. The vocals weren’t as in your face off putting as they were when they first came in the first couple tracks. It had a good groove to it. Fuck shit up was just great! I like a track occasionally that just exists because the artist wants to swear loudly into a microphone to some sick beats. I can now add electro into my genre list from earlier with 2kindsa love. This is the kind of track that I can easily bop to. Chicken dog was weird, I genuinely don’t wanna listen to that ever again. I can also now add country to the list with rocketship. Dynamite lovers was good. Can’t stop was alright. Firefly child was a good track. I thought it stood out as decent in a sea of weird. I’m done trying to classify genre here with Eyeballin. R.I got soul. Some good music in here. Get over here was middle of the road and Sticky made me regret I was born with fully functioning ears. 2.5/5 ⭐️. Some good moments but some tracks really made me hate myself. 56/1089

Eh, ok

Oh, Jack White before Jack White was Jack White. Noisey Velvet Underground? whatever it is, I dont hate it.

This is a fun band

2.5 - Not really my type of listen, but pretty interesting. Hits this electric blues and punk alt side of things pretty hard with a weird funky undertone. Definitely the most abrasive start to an album I have heard in a while. Top Songs: Wail // R.L. Got Soul // also kind of like the weird, disorienting outro, Sticky for some reason.

Listens: 2.5 Standout Tracks: Skunk, Fuck Shit Up What is this? Screamo-blues? Thrash-blues? Blues-grunge? This album feels like the intersection of a bunch of bands and genres: Elvis Presley, Cake, Jack White, uh... Beck? MudHoney? Turbonegro? I don't particularly care too much for this, between the weird and glitchy instrumentation and the sing-speaking vocals. It's a tad too discordant for me and its not getting better almost 3 listens in.

Jesus H Christ this album is terrible

Fuck this shit up

Holy fuck this was terrible. Was begging for it to end, the silence when I could finally stop this bullshit was the sweetest music I'd heard all day.

Skranglete og uinteressant blues punk.

More explosion than blues

Great when it's at its noisiest, it's pretty fun overall!

No private session used for Spotify. Lots of explosion, not a lot of blues. I remember hearing a few songs from this group in the 90's, never really dug them up after that, it was good to listen to it again and figure out why. I don't mind songs that aren't easy classified, but this had too much repetitiveness, screaming and off putting noises to enjoy.

Not a fan.

Yeah, maybe don't start your album with a bunch of screaming

Some half-decent blues that they keep ruining with noise.

Half this album has a beautiful energetic feel, but it's absence is obvious on the other half.

A surprise

Meh

Pleasantly surprised that this wasn’t another dull as shit blues album. I enjoyed this. Raucous, raw and fun. Not sure I’d ever revisit it again, but it was still good.

Not my favorite JSBE album, but it gets better as it goes on.

Not awful but not really what I’d consider to be good or mediocre either. Awful cover art though. Who came up with this shit?

Pure garbage I wish I could give it 0 stars waste of time

Interesting mix of blues, garage rock, and punk.

Unusual for a 45 minute album to seem too long. It’s sort of like stuff I like but on the whole doesn’t really work for me. Think it’s the vocals. 2.6

Very long album that sounds a bit like Hendrix, it's ok, although I might prefer an alternative version with vocals by Frank Spencer.

I was into some of the distortion and rockabilly but not quite enough to get above a 2. Closer to a 4 than a 3 tho if yanno what I mean.

Doesn’t feature the multiple world champion snooker player. Whether “h” or no “h”, that in itself was a bigger let down than I anticipated the album would be after the first couple of dissonant tracks. It improved TBF, but without ever pushing my like button, and the proto-punk sound felt a bit derivative for my liking. Needed Ray Reardon on lead guitar.

Cool

Loved it just too long. Dad of jack white

Not much blues in this one, but lots of punk and hard rock. Was a bit surprised I missed this one when released.

On paper The JSBE should be one of my favourite bands - lo-fi, blues infused, punk cacophony - sign me up! But when I hit play... nope! Auditory cilantro.

