Jenny and the Ess-Dog

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single
First released:
Jul 30 2001

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Release dates:
  • Jul 30 2001 in United Kingdom

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Indie, Alternative Rock, Rock. Vote on Genres

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4 stars The live tracks aren't bad!
"Jenny and The Ess-Dog" is by far the best song on Stephen Malkmus' self-titled debut. For those of you bashing the three live tracks, it was meant to be just a little bit of Stephen getting back to his roots. They aren't terrific, but they're far from unlistenable. My personal favourite is "Keep the Faith". Don't dismiss this until you've heard it. It's worth the six bucks.
Written by Jeff Beal
3 stars Malkmus diverges a little from his standard fare
Everyone wants Stephen Malkmus to sound just like Pavement did in the good old days. And for the most part on his first solo album, he does. This is the second single off that album, and Jenny & The Ess Dog sounds like it could be Pavement, except that this song is (gasp!) actually in narrative form. The remaining songs, however, are an interesting departure from Malkmus. "That's What Mama Said" is a long, guitar jam, "Alien Boy" is a cover of an old punk song by The Wipers (and it sounds an awf…
Written by Liz Rodriguez

Track listing Edit

  • CD

    format:
    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    Jenny and the Ess-Dog
    2:46
    2
    Keep the Faith
    3:20
    3
    That's What Mama Said
    4:51
    4
    Alien Boy
    3:44

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