Jane's Addiction [Live]

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It may have taken until 1991 for punk to break as a commercial form, but the genre was hardly new. In that story, even Jane's Addiction were latecomers to the revolution. But it was the frenzied trailblazing rock of this quirky Los Angeles quartet that made the later successes of Nirvana, etc. somehow inevitable. In this recording of a hometown club gig, Jane's offer raw versions of songs that would appear in a more refined form on their debut album, along with a dubious cover of "Sympathy for the Devil." Hear a noticeably younger and shriller Perry Farrell while guitarist Dave Navarro plays out his Jimmy Page dreams across a punk canvas the rest of the world would soon discover. --Steve Appleford --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Ritual de lo Habitual
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • One of the best albums of all time
  • Some of the best rock ever made
  • The end of JA's first era
  • "my sex and my drugs and my rock and roll..."
  • A fun album!
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ASIN: B000002LIX
Release Date: 1990-08-13

Tracks:

  1. Stop
  2. No One's Leaving
  3. Ain't No Right
  4. Obvious
  5. Been Caught Stealing
  6. Three Days
  7. Then She Did...
  8. Of Course
  9. Classic Girl

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By far Jane's Addiction's best album, Ritual De Lo Habitual is chock full of songs that are both catchy and experimental. The singles "Stop" and "Been Caught Stealing" are good examples; "No One's Leaving" has a nice funk edge with some busy guitar work, and "Ain't No Right" and "Obvious" are strong as well. Unfortunately, "Three Days" and "Then She Did . . ." are overlong and get bogged down well short of halfway through, but the album finishes strongly with "Of Course" and "Classic Girl". Jane's Addiction's funk-punk-rock mix is appealing, and never more so than on this album. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of the best albums of all time.......2007-06-08

This album is the soundtrack along with Jane's Nothing Shocking for my life when I was in highschool. I think it is a work of pure genius. The music has it all,jet fueled funk rock,love and sex everything. My altime favorite song on this record is without a doubt Three Days and after that No Ones Leaving. I can listen from start to finish but those songs are my favorites. Also the lyrics are poetry, you must check out Perry's writing in the linar notes entitled "To The Mosquitoes". This record has been the source of countless amounts of inspiration for writing song lyrics and writing music. If your into Jane's you should read the book Whore's. This album is the best,also check out their other albums.

5 out of 5 stars Some of the best rock ever made.......2007-05-17

What an album! This is REAL alternative-rock, back when it really WAS an alternative to something. It's got bits of funk, prog, folk, psychedelia, whatever, in addition to hard rock. It all comes together on the the three long guitar workouts: Three Days (JA's best ever IMHO), Then She Did and Of Course. Dave Narravo was (and still is) a talented creative guitarists. And where to hear that better than these pieces. And the lyrics on those first two... amazing. So the three funk/prog/folk/psychedelic/hard-rock songs rule supremely, but you knew that already. The record's first half is just as good though, with some equally memorable, more conventional rockers: the funky hit Been Caught Stealin' is probably the catchiest song about crime I've ever heard. A great song to blast. The rockers Stop and No One's Leaving are also quite cool, even if they're a lot more normal than the best songs, they still pack a punch. And these guys can do riffs!
This is to me JA's best album, a classic for the ages. The early '90s was a very creative period for rocck music (almost as much so as my beloved '65-'75!), and this is probably the best album to come from the era.

4 out of 5 stars The end of JA's first era.......2007-02-10

Before the ulikely reunion with Dave Navarro etc this album was considered to be that last JA album we'd have bestowed upon us by this most famous of Perry Farrells vehicles. And like the previous two slabs from this most eclectic of heavy art rock acts it's a scattered journey.

From the stop start attack of Stop! to the rants of later tracks onthis disc this is not the sort of stuff your going to hear on an easy listening station. Or even a mainstream metal radio station. In actual fact the majority of this album is hard to pin down which is perhaps why so many people loved this band. The listener has to really wrestle with much of this album, Been Caught Stealing and perhaps Stop! being the only two tracks that really strike me as being fairly linear or at leat easily digested.

Never having swum as close to the current as Farrell and the lads I find it hard to really fathom what is going on here. Perhaps it's something only mind expanding drugs can unlock. Certainly my more chemically adventurous friends back in those long gone high school days seemed to get more out of this labrynthical musical offering. Ultimately to me this album just didn't penetrate my phsyche - coming across as an angrier Hawkwidn in terms of me not really knowing what's going on though where Hawkwinds' art rock was minimalist the JA lads strafe their listeners with mentally frayed lyrics and dive bomb t hem with musical moves that fit perfectly in a disjointed way, like you've woken up in an alternate musical universe.

Art rock sequing into art metal, JA give the listener precious few handholds with which to climb the mountain, riffs are barely worthy of the name in some cases while in others they are totally accessable and then disappear.

My best advice for the newcomer is to get the accepted masterpiece of Nothings Shocking, then this disc which will forever known as their second best and if your still on board then try their self titled debut. Of course I'm discounting their later 'reunion' albums as I've not heard them and don't want to comment on 'em and lead you astray. Though the tour for Strays was a fun gig....

Perhaps the most helpful thing I can say is that the new fan should try to pick up the bands catalogue cheaply as listening to JA'a albums out of their temporal time and space will never give you an appreciation of just how influential their music and persona was. A band that, a touch like Nirvana, were more influential than they were actually good in and of themselves. A low four stars IMHO.

5 out of 5 stars "my sex and my drugs and my rock and roll...".......2006-06-08

... and this is the last, most literate treatise on the sparks that fly between those three discrete phenomena that I can remember. Nothing has come close ever since: this is the quintessential Los Angeles spaced-out, drugged-out rock slab upon which millions of minds were soul-sacrificed since the day of release.

"Ritual" is a bright light among the used bins, screaming out at you from two (!!!) distinct and meaningful slices of cover art, and if memory serves me, I snatched up both for the hell of it. The first listen was at a party on a sweltering summer afternoon into spacy hot evening, the CD thrust upon me by a buddy who was also in a pretty popular indie-rock band at the time who claimed to have been inspired and changed already, two days after its release. I bought it the next day. I made out to it, listened to it on road trips, put it on mixtapes for friends, stared at the cover, set it in stone. I carried the novena thingy in my wallet for a while too.

