Robert Christgau: Dean of American Rock Critics

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Jesse Johnson [extended]

  • Jesse Johnson's Revue [A&M, 1985] B-
  • Shockadelica [A&M, 1986] C+

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Jesse Johnson's Revue: Jesse Johnson's Revue [A&M, 1985]
"I had to do something different," the former Time guitarist revealed to his press agent sometime after the Time broke up. At around the same time he fired off a warning to rival Prince/Time imitators: "If you don't know the formula, you should leave it alone." Different? Formula? You figure it out. B-

Shockadelica [A&M, 1986]
I don't know what it means to you that he managed to spike this album with a classic fake-Prince single featuring the barely functional Sly Stone. To me it means he needs help--any help he can get. C+