DNF. Not bad. Just not for me

This is wicked. I can see how this might be to everyone’s tastes, but this is the extreme end of garage rock that I love. Almost venturing into repetitive rhythms akin to The Fall, this is a great jam record and just pure energy. It’s runtime is obnoxious but also feels like a bit of a fuck you to what they “should” have done, so for that I like it. Can really feel the influence this had on early albums from The Hives and Les Savy Fav. Great stuff.

Skunk, starts rough but mellows out into a cool jam. The screaming at the end is cooler than the beginning. Identity, short but rockin' Wail, funky but a vibe. Reminds me of King from FNV. Fuck Shit Up, fine. 2Kindsa Love, similar to Wail. like rattling a soup can but in a good way. Love All of Me, Ramones-y with Rattlesnake Venom. Chicken Dog, meh alright Rocketship, Dynamite Lover Hot Shit, rockin. Can't Stop, Dig Firefly Child, okay Eyeballin, okay R.L. Got Soul, rocks Dig Get Over Here, Fine Sticky, Interesting. Dig Instrumentals are overall diggable but vocals are hit and miss. 2.9-3/5

Not good, not bad, resembles paralympics for me, you appriciate the effort, but wouldn't call this entertainment either. I wouldn't put this on a must listen before death list for sure

Blues rock is super interesting

It's not just a phase mom!

A truly terrible listening experience.

Shit from beginning to end. Just noise

Raw and visceral. Very different and weird. Dig it though. Something I'll explore deeper further on.

Jumpscare

2 1/2

Not my favourite thing in the world

Well this album sounded a lot better when I had several beers in me over the weekend, but a little different when you're sober. I liked a lot of this album and have to say I enjoyed most of the songs. It's definitely a different sound than I normally play. Thought of a harder Jack White at times. Wail was my favorite, but a number of tunes I liked including 2 Kindsa Love, Chicken Dog, Rocketship, Can't Stop and Get Over Here. I really enjoyed the random tunes played by Spotify after this album too. I spent so time checking out other tunes by these guys and I think they're pretty good and unique. I liked this and happy to be introduced to Jon Spencer! 3

3 I was wondering what the hell “punk blues” is, and I certainly found out. I gotta hand it to these guys, they hit the nail on the head with their band name - arguably to a fault. I liked the aggressive, rockabilly nature of this album, but I certainly could have done without two minutes of screaming at the very top. I honestly struggled a bit with my rating for that very reason - it really feels like this thing switches from enjoyable, garage-y blues music to ear massacre at the drop of a hat. That said, for as many times as it made me wince, there was something about the vibe of this that I still kinda dug, even if the songwriting isn’t that remarkable. For having 16 songs, there’s not really a ton of memorable moments, but I at least appreciate that they kept most of these pretty brief and didn’t feel the need to go into any kind of extended jam at any point. Still, the more conventional blues numbers are probably the better tracks here, like Wail and Chicken Dog, though you can’t convince me that homeboy isn’t playing the Are You Gonna Go My Way riff on the latter. Rufus Thomas of Walking the Dog fame also does vocals on the track, and I think it’s largely elevated because of it. The piano work on Can’t Stop also helped make it a highlight, and I liked the anger driving Fuck Shit Up, even if I find tossing the word “sluts” around kind of cringe by 2026 standards. Beyond those tracks, the rest of this mostly blends together, though something about the guitar on Sticky reminded me of Creep by Radiohead - did they rip off two songs here? Also, I have no idea who they were directing R.L. Got Soul towards, so I’m assuming they were putting respect on my boy R. L. Stine’s name - Goosebumps got hella soul. If you can get past the (presumably intentionally) shite production and the occasional destruction on your ears, this isn’t that bad. However, I can also totally see why someone would hate this.

If they removed any attempt at singing this would be a halfway decent album. This is a product of its time and will hopefully stay there.

