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Orange by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Orange is an album by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, released in 1994. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Bellbottoms”, on 4 lists with a best position of #225.
Orange, the fourth album from the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, came out on Matador on October 11, 1994, and it's the sound of a New York trio tearing the blues down to the studs and rebuilding it as a sweaty, hollering party. There's no bass: Jon Spencer howls and plays guitar and theremin, Judah Bauer supplies the second guitar, and Russell Simins drums like he's trying to break through the floor, and between them they fold in punk, rockabilly, soul, noise and hip-hop like it all came from the same jukebox.
"Bellbottoms" is the stomping centerpiece, later picked for The Pitchfork 500. The critics were on board from the start: The Village Voice and NME both ranked Orange 16th among the albums of 1994, and in 2018 Paste placed it 48th on its list of the best garage rock albums ever.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Orange on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bellbottoms | 4 | #225 | – | 2019–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.