Blood Visions
by Jay Reatard
- Type: Album
- Released: 11 September 2006
- Label: In the Red, Fat Possum, In The Red Recordings, Melodic
- Country: United States
- Length: 29:09
- Community rating: 4.06/5 from 11 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On his solo debut 'Blood Visions', Jay Reatard single-handedly performed and recorded a frantic set of garage punk that merges relentless, high-energy aggression with a sophisticated pop sensibility. The album's production is defined by fuzzy guitars and vocals pushed into the red, creating a sound that is both ferocious and meticulously crafted. This sonic intensity is paired with lyrical themes of paranoia, death, and isolation, cementing the record as a landmark of 21st-century punk.
Genres
Descriptors: lo-fi, unpolished, fast-paced, distorted, bratty, melodic, fast, infectious
Tracklist
- Blood Visions (01:31)
- Greed, Money, Useless Children (00:54)
- It's So Easy (01:09)
- My Shadow (03:18)
- My Family (01:43)
- Death Is Forming (02:05)
- Oh It's Such a Shame (02:28)
- Not a Substitute (01:05)
- Nightmares (02:12)
- I See You Standing There (01:38)
- We Who Wait (02:00)
- Fading All Away (01:28)
- Turning Blue (02:40)
- Puppet Man (01:43)
- Waiting for Something (03:15)
Credits
- Jay Reatard - vocals, guitar, bass, drums, producer, engineer, mixing, recorded by, mixed by
- Alix Brown - bass, vocals
- Matthew M. Melton - photography, cover, photography by
- Dave Carbona - recording, recorded by
- Kerri Mahoney - design [2016 package + 7"]
- Patrick Addison - design [2016 package + 7"]
- MB - lacquer cut by