Good stuff, great energy, cool songs. Doubt there would be a White Stripes without this happening first.

A bit more chaotic and rawer than I expected, based on some of the other JSBE stuff I've heard. But I quite enjoyed this, 45 minutes of punk/blues energy that's greater than the sum of its parts.

Good fun

Bit mad but good craic

It was alright, interesting but I wouldn't go back to it

This was good craic, a bit like if Elvis and Jack White made a record, but in a good way. Started to sound a bit samey after a while

202/1089 pressing play on this album and jus immediately being attacked oh god i think this could make a decent soundtrack for an SSX game but otherwise it’s generally just too noisy in a screechy way for me fave: Eyeballin 21/100

1/5

It is more and instrumental base album... I can't it is bad or any other negative word but I can't say it is amazing either.. I guess it is just fine 2/5

Wonderfully raucous.

Its a no for me dawg

Boo.

Some absolutely awful and some good tunes - very conflicted?

This is #day543 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… now I got worry that the generator is back on track, throwing shite in my ears. Because, well, here we are with punk blues, or so they say. At times this feels like Tom Waits during his '90s phase, at times like Nick Cave back in The Birthday Party days. Fun in places, but mostly hard to get a handle on. This is a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day544.

No idea why I needed to hear this

This album is way too new to sound this aged.

I was a bit to harsh the last few albums, giving an Aretha Franklin album a 3 and a boring reggae album a 1. This is one is pretty bad. I mean, there are a few nice guitar parts. But nothing else. Not one song, one idea is memorable. Nothing. The vocals don't do nothing for me . There is energy to thr performances but nothing that l feel like I need in my life. The sound is bad. There's no bass... Even when I had hope for track 7 the vocals were so stupid it ruined it for me. I never gave two 1s in three days, but it's a really bad listening experience. Boring, not inspiring. I'll try to become more positive and you try to bring better things. 1.3.

This is a fun, loose, and loud record. Favorite line is from Can’t Stop: “Here’s the part of the record, where I’d like everyone to stand up, throw their hands in the air, and kiss my ass…” I laughed so hard I almost choked. What a non-serious and funny thing to say. It’s a fun listen. 3.1/5.0

“here’s the part of the record I’d like everyone to stand Throw their hands in the air And kiss my ass Cause your girlfriend still loves me” Whatever this record lacks in musicality, melody, and traditional strong structures it more than makes up with just pure swagger.

☄️🙌🏾

Well, the band and album name sure overpromised and underdelivered. I didn't personally find much worry to this, and the experience of listening to it evoked more of a "blues diarrhea" aesthetic.

Opening with the screech was not exactly amusing, so listener beware. The opening song was sort of ok-ish. Much like the following tracks. Now I like blues and I like a bit of an attitude but this just didn't really grip me. Crude, capable and indifferent to the listeners' enjoyment. I'm sure they can be entertaining. Just not to me.

Inderdaad wel alternative

Instrumentally, I might've given it a 2, but the vocals made it worse.

I listened to this when I was angry with someone it made me feel better

son im crine why was he screaming the whole first song

Місцями альбом хочеться назвати всратим, але незважаючи на це мені переважно все сподобалось. Багато драйву з сирим гаражним звуком. Оцінив би десь на 3.5.

3.5 Дуже забавний альбом

Lots of good bits but some rubbish

A band to see down the pub, but otherwise forgettable.

Loud, Messy , and Noisy in all the best ways. Loosely bound chaos just on the verge of spinning out of control masterfully held on the edge.

I did not get a kick out of this.

This one has some inventive guitar riffs. The lyrics are quite quirky, just like in early rock music, one example would be "Chicken Dog," sounds like something straight outta the 50s. The vocals are exceptionally goofy. Very very lo-fi and rambunctious album. Highlight Song/s: "Love All of Me", "Chicken Dog" and "Rocketship"

Oh not now. Fuck off.

