Matador (1994)
I'm not sure I will ever make it and replace all of my Blues Explosion CDs with vinyl, but I do want to track down some of the key pieces if nothing else. While I have always been a disciple of Orange and never adored any Blues Explosion album quite as much as that one, I have always liked everything else. Even the albums I would rank on the lower part of the scale still have their moments. Extra Width, however, probably ranks higher than that for me.
I'm not sure what album is my second favorite one from Blues Explosion, but Extra Width is in the running. While it's not as slick and catchy as Orange is, you can definitely see the building blocks that would make Orange great being put to use on this album as well. Slinky guitar riffs, shouting random non-sequiturs and just starting to get into that vibe that would become the Blues Explosion's trademark.
The stand outs for me have always been "Aftro," "History of Lies," "Soul Typecast" and "Inside the World of the Blues Explosion." Those would be solid standouts on any album. The rest of the record isn't filler, but I don't think the other songs reach quite as high. It would take Jon and company one more album to perfect their potion, but once they did...hot damn was it ever perfect.
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Extra Width:
https://shoverecords.bandcamp.com/album/extra-width
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