A daily taste of music to wet your lips and get you to shake your ass. This blog is an alternative to my dream of owning a record store. I'll include songs I love, songs you should hear, and songs that make me cringe. Enjoy!
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Do they still have it (Day 6) - Jane's Addiction
Anyone who knows me knows that I consider Jane's Addiction one of the best bands of all time. In my opinion, the original lineup of Perry Farrell, Eric Avery, Stephen Perkins and Dave Navarro could match up against any other band (except for Zeppelin). Jane's Addiction has been known to implode many times and can't seem to keep bass players. Avery, Flea, Martin LeNoble, Chris Chaney, Duff, and Dave Sitek have all played bass, but Farrell, Perkins, and Navarro have all been constants. I could post tons of material about why Jane's were once rock Gods, but I'll leave that up to another time when I dedicate a week to them. The albums Live XXX, Nothing's Shocking, and Ritual de lo Habitual were all gems, then they released the crap album "Strays" in 2003. Avery rejoined the group in 2009 and I was able to see 3 great shows that year. As expected, Avery quit again (there's alot of hatred between him and Farrell) and Dave Sitek (TV on the Radio) filled in for the upcoming album "The Great Escape Artist." I'm not convince that they still "have it," but I give them credit for trying out an updated sound.
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