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion liefern mit „Now I Got Worry“ ein chaotisches, lärmendes Album, das vor Energie strotzt, aber oft über das Ziel hinausschießt. Die rohe Produktion und wilde Genre-Mischung sind zwar mutig, doch viele Songs wirken unfertig und ermüden durch übertriebene Verzerrung und fehlende Struktur. Trotz einzelner Highlights bleibt das Album schwer zugänglich und hinterlässt eher Frust als Faszination.

I am very confused about this album

At first their song was a bit off putting, but it really grew on me over time. Talented musicians with a confidence that allowed them to make a very unique sound.

Well. I hated this from tbr first track. Then I grew on me. I don't like it all but it's intriguing and I think it deserves another listen.

Yikes

vokal olmadı yaaaa ama güzel onun dışında

aslinda...cok ilginc seslerin uyumu gibi...nefret etmedim de arada birkaç banger da var gibisinden

I likes this, except the end was terrible. But theres no reason for this to be on this list

I should really hate this. I just can't, though. Turns out that while I deplore prog rock, prog punk is kinda alright with me. Influence 4 (seriously, look at some of their collaborators). Hits 1. Quality 4. Intangibles 3. I listened to the whole thing without really noticing 3.

I don't think it was downright unlistenable, but I do think it was trying to achieve something that it never did.

I didnt hate it? It started off with earrape which is a choice, but some songs were pretty good. Higher end of a 2 I guess.

Wow what an absolutely fucked way to start an album LMAO I only listened to just after Sticky because that is the original album without bonus tracks. And honestly? This was definitely not that bad. I was expecting this to be absolutely fucked given the first track is Byron-core horrible noise but the rest of the album is actually pretty sweet. That being said, there's not a single song on this thing I'd come back to listen to, nor would I think I'd ever come back to listen to this album again. Still, a decent listen.

Not a great sign when I haven't heard of the artist let alone the album considering it isn't that old. My notes aren't kind to this, but I can imagine this would be fun to watch live in a crowded bar. One or two good songs, not a great album. Highlights: Firefly Child

Shouty and loud, enjoyed some of the tracks before the end of the album. But loud for louds sake a lot of the time. 5/10 .... More 4.9 than 5.1 so rounded down.

solid 3

I'm a bit torn on rating this one, I'm giving it a hesitant 3 stars. Some of the good songs are quite good, some of the songs are... not for me..

Booooo

Whack

i finally get a random album and this one was such a great album. here i am thinking it was going to be a typical blues album nothing out of the ordinary. so so good i really like the sounds of this album. i’d genuinely listen to this on my own, the intro song skunk was good, chicken dog, dynamite lover, hot shit, get over here and most of the album actually. i’m glad i heard about this album i’d listen to it again . needs more recognition and this will be a 10/10 but i need to listen to it more if im being honest. 8/10

Pretty middling stuff. I don't mind a bit of heavy 50s influenced rock, but only for a few songs and if I were to listen to some, I'd prefer the piano led Jim Jones Revue to this.

This is a pretty good time if you're in the mood. Probably a bit much if you're not.

Why

Not for me. Unhinged in a way I find not amusing.

Not what I was expecting when I saw “blues”

Jon Spencer is the man. Saw him twice in London and he blew the roof off. A bit mad start to this album but it is a peach and it’s probably the best. I love it, my dad loves it.

fastest 1star pb

Really enjoyed this, it is just raw energy, aggressive. Like dragging the blues to a dive bar, forcing it to have a few lines of coke, and down 10 pints.

Dogshit

i loved this, sounds very independent and i don’t think you can find anything like it anywhere else

bah

Yeah, pretty good. My Dad likes these guys. Dunno, I don't think I'd pick this out of a line-up though.

Well this was a wild ride. But I feel too long. I appreciate the wealth of music but I got over it about an hour in. Neutral rating.

