Rotten Soul

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Product Description
First studio album in 5 years from the cult faves (formerly known as Jazz Butcher), featuring Pat Fish, 'one of the most brilliant incisive pop writers that Britain has produced since the glory days of Ray Davies and Pete Townsend' according to Alan Magee (Creation Records). 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

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Rotten Soul
Rotten Soul
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • I Love It
  • As much as I wanted to like it...
  • Together Again
  • Welcome Back, Max
  • great songs, horrible production
 Rotten Soul
The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy
Manufacturer: Vinyl Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. The Jazz Butcher's Free Lunch!
  2. Glorious & Idiotic
  3. A Scandal in Bohemia

ASIN: B00004U689
Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

  1. Big Cats
  2. Come On Marie
  3. Baby It's You
  4. Mr. Siberia (21st Century Winter)
  5. Tough Priest
  6. Sleepwalking (Right Here With You)
  7. Niagara
  8. The One You Adore
  9. The Ballad Of Tiny And Clyde
  10. I Hate Love
  11. Call Me
  12. Diamorphine

Album Description

First studio album in 5 years from the cult faves (formerly known as Jazz Butcher), featuring Pat Fish, 'one of the most brilliant incisive pop writers that Britain has produced since the glory days of Ray Davies and Pete Townsend' according to Alan Magee (Creation Records). 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

New album from the band with writer Pat Fish & guitarist Max Eider back together again & touring!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars I Love It.......2005-07-18

When I read things like under produced and then listen, thinking I will be disappointed, it never happens. In fact whenever I read this, after listening for myself, I find the CD to be a favorite. This is first class material and sounds great. There are a couple misses, but "Big Cats", "Come On Marie", "Mr. Siberia", "Tough Priest", "Sleepwalking". "Niagra", "The Ballad Of Tiny And Clyde", "I Hate Love", "Call Me", and "Diamorphine" are all classics. I love everything the Butcher has recorded except Illumination and this is no exception. It may not reach the heights of classics like Cult Of The Basement, Sex And Travel, Big Planet Scary Planet, and Fishcoteque, but is close to other awesome releases like Condition Blue, Waiting For The Love Bus, Scandal In Bohemia, Distressed Gentlefolk, and Bath In Bacon. Another release I am better for owning from one of the best catalogs available from a truly great and unique artist.

2 out of 5 stars As much as I wanted to like it..........2005-02-02

The above reviewer had it right with the terrible production-this is more like live in studio or demo recordings than a finished recording, and the drum machine is really awful. As a big fan of JB--especially the early stuff--I hoped for some of the same clever wordplay and funny concepts of the early work (like A Scandal in Bohemia or the great stuff collected on Draining the Glass). Aside from a couple high points this really doesn't live up to that standard. Also, as the earlier reviewer mentioned, JB sounds liquored up on a few of the tracks to the detriment of the vocals--this used to be a good joke, now it's kind of sad. Good for them for getting together again and best of luck to them in putting out another record together, but I'd recommend passing on this and getting some of the classics or waiting for a full-fledged effort complete with professional prodcution.

4 out of 5 stars Together Again.......2003-10-29

I'll never figure out how the Butcher sequences his songs. "Big Cats" is typical Butcher, but that it doesn't make it the world's strongest opener. Oh, well and not to worry! The album is sweet and melancholy (must be Max's influence) and sounds completely unlike any other JBC effort. The snide, very effective send-up of trip-hop, "Mr. Siberia," is a highlight to share with friends everywhere and anywhere. Who needs Eminem? Pat Fish: the Great White Hope of rap. And if that isn't tempting enough, "The Ballad of Tiny and Clyde" takes organ riffs that sound like what Happy Mondays was shooting for (and failing to achieve) for years, and then adds quintessential JBC lyrics over top. What fun!

4 out of 5 stars Welcome Back, Max.......2002-01-12

The Butcher and Co. probably won't win any new fans with this outing, but this is still a fine album. Long-time afficionados of the band, especially those who enjoyed such lo-fi releases as "Bath of Bacon" and "The Conspiracy EP" are in for a big nostalgic treat. This album was recorded very cheaply, but the candid wit of Pat Fish (a.k.a the Butcher) and returning prodigal guitarist Max Eider is just as sharp as ever. They don't sing with such intensity or exuberent silliness anymore, some songs (such as Mr. Siberia) are as dark and sinister as anything they've done.

3 out of 5 stars great songs, horrible production.......2001-03-13

I have been a big Jazz Butcher fan for several years and awaited this album expectantly--I would love to like it as much as the other reviewers, and probably will continue to pop it in my CD player in the hopes that I will eventually say "ahh, now I get it"--but...I doubt that will happen. The songs are so well-written, as always, but the drums almost sound like they were programmed on a Casio keyboard...they were, right? I think Pat and Max had a bit too much to drink. If you are a hardcore fan like me, buy it--otherwise, check out Waiting for the Love Bus or some of the early records.
Blues for a Rotten Afternoon
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Rotten as I want to be!!!
  • A Cure for the Blues
  • Rotten Blues For An Afternoon
  • I Wish All Rotten Afternoons Were As Good As This Music!
  • Not so Rotten After All
 Blues for a Rotten Afternoon
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004UDEI
Release Date: 2000-07-25

Tracks:

  1. Why Are People Like That? - Junior Wells
  2. Credit Card Blues - Terry Evans
  3. Misery And The Blues - Maria Muldaur
  4. Life Will Be Better - Charlie Musselwhite
  5. So Mean To Me - Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson
  6. Money - Kenny Neal
  7. Love Had A Breakdown - Son Seals
  8. Killed The Goose That Laid The Golden Egg - Kenny Neal
  9. How Do I Tell My Little Sister? - Lady Bianca
  10. Somebody Gotta Do It - Sam Lay
  11. If The Sea Was Whiskey - Willie Dixon Tribute
  12. Brutal Hearted Woman - John Primer
  13. Hen House - Marty Grebb

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Rotten as I want to be!!!.......2004-10-31

A GREAT blues CD! I can find nothing bad about this collection of music. I have been listening to it most waking mins for the last week!

5 out of 5 stars A Cure for the Blues.......2001-07-03

To the guy who started to give it away -- Get a grip!! This is just plain fun. This one's a keeper. Blues with a good dose of rock & roll. I highly recommend it.

1 out of 5 stars Rotten Blues For An Afternoon.......2001-01-27

I tried to find something good about this CD. However, it just might be the worst compilation of half-hearted efforts I've ever listened to. I started to give it away, but was afraid it might fall into the hands of someone who was listening to what they thought were blues for the first time; I couldn't stand the thought of them making an assessment based on this (...) effort. Definitely money misspent. Save yours. Actually a "no-star" rating.

5 out of 5 stars I Wish All Rotten Afternoons Were As Good As This Music!.......2000-11-29

TELARC has done another great job of assembling some of the best blues available for this sampler. The music is execellent and the recording is super. Great music to just sit back and enjoy. Thank God for the Bluesman.

4 out of 5 stars Not so Rotten After All.......2000-10-11

A wonderfully diverse selection of slow blues tunes. Great performances and top notch production make this a must have sample package.
Dark Fun
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Dark Fun
    The Warm Gunns
    Manufacturer: The Warm Gunns
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000CA8I4S
    Release Date: 2005-07-19
    Rotten Soul
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Rotten Soul
      Jazz Butcher Conspiracy
      Manufacturer: Vinyl Japan Limited/Hepcat
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B000N0JWF6
      Release Date: 2000-09-12

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