A little context: the pseudo-political ramblings of a very heady Perry were consistent with the open-eyed awakening of (true) gen-X youth of the time: a time when there was no internet spoon-feeding and word-of-mouth was the order of the day. I seem to recall a real stream of interest in generational politics and a true alternative ethic: Fugazi and the whole DC thing were exploding in air, Douglas Coupland had just written his book, China and Eastern Europe were simmering and worldwide global crapola was everywhere. The state of the environment was resurrected as a social issue. We were finally figuring out that we had to live in a world with something called AIDS. Even frivolous pop-culture stuff like "My Own Private Idaho" was part of this generational, twenty-something awakening. "Ritual" was the soundtrack to this revolution of the mind that seemed to be erupting in my heart and those of my friends. Something was changing.

The album is brilliant. Nothing is filler. It was like a scream from L.A., and the music was all over the map. Perry's vocals were attacks. The rhythm section was apocalyptic and buzzing. And good grief - Navarro - the first Guitar God of the 90's - what ground he didn't cover in the initial five tracks is mopped up with sonic reverb and melancholy in the end, a wan, wasted vision closing with the underrated "Classic Girl", a sunset to a sonic excursion on a scope with the very best epic rock from any era. This was the 90's at its doorstep, and "Ritual" set the tone for the entire decade, with a truly astonishing and fertile underground scene earthquaking in its afterglow. Everything that came after seemed to spring from this source: from Jawbox to grrl rock (Babes, L7, and so on), from shoegaze to garage rock (did MBV and Dinosaur really tour? what I wouldn't give today), from music to movies to political activism to interpersonal change... everything just erupted after "Ritual". Just erupted.

The importance, vision, and intensity of this album cannot be overstated. It's one for the ages.

5 out of 5 stars A fun album!.......2006-05-16

It stuns me how Jane's Addiction is such an unknown band today, compared to Zeppelin and stuff... n e way, here r my revus 4 the songs:

1. Stop! - (5/5)
2. No One's Leaving - (5/5)
3. Ain't No Right - (5/5)
4. Obvious - (5/5)
5. Been Caught Stealing - (5/5)
6. Three Days - (999/5): This song is the album's weakness. It is SO good that it leaves all the other songs in the dust. The best head-banging experience I ever had!
7. Then She Did... - (5/5)
8. Of Course - (5/5)
9. Classic Girl - (5/5)

see, Jane's Addiction roks.
Up from the Catacombs: The Best of Jane's Addiction
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Good Enough to Buy
  • A Great Place to Start...
  • So Wheres Chip Away
  • Blistering Rock Music, Classic and Ahead of Its Time
  • BEST OF THE BEST
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ASIN: B000AYEI4K
Release Date: 2006-09-19

Tracks:

  1. Stop!
  2. Ocean Size
  3. Whores
  4. Ted, Just Admit It
  5. Ain't No Right
  6. Had A Dad
  7. Superhero
  8. Been Caught Stealing
  9. Just Because
  10. Three Days
  11. I Would For You
  12. Classic Girl
  13. Summertime Rolls
  14. Mountain Song
  15. Pigs In Zen
  16. Jane Says (live)

Album Description

The first-ever retrospective compilation of the stellar alt-rock pioneer's career-spanning best!

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Good Enough to Buy.......2007-05-12

I thoroughly enjoyed this CD. I'm not a dedicated JA fan, so thought I'd try this one and made the right decision. It has the mainstream hits as well as others. Based on what I heard, I won't be getting any of their individual CD's, however.

4 out of 5 stars A Great Place to Start..........2006-10-16

I always get a little bit suspicious when a band with such a small back catalog comes out with a "best of" album...and after the slapped together money spinners that were "Kettle Whistle" and "Live and Rare" have already stung your pocket you have good reason to...13 of the 19 songs that appear on Ritual De Lo Habitual and Nothing Shocking combined turn up on "Up form the Catacombs", but this is not a bad thing - these two albums are where their genius lie...and make this album a great place to start for newer fans of the band.

5 out of 5 stars So Wheres Chip Away.......2006-09-21

So now its the 20th of September 2006 and do I have this CD? NO. Will I buy it? Most likely.Dont listen to the people that are too cool for their own good, and talk about the "sell-out" game. So they sold a couple songs for commercials. This is truly one of the greatest bands, hands down. Even if you have The Self Titled or Nothings Shocking or Ritual De Lo Habitual or Strays Albums,go get this CD. We need this band. YOU need this band. Even when the songs hit 10+ minutes , like Three Days ,you get sucked in even further. Summertime Rolls is the best, but go and enjoy all the music on this comp, even Been Caught Stealing. They're all F-ing GREAT

5 out of 5 stars Blistering Rock Music, Classic and Ahead of Its Time.......2006-09-21

By the time Jane's Addiction had their "big hit" (_Ritual de lo Habitual_'s "Been Caught Stealing") their sound and style had already been adopted by so many early 90's "alternative" artists that it took their leadership of the Lollapalooza Festival to remind the public just how long they had been creating their unique blend of psychadelic-glam-art-metal. Moving from gentle to blistering rock within the span of seconds, Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery, and Stephen Perkins created a sound during their early live shows (represented on their self-titled first album) that was at once classic and ahead of its time.

The tracks on this greatest hits package focus on the mainly on the studio tracks that were recorded in the years after those early club days, including many great cuts from their first studio album, _Nothing's Shocking_. Listening to a track like "Ocean Size," it's hard not to be drawn into their world for a few minutes. The music and lyrics create a complete space of their own--unique and like nothing else.

5 out of 5 stars BEST OF THE BEST.......2005-10-08

Jane's Addiction is one of the best bands ever! Buy this cd! You won't regret it
Nothing's Shocking
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Nothing Shocking about why so many people like this album
  • Nothing Should Be Shocking, Jane's Still Rules
  • A beautiful and timeless classic...
  • gross
  • wasted addiction
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ASIN: B000002LEE
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Up The Beach
  2. Ocean Size
  3. Had A Dad
  4. Ted, Just Admit It..
  5. Standing In The Shower...
  6. Summertime Rolls
  7. Mountain Song
  8. Idiots Rule
  9. Jane Says
  10. Thank You Boys
  11. Pig's In Zen

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Though the songs aren't quite as good as those on Ritual De Lo Habitual, this album is much more consistent, with a heavy rock-funk-punk mix that's a pleasure to hear. The slower songs (especially "Summertime Rolls" and "Jane Says") work well, while the up-tempo material--in particular the closer "Pig's in Zen"--is both catchy and ambitious. It's a fine album overall, and if the band's Zeppelin-ward aspirations don't quite work, their music is still quite good in its own right. --Genevieve Williams

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5 out of 5 stars Nothing Shocking about why so many people like this album.......2007-06-26

Everyone seems to dig Jane's Addiction--ever notice that? Indie-snobs, punk-rockers, arty types, metal-heads--they all seem to agree that Jane's Addiction were pretty cool. Why is that exactly? If one listens to the band's debut studio album "Nothing Shocking" (1988) one can get a sense of why that is.