Terrible Horrible Awful Dreadful Take your pick

It’s bamboozling that this lp is on the list of 1001 albums you should hear. I say this not because Jon Spencer Blues Explosion aren’t my thing, they are, but because this isn’t their best work by a long way. The album suffers from excessive compression. This makes it loud but without the dynamic range a trio like the Blues Explosion need where there no space. Performances are sound but fewer stand out tracks. Besk is the guest appearance from Rufus Thomas singing Chicken Dog (are all his songs about dogs). I haven’t listened to this album in years and on revisiting I realise why - there are many better Jon Spencer LPs. I recomend Acme (or its remix album) and Extra Width. Also worth checking out is the lp backing up bluesman RL Burnside an Ass Pocket of Whiskey. It’s particularly sad that this album is on the list because it’s their only entry and the only entry from the fantastic 90’s garage punk scene that lead up to the White Stripes commercialised breakthrough. There’s no Gorries, Dirtbombs, Mummies, any of Ian Sveneous’s bands like the Make-Up, Detroit Cobras etc.

I don’t understand why JSBE never really clicked with me. Some of the bands in their circle I’m a huge fan but these guys are a little to loose even for me. There were some good ideas in here but few and far between. 4/10

An interesting album with a unique and kind of dark take on the blues. Reminds me of Primus a little. I’ve heard of the band and maybe listened to a little of their work before but this was my first album. It’s sort of a primordial White Stripes brand of blues rock. I can’t say I want to revisit it often, but I’m glad to have had the experience and exposure to them.

Felt like punk, felt like blues, and kept the energy up all throughout the album. Got a lot of Dead Kennedy's vibes from this album especially from guitars, vocals, and that punk sound. 8.5/10, Favorite Song: R.L. Got Soul.

This has nothing at all in relation to blues music. Dang it. On the real, several of these songs were actually kind of a hearty, angry, vibe. Can't say that it's necessarily good music, though. Fave tracks: - Wail - Fuck Shit Up - Dynamite Lover - Hot Shit - Can't Stop - Firefly Child - R.L. Got Soul

Super fun!

I'm glad they put this on the list, if only as a warning signal to tell me to never listen to this band again. Unlistenable crap. The only feeling it gives me is the feeling of "turn that shit off". I've seen some people mention similarities to White Stripes and these guys. Maybe there are some slight similarities - but the biggest difference is that the White Stripes actually write good songs with good lyrics that sound fucking awesome. This, not at all. Also - Why does this guy occasionally go into Elvis impersonator mode (voice, not music)? Liked songs on Spotify: 0/16 Rating: 0/5 (this site should allow zero ratings)

Yikes

As a fan of quite a few Matador Records artists, I was interested to listen to this one. An amalgamation of punk rock & blues that's...let's just say, not for everyone.

strong first half and the second was just meh

Fake advertising: was explosive but not bluesy, also why was this recorded on a microwave. A big part of this album is actually not listenable, which brings down the entirety of it. 1/5

This was awful

2.8 Chaotic southern rock, reminded me a bit of what someone like Nick Oliver would go on to do. Just not really my thing, lots of different ideas but none of them really ever stick or lead anywhere interesting. Not terrible, but certainly not good.

shit

Nope! I found this album really obnoxious

Wasn’t a fan, couldn’t get into it, nothing really melodic to hang on to, guess it’s academically interesting as a post-punk something or other but I didn’t like it.

This is hard to rate, I am giving it a 4 because I think a few more listens and I am really going to enjoy this beautiful mess, Truly an explosion

It took exactly one second for my ears to get brutally assaulted by whatever god awful garbage that first song was. I thought maybe I was being too harsh and needed to wait another song or two. Give the album a fair shake. Nope. That thought of "instant one star" never left my mind for a moment. It was perhaps slightly tolerable at some points, but I will not use that as a means to justify giving it a higher rating. It started awful and stayed weird and unpleasant. It's inclusion on this generator frankly makes me angry.

Some people, when granted the gift of musical talent, choose to make something beautiful. Others like this Primus wanna-be decide to make a profane pile of noise. It wasn’t all bad, just most of it.

