description Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Extra Width Overview
Extra Width is the second studio album by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, released in 1993 on Caroline Records. The New York City trio consisted of Jon Spencer (vocals and guitar), Judah Bauer (guitar), and Russell Simins (drums), performing without a bass player. The album expanded on their confrontational noise-blues sound, blending punk energy with blues riffs, distorted vocals, and Spencer's characteristic stage announcements. It includes the track 'Afro' and helped establish the band's reputation in the alternative rock landscape of the 1990s.
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When did Extra Width by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion come out?
Extra Width was released in 1993 on Caroline Records. It is the group’s second studio album.
Who played in the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion on Extra Width?
The trio consisted of Jon Spencer on vocals and guitar, Judah Bauer on guitar, and Russell Simins on drums. The band performed without a bass player.
How does the band create a full sound without a bass player?
Extra Width uses two guitars, distorted amplification, forceful drumming, and Jon Spencer’s vocal attack to fill the low and midrange. That stripped-down setup is part of the album’s noisy New York blues-punk identity.
Is Extra Width more blues-based or punk-based?
It combines primitive blues structures with the speed, distortion, and confrontation of punk. The unusual guitar-and-drums lineup makes the 1993 record feel closer to a garage-blues assault than a conventional rock trio.
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