"Nothing Shocking" is an interesting album in that it's hard to pigeonhole. People will probably use the all-generic term "alternative" to describe the album, but that label seems a little unsatisfactory. Maybe the album is arty and off-center, but it isn't like a Sonic Youth album in that it's really obscure or avant-garde. In fact, the album is loaded with infectious hooks and terrific solos, and the album rocks, and rocks hard. Therefore, a guitar aficionado who is a fan of Van Halen or Hendrix, or just of guitar rock in general, is going to dig "Nothing Shocking" as much as the Sonic Youth/Velvet Underground crowd.

Additionally, "Nothing Shocking" has attracted many fans and praise no doubt because of the album's unique flavor. "Nothing Shocking" can sometimes be very gentle and soothing, and then, just like that, it's aggressive and even ferocious. Elements of jazz, new-age and funk are interspersed throughout. It's a very unpredictable album and one never knows exactly what will come next. The sound of the album is spacey, yet full; it's abstract, yet at the same time it's an album that many listeners can connect with. The structures of the songs are also non-traditional in that many of them don't follow a verse-chorus-verse pattern and the listener often doesn't know where a song in going; yet everything works.

Charismatic singer Perry Ferrell has a wholly unique voice that's really hard to describe. It's higher than that of most singers, and not really "full," yet carries everything on the album just fine. Ferrell's lyrics are not easily comprehensible, yet they don't sound pretentious either. He's not speaking in gibberish, he has something to say, yet it takes some thought to try to figure it out.

Guitarist Dave Navaro's solos are awesome and the dude obviously is a terrific player--yet he shows restraint, making sure that the killer solos avoid grandiosity and are just one element in the band's sound. Drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery provide and exciting and unpredictable rhythm section.

"Up the Beach," a three minute instrumental sets the perfect tone for the album--spacey, eerie and psychedelic. It's peaceful yet with an undercurrent of disharmony. "Ocean Size" is one of the album's more straight-forward rockers. It is one long, hard-hitting song, with gentle acoustic strumming sprinkled here and there. "Had a Dad" starts out hitting hard, but then a colorful, lush chorus kicks in, throwing the listener for a loop. "Ted, Just Admit it" is one of the album's more off-beat songs. It starts out unhurried, with a jazzy bass-line leading the listener through over noodling guitars, and then, almost without knowing what has hit you, the song suddenly becomes chaotic and there is a feeling of entropy. The lyrics are rather abstract and low-key, until around the middle when Ferrell repeats "sex is violent" over and over again, like a mantra. The drum solo and hectic soloing add to the feeling of disorder. The funk-laden "Standing in the Shower thinking" has a touch of Red Hot Chili Peppers to it and moves the album along nicely. The subdued, sleepy hypnotic "Summertime Rolls," much like the opening "Up the Beach" is tranquil, yet with a feeling of unease. The hard-rocking "Mountain Song" has a Led Zeppelin-like riff and vibe but with psychedelic underpinnings. The album takes a 140 degree turn for the jazzy/funky "Idiots Rule." The saxophone, trumpet and trombone blend in perfectly and add a really quirky but cool touch to the album. Jane's Addiction's most well-known song, the acoustic melancholy "Jane Says," tells the story of a woman with a heroin addiction. While the song is a modern/alternative rock staple, it never seems to get old. The jazzy minute long off-beat "Thank you Boys" is kind of strange and comes out of nowhere, but its inclusion works. Another abstract song, the closing "Pigs in Zen" makes for a good conclusion.

Released in 1988, "Nothing Shocking" sounds as fresh today as it did nearly twenty years ago and is one of the least dated albums I can think of. And while it has sold two million copies, and received much praise, it still manages to hold the allure of cult status. No matter what kind of music you are into, "Nothing Shocking" is an essential purchase. Hopefully a new generation of fans that are currently being force-fed Nickeback will discover the album.

5 out of 5 stars Nothing Should Be Shocking, Jane's Still Rules.......2007-02-23

I have a review earlier for this album in here, and it shocks me how musically incomplete I was, even though I loved this album. I got into Jane's around late 2003, and for a while hated Jane's Addiction until a car ride to Sacramento that left me hooked on this album. After a while, I wanted more Jane's and went and bought Ritual (I like it a bit more) and eventually became hooked on Strays (ugh). For a while I went to a time where I listened to bands like the Offspring and Green Day, and then in late 2006, I came back to Jane's world. They age like wine, the longer it is since you have heard them, the better they can get and itt makes Jane's such a great band. This whole album is amazing and it shows how many different styles Jane's has mastered, Navarro and Avery going metal on Oceansize, Funk/Blues on Idiots Rule, Perry Farrel's amazing singing quality, and Perkins being able to slow down the drums, go to metal drums, and even to swing beats. It has a modern sound, but not overly mixed like too many songs are today, and is a throwback from the last Jane's Addiction album, where Dave Navarro had become a goth look a like, and Perry Farrel looked like a pimp more than a singer, and this is truly one the best album's ever made.

