Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
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Free Music Notes for Nothing's Shocking
Free Music Review: thirteen years old and the album is still fresh and powerful
Hit: 5 Stars
simply the most important album I own. though the songs are not as polished and complex as on the follow-up, Ritual de lo Habitual, Nothing's Shocking is a more primal and powerful piece of work. Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins are a driving, thumping rhythm section, Dave Navarro's guitar work is alternately whiplash and tidal and always electrifying, and nobody can wail like the inimitable Perry Farrell."Jane Says" (track 9) was first recorded as a studio track on this album, but that song's enduring popularity has overshadowed the other, better songs that surround it.
"Ted, Just Admit It" (track 4) may be the most cataclysmic track here, a seven-minute epic that lends the album its title and a lot of its essential character.
"Summertime Rolls" (track 6) is a beautiful, hedonistic ode to summer bliss.
"Mountain Song" (track 7) is at the moment my favorite Jane's Addiction song -- thundering drums, cascading guitars, an unforgettable baseline, and Perry Farrell in peak wailing form.
this album, more than any other, illustrates to me how far popular music has fallen in recent years -- because nothing has come close to Nothing's Shocking.
Free Music Review: Fabulous music!
Hit: 5 Stars
Though their albums are few, Jane's Addiction is one of the most influential bands of the early nineties alterna-scene. They had a vision all their own. It embodied every eclectic taste that the four members had in their bones. This taste would evevtually explode into the lollapalooza tour. The Nothing's Shocking lyrics are so abstract, yet so easily accessible. "Jane Says", the finest track on the album, and may be their greatest song, is a bitter-sweet story of an addict named Jane. I love the lyrics "I'm gonna kick tomorrow." It's like she's said these very same words before, and may actually belive them, but the resolve is not sincere. She still ends up coming back to the same abusive lifestyle. This song defines the attitude of the entire album; self-reflecting jams about hope and dremas that we all carry inside of ourselves. Whatever those dreams are, we all want to hang onto them more than anything in the whole world. And sometimes, those dreams get away. "Jane Say's I'm-a-goin' away to Spain when I get my money saved. Gonna Start tomorrow. I'm gonna kick tomorrow."Free Music Review: A challenge to the Alternative ethos
Hit: 5 Stars
Let's see. We have a great collection of songs by a band of extremely competent and creative musicians. Mountain Song, Had A Dad, Ocean Size, Pigs In Zen, Summertime Rolls, etc. are all powerhouse songs. What is more interesting is the band itself. A helium-voiced singer. An unorthodox virtuoso guitarist who subverts the cliches of various musical genres with his live-wire soloing. A hyperkinetic rhythm section. The musical question that must be asked of the music-critic community that embraced this is why none of them liked this when Rush was doing it.
Otherwise, Nothing's Shocking stands as a challenge to the alternative ethos that embraces musical incompetence and extroverted perversity. Jane's Addiction had a lot of the latter and none of the former. Many questioned their alternative credentials becuase they could actually play, but ultimately had to (grudgingly) accept their alternative status becuase they did provide the requisite perversity. This was some of the best music made in an otherwise disposable musical decade. They don't make 'em like this any more.
Free Music Review: One of my favorite CD's in my entire collection
Hit: 5 Stars
I remember when this was released back in 1988. I bought it from a recommendation of a record store owner. Now remember, this was BEFORE there was an "alternative" section in record stores. This album was so out there they didn't know where to put it, but it blew away the owner, so he put a special display at the front of store with this listed as "We Don't Know Where To Put This". Anyway, I was shocked by this CD when I first heard it. Enough energy to be metal, but with slow, non-ballad, songs thrown in. Kind of like rock, but out there. But the talent in the music is obvious. Perry Ferrell writes very good songs, and has a HUGE lyrical range. Dave Navarro is one of the true "guitar gods" of his time, and the bass and drums are strong enough to hold up songs on their own merit.
As you can guess, I love this CD. I've owned it for over a decade now, and stuff it in the changer every few months or so to listen to it again.
Free Music Review: So good its shocking
Hit: 5 Stars
... This was the best album Jane's ever made, and arguably the best album of the late 80s.First heard this album in 1989, and it stopped me dead to hear 'Summertime Rolls' and 'Mountain Song' on a friend's mix tape. 'Up the Beach' gets your attention, and there may not be a song ever written with more energy than 'Ocean Size' - unless it is 'Ted Just Admit it'. Those songs get me through cold winter days, while 'Summertime Rolls' is just that - a perfect song about warm weather and mellow days.
Everyone who knows Jane's Addiction because of "Been Caught Stealing' and 'Jane Says' has only begun to scratch the surface of this band - they were the most interesting, risk-taking, challenging and successful band of their day - and the best cover band ever as well - check out 'Deadicated' for their version of 'Ripple', and their first album for covers of V.U. and Stones songs.
I would buy this album and their first album before 'Ritual' in a heartbeat.