Clear Impetuous Morning
Studio album by
Jason & the Scorchers
Released1996
LabelMammoth
ProducerWarner Hodges, Jeff Johnson
Jason & the Scorchers chronology
Both Sides of the Line
(1996)		 Clear Impetuous Morning
(1996)		 Reckless Country Soul
(1998)

Clear Impetuous Morning is an album by the American band Jason & the Scorchers, released in 1996.[1][2] The band supported the album with a North American tour that included shows with Slobberbone.[3][4] The band's second studio album after their reunion, it was also their last with bass player Jeff Johnson.[5][6]

Production

Produced by bandmembers Warner Hodges and Johnson, the album was recorded over three months at a friend's Nashville studio in an amp repair shop.[7][8] Frontman Jason Ringenberg considered the recording sessions for Clear Impetuous Morning to be the easiest of the band's career.[8] The band made more use of acoustic guitars than on previous albums, employing them on the majority of the songs.[9] Songwriter Tommy Womack worked on some of the songs.[10] Emmylou Harris sang on "Everything Has a Cost".[11] "Drugstore Truck Drivin' Man" is a cover of the Gram Parsons song, which Jason considered to be "an anti-Nashville-music-business song."[12][13] "Jeremy's Glory" is about the Civil War.[8] "Going Nowhere" is about a woman who decides to leave her hometown.[14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[15]
Entertainment WeeklyA[16]
USA Today[17]

Entertainment Weekly wrote that "these country punkers once again prove themselves to be the only legitimate living incarnation of the Rolling Stones."[16] The Ottawa Citizen determined that "the Scorchers' sound tends to fade into a generic blues boogie obscurity, alongside the likes of the Georgia Satellites."[18] The Philadelphia Inquirer praised the "Hank Williams-meets-the-Sex-Pistols attack."[19] USA Today allowed that the album could be the band's "finest work ever."[17]

The Chicago Tribune concluded that the album "effectively meshes their past energy with a newfound slower-paced tunefulness."[20] Stereo Review stated: "Driven by the relentless guitar of Warner Hodges and the impassioned vocals of Jason Ringenberg, the Scorchers uncork some of their fiercest material."[21] The Sun Sentinel called the album "bristling with stinging licks and groove-a-licious tales of lovers, losers and loners."[22] The Lincoln Journal Star and The Sunday Times listed Clear Impetuous Morning among the best albums of 1996.[23][24]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Self-Sabotage" 
2."Cappuccino Rosie" 
3."Drugstore Truck Drivin' Man" 
4."Going Nowhere" 
5."Uncertain Girl" 
6."2 + 1 = Nothing" 
7."Victory Road" 
8."Kick Me Down" 
9."Everything Has a Cost" 
10."To Feel No Love" 
11."Walking a Vanishing Line" 
12."Tomorrow Has Come Today" 
13."Jeremy's Glory" 
14."I'm Sticking with You" 

References

  1. ↑ Sullivan, Jim (8 Sep 1996). "Bubbling under(ground)". The Boston Globe. p. N7.
  2. ↑ "Jason & the Scorchers Biography by John Dougan". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Finn, Timothy (31 Oct 1996). "Scorchers are almost too hot for Jason's vocals to handle". The Kansas City Star. p. E6.
  4. ↑ "Critic's picks". Houston. Houston Chronicle. October 31, 1996. p. 3.
  5. ↑ Lee, Stewart (October 20, 1996). "Rock". Culture. The Sunday Times. p. 28.
  6. ↑ The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Oxford University Press. 2012. p. 262.
  7. ↑ Gray, Michael (26 Sep 1996). "Scorching new 'morning'". Nashville Banner. p. C16.
  8. 1 2 3 McLennan, Scott (13 Oct 1996). "Jason and the Scorchers ride high again". Datebook. Telegram & Gazette. p. 7.
  9. ↑ McGuinness, Jim (October 18, 1996). "A Trailblazing Band Returns". Previews. The Record. Bergen County. p. 37.
  10. ↑ Ridley, Jim; McCall, Michael (October 3, 1996). "Vital Signs". Nashville Cream. Nashville Scene.
  11. ↑ Miller, Jay N. (18 Oct 1996). "Lyrics drive Jason and the Scorchers' latest". The Patriot Ledger. p. 21.
  12. ↑ Crandall, Alan (July 1998). "Scorched Earth". Perfect Sound Forever.
  13. ↑ Johnson, Kenneth (October 11, 1996). "Scorchers' 'Impetuous Morning' Is Hot Stuff". The Charlotte Observer. p. 4E.
  14. ↑ Cantwell, David (November 21, 1996). "Jason & the Scorchers Clear Impetuous Morning". Music. Miami New Times.
  15. ↑ "Clear Impetuous Morning Review by James Chrispell". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  16. 1 2 Kim, Wook (October 4, 1996). "Clear Impetuous Morning". Entertainment Weekly.
  17. 1 2 Zimmerman, David (October 8, 1996). "Country". USA Today. p. 10D.
  18. ↑ Blanchfield, Mike (25 Jan 1997). "Rock". Ottawa Citizen. p. F3.
  19. ↑ Cristiano, Nick (11 Oct 1996). "Jason & the Scorchers". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 18.
  20. ↑ "Music". Friday. Chicago Tribune. 25 Oct 1996. p. 55.
  21. ↑ Puterbaugh, Parke (Feb 1997). "Clear Impetuous Morning". Stereo Review. Vol. 62, no. 2. p. 135.
  22. ↑ Schulman, Sandra (September 15, 1996). "Cow punk rides again". Sun Sentinel. p. 3F.
  23. ↑ Wolgamott, L. Kent (27 Dec 1996). "It was the best (?!) of years". Lincoln Journal Star. p. D1.
  24. ↑ "Records of the year". The Sunday Times. December 22, 1996. p. 32.
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