Pleasure_Club_(album)

<i>Pleasure Club</i> (album)

Pleasure Club (album)

1996 studio album by James Hall

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]

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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]

Production

The 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

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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

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References

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    Mehr, Bob. "Hunky Dory". Phoenix New Times.
  2. [2]
    "James Hall Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
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    Hallock, Jeremy. "James Hall Turned Down Afghan Whigs and Survived Hurricane Katrina, But Has No Regrets". Dallas Observer.
  4. [4]
    "Up & Coming". The Stranger.
  5. [5]
    "James Hall has enough dark, shadowy rock-star charisma..." SFGate. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  6. [6]
    Howell, Peter (23 May 1996). "James Hall unfazed by loopy fans". Toronto Star. p. G3.
  7. [7]
    Moon, Tom (14 June 1996). "James Hall". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 13.
  8. [8]
    Spera, Keith (June 28, 1996). "Hall's 'Pleasures' Growing with Time". The Times-Picayune. p. L7.
  9. [9]
    The Encyclopedia of Record Producers. Billboard Books. 1999. p. 572.
  10. [10]
    Shuster, Fred (5 July 1996). "Pop Beat". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L18.
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    "Pleasure Club". AllMusic.
  12. [12]
    Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 80.
  13. [13]
    Danielsen, Shane (16 Sep 1996). "Pushing the limits". The Guide. The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 13.
  14. [14]
    "James Hall". Trouser Press. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  15. [15]
    Lien, James (Oct 1996). "Second Thoughts". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 38. p. 37.
  16. [16]
    "Make Way for a Musical New Year's Eve". The Times-Picayune. December 27, 1996. p. L6.
  17. [17]
    "Pleasure Club". Guitar Player. Vol. 30, no. 10. Oct 1996. p. 109.
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