Blood Visions
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| Blood Visions | ||||
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| Studio album by Jay Reatard | ||||
| Released | October 10, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | July 2005-December 2005 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 29:09 | |||
| Label | In the Red, Fat Possum Records | |||
| Jay Reatard chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Dusted Magazine | Positive [2] |
| JunkMedia | [3] |
| Robert Christgau | A- [4] |
Blood Visions is the debut studio album by American punk rock singer and songwriter Jay Reatard, formerly of the Reatards.
The track, "Oh It's Such A Shame" has been covered by Deerhunter (for the "Fluorescent Grey/Oh, It's Such A Shame" split single) and more recently by Arcade Fire during their support tour for The Suburbs.[5]
Just prior to Jay Reatard's death in 2010, he sold the rights to the record to Fat Possum Records. After which In The Red Records ceased production and distribution of the record.[6]
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[edit] Reception
The music review online magazine Pitchfork Media, placed Blood Visions at number 200 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[7]
[edit] Track listing
- "Blood Visions" - 1:32
- "Greed, Money, Useless Children" - 0:54
- "It's So Easy" - 1:10
- "My Shadow" - 3:18
- "My Family" - 1:43
- "Death is Forming" - 2:06
- "Oh It's Such a Shame" - 2:28
- "Not a Substitute" - 1:05
- "Nightmares" - 2:13
- "I See You Standing There" - 1:39
- "We Who Wait" (The Adverts Cover) - 2:01
- "Fading All Away" - 1:28
- "Turning Blue" - 2:41
- "Puppet Man" - 1:44
- "Waiting for Something" - 3:16
[edit] Musicians
- Jay Reatard - Vocals, Guitar
- Stephen Pope - Bass
- Billy Hayes - Drums
[edit] References
- ^ Stewart Mason. "Blood Visions". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r855686. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ "Dusted Reviews: Jay Reatard - Blood Visions". Dustedmagazine.com. 2007-02-22. http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/3386. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ "Jay Reatard : Blood Visions". Junkmedia. http://www.junkmedia.org/index.php?i=2011. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
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- ^ "The Arcade Fire Go Gospel on Jay Reatard Cover » Cover Me". Covermesongs.com. 2010-12-07. http://www.covermesongs.com/2010/08/the-arcade-fire-go-gospel-on-jay-reatard-cover.html. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ Interview with In The Red Records founder Larry Hardy
- ^ Crock, Jason (September 28, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200-151". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7706-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-200-151/. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
