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For pure intensity and soul, Damage is now THE album in the Blues Explosion catalog, and essential listening at that.
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MojoAs overdriven and mutated a noise as ever they've managed, Damage also retains Blues Explosion's trademark sweat-drenched feel for soul. [Oct 2004, p.101]
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Their best record in years.
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SpinTime and practice have made them a far more straightforward rock band. [Oct 2004, p.120]
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Damage is definitely more up-front about its hip-hop influences than past Blues Explosion records, but the core Blues Explosion identity remains intact.
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JSBE fans will recognize this rechristened and evolving Blues Explosion and are very likely to enjoy it just as much.
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New Musical Express (NME)None of [the guest producers] manage to shift the band far from their roots--an intense punk Elvis growl that's impossible to replicate. [16 Oct 2004, p.49]
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UrbThankfully, the results are still pure Blues Explosion. [Jan/Feb 2005, p.94]
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Damage is a far cry from the stripped-down screech that made these guys famous. In its contrast, it calls out everything the Blues Explosion once was and now isn't.
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Q MagazineThe link between '50s rock and the modern world. [Oct 2004, p.121]
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Alternative PressContributions from Chuck D... and Dan The Automator... elicit[s] enough blips on the heart monitor to keep the album from flatlining. [Dec 2004, p.158]
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Damage seems yoked to the early '90s.
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BlenderAs limp as a broken guitar string. [Oct 2004, p.114]
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abehMar 14, 2005best they've done so far. Loved the extra DVD too