I love them Perry Farrell is a genius

Nothing's Shocking is perfect, Ritual is overrated, and Strays is underrated, IMO.

my personal favorite is the live version of "Jane Says".

Stax said:

blasphemy!



Listen to it again. It's not overrated. It's impossible for it to BE overrated. Nothing's Shocking was always my favorite but I think the genius really comes out in Ritual. Any album containing 3 Days cannot be overrated.

CarrieMpls said:

Don't get me wrong. It's not a bad album, by any measure. It seems to be the most popular Jane's album, but I don't think it's as consistent as NS.

Stax said:

You can think that, but you're wrong.



Seriously, I LOVE Nothing's Shocking, but the second half of Ritual (Three Days through Classic Girl) is practically a religious experience to listen to.

CarrieMpls said:

ahh, see, the second HALF. That's what I mean.

Classic Girl is a fantastic song, tho.

I adore both Nothing's Shocking and Ritual de lo Habitual. I could listen to Three Days over and over again...

i saw them on tour for Ritual in Pittsburgh, with Henry Rollins opening. Great show

Stax said:

I think Strays is underrated, too. That style is not innovative anymore (it's not 1990, is it?) and I think maybe that's why fans aren't as wowed by it.

But it's a great collection of Janes Addiction music.

I only have Strays but want more. Which album should I get next?

JackieBlue said:

Nothing's Shocking &/or Ritual de lo Habitual
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NDRU said:

Cool!

I've heard most of Nothing's Shocking and it's great stuff. "Ocean Size" is such a kickass rocker.

I'm gonna buy it soon and then move on to the rest of their catalogue.

Meh.

I think it's interesting how their debut (Triple XXX, 1987) never even rates as a release - yet it's got my favorite versions of all their songs. The young fury they brought to the stage is mind-blowing, whereas being in the studio kinda overpolished their sound IMO

I love the live-steeldrum version of 'Jane Says'.....great band!!!!

i love jane's addiction....

ritual is a masterpiece...the drums alone on three days are worth the price of admission. stephen perkins can bang some drums.

nothing's shocking is incredible, as well, with great production. i first saw them live, touring for this album. i had never even heard of them...they made me a fan for life.

strays, on the other hand...i don't know. there might be a couple of good songs, but i couldn't even sit through it once. bob ezrin was a huge mistake, in my opinion. that, and i think their drug use was a huge part of their creative fuel. now that they're clean, they lack the impact they had on previous efforts. sad, but true...

that said, i will never miss an opportunity to see them live. absolute pure rock n roll...i last saw the birthday celebration (?) tour in pittsburgh, with live and the stereo mcs...with perry wearing that parachute as a skirt with all the dancing girls underneath during kettle whistle...man, what an incredible show.

peedub said:

You are certainly not alone in that assessment. I think it is Dave Navarro's best guitar work on a Jane's album. His ability really improved a lot between Ritual and Strays, imo.

Was singing "Been Caught Stealing" this morning as I cooked breakfast. Prompted by this woman on TV who, while talking in her normal voice, sounded like: "And I walk right... through the do-or..."

I couldn't take it. Broke into song, right over my scrambled eggs.

ThreadBare said:

i wouldn't say i love them. but i find myself liking them a lot more than i thought i did.

One of my most favorite bands ever. I wish they had more than five albums. And yes, "three days" is godlike!

L-U-V Jane's Addiction! One of the all-time great bands imo.

and i dig P4P too.

ThreadBare said:

StarMon said:

'Pets' & 'Kimberly Austin' are gems!

abigail05 said:

Insanely good album, I used to play the hell out of it

ThirdandFinal said:

thank you, I was starting to think no one has even heard of this record!

Has 3 of the best Jane's songs ever, Trip Away, Whores (of course!) and Chip Away
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abigail05 said:

You Forgot "I Would For You" -- I LOVE that one!

smokeverbs said:

how could I forget that one - possibly the best song on the whole record