Jane's Addiction

[Gylen]

Just downloaded 'Strays' from iTunes after having the theme music from Entourage go round in my head for weeks.

What a brilliant album! I saw Jane's Addiction live a few years ago without having heard their music and was really impressed so not sure why it's taken me this long to actually get hold of one of their records. Anyone else a fan?

[Bunglist]

Gylen said:

Just downloaded 'Strays' from iTunes after having the theme music from Entourage go round in my head for weeks.

What a brilliant album! I saw Jane's Addiction live a few years ago without having heard their music and was really impressed so not sure why it's taken me this long to actually get hold of one of their records. Anyone else a fan?

Yeah

They are great

[JaymzDead]

Awesome band, Ritual Lo Habito is an brilliant album, I must get round to actually getting some of their other stuff!

Edited by JaymzDead on Friday 18th January 16:36

[Lurker]

JaymzDead said:

Awesome band, Ritual Lo Habito is an awesome album

+1. I still have mine hidden away in it's rubber sleeve, because it was rude. The album.

[gbbird]

To Match The Sun is a very good track indeed. I think that is off Strays

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[derestrictor]

I have no idea how they sound over a wide range of material but there is a certain Armenian chic to the guitarist's goatee which in any other context would be unacceptable yet curiously, here, it delivers the crushing blow to any doubt.

The few songs I have chanced across had me genuinely wishing I weren't too old to rock n roll.

[Dick Dastardly]

Probably my favourite band. Strays is their weakest album so try some of their earlier stuff, either the Nothings Shocking or Ritual de la Habitual albums. They sound a little dated now but are still some of the most original music to ever be made. Navarro's guitar work is very under-rated IMO.

[Podie]

Strangely they completely bypassed me... must give it another go

[Lurker]

Lurker said:

JaymzDead said:

Awesome band, Ritual Lo Habito is an awesome album

+1. I still have mine hidden away in it's rubber sleeve, because it was rude. The album.

Knackers. I meant Nothing's Shocking.

From there, Mountain Song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgF7yxIjY8E

Comin' down the mountain...

[minimoog]

Jane's at Newcastle Mayfair on the Ritual tour is in my top 3 all time favourite gigs. Admittedly that little pinch of mushrooms didn't do anything to dull the experience

[tali1]

"Caught Stealing" is a terrible record , but True Nature is simply one of the greatest rock songs EVER.
Impressive Ashanti remix aswell.

[smiller]

Perry Farrell left Jane's Addiction to form Porno For Pyros.........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scJuNQtYlZE 

Guitarist Peter Di Stefano aint great, but he's got a great feel for the tune.

[Furyous]

tali1 said:

"Caught Stealing" is a terrible record , but True Nature is simply one of the greatest rock songs EVER.
Impressive Ashanti remix aswell.

And yet I love it......

[Gylen]

Agreed, True Nature is absolutely brilliant! I shall check out some of the early stuff as well...What is the Ashanti remix? This seems to have passed me by and does NOT sound like a good idea...

[TCEvo]

Quality band. Pity that all but Caught Stealing ever seems to get an airing on TV / radio, early stuff much better than the last record.

[DrTre]

smiller said:

Perry Farrell left Jane's Addiction to form Porno For Pyros.........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scJuNQtYlZE 

Guitarist Peter Di Stefano aint great, but he's got a great feel for the tune.

Satellite Party is his latest project. Tis an OK album. And don't forget Song Yet to be Sung either.
Nothings Shocking..astounding album.
1986...unbelieveable...
Janes Addiction, one of the finest bands ever.

Edited by DrTre on Monday 21st January 22:56

[smiller]

DrTre said:

smiller said:

Perry Farrell left Jane's Addiction to form Porno For Pyros.........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scJuNQtYlZE 

Guitarist Peter Di Stefano aint great, but he's got a great feel for the tune.

Satellite Party is his latest project. Tis an OK album. And don't forget Song Yet to be Sung either.
Nothings Shocking..astounding album.
1986...unbelieveable...
Janes Addiction, one of the finest bands ever.

Edited by DrTre on Monday 21st January 22:56

What's Dave Navarro doing these days??

[DrTre]

I think him & Steve Perkins (Eric A never rejoined JA did he?) formed Panic Channel?!Or something?

[Dick Dastardly]

When JA split up in the early 90's, Perry Farrell (singer) and Stephen Perkins (drummer) left to form Porno for Pyros, while Dave Navarro (guitar) and Eric Avery (bass) formed Deconstruction. Despite a great little album, Deconstruction split soon after and Navarro joined the Chili Peppers while Avery made some songs under the Polar Bear name and then joined Alanis Morisette as a touring musician. Porno for Pyros made two pretty good albums before finishing in the mid-90's and Jane's Addiction reunited for a tour in 1997 with Flea from the Chili Peppers on bass instead of Avery. This only lasted for a year with Navarro and Farrell both going on to make solo albums and Perkins forming a jazz band called Banyan. Farrell also found success in the dance music scene, under the name DJ Peretz. About 5 years ago Navarro, Farrell and Perkins got back together with session bassist Chris Chaney to re-form JA and release the Strays album. They toured the world (and I got to see them in Birmingham!) before Navarro and Farrell remembered they actually hate each other and the band split up for a third time. Navarro, Perkins & Chaney formed The Panic Channel with a singer named Steve Isaacs and released an ok album. Farrell formed Satellite Party with his wife, Nuno Bettencourt and others and released one of my favourite albums of 2007, Ultra Payloaded.

See, I wasn't lying when I said I was a huge fan!

[SaliMali]

Dave also 'wrote' a book and plays in Camp Freddy