|
Pleasure Club (album)
Pleasure Club is an album by the American musician James Hall, released in 1996.[2][3] Starting over in the 2000s, Hall named his band for the album.[4][5] Hall supported the album by opening for Rage Against the Machine on a European tour, and for Love and Rockets in the United States.[6][7] Pleasure Club's first single was "Honky Time".[8] ProductionThe album was produced primarily by Phil Nicolo.[9] Hall took more satisfaction from his live show, and regarded the album as a primer for what he could do onstage.[8] He considered the album's music to be "anti-grunge", noting its theatricality.[10] Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that "Hall’s singing is more ragged and urgent; he’s finally developed a distinctive vocal style of his own."[14] CMJ New Music Monthly stated that the album "finds [Hall] infusing a soulful, bluesy wail into a pastiche of '70s and '80s influences—sort of like what would have come after Raw Power if Iggy had followed Bowie into his Philadelphia soul phase."[15] The Times-Picayune deemed it "an edgy, post-punk, post-pop brand of new rock."[16] Guitar Player determined that "guitarist Lynn Wright supports ... Hall with sizzling treble tones, an acidic, razor-edged attack and a healthy eclecticism that embraces psychedelic R&B, blues-infused punk and neoroots balladry."[17] The Sydney Morning Herald noted that Hall "has a sound sense of dynamics, knowing when to hold back, and when to let loose."[13] The Philadelphia Inquirer opined that Pleasure Club "catches Hall in somewhat reserved demeanor—at times, he sounds as though he's emulating Jeff Buckley's moody moves."[7] AllMusic called the album "brilliant, powerful stuff," writing: "Much less obviously derivative than the Black Crowes or Lenny Kravitz, Hall's distinctive sound may remind you of the greats, but by album's end he's carved out his own niche."[11] Track listing
References
Information related to Pleasure Club (album) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.jpg)