Almost very cool

Liked 2Kindsa Love, Chicken Dog, Rocketship and 1-2 others i don’t recall the names of. 2

Catching up from Christmas break, so added everything to my queue. Now I have to skip all these horrible songs.

Offensive sounding, an assault on the ears. But I sort of appreciate that about it? When I managed to get into the vibe, I managed to see what it is what about and why someone might like it (even if I didn't)

I mean, that sucked.

grimy

Why.

This album was up against it from the get go. That scream at the start of skunk nearly got the album turned off. It's a patchy album that gets better as it goes and it rewards persistence in a way that I was surprised by. That said, I'm probably still not coming back to it, it feels like too much of a hot mess and I'm not sure that I want to put the effort in.

Another album you absolutely do not need to hear before you die. This sounds like someone whose just got out of a time machine from 1995 and still thinks this is what the cool kids are doing. Tons of guitar distortion and sweary screaming into the mic are not intrinsically interesting or original things to do though it must be very tempting to do those things instead of having genuinely creative ideas. This album is the sort of thing that gets liked for what it represents; take that out and listen to it as music and what’s left is heavy on attitude and very light on substance.

harsh and dissonant

Have you ever listened to a musician's work and from it you can tell that the person is an insufferable douche? Well those are my feelings about Jon Spencer.

There's some good stuff and bad stuff. Bad stuff is pretty bad. Lyrically quite absent, but I really like the riffs. And I feel that seeing them live would have been a real real blast. Wail is fucking amazing, so the record gets a bonus point.

Friday w a blown out back and a lot of chaos kinda weirdly fit my vibe for the day there was a lot going on. Actual rating 2.9

Df was that first song i literally lost 10 years off of my life

Of all the weird and wacky music that came out in the mid 90s I'm surprised they selected this trash. Ween or Beck would have been a better option.

Was not what I was expecting but still pretty good

I only got about halfway through this album; it was a busy day. Some of the songs started out like they were just going to be good old rock and roll, but then they would deteriorate into just noise, or something worse. Others were just bad from the get-go. It’s between one and two stars for me. I’ll give it a generous two.

Definitely not what I expected. Pretty cool and adventurous. I thought it was going to be much more mellow like Ben Folds Five or something but this is closer to the zaniness of Zappa. 4/5

Definitivamente una declaración de intenciones el comenzar con los alaridos de Skunk. Si no pasas esa prueba, pues el disco te pasará por encima. En general, prefiero melodías al ruido, lo que no quita que las guitarras sobresaturadas no tengan un espacio, pero siempre deben rendirse, tarde o temprano, a la melodía. Y me pasa con este disco que, por mucho talento que exista, si hay más ruido que melodia, pues no me vas a enganchar. Hay algunos temas que priorizan la musicalidad, como Can't Stop, pero, en general, hay menos blues y más explosiones.

You know, maybe with a little bit more fuzz it'd be 10/10

I know some of my friends probably hated this, but I was into it. Garage rock heavily-influenced by the blues, it feels like what Jack White was listening to in the 90s. I don't have an excuse. It's loud and screechy, and I dug it.

Meh not bad but not really good either.

mid

Pretty painful

Elvis if he was good

*1996. New York punk blues, whatever that is. *I’ve read that this is a live, not studio, band, and they are band’s band and never write any radio friendly stuff for the masses. *Eclectic and interesting at times, but a little goes a long way. RATING - 5.5/10

There's enough interesting sections to keep it from one start, but not sure why this one made the list. Checked Spotify thinking it must be close to over and there were nine tracks left.

Didn't hate it as much as I thought I would from the first track. The guitars and drums are great but it wears down the longer the album goes on.

I like blues. I don't like this album however, even if I can appreciate the influences.

2 stars but I bet the live appeal is real

I loved JSBE's album, Orange. This is not that. It's fine, but it's also more evidence that there are not actually 1001 albums I must hear before I die. 3 stars... but it's even a low 3. 6 out of 10 at best. It's got some good stuff, but to be honest, not a lot.

