Sideways Soul

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Dub Narcotic Sound System | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 14, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: K. Records
• ASIN: B00000K2WQ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,076 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars yummy, January 4, 2000

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Arvid J Ludfister (Cypress, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sideways Soul (Audio CD)

this album sounds like johnny cash and fat elvis went insane, got real drunk and turned on a tape recorder.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love Ain't On The Run., February 21, 2001

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Matt (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sideways Soul (Audio CD)

I can tell you one thing I loved this record! It's like one big jam session. It features some new tracks as well as some re-worked tracks from xtra acme USA. I loved Xtra acme as well as Acme and this album seems to go deeper inside these albums getting a more gritty sound. Calvin Johnson from Dub Narcotic sound system does a lot of lead vocal work on this while Spencer shouts in the background in agreement to Johnson's ramblings, giving encouragement in his Elvis in heat vocal style.

Johnson's vocal style is more out there in fact that it doesn't work but it does, you know in the context of this album he is a good singer his deep voice goes with the vibe. You may remember his collaboration with Beck on One foot in the grave his voice was put to good use as it is on this album where we get a kinda Johnny Cash kinda thing going on in tracks like Love ain't on the run and Fudgy the whale. So all and all this is in my opinion a top album.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This CD is ment to be played loud!, October 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sideways Soul (Audio CD)

Like always the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion compines their punk funk blues to make for a great time. Though not alone this time- The Dub Narcotic Sound System joins them to make some of the most freeborn expressionalism rock this world has ever known. Guaranteed to keep your feet tapping. However, there are some things that drag this CD down. During Frosty Junction there is a small annoying melodica solo and Chicken Legs has an distorted echo effect to Calvin's voice, both taking away from the song. On most every song Calvin sings lead. For those that haven't ever heard him, he sounds like a Beck that can't (or doesn't try to) sing right... who cares though- The CD sounds really good for those who like rough jammin' - Go For It!