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Jack O & the Tennessee Tearjerkers
Disco Outlaw
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Ditch Road
2. Against the Wall
3. Switchblade Comb - Jack-O & the Tearjerkers, Keith, J.P.
4. Make Your Mind Up
5. Sweet Thang
6. Crook for Your Look - Jack-O & the Tearjerkers, Weinstock, R.A.
7. Let Me Go!
8. Scratchy - Jack-O & the Tearjerkers, Wammack, Travis
9. Homesick Gypsy - Jack-O & the Tearjerkers, Hurtt, M.
10. Blood Bank Blues
11. Stop Stalling
12. Walk of Shame - Jack-O & the Tearjerkers, Keith, J.P.

CD Details

All Artists: Jack O & the Tennessee Tearjerkers
Title: Disco Outlaw
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Goner Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 5/5/2009
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, Blues Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 880270274123

Synopsis

Album Description

Jack Oblivian has developed a cult following exploiting everything that makes rock and roll great raw inept punk, lo-fi blues, distorto pop, rot-gut soul, fuzz-drenched twang... His story started in the 90s as a member of the Compulsive Gamblers and the Oblivians, but Yarber has honed his craft on his five solo records since. Disco Outlaw is his first album on Memphis label Goner Records.

CD Reviews

Solid effort from garage rock legend

Willaim E. Tynor III | Phx, AZ | 10/16/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Jack Oblivian leads a gritty blues-rock ensemble that channels the rock'n'roll spirit of everyone from the New York Dolls to Chuck E. Weiss. Performed with maximum intensity, Disco Outlaw is 12 songs that are never "overdone" and barely cliché, which is a refreshing change compared to other artists walking down the retroactive past.

Like fellow Memphis resident Jay Reatard, Jack O has found a humble maturation point that doesn't threaten to alienate hardcore fans from his days in The Oblivians. That statement holds true even if you think songs like "Walk of Shame" or "Sweet Thang" sound like studio outtakes from either a late 70s Tom Petty or Springsteen album, or even better a b-side from a Graham Parker single.

Disco Outlaw is a solid, surprising, and refreshing effort."