I enjoy Jon Spencer, so while not a "huge fan," I really dig his overall style and swagger. Yes, it's a hot mess of an album, but it slaps you in the face and demands you party.

There were parts I really liked and others not so much.

Alveg smá tilgerðarlegt, en líka hresst og vinnur á, sérstaklega seinni hluti plötunnar þegar Jon karlinn syngur minna. Góð riff og hress grúv á köflum, svolítið eins og prótó Jack White þegar best tekst til. Ætlaði í tvist en enda í þristi.

One of the stranger albums in this project. Bizarre production and composition at times, and yet everything is still pretty catchy. Like an Elvis impersonator in a shoegaze punk band. Very surprised how much I found myself enjoying this album, if very unorthodox. Top tracks: Wail, 2Kindsa Love, Can't Stop

If you take out the first and last song, its becomes a pretty sick album. The instrumentals go hard

I always love some good guitar riffs, but there wasn't much else here

I've heard if this band but didn't really know. Good

2.5 stars. I like it but I won’t listen to it again

This was genuinely painful to get through. The constant shrieking was unbearable. I can’t put into words just how unpleasant of an experience listening to this album was.

wakker worden met geschreeuw is niet echt mijn ding

- Neenee - 0 nummers toegevoegd aan MMMM - 0 nummer al toegevoegd aan MMMM

2Kindsa Love

Expert way to start an album. Begin with screaming and eliminate 90% of the lily livered in the first 30 seconds. It gets a lot better after the first bit of crazy and improved with multiple listens.

There will always be a near endless supply this kind of fundamentally silly dirty rock n roll post blues band because the way electric guitars work mean it's the easiest and most fun kind of music to play, the first thing you can do in a group setting, and a ready template to pick up and goof around with. Totally understandable why these bands exist, much less so why they have an audience - I guess it's for guys who like to say "they don't make music like this anymore" while listening to music like this being made right now.

It's okay, I guess. Probably was the buzz band of month at the time. I only really know them from the Floria Sigismondi-directed stripping nuns music video from years later. I do, however, find it curious how this type of punk-y garage rock would became way bigger a few years later. Key tracks: Wail

The JSBX had a couple things going for them: crazy live shows and a sound that was familiar, but not dated. This helped tremendously, especially in the “experimental” tracks, to overcome the sense these were novelty songs and/or more of the same. Anyhow this was great fun for an overcaffeinated early 20something.

I had zero expectations going into this and kinda loved it? This was such an interesting album, full of good songs. I was really bopping around listening to this - great vocals as well.

I wish i had heard this when it came out. Super well done dance/ blues/ whatever album.

Well. Sure not what I expected based on the name of the band. Nope.

Euh...non !

This grew on me. I was a bit skeptical when the first song opened up with screaming, but as the album progressed, I rather enjoyed the funky groove. It kind of reminds me of a mix of Dex Romweber with Southern Culture on the Skids. Favorite song: R.L. Got Soul

'Now I Got Worry' sounds like a live album capturing an intense blood pumping performance by three wild men hellbent on making you dance till you drop or just drop. That a couple of cheap guitars and a drumkit can make such a loud blast of controlled chaos is nothing short of impressive. The sweet sixteen songs on 'Now I Got Worry' at times sound a bit too alike (how could they not?) but they never overstay their welcome in fact after 45 minutes when the album ends it leaves your aching for more. If Alfred E. Newman had a band it would sound exactly like The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion- warts & questionable decision-making skills included. What me worry?

J’ai avorté l’écoute de cet album après 5 ou 6 musiques…

Not bad

This was a lot of noise, but in a kind of charming kind of way. I might have starred this higher but unfortunately, it was unnecessarily long.

Saw the name of the band and thought cool this should be good. Boy was I wrong.

