Plastic Fang is the seventh official release by the American punk blues

Punk blues

Punk blues denotes a fusion genre of punk rock and blues. Punk blues musicians and bands usually incorporate elements of related styles, such as protopunk and blues rock. Its origins lie strongly within the garage rock sound of the 1960s and 1970s.Punk blues can be said to favor the common...

 group The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, released on Matador

Matador Records

Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...

 in 2002. "She Said" was released as a single and a music video was filmed for it. In the video, Jon Spencer is a vampire being hunted by nuns whom he eventually seduces into a striptease en masse, before fighting and dying at the hands of a vampiress.

This album features guest appearances by Dr. John

Dr. John

Malcolm John "Mac" Rebennack, Jr. , better known by the stage name Dr. John , is an American singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist, whose music combines blues, pop, jazz as well as Zydeco, boogie woogie and rock and roll.Active as a session musician since the late 1950s, he came to wider...

, Bernie Worrell

Bernie Worrell

George Bernard "Bernie" Worrell, Jr. is an American keyboardist and composer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic...

 and Willie Weeks

Willie Weeks

Willie Weeks is an American bass guitarist. He has gained fame performing with famous musicians in a wide variety of genres. He has been one of the most in-demand session musicians throughout his career. Weeks has also gained notoriety touring with many of rock's heavyweights throughout his career...

 and design by Chip Kidd

Chip Kidd

Chip Kidd is an American author, editor, and graphic designer, best known for his book covers.- Early life :Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, Kidd grew up in the Reading suburb of Shillington, strongly influenced by American popular culture...

. There are several different versions of this release, and some of them had a DVD included with the album, called Fang Visual, the most complete of which is the Australian release.

US Release

1. Sweet n Sour - 3:15
2. She Said - 4:17
3. Money Rock'n'Roll - 3:01
4. Killer Wolf - 4:34
5. The Midnight Creep - 3:47
6. Hold On - 4:54
7. Down in the Beast - 4:26
8. Shakin' Rock'n'Roll Tonight - 2:52
9. Over and Over - 3:50
10. Mother Nature - 4:30
11. Mean Heart - 4:26
12. Point of View - 4:28

AU Release

CD1:

1. Sweet n Sour
2. She Said
3. Money Rock'n'Roll
4. Killer Wolf
5. Tore Up & Broke
6. Hold On
7. Down in the Beast
8. Shakin' Rock'n'Roll Tonight
9. The Midnight Creep
10. Over And Over
11. Mother Nature
12. Mean Heart

CD2:

1. Point of View
2. Do Ya Wanna Get It?
3. Maureen
4. Alex
5. Over And Over (Techno Animal Mix)
6. Money Rock'n'Roll (Sub Species Mix)
7. Over And Over (Barry Adamson Mix)

VIDEOS:

1. She Said (Directors Cut)
2. She Said (Live at 100 Club)
3. Sweet & Sour
4. Point of View (Live at Brixton)
5. Shakin' Rock'n'Roll Tonight (Live at Brixton)

Fang Visual

1. She Said (Video - Sigismondi)
2. Sweet n Sour (Video)
3. a. Calvin (Live) / b. Mean Heart (Live) / c. Sweet n Sour (Live)
4. a. 2Kindsa Love (Live) / b. Flavor (Live) / c. Attack (Live)
5. TV Appearance (InfoPlus)
6. a. Point of View (Live) / b. Down in the Beast (Live)
7. Jon Spencer Interview
8. Studio Footage, NYC
9. Bellbottoms (Live)
10. She Said (Video - 100 Club)
11. Talk About The Blues (Live)

External links

• MP3 Track Downloads at Amazon