Extra Width

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 22, 1993)
• Original Release Date: June 1, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Matador Records
• ASIN: B0000036RR
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,451 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Afro

2. History Of Lies

3. Back Slider

4. Soul Letter

5. Soul Typecast

6. Pant Leg

7. Hey Mom

8. Big Road

9. Train #2

10. Inside The World Of The Blues Explosion

11. The World Of Sex

Editorial Reviews

'Extra Width' is a crankin' piece of blues ranting, with Spencer working up one hysterical performance after another. 1993 Matador Records.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SOUL!!, September 17, 2003

By 

jason gilmour (Toronto, Ontario) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extra Width (Audio CD)

Yikes! This IS modern rock'n'roll baby! All sexed up, dressed up and messed up!! Extra Width whips it on ya with solid soul-punk power that should get yo' sorry butt motivatin' on the dance floor and home in bed. Mr Spencer and the boys don't give a darn what people in the lame, traditional, conservative "blues" scene think of them, they just wail on it. This album still stands up as THE blues/punk masterpiece. The Jon Spencer Blue Explosion wrote the book ( well, almost ) on minimalist blues sludge and pushed the envelope of the genre while Jack and Meg were still tryin' to coordinate their wardrobe!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 years and still the champ, June 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Extra Width (Audio CD)

Spencer and Co. put the serious WHOMP! on your a** with this, their second and still finest recorded moment. From the double dipped bounce of the opening strains of "Afro" straight through to the libidinous "World of Sex," get your hankies at the ready- cuz you are most definitely going to sweat. More potent than viagra, louder than a sack of wet, mean cats, and twice as onry. This is the razorblade funk that you know you need more of in your life. When Jon and Judah trade off shouted choruses of "DAMMMNNNN!!!" you'll know exactly what they're hollerin' about- and you too, will have seen the light.

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great JSBX disc., January 17, 2005

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Matthew C "Reformed Snob" (Anchorage, AK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extra Width (Audio CD)

This is early, raw JSBX here. The sound is very upfront and intense.

Suprsingly, a large number of the songs are just instrumentals, mainly just vamps. But Russell is deep in a groove, and Jon lets it rip too.

Things aren't quite as focused as on later JSBX records, in fact most of the songs have little direction. But that's what makes this one so great. You cut out the middle and great straight to the rock.

Because the blues are number one. But he don't play no blues. He plays. Rock and Roll.