Yeah, “that’s what she saidâ€Â, right brother? So sayeth JOHNNY HASH on this absolutely immortal 1993 single that came out on IN THE RED, and is still vinyl-only unless you search high & low for a Japanese CD that had a bunch of old singles from the label. I love the stupid-sloppy slide guitar, the drawly vocals, the “breakdownâ€Â guitar solo, and the general garbage-blues piss take of this whole thing. One critic of low renown called it:
Drunken, animalistic slide guitar blues, backed with precision cardboard-box drumming and barked vocals. A gnarly, no-fidelity blues trash masterpiece that still makes me weep with desire for the LP that never came from these guys.
It’s genius. In fact the 45 was actually called “Blues Is Depressingâ€Â , but I feel like it’s a joyous, rapturous celebration of life the way these yokels play it. Let me know if you agree.
Play or Download JOHNNY HASH – “Pink Lunchboxâ€Â