Extra Width (2025 reissue)

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More Info On their self-titled debut album, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion had worked out the basic framework of their sound -- lots of guitar clatter, booming drums, and wild voc al gesticulations from Spencer -- but it took a while for the pieces to really come together, and 1993's Extra Width was the first album where they revealed their true potential. The opening tune, "Afro," provides the key -- Spencer and Judah Bauer's guitars lock in with a sharp call and response, drummer Russell Simins pounds the kit with the force of a punk rocker but the groove of a soul man, and the organ that chimes in with the band slyly pays homage to any number of classic funk sides while adding a good, greasy undertow to the sound. Tracklist 1 Afro2 History of Lies3 Backslider4 Soul Letter5 Soul Typecast6 Pant Leg7 Hey Mom8 Big Road9 Train #210 Inside the World of the Blues Explosion11 The World of Sex Show more