The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion is an American garage rock band, which was … Read Full Bio ↴The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion is an American garage rock band, which was formed in New York in 1990. Singer Jon Spencer was previously the leader of the noise punk band Pussy Galore before hooking up with Judah Bauer (guitar) and Russell Simins (drums) to form the Blues Explosion, a band that was part of the 1990s alternative rock boom. This bass-less combo had their breakthrough in 1993 with the album "Extra Width" on Crypt Records. In 1994 "Orange", a more accessible album followed along with a growing base of fans.

1996 they released an album which is regarded as their masterpiece, "Now I Got Worry". An unwieldy mess of an album, Now I Got Worry, starts with a series of piercing screams and never stops confounding until the end. Featuring the legendary Rufus Thomas howling and barking on Chicken Dog, and The Dub Narcotic Sound System on Fuck Shit Up, Now I Got Worry was a glorious celebration of what an open mind(s) could do with white trash rock and roll.

Touring endlessly, JSBX gained a small but enthusiastic global audience. Subsequent albums were "Acme" (1998), "Xtra Acme USA" (1999), "Plastic Fang" (2002), "Damage" (2004) and the earlier "Crypt Style" (1992) and "Jon Spencer Blues Explosion" (1992).

Jon Spencer as well as the other members of the band had several side-projects. They recorded an album together with The Dub Narcotic Sound System. Jon Spencer played together with R.L. Burnside ("A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey"), David Holmes ("Bow Down to the Exit Sign"), The Honeymoon Killers ("Hung Far Low") and other artists. He is also a member of Boss Hog, along with his wife Cristina Martinez. Together with Matt Verta-Ray of Speedball Baby Spencer formed a rockabilly revival band called Heavy Trash which has released three albums. The band has also been associated in various ways with The Beastie Boys, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and others.

On the Blues Explosion's album "Damage" (2004) they left out the "Jon Spencer" prefix of the band's name to show that they are a genuine band.

2 Kindsa Love
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Lyrics

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Two kindsa love
That ain't bad
Get it right away
Get with it, man
When you get back home
Back up in Cleveland
You look on up
That's where I'll be

You're 2 kindsa love...
Ain't that the law up above
You got 2 kindsa love

It's in...
Gonna dig myself
Dig myself a hole
Alright baby, down in the ground
When I get up ain't on one around
Yeah, 2 kindsa love
??...
Way down below and up above
You got it

You're 2 kindsa love (with ad lib)

The way I feel right now
You're lookin' good
Come on, baby
Let me hear you howl

Everybody's alright
Everybody's alright

Overall Meaning

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion's "2 Kindsa Love" is a song about the concept of two different kinds of love. The lyrics suggest that there are two types of love that a person can experience, and both are equally valid. The song's chorus is an affirmation that "You're 2 kindsa love," and that this duality is not a negative thing but is, in fact, a natural part of life. The lyrics also suggest that this duality is recognized by some higher law, as expressed in the line, "Ain't that the law up above." This line implies that the idea of two types of love is not a new concept, but rather an ancient idea that has been recognized in cultures throughout history.

Throughout the song, the singer describes a complex emotional landscape, where two kinds of love coexist within the same person. The lyrics suggest that these two kinds of love are complementary rather than opposite, with one type of love existing "way down below" and the other "up above." The song's verses suggest that both types of love are necessary for a fulfilling life, as expressed in the line, "Everybody's alright." Overall, the song suggests that the two kinds of love are part of the same spectrum and that both are necessary for a happy and complete life.

Line by Line Meaning

Two kindsa love
There are two types of love

That ain't bad
Having two kinds of love isn't a bad thing

Get it right away
Understand it immediately

Get with it, man
Join in and feel it too

When you get back home
After you return home

Back up in Cleveland
Returning to Cleveland

You look on up
Look up high

That's where I'll be
I'll be there waiting for you

You're 2 kindsa love...
You possess two types of love

Ain't that the law up above
Isn't that what is expected according to a higher authority

It's in...
It's within