Blood Visions

Blood Visions
Studio album by
Jay Reatard
ReleasedOctober 10, 2006
RecordedJuly 2005 – December 2005
Genre
Length29:09
Label
Jay Reatard chronology
Blood Visions
(2006) 		Watch Me Fall
(2009)

Blood Visions is the debut solo studio album by American punk rock singer and songwriter Jay Reatard, formerly of the Reatards.

The track, "Oh It's Such a Shame" has been covered by Deerhunter (for the "Fluorescent Grey/Oh, It's Such a Shame" split single) and more recently by Arcade Fire during their support tour for The Suburbs.[2]

Just prior to Jay Reatard's death in 2010, he sold the rights to the record to Fat Possum Records, after which In the Red Records ceased production and distribution of the record.[3]

The album was reissued on Record Store Day in 2016 as an exclusive 10th anniversary 12" on red vinyl, featuring a gatefold jacket and bonus 7" of Blood Visions demos. The release was limited to 2000 copies.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Dusted MagazinePositive[6]
Pitchfork9.1/10[7]
JunkMedia[8]
Robert ChristgauA−[9]

The music review online magazine Pitchfork Media, placed Blood Visions at number 200 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Blood Visions"1:32
2."Greed, Money, Useless Children"0:54
3."It's So Easy"1:10
4."My Shadow"3:18
5."My Family"1:43
6."Death Is Forming"2:06
7."Oh It's Such a Shame"2:28
8."Not a Substitute"1:05
9."Nightmares"2:13
10."I See You Standing There"1:39
11."We Who Wait" (The Adverts Cover)2:01
12."Fading All Away"1:28
13."Turning Blue"2:41
14."Puppet Man"1:44
15."Waiting for Something"3:16
Total length:29:09

Musicians

  • Jay Reatard – vocals, guitar, bass, drums
  • Alix Brown – bass on "I See You Standing There" and vocals on "We Who Wait"

References

  1. ^ Pitchfork Staff (October 2, 2009). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 27, 2023. Blood Visions is a crossover in the best sense of the term, stealing...the melodies of power pop...
  2. ^ "The Arcade Fire Go Gospel on Jay Reatard Cover » Cover Me". Covermesongs.com. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  3. ^ Interview with In The Red Records founder Larry Hardy
  4. ^ "Jay Reatard – Blood Visions 10th Anniversary". Record Store Day. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  5. ^ Stewart Mason. "Blood Visions". AllMusic. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  6. ^ "Dusted Reviews: Jay Reatard – Blood Visions". Dustedmagazine.com. 2007-02-22. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  7. ^ "Jay Reatard: Blood Visions". Pitchfork Media. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  8. ^ "Jay Reatard : Blood Visions". Junkmedia. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Review: Blood Visions". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  10. ^ Crock, Jason (September 28, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200-151". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2009.