1. Up The Beach. This is the one song that my ears tend to skip over on this album, I hear the song, but I don't listen to it. It just skips over me unless I'm playing my guitar along to it, but it is a great song to start an album with, some good guitar, interesting drums, and it gets you into the album well. 4/5
2. Oceansize. This is no doubt a great song, and it can get anyone that I show this song a true headbanger's delight, but until you can play an instrument, you cannot truly appreciate this song. From the spanish guitar, played on a 12 string, to the surfer metal heavy guitar, to the bass lines that bring you back to swing days, to Dave's three solos, this song is a true masterpiece. 5/5
3. Had A Dad. Great song on the drums, shows Perkins amazing skill on the bass drum and snare and it really highlights how good Jane's is at dynamic and tempo changes. Navarro's guitar solo's show how well rounded he is, particularly in his blues guitar. 5/5
4. Ted Just Admit It... Eric Avery is a truly amazing bassist. He has great timing, and riffs like these that are slow and down are amazing when they go with Navarro's heavy guitar work. Perkins; drumming is amazing, with the slow beat at the beginning, and the psychedelic at the end.
5. Standing In The Shower Thinking.... Nice uptempo song, I like the guitar part in this, very funky, and Perkins' drumming is amazing as always. Good song, but compared to the rest of the songs on this album it's really a filler. 4/5
6. Summertime Rolls. Absolutely amazing song, Avery has another great bass line, slow and driving, Perkins nails the slow drumming and makes it sound like brushes. Perry's singing is amazing, great lyrics and Navarro's guitar is great accompanying this song, and not as the main part of the song. 5/5
7. Mountain Song. One of the two great head banging songs on this album, great drumming on this song, sick heavy guitar play, and another amazing bass line by Eric Avery. The solo on this song is amazing, great use of guitar effects and very simple to play. 5/5
8. Idiots Rule. This song really shows how great of a variety of styles Jane's can play. Navarro has a great bluesy funk style guitar on this song, Avery nails the bass and makes it sounds like a line you'd hear out of Tower Of Power's greatest hits, and I am convinced that Perkins would be the greatest funk drummer of all time if he played funk. 5/5
9. Jane Says. This is one of Jane's more popular songs along with Been Caught Stealing, it can still be heard on the radio today, almost 20 years from when it was made and with reason. This one of Jane's great slow songs, with a great guitar, simple bass, great singing, and amazing metal drums by Perkins. 5/5
10. Thank You Boys. Not really much of a song, but it makes me jealous of Dave Navarro's musical ability. You can hear his guitar, smooth and jazzy, and Stephen Perkins' old school be bop drumming. 3/5 for the song, but for musical ability 5/5
11. Pigs In Zen. Another great rock song, nice and simple, but with some nasty guitar solos. The slow part of the song really shows what Jane's Addiction used to be in live shows, great music with intimacy and a singer and a band that wasn't afraid to speak it's mind, and it puts on a great finish to this album. 5/5

5 out of 5 stars A beautiful and timeless classic..........2007-01-07

To this day, 'Nothing's Shocking' remains one of the most original rock albums ever recorded. Catchy bass lines, wailing guitar solos, unique drumming sequences, and of course - Perry Ferrell's vocals. Ferrell's performance alone would qualify this album as one of the all-time greats as his voice whines, yells, and echoes like no other - AMAZING.

On 'Nothing's Shocking' the band combines arena rock and indie/underground sounds to create this musical masterpiece. The mellow bass line of 'Up the Beach' starts off the album before introducing the listener to Navarro's wailing guitar lead and Ferrell's brilliant vocals with his 'oos' in the background along with other various sounds. The next song 'Ocean Size' begins with an acoustic melody backed by some more 'oos' from Perry before the music stops and Ferrell yells 'Three, Four!!!', kicking off the explosion of arena rock size guitars. From there on the album shifts in and out of different styles and never gets boring. The combination of catchy tunes like 'Standing in the Shower Thinking' and 'Had a Dad', ballads like 'Summertime Rolls' and the infamous 'Jane Says', funky and weird tunes like 'Idiots Rule' and 'Pigs in Zen', and the explosive rock classic 'Mountain Song' makes this album a brilliant composition that is essential to any music fan.

RECOMMENDATION: If you enjoy Perry Ferrell's vocals and musical abilities be sure to include Porno for Pyros album 'God's Good Urge' into your collection. Although much mellower in sound, it contains beautiful vocal arrangements from Ferrell and wonderful melodies similar to the more quiet pieces by Jane's Addiction.

1 out of 5 stars gross.......2006-12-08

Well, it does after all come from the worst music era out there (late 80's). Jane's Addiction is really boring at this point, their only good old song was "Been Caught Stealing", Oh my gosh if I hear "Jane Says" one more time I will go insane. That has to be the worst song ever released. Especially as a hit, for goodness sake. Anyway, don't buy this, Ritual De LO Habitual, the self-titled or Kettle's Whistle. "Strays" was their only good release, and vastly underappreciated at that (the opening track comes from a tire commercial).
But anyway, I hated this CD and it should not be purchased.

1 out of 5 stars wasted addiction.......2006-11-23

Absolute mindless tosh, stick to Iggy pop , this is a waste of plastic and oxygen on the part of the artists.
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Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Almost as Essential as Any Album from Jane's
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ASIN: B000000P2K
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Trip Away
  2. Whores
  3. Pigs In Zen
  4. 1%
  5. I Would For You
  6. My Time
  7. Jane Says
  8. Rock 'N' Roll
  9. Sympathy
  10. Chip Away

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1. Trip Away
2. Whores
3. Pigs In Zen
4. 1%
5. I Would For You
6. My Time
7. Jane Says
8. Rock 'N' Roll
9. Sympathy
10. Chip Away

Format: CD

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It may have taken until 1991 for punk to break as a commercial form, but the genre was hardly new. In that story, even Jane's Addiction were latecomers to the revolution. But it was the frenzied trailblazing rock of this quirky Los Angeles quartet that made the later successes of Nirvana, etc. somehow inevitable. In this recording of a hometown club gig, Jane's offer raw versions of songs that would appear in a more refined form on their debut album, along with a dubious cover of "Sympathy for the Devil." Hear a noticeably younger and shriller Perry Farrell while guitarist Dave Navarro plays out his Jimmy Page dreams across a punk canvas the rest of the world would soon discover. --Steve Appleford

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great Disk-- case was cracked though.......2007-01-06

I love the group and the disk but I collect and when I pay for new products I don't like to get cracked cases. I just did not want to deal with it thats why I went with a 4. the music is great best J.A. CD i know of.

5 out of 5 stars This Album tells you more than the "Editorial Review".......2005-11-20

Jane's Addiction had the gall and attitude to release their very first EP as a live album. That alone should tell you where this disc is coming from. Unlike what the Editorial would make you think, theres nothing punk about Janes, they've always been the red, raw underbelly of a bizarre experiment with Glam Rock and Psychedelia, and there is no better way to hear them than this live, no coverups or touch ups gem.

I personally tend to HATE live discs as they sound like that bunch of garbage the Hendrix estate has been putting out that were no more than cheap bootlegs, but this disc is nothing of the sort. The first few times I heard this, I had no clue it was live, I thought they were adding crowd sounds to give it a feel, and there isn't much of that. The performance is phenominal, and the mix is amazingly consistent for live disc.

If you love Janes and you don't have this one yet, buy it now. You can kick yourself later.

