Orange (Jon Spencer Blues Explosion album)

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Orange
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Studio album by
the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
ReleasedOctober 11, 1994 (1994-10-11)
Recorded1993–1994
StudioWater Works (New York, NY)
Genre
Length44:44
Label Matador
Producer
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion chronology
Extra Width
(1993)		Orange
(1994)		 A Ass Pocket of Whiskey
(1996)
Singles from Orange
  1. "Bellbottoms"
    Released: February 14, 1995 [4]

Orange is the fourth studio album by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. It was released through Matador Records on October 11, 1994. [5] The Village Voice ranked the album #16 of the top albums of 1994. [6] NME named it the 16th best album of 1994. [7] In 2018, Paste named it the 48th best garage rock album of all time. [2] The single "Bellbottoms" was included in The Pitchfork 500 . [8]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Entertainment Weekly B [10]
The List Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [11]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Pitchfork 8.6/10 [13]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Select 4/5 [16]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 8/10 [17]
The Village Voice B− [18]

Michele Romero of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a grade of B, saying, "The resulting cross between rock & roll and insanity can be thrilling in its fervency; it can also be as boring as a band warming up before the show." [10] Tom Breihan of Pitchfork gave the album an 8.6 out of 10, calling it "an absurd burst of swagger and libido, as rendered by three total expert musicians." [13] Thom Jurek of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Orange is almost entirely new sonic terrain -- but it keeps the trio's trademark sweaty, musical terrorism and hedonistic rage up front." [9]

'Bellbottoms' notably featured in the opening of the 2017 film Baby Driver directed by Edgar Wright. [19]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Judah Bauer, Russell Simins, and Jon Spencer

No.TitleLength
1."Bellbottoms"5:19
2."Ditch"2:35
3."Dang"1:56
4."Very Rare"3:06
5."Sweat"3:05
6."Cowboy"2:59
7."Orange"3:00
8."Brenda"2:58
9."Dissect"2:41
10."Blues X Man"3:35
11."Full Grown"3:21
12."Flavor"6:19
13."Greyhound"4:07
2010 reissue edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Showgirl"4:09
15."Miss Elaine"2:57
16."Haircut"2:20
17."Bellbottoms (Original Long Ending)"2:33
18."Brenda / BX Man / 78 Style / Greyhound (Live at CBGB)"10:48
19."Frustrate (VPRO)"4:36
20."Very Rare (VPRO)"5:49
2010 reissue edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Bellbottoms (Old Rascal)"8:17
2."Flavor Part 1 (Mike D)"4:46
3."Flavor Part 2 (Beck & Mike D)"4:09
4."Soul Typecast (Dub Narcotic)"3:42
5."Greyhound Part 1 (Moby)"4:14
6."Greyhound Part 2 (GZA)"3:24
7."Tour Diary (Original Full-Length Version)"17:10
8."Explo (Plunderphonic)"2:36
9."Blues "XXX" Man (Prince Paul)"3:21
10."T.A.T.B. (For the Saints and Sinners)"7:24
11."Attack (Detroit)"3:15
12."Shakin' (S60 V JSBX)"4:06
13."Lapdance (Benzel-Waters)"5:53
14."Calvin (Zebra Ranch)"4:01

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