Long Way Blues 1996-1998

Bassholes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 7, 1998)
• Original Release Date: April 7, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Matador Records
• ASIN: B00000649Y
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #502,144 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Odd Underrated Record, October 14, 2005

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This review is from: Long Way Blues 1996-1998 (Audio CD)

Amongst the wild, f***-ed records of the Bassholes catalog, this one is their oddest and most atypical, a brooding dark night of the soul. Haunted by a swampy, loner basement blues vibe, this record was unjustly ignored by those expecting more of the same (including their record label, who quickly dropped them). By 2005, when the "New Weird America" thing became currency for hipsters, the Bassholes had already carved themselves a similarly unique niche a over decade beforehand. As with other Bassholes records, pre-WW2 blues and folk influences are milled through lo-fi punk, but here there are also lowbrow tape experiments and oddly enough, a hip-hop inflected tune (which surprisingly works). There are a few filler cuts, but the whole thing still works well as a late night brew that feels tainted.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Their best album., October 15, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Long Way Blues 1996-1998 (Audio CD)

Although I'd rate all of their albums worth owning, this one hits that neglected area in the back of your brain most often. For the first time on Basshole vinyl (or plastic, depending on your preference), you get not only the lo-fi rock splatters that characterize their other records but also more experimental records like the genuinely haunting "Joan Dark" and the spooky title track. This'll make you slit your wrists in both directions.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scary, November 17, 2004

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J. Krall "Horror/Bizarro/Noir Author" (Noir Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Long Way Blues 1996-1998 (Audio CD)

Collection of tracks.. very scary. Cabooseman Blues is Twisted. The title track is eerie. True American music.