4 out of 5 stars A Classic Album But Not A Masterpiece.......2005-10-29

I discovered Jane's with their album Nothing's Shocking and it changed my life. I was a devout metalhead at that time and was a huge fan of Metallica( that was the glory days of Metallica). Jane's slowly but surely became my favorite band. I bought this album somtime around 1989 I believe. I love this album it is a really raw sounding record and it shows how powerful the band was at that time. The song that became my favorite and was the main reason I bought the album was the cover of Sympathy for the Devil. Jane's made that song seem very eerie more so than The Stones ever did. Jane's made me realize that music should make you experience the feelings and emotions in the songs. They turned me from a metalhead to an alternative fan for life. Maybe I am being too sentimental or just reacting like most people as they get older but I miss the way the bands were during the years of 1988 till about 1997. Music was fun to me then and I was always discovering new bands to listen to. I find myself going back to listen to my older cd's now and rediscovering all this great music now because I just don't see that many amazing new bands anymore.

3 out of 5 stars Loved It Before Nothings Shocking..............2005-05-07

FIrst came across JA on a comp called "Scream" or something of that nature. Went out and bought this record and thought it was pretty fantastic to say the least and at the time it was. It sounded signifigantly different than anything else at the time and Farrell had one of those voices (like Robert Plant) that would forever mark the band. Then something happened--"Nothings Shocking" was released. SO my point it this after honing their skills and and releasing two classic records this sounds rather novice by comparsion and in actuality it is. The covers (Stones, Velvet Underground)are throw aways (read as: set fillers) however there are hints of the greatness to come, Pigs In Zen, My Time and Trip Away, I only wish they had reworked "My Time" on "Nothings Shocking".

5 out of 5 stars Almost as Essential as Any Album from Jane's.......2005-04-02

A fantastic album, mostly recorded live (I assume there were studio overdubs because I can hear, for example, acoustic and electric guitars being played simultaneously) complete with a small audience of friends and fans cheering them on. Dave Navarro's phenomenal talent on guitar is fully evident and Perry Farrell's sandpaper whine is glorious. Great bass and drums, too. As great as this is, though, they amazingly got better with each album until their masterpiece RITUAL DE LO HABITUAL (their most recent "comeback album" isn't quite up to par but there's some good stuff on it).

Standouts include "Whores," "Pigs in Zen," and the surprisingly sweet "I Would for You." Another highlight is the reworked, semi-acoustic version of the Stone's "Sympathy for the Devil." Navarro's electric guitar at the end sounds downright eerie, and Farrell sounds like evil personified. "Chip Away" closes out the album with intense tribal drumming and tripped-out guitar effects. Intense rock n' roll I have yet to get sick of after many years of listening.
Strays
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Great cd, one of my favorites
  • Blame Bob Ezrin
  • Without the smack..they ain't jack.
  • Jane's Addiction finally hit their peak!
  • Jane's NonAddiction
 Strays
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Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B00009XBZ8
Release Date: 2003-07-22

Tracks:

  1. True Nature
  2. Strays
  3. Just Because
  4. The Price I Pay
  5. The Riches
  6. SuperHero
  7. Wrong Girl
  8. Everybody's Friend
  9. Suffer Some
  10. Hypersonic
  11. To Match The Sun

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Jane's Addiction helped put the word "alternative" on the middle-American map with a scarlet A, but their straight-up rock was always front and center. On Strays, the first Jane's Addiction studio album in 13 years, there's no mistaking Perry Farrell's trademark vocal sound (a nasal goose? a banshee in flight?) and Dave Navarro's ever-adaptable guitar style. But the band--only bassist Eric Avery is absent from their classic lineup, replaced by Chris Chaney--hasn't come to party like it's 1991. Sure, the balance of hedonism and earnestness, environmentalism and decadence, remains, but the quartet's approach is that of a unit ready to flex a few new muscles. Listeners will notice roof-raisers like "True Nature" and "Hypersonic" first, but some of the quieter tracks ("Price I Pay," with the classic Farrell rationalization "I always do the wrong thing, but I got a good reason," "To Match the Sun") are among the most effective Jane's mood pieces ever. Strays is certainly a much more apt return than 1997's odds-and-sods compilation Kettle Whistle. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great cd, one of my favorites.......2006-11-06

This is one of my absolute favorite cds ever. The songs are so well written and catchy it just keeps me coming back for more. I highly recommend it.

I cant honestly see how anyone can give this cd fewer than 4 stars. Im going to go out on a limb and say that anyone rating this cd as 3 stars or lower has been a Jane's Addiction fan for quite awhile, and already decided what they should sound like before this cd came out.

Highly recommended! Go get a copy!

2 out of 5 stars Blame Bob Ezrin.......2006-08-25

I know a lot of Jane's Addiction fans. A lot of people my age got hit by this band back when they burst onto the scene, and were all stunned when they split at the height of their popularity. Nothing's Shocking and Ritual are milestone albums to a lot of people I know. But I don't know anyone who likes this album.

Apparently the band didn't either, since they split after making it. Bob Ezrin reportedly hated Jane's classic albums and decided he could do better. He decided to remake JA in his patented, schmaltzy style. Ezrin has built a career out of taking weirdo acts- Pink Floyd, Kiss, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper- and making them palatable for the mainstream. He tries to work that same "magic" here and all that results is a claustrophobia inducing, wax museum simulacrum version of Jane's.

But this is not the same Jane's. The foundation of the band's sound- ie, the sinuous and deeply melodic basslines of Eric Avery are gone. This record was begun with an adequate replacement- Martyn le Noble- and finished with a generic LA studio mutt.
Perry Farrell's trademark financial ruthlessness is to blame for this error. Le Noble co-wrote many of the songs and believed he was to be a full member of the band, but Perry had other ideas. The credits tell a disturbing story of this music- Ezrin is listed as co-writer on many tracks, as are other non-band members.

The end result sounds like a 70's band imitating a 90's band. All of the character and spontanaeity is AWOL. What is left is characterless and airless. It's the sound of professional musicians trying to ressurrect a brand name, not the sound of lust-filled crazies trying to blow poseur Hair Metal off the face of the planet. If you're my age and you're looking to relive past glories, look elsewhere. This is not the sound of a Hollywood band, but the sound of a band gone Hollywood.

