Jane's Addiction - Cabinet of Curiosities (3 CD/1 DVD)
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Free Music Review: Great for collectors and completists
Hit: 4 Stars
Fans of the original lineup of Jane's Addiction will love this box set. It's loaded with demos, b-sides, cover versions, and live tracks, without ANY filler from the studio albums. Everything has been remastered and sounds great. JA and Rhino deserve heaps of praise for not larding up the discs with songs everybody has already.
The demos document early versions of pretty much everything on JA's first two major label releases. They're an interesting way to hear how things change when bands get access to heaps of record company production dollars. Casual fans probably won't be terribly interested in the demos, but listeners with a passion for the creative process will find a lot of cool moments on the first two discs. The highlight of this box for me, though, is the full concert on the third disc. The band is hot, hot, hot, truly on fire!
Unfortunately, the limited edition packaging is a mixed bag. While the cabinet is pretty cool (even though the "wood" is really that sawdust + glue stuff used in the back of old TV's), it's a bit smaller than one might expect from the product picture. In reality, the cabinet is roughly the size of a Wii console. I also was a little disappointed by the booklet, mainly because Rhino usually produces stellar box set books. The main essay reads like a press release, the guest quotes are kind of dull, and a lot of the pix are just closeups of the booklet cover.
These are really minor quibbles though--the bottom line is that there's a heap of great music here, most of it previously unreleased. Anybody who digs Nothing's Shocking and Ritual de lo Habitual ought to pick up this box set, in either of its incarnations. New JA fans, on the other hand, should get the first three albums before diving into the deep archival stuff here.
3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 because Rhino did not succumb to the usual record company practice of forcing people to re-buy album cuts.
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For those who are wondering what is on the DVD, here's the track list:
* Soul Kiss: The Fan's Video (featuring Mountain Song and City)
* Music videos (Had A Dad, Ocean Size, Stop!, Been Caught Stealing, Classic Girl, Ain't No Right)
* Live at the City Square, Milan, Italy/For MTV Italy, 10-11-90 (Whøres, Then She Did..., Three Days)
Free Music Review: Jane's Addiction at it's best!
Hit: 4 Stars
This is the way a boxset should be set up...loaded with all sorts of extras. I own all of the studio albums and most boxsets are just a repackaging of those albums + a few extras.
This box set is loaded with unreleased stuff, and the 3rd disc is the gem. The live recording from 1990 sounds excellent & Jane's Addiction has a real flow to themselves making for a real fun show to listen to. The DVD is pretty good too with the the few songs from Italy the prize. The packaging is musch better than most boxsets and has a really cool design.
If you are a big Jane's Addiction fan, this is a must have!
Free Music Review: great music and art
Hit: 4 Stars
Great box set. Just for the live take of Ocean Size this set is worth it.
The art and box is very nice, looks just like the style of Perry and Casey Niccoli.
The DVD is Ok, should of had "gift" or more live sets. However Three Days is great on the live DVD.
The book, great photos. The story so so, skips alot of info,
how about the years of Dave as a chili pepper.
All and all great stuff, wish it had more live sound, or video.
Yet the art and Ocean size alone makes up for it.
Free Music Review: Good gift item!
Hit: 4 Stars
I bought this for a Jane's Addiction fan who was more familiar with the original lineup of the band. He was very pleased with the tracks that were selected, however a note of caution, there is a great deal of live tracks, if this is not something you enjoy, you may be dissapointed. As far as the box set itself, the design is quite clever. The box looks like "wood" and the artwork and extras (kachina type dolls) really stand above other "box sets" which are simply CDs.Free Music Review: This is lovely; you should buy it
Hit: 4 Stars
If you are a fan like me, you should have this. Beautiful packaging, pictures, and text. I mean, it's awesome! Alternate versions; extra stuff; you know who you are. It is a lovely package. To its credit, it doesn't include any of the obvious stuff that you already have.
If you are just starting out, then this is not for you. Get the main albums first. They are even better than this!