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 Blues ExplosionDamage Release Date: 2004 09 28 Label: EMI Europe Generic Rating:  |
Since the Blues Explosion -- who, as of this record, have officially dropped the "Jon Spencer" prefix from their name (the better to illustrate that they are a genuine band) -- has always been about the sound, power, and feel, not the song, it only makes sense that they work with a cornecopia of producers, mixers, and guest musicians on their seventh album, Damage. After all, they've done this before, particularly on 1998's Acme, which had one foot firmly in indie rock and one in the surging electronica of the day. It had loads of interesting sounds, but it didn't hold together. Damage, however, not only holds together, it finds the trio unexpectedly flourishing as a rock & roll band, a bunch of record-makers, and most surprisingly of all, songwriters. Underneath the whilwind of sound, the Blues Explosion turn in some of their best songs, whether it's the diamond-hard "Burn It Off" -- one of their best-ever rockers -- or the moody, evocative neo-ballad "Crunchy," featuring suitably spooky and sexy vocals from former Tricky cohort Martina Topley-Bird. But what gives Damage a real kick is that each of the various producers -- whether it's the Blues Explosion's own drummer Russell Simins, journeyman Steve Jordan, or electronica daredevils Dan the Automator, David Holmes, or DJ Shadow -- has a distinctly different take on the band, soliciting muscular yet supple performances out of the trio, then putting the recording into hyperdrive on the final mix. Instead of contradicting each other, these different approaches are complimentary, revealing a band that's more adventurous and visceral than their last handful of records led you to expect. Damage is their best record in years, proof that the Blues Explosion are the real deal, getting better with age just like any other blues band. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Damage | Blues Explosion, Maxwell, Hernandez | 2:25 |
| 2 | Burn It Off | Blues Explosion | 2:56 |
| 3 | Spoiled | Blues Explosion | 3:33 |
| 4 | Crunchy | Blues Explosion, Dan the Automator | 3:40 |
| 5 | Hot Gossip | Ridenour, Blues Explosion | 3:31 |
| 6 | Mars, Arizona | Blues Explosion | 2:25 |
| 7 | You Been My Baby | Blues Explosion | 3:22 |
| 8 | Rivals | Blues Explosion | 1:55 |
| 9 | Help These Blues | Blues Explosion | 3:50 |
| 10 | Fed Up and Low Down | Blues Explosion, DJ Shadow | 4:06 |
| 11 | Rattling | Blues Explosion, Jordan | 4:17 |
| 12 | Blowing My Mind | Blues Explosion | 3:46 |
Other Releases:
| Damage [Japan Bonus Tracks] Release Date: 2004 Label: Jvc Victor |
| Damage [Enhanced] Release Date: 2004 Label: Sanctuary |
| Damage Release Date: 2004 Label: Mute Records |
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