2 out of 5 stars Without the smack..they ain't jack........2006-07-28

When Jane's Addiction first burst on to the scene, it arrived with a purpose. The act came to bury metal, not to praise it. A late-'80s musical landscape still littered with crotch-stuffing, meatheaded, misogynistic hair farmers was ripe for change. And Perry Farrell -- looking like some primal pygmie, pre-op transsexual -- was just the creature for the job. Donning a corset, dreadlocks, goth whiteface and his unique banshee wail, the singer/shaman armed himself with Dave Navarro's monster riffs and the tribal-rhythm team of Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins, and went to work. Combining punk angst with a hippie sensibility, the band covertly infiltrated a vapid music scene with the intent of laying it to waste.

But the operation was only a partial success. The quartet succumbed to its excesses by way of a smack-induced coma before the task was complete, disbanding after its third album. Ultimately, Jane's Addiction only sowed the seeds for the alternative revolution, leaving groups like Nirvana, Soundgarden and Mudhoney to actually complete the mission years later.

Now, after pulling a rock-and-roll version of Rip Van Winkle, Jane's is back. The band has replaced Avery with Chris Chaney and issued Strays, its first full-length album of new material in thirteen years. Say goodbye to the smack-fueled hedonism, Farrell's painstakingly crafted artwork for album covers and a live show with all the stability of an impending train wreck, and say hello to slickly edited videos, ever-present Navarro muse Carmen Electra and CD packaging with a decidedly self-congratulatory air. After a whirlwind of creative insanity, the godfathers of Lollapalooza are now content.

But with contentment can come clarity. Former producer Dave Jerden was justifiably given the boot, ridding the band of the tin-thin studio sonics most prevalent on Nothing's Shocking. The tone of the new album is fat and adequately raw. Strays also boasts the interesting lyrical wordplay of "Price I Pay" -- which sounds a bit like the classic prog-punk epic "Three Days" -- as well as "The Riches," a catchy little juggernaut, and the single "Just Because," which possesses one of Navarro's most driving and hypnotic riffs. While the spastic-metal lead guitar suffers some sounds oblivious to the current musical climate, the uneven hypersonic seems intent on updating the band's sound. It's one of the few tunes in which the group acknowledges the prospect of competing with its imitators.

The problem with this release is not what is present, but the element of experimentation that is so sorely missing. Strays finds Jane's Addiction awakening after a long hiatus to find the music world finally celebrating the group as something that it no longer is: innovative. With Strays, the group once again fails to complete its mission.

5 out of 5 stars Jane's Addiction finally hit their peak!.......2006-03-23

This CD is awesome. I love Dave Navarro's guitar playing and the vocals are cool too. This is easily the best album these guys have ever released. The songs are balanced, well-written, and hooky. The production is outstanding. I love the huge guitar and drum sound they have finally achieved. Dave's overdubbed guitar parts add so much body to these songs. I also loved the sound he got with the Chili Peppers as well. It's a real shame that Jane's Addiction fans have not embraced this album as much as previous efforts. I guess the music is too polished and catchy for long-time fans.

2 out of 5 stars Jane's NonAddiction.......2006-03-09

This music has all the right ingredients but it lacks the madness and extremely powerful intensity of Ritual, which was truly one of the most amazing musical creations of the 90s. The songs are enjoyable, but they just don't give you that adrenaline surge of past Jane's music. Ritual was an extremely powerful piece of work that launched you deep into space with Stop and didn't let up until finally grinding to a halt with the hauntingly melancholic Classic Girl. This CD takes off with less trajectory and gets you into an adrenaline laced orbit but never throws you completely into the tranced out haze that Three Days was able to accomplish. The old bass player was definitely a huge part of the original Jane sound. Dave Navarro plays his ass off but some of the riffs are disappointing from an aesthetic point, with some of the solos being especially weak. He needs to get back out on the streets a bit and stop living such a pampered, pretty boy life style. Perry's vocals also lack that gripping intensity. He really was a mad, crazed prophet in the past. Now it seems like he might have gotten himself into a 12 step program or maybe even started taking Prozac. Anyway, all in all not a terrible CD, it just isn't the Jane I was hoping to hear...
Kettle Whistle
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Kettle Wistle Excellent Album!!!
  • Mixed Bag
  • Kettle Whistle
  • THE BEST
  • Jane's Addiction - 'Kettle Whistle' (Warner Bros.)
 Kettle Whistle
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Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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ASIN: B000002NI4
Release Date: 1997-11-04

Tracks:

  1. Kettle Whistle
  2. Ocean Size
  3. My Cat's Name Is Maceo
  4. Had A Dad
  5. So What!
  6. Jane says
  7. Mountain Song
  8. Slow Divers
  9. Three Days
  10. Ain't No Right
  11. Up The Beach
  12. Stop
  13. Been Caught Stealing
  14. Whores
  15. City

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Cult heroes Jane's Addiction are the Grateful Dead for the should-I-be-a-punk-or-a-hippy-or-metal-head-or-just-get-high-and-become-one-with-the-music underground; so Kettle Whistle, the band's collection of live recordings, a few new songs, and B-sides from their two albums, would be as must-have for fans as all those Dead bootlegs--even if it sucked. This is definitely an album for the converted, and the extended jams and live ramblings would be hard to endure without a frame of reference. The electronic filler and robotic knob-twiddling on the new songs, "Kettle Whistle" and "So What," suggest that Jane's Addiction's breakup was well timed, but the demos and live cuts ooze the band's tremendous energy and chemistry. In the 1988 demo of "Ocean Size," Perry Farrell's charismatic, raspy howl mingling with Dave Navarro's screeching guitar sucks you into the music and sends you to an alternate groove-plane. --Megan O. Steintrager

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Kettle Wistle Excellent Album!!!.......2007-01-10

Fantastic album. Must have for all Janes Fans!!! Mind blowing version of 3 days!!!!

4 out of 5 stars Mixed Bag.......2006-08-31

I was very excited to hear this, as I never got to see Jane's Addiction live. I am not disappointed, however I would have preferred a straight-ahead "live recording" instead of this mix of demos, live outtakes, and new tracks (which are the weakest part of this compilation). All together, this recording does showcase the energy of one of the most exciting bands of the early "alternative" sound, but it doesn't hold together nearly as well as the studio recording "Nothing's Shocking." when I hear tracks on this CD from that album such as "Had a Dad," I keep expecting the next track to flow smoothly from the previous one, and this doesn't happen much on this CD.

5 out of 5 stars Kettle Whistle.......2006-07-08

This album is amazing, i love the recordings a lot more, and anyone who says this album isn't good as or as good as the studio lp's sucks and isnt a real jane's addiction or music fan!

