Blood Visions

Jay Reatard

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 10, 2006)
• Original Release Date: October 10, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: In the Red Records
• ASIN: B000H2M2HK
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #126,138 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Album of the year, October 23, 2006

By	F. A Ognibene "kyle carpenter" (Germantown, TN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Jay Reatard has come a loooong way since his young, loud and snotty Reatards days. The Hammer I Miss You single released just a few months prior to this completely blew me away. It had this post punky Velvets sound to it that drew me right in and began a routine of daily listening. It's that good of a single. Upon purchasing Blood Visions, my thoughts were "There's no way he could top Hammer...". I was dead wrong. This is a perfect album. There's real staying power here, and the songs seem to have an emotional depth to them that has lacked in garage rock for a long time. Actually there's never been tons of emotional depth in trash/garage rock, so maybe Jay's breaking new ground. This is the album other's will be judged by for a long time.

5.0 out of 5 stars EASILY the BEST release of 2006!!!, May 18, 2007

By	C. T. Ortez "hortha71" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I don't know exactly what to say to sum this album up in a succinct fashion. When I first saw it, I thought it looked a little too much like the cover of the DWARVES cd, "Blood, Guts, and Pu**y", but it came highly recommended by a friend who's taste I trust. After just the opening chords of the title track, I was completely turned inside out. It just struck something inside me and I knew this was going to take over my cd player & iPod. Six months later and I'm STILL playing this in heavy rotation. I'm really surprised it didn't just hit REALLY big, because it seems to have the necessary elements of a megahit, not unlike NIRVANA's "Bleach" when it was first released in 1989.

Jay Reatard captures all that's great about the 70s/80s punk/new-wave sound ala DEVO, THE WIPERS, WIRE, GARY NUMAN, etc. It has a really great rhythm throughout and just the fact that he plays every instrument & produced every bit of this himself is impressive unto itself.

His other bands are excellent as well (there's only about 20 of them). If you like what you hear be sure to check out LOST SOUNDS which is his band with female punk demigodess, Alicja Trout.

5.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes it pays to listen., March 28, 2007

By	John Roberts "stooges666" (Baton Rouge, LA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I try not to buy albums without hearing them first, but it does seem thats how I find my favorites. After reading a good bit about Mr. Reatard's Blood Visions, I gave it a shot. What da ya know? I love it.

I've read a lot of reviews calling this new wave/garage rock. I guess that fits well enough, but Jay is way ahead of the rest. Songs that suck you into their passionate delivery and beat, while at the same time not being overly emo, are hard to come by. Half Stooges/half radio pop with a lot of seasoning from all over the spectrum, Blood Visions hits the nail on the head.