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Avg: 4.0 (110 ratings)
- Date Released: October 10, 2006
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Label: Fat Possum Records
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They Say...
On his first solo album, Jay Reatard...well, judging by the album cover, "grows up" clearly isn't right. Nor is "makes a more mature musical statement" quite on the nose. How about "sucks less"? The Reatards were always a good idea improperly executed: their lo-fi take on the goofball teenage humor of the Queers or the Mr. T Experience had its moments, but they were often in need of an editor and some slightly better-quality recording equipment. Blood Visions is considerably more listenable in terms of fidelity: R. Stevie Moore's '70s and '80s albums would be a reasonable home-recording touchstone. Musically, it's also a big step up, as well as a step into the past. Blood Visions has the antic, jumpy quality of many now-obscure new wave records of the early '80s, from the era when artists like Wazmo Nariz and Skafish thought a funny name and a yelpy, David Byrne-derived singing voice, along with a cheap synth and some narrow sunglasses, were the path to success. By keeping the oddball affectations down to a minimum while keeping up the neurotic post-punk momentum, Reatard burns through 15 aggressively quirky but mostly entertaining songs in just under half an hour. More energy, better sounding, tighter focus, better songs...maybe this IS a more mature musical statement!
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Blood Visions |
1:34 |
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| 02. | |
Greed, Money, Useless Children |
0:56 |
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| 03. | |
It's So Easy |
1:12 |
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| 04. | |
My Shadow |
3:20 |
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| 05. | |
My Family |
1:46 |
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| 06. | |
Death Is Forming |
2:08 |
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| 07. | |
Oh It's Such A Shame |
2:30 |
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| 08. | |
Not a Substitute |
1:07 |
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| 09. | |
Nightmares |
2:15 |
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| 10. | |
I See You Standing There |
1:41 |
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| 11. | |
We Who Wait |
2:03 |
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| 12. | |
Fading All Away |
1:30 |
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| 13. | |
Turning Blue |
2:42 |
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| 14. | |
Puppet Man |
1:46 |
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| 15. | |
Waiting For Something |
3:16 |
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15 Total Tracks, 29:46 Total Length
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