5 out of 5 stars THE BEST.......2005-09-11

I don't care what people say. This is without a doubt the greatest album Jane's Addiction has ever released. I have a passion for live music, and this album really brings it forth. Kettle Whistle is my favourite song off of there, and after hearing it a few times, i realized it's the greatest JA song I have ever heard. That song and the live version of "Three Days" make this album complete. If those were the only 2 tracks on the CD I would still buy it. I don't see how this album only has a 4 star rating, but the live tracks along with the new releases make it EASILY worth the money.

4 out of 5 stars Jane's Addiction - 'Kettle Whistle' (Warner Bros.).......2004-08-19

'Kettle Whistle' is a great compilation of the band that runs 75 minutes in duration,giving the fan their money's worth.The 22-page full color booklet is jammed with interesting info and photos.I've ALWAYS been a big fan of JA and was quite taken away with the disc's four unreleased tracks,like "My Cat's Name Is Maceo","City","So What" and the sonic-blasting title cut "Kettle Whistle".There's sort of a mini-concert here,four songs recorded at a past gig at the Hollywood Palladium "Three Days","Ain't No Right","Up The Beach" and "Stop".My favorites would be the demos for "Ocean Size","Mountain Song" and "Whores".If you're a true Jane's fan,it's simply really...you'll dig this release.
Rev
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • question
  • Umm..
  • Worth the
  • An interesting collection
  • Not bad but lacking and misleading
 Rev
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Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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ASIN: B00002MZ0N
Release Date: 1999-11-09

Tracks:

  1. Rev
  2. Whole Lotta Love
  3. Been Caught Stealing
  4. Jane Says
  5. Stop
  6. Mountain Song
  7. Summertime Rolls
  8. Kimberly Austin
  9. Tonight
  10. Tahitian Moon
  11. Pets
  12. Cursed Male
  13. 100 Ways
  14. Hard Charger
  15. Ripple
  16. Satellite Of Love

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One can't help but wonder what the other members of both Jane's Addiction and Porno for Pyros think of their erstwhile lead vocalist repackaging their hits into a collection bearing only his name. In that respect, the whole thing is a bit curious, but once you get past the presentation and into the music, it really becomes irrelevant. Particularly since the 16-song collection kicks off with two new tunes--the electronica-meets-rock jam of the title track and Farrell's drum & bass workout of the Led Zeppelin chestnut "Whole Lotta Love"--that clearly show it is indeed Farrell's genius that drove both his previous bands. The rest of the material, rather than just being a straight hits compilation, features some rarities and remixes ("Been Caught Stealing," Lou Reed's "Satellite of Love") alongside FM staples such as "Jane Says," "Stop," and "Pets." Rev is a complete musical package that freely ranges from dance music to hard rock to funk to psychedelia, all bearing the unmistakable stamp of Farrell's soaring, pixielike voice. --Adem Tepedelen

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars question.......2006-05-24

I really don't have anything new to add here. I agree with most of the reviewers here. Well, except for Daniel.

I actually want to ask a question and I'm hoping someone here knows. Where does the song "Tonight" come from? Is there another album I can find it on? If so, is it any good?

1 out of 5 stars Umm.........2006-03-25

I'm sorry, but I thought this album was forgettable crap. It is guitar noises and screaming. If you're looking for anything melodic, Rev is not the place to find it. I fancy myself a fan of many types of music, and I am not very picky about what I listen to, but when I sat down and heard this album all the way through, I couldn't find one song I liked. Waste of my time.

4 out of 5 stars Worth the .......2004-12-15

i'm surprised nobody else mentions the fabulous cover of the beautiful song from west side story! i've loved that song since i bought the "pets" single on tape on which it was the b side... unfortunately tapes wear out and i was without this wonderful song for a couple years. and then this collection came out... it is vital for any perry farrell fan to have and i've been a farrellian for years now!
in response to mick selnt's advice to buy "strays" and if it grows on you buy "ritual" - NO FRICKIN' WAY! i don't know how long that guy's been listening to either porno for pyros or janes... but buying "strays" is absolutely NOT the first step! either "ritual" or "nothing's shocking" will do... if you like those buy the triple xxx record and "kettle whistle" and the porno for pyros albums... and last but not least buy "strays", although it'll prove mediocre to the rest of the collection.
no offense, seriously mick... i'm sure you're a nice guy and i don't mean to be condascending... i'm real sorry to be so harsh: [...]

4 out of 5 stars An interesting collection.......2004-10-15

as everyone else said...its not new material but its a great collection that all Perry Farrell fans must have.

3 out of 5 stars Not bad but lacking and misleading.......2003-12-10

First off the two 'new' tracks by just Perry, in a word, suck. I know it's only because I don't enjoy electronic music but I hate seeing Whole Lotta Love desecrated like this. Actually, the song Rev is a bit better but I usually just skip it and move on. Well this albums has a lot of great songs on it, notably the exellent remix of Been Caught Stealing and Stop as well as a VERY brief overview of both Jane's and P for P's existances. This was the first album I bought with Perry and I actually thought that Mountain Song and Summertime Rolls were some of Jane's Addiction's best songs! How wrong I was, (the best is 3 Days, for the record) but that's the impression you get from this supposedly 'greatest hits'. Obviously there are no new Jane's songs on here as they hadn't yet regrouped for Stray yet. The two soundtrack covers at the end are good for fans, very rocking and great songs to begin with. If you want to get into these two bands I suggest you just go out and buy Strays and then, if it grows on you, Ritual de lo Habitual. This one's kind of lacking for newcomers and sort of redundant for those that have the albums.
Live and Rare
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • Jane's Compilation
 Live and Rare
Jane's Addiction
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ASIN: B00005B7K4
Release Date: 2001-10-16

Tracks:

  1. Been Caught Stealing (Remix)
  2. Had A Dad (Demo)
  3. L.A. Medley (Live): L.A. Woman, Nausea, Lexicon Devil
  4. Had A Dad (Live)
  5. Three Days (Part 1)
  6. Three Days (Part 2)
  7. I Would For You (Demo)
  8. Jane Says (Demo)
  9. No One's Leaving (Live)
  10. Ain't No Right (Live)

Album Details

Unique Disc of Live Versions, Demos and Previously Unreleased Tracks from Perry Farrell and Co. Essential for all Ja Fans!