Trying too hard. Would have been happy with just the blues. Why they gotta go and explode it?

annoying as fuck

Terrible

Although this was a loud album, I had a lot of trouble hearing it. The vacuum-packed sucking sound of the million vaginas drying up around me, from how utterly unsexy this is, really blotted out the tinny guitar riffs and supposed artful screams.

Upbeat and weird. I like it

Love my ears being blown off by screaming in the first 5 seconds. Anyways. What the actual fuck is this? It sounds like something a couple drunk college kids and an Elvis impersonator made in an hour. A lot of the “songs”… if you can even call them that… are loud obnoxious noise and bullshit shouting. One of the worst experiences I’ve had from this project. A waste of 45 minutes.

Decent but not for me- a little repetitive

Some truly excellent songs like Wail, Chicken Dog and Rocketship, surrounded by literal shit. This might be the most confounding album I've ever listened to. 2 Stars.

Cover 6 Usually don't like shit that tries too hard to be different and not be cool (and that's what makes them cool - big eyeroll). But I actually like this. Tom Waits (usually) and Cpt Beefheart (always) try to be shit and I believe that's how they want it (to be disliked), so I oblige. This isn't as grating, however. They keep rhythm and timing, etc. If they're inspired by Tom or Cpt BH, they get maybe a D, (almost a failed attempt to be either, which is kinda a good thing) but means they're not as Tom or BH as the want to be (again, kinda a good thing, at least for those who don't care for Tom or BH). For me, this album is not as annoying as Tom or BH can be, so it's a solid C for effort (because the songs are basically about nothing, I guess?). Supposedly other albums after this are more accessible. Will need to check them out.

Good

No me está haciendo sentir nada

Yuck.

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion was also the name of one of Len Houmous’ bedroom techniques. It won him 4 wives. 3.5 10/17 Hot Shot

Dokaz da se treba pažljivo slušati cijeli album a ne donositi nagle odluke. Nakon prvih 20 sekundi bila sam spremna ovo proglasiti jednim od najgorih albuma dosad. Poslije je bilo svega, od vrlo neuspješnih eksperimenata do sasvim podnošljivih pjesama. Neke ljude jednostavno treba pustiti da budu čudni i autentični, makar se skoro nikom ne sviđalo.

Zu laut

I endured rather than enjoyed it.. the odd song had me .. but overall it didn’t get me

On paper, this should be right up my street, but I’ve never got it. I just hear forgettable, thin, scratchy indie rock that paved the way for the White Stripes. Not a good thing. I think I’d like them more if people didn’t keep banging on about them - the praise they received seems hugely disproportionate to how good they are.

A whole lot of fun. Sleazy and rocking, but will they ever top Bellbottoms?

Had this cd back in the day and this album runs hot and cold (Spotify version has a bunch of mostly crap in it). Love the sound of the drums and some of the guitar licks but Jon Spencer to me always sounded like he was going for a second rate Elvis. Dave’s for me are “wail” and “2Kindsa love”.

you don’t even get a witty review im too pissed off

when I was young I was mad at my brother for taking the last bowl of cereal after I claimed it so I took a chopstick, stuck it in fresh dog poop, and then put it in his bowl so he couldn't have any either. it was really fucked up of me. I would eat that bowl before listening to this again though.

First impressions really do matter.

A rowdy, sometimes crass "punk blues" album. Not a 4-star album for me but it's generally enjoyable and occasionally hits highs ("R.L. Got Soul" and probably some other parts I am forgetting).

Pretty good blues/garage rock. Not sure why so many people are so put off by it. It's just rock & roll.

Album #958 This should be right up my alley - Heavy blues/punk rock - but something kept me from liking it more. Maybe a bit too much distortion and/or punk attitude. Kind of like how Elvis singing for the Stooges might sound. It does have good moments too, like Get Over Here. Sticky was stupid though. Average rating I suppose.

At its peaks, the album is a 4. Fun, explosive garage blues rock. At its lows, the album is a 2. But the peaks outweigh the lows, so I'd peg it at 3.6, rounding up to 4.

Fuck this poser.