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Jane's Compilation.......2004-11-27

I copped JA's Live And Rare nearly ten years ago. The thing about this album is that it is intended for the JA fan, yet it doesn't yield anything particularly rare. It opens with the song that catapulted them to fame: a remix to 'Been Caught Stealing' that features polished guitars and some alternate placement of lyrics. Two tracks later is a decent live concert medley of 'L.A. Woman', 'Nausea' and 'Lexicon Devil'. The centerpiece of the record is the epic 'Three Days' that features nothing different from the original album version apart from it being split into two sections. Add three other live tracks and three demos and that is what you get.
Live '86: The First Recording
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • Ouch
  • Some random information for your convenience.
  • Don't get ripped off
  • Watch out!
 Live '86: The First Recording
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ASIN: B000005FNC
Release Date: 1997-08-19

Tracks:

  1. Whores
  2. Trip Away
  3. One Percent
  4. Had A Dad
  5. Sound Check
  6. Sound Check
  7. Sound Check
  8. Sound Check
  9. Sound Check
  10. Sound Check
  11. Sound Check
  12. Sound Check

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Ouch.......2005-02-04

The only reason anyone should buy this CD is if you're that much of a die-hard Jane's Addiction fan, and the historical archive makes it worth purchasing in some extreme form of completism. This CD sounds awful, bottomline. I really hate to see great bands get their legacies trampled over. Jane's knew how to go out with a bang, rather than fizzle out and make sub par records, they went out in a blaze of glory with Ritual an amazing swan song. Followed by the first Lollapalooza, originally conceived of as an elaborate farewell tour. It's ridiculous reunions, new albums (without Eric Avery?, ever notice that every Jane's song is written around a bass line), and poor quality re-issues such as this that damage the legacy of a great band.

2 out of 5 stars Some random information for your convenience........2003-09-02

This CD is a live recording of Jane's Addictions first show. The sound quality is just dreadful and makes the disc practically unbearable to listen to. It is an interesting peek into the bands infancy, but this is not a CD you will play frequently.

When this disc came out, many thought it was a bootleg because it was a live recording not put out by either Warner Brothers or Triple-X records. However, this is a legitimate release by Eye Scream records. This was apparently released with the blessing of Perry Farrell himself. I am assuming it was either recorded too early for Warner Brothers to have the right to it, or the quality was so low that Warner Brothers didn't have any interest in it.

Unfortunately, the disc just doesn't live up to the price it is commonly sold for. The sound for Had A Dad cuts out in a number of places and is spread across several tracks; it is really hard to tell if it is coming or going.

1 out of 5 stars Don't get ripped off.......2000-06-01

This is by far the worst bootleg I have had the misfortune of listening to. And I collect bootlegs! I only gave it 1 star because they don't have zero star ratings.

And I do believe this is a bootleg release. I highly doubt Perry and Co. are getting their percentages out of the sale of this thing.

The audio quality is POOR. Not just poor, but the WORST. The vocals are unintelligible. The guitar solos are only audible when Dave hits a high note and it cuts through the garbled noise.

The songs are not rare either. The "soundcheck" half of the disc is basically the band playing Had A Dad, but it's Had A Dad with very bad track markers.

I think the individuals responsible for selling this #1 do not know the songs, #2 do not know Jane's Addiction, and #3 don't care who gets ripped off from buying it.

3 out of 5 stars Watch out!.......1999-11-14

This CD does have some rare stuff on it. However, the source is a poor audience recording. This disc is also very short -- about 25 minutes.

For hardcore Jane's fans, the soundcheck stuff is kind of interesting. (one of the segments includes a reference to Zep's When the Levee Breaks).
Classic Girl
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • CLASSIC GIRL
  • Great CD Single
  • Nostalgic
 Classic Girl
Jane's Addiction
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002M1I
Release Date: 1991-07-17

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars CLASSIC GIRL.......2006-12-31

CLASSIC GIRL IS ABOUT PERRYS GIRLFRIEND , SHE IS RIGHT ON THE COVER OF THIS CD AND HER NAME IS CASEY NICCOLI , SHE IS ALSO IN A MOIVE THAT HER AND PERRY MADE IT IS CALLED " GIFT " ITS A GREAT MOIVE , THE MOIVE HAS THE SONG CLASSIC GIRL IN IT ALONE WITH OTHER GREAT SONGS , ALSO I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THE SONG "THEN SHE DID" WAS ABOUT PERRYS MOTHER BUT IM NOT SURE ABOUT THAT , ( SUCH A CLASSIC GIRL , GIVES A MAN A GREAT IDEA , ITS TRUE YOU TELL YOUR FRIENDS HEY MAN ! WHY DONT YOU LISEN TO MY GREAT IDEA. MEN NEVER CAN BE , NOT LIKE A GIRL , SUCH A CLASSIC GIRL.)

5 out of 5 stars Great CD Single.......2004-10-16

This is a great one to pick up. Unfortunately, the only Janes Addiction CD that survived my own battle with heroin was 'Nothings Shocking" I had most of them, including that great live one. Not the crappy one from 86, but the other one. LOL The GOOD one. Anyway, I shot about 200 CDs worth, plus untold tens of thousands of dollars into my arms. "Man With The Golden Arm"? You arent kidding...Anyway, I just wanted to correct one thing about the above reviewer. "Then She Did" was about a freind of Perrys who DID die of an OD. She is also represented on the cover of "Ritual'. Also the reference is to Perrys mother, not Daves. Now I cant remember this for certain, but "Classic Girl" is either about a girlfriend of Perrys, or about Jane herself. I forget. Yes, the actual Jane. And there is one. I do know that the band wanted to call themselves "Janes Heroin Experience" first. Then shortened it to "Janes Addiction". Jane (the person) was not amused by this choice. Anyway, Classic Girl is one of my favorite Janes Ad songs...And, yes. I am now clean. Its been a year.

5 out of 5 stars Nostalgic.......2001-12-26

This is the first Jane's Addiction CD I ever bought, besides 1988's Nothing's Shocking and it is beautiful! It reminded me of a girl I had a crush on in middle school who I then lost track of, only to find her again during high school.
Anyways I don't know why it's called 'then she did...' because it's actually 'classic girl'. the CD has 4 tracks: a medly that I really never listen to-(the germs/Doors/etc), Ain't no right(live), Then she did..., and Classic Girl.
'Then she did' was originally called 'Then she died" but the band later changed it to make it less personal. It's about Perry farrell's girlfriend who he's afraid of loosing to drugs, and his and Dave Navarro's dead mother. But the lyrics remind me of a girl named Jillian.

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