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This album still rocks. A couple meh moments but very strong overall. I think I got this album way back in high school when I signed up for one of those music club things of “get 10 CD for a penny” or something like that. Is one or more person in this band a junkie and/or jerk? Maybe. Did that possibly not great person(s) help make a great album? Yes. Live Más.
Another reality that this is really good. I was tempted to go 3 stars because some of the songs went a little too hair metal in places but the highs were very high, not unlike me right now.
Pretty good and fun!
Never been a big Janes Addiction fan, but this wasn't too bad. Very samey songs, but they were enjoyable at least.
A classic Gen X album
This one surprised me, but I feel like I said the same thing for another Jane's addiction album. Have I gotten another Jane's addiction album? At this point I barely remember...
Jane's Addiction is one of those bands I've heard of, but never really knew their music. Well, it appears they're a Metal-Punk hybrid. It's fine, really, but there really isn't anything here I want to revisit. Favorite Track: "Classic Girl".
bof y a des idées mais je trouve toujours la voix du chanteur pas prenante
That's Jane's addiction alright
I haven't listened to Jane's Addiction back then (because I didn't know them) but I gotta say you can hear the inspiration for many other bands that I like Also: I didn't even recognize a single song
Serviceable, but not great. A low three I think
Provisionally a 3, may go up on a further listen. There were some good songs in here but not sure about the album overall.
Glorious memories of cruising around San Andreas with my homies
It's interesting when you (think you) can tell when they put extra effort in producing one of the songs
Good just not for me
I thought Been Caught Stealing was a lot of fun back when it was on the radio, with the dogs barking at the beginning and the whole manic energy of the song. The rest of the record was new to me, and I pretty much liked it all; it’s relentless, with its blend of punk/metal and Farrell’s weird vocals.
it was refreshing to have an album with more rhythm, although the beats were a little off on some songs. Then she did… is getting add to my tbd
For me, this band lives and dies on the guitars. The songs where they let the guitars loose to shred are fantastic. When they bottle them up and put something else to the foreground is where they lost me.
This shit rocked from top to bottom. This was so much fun and I was legit dancing around. The bass here sounds AMAZING. This whole album grooves and is just so fun! Liked Songs: "Stop!" , "No One's Leaving" , "Ain't No Right" , "Obvious" , "Been Caught Stealing" , "Three Days" , "Then She Did..." , "Classic Girl"
Конечно, вторая половина альбома с длинными композициями, прогом и скрипкой понравилась мне.
Only knew 'Been Caught Stealing', but I thought this was great. Farrell's vocals can still be a little grating to me, but musically this was top notch. Outstanding bass lines, tight drumming, interesting guitar choices.
man this band sucks Will I listen to again: 0%
Stevig. Te chaotisch voor mijn smaak
One of those bands I recognize the name but didn’t really know. Then I heard Been Caught Stealing and was like ohh ya I know this one song. The album’s fine otherwise though
I expected it to be worse than it was. I kind of liked ot
In theory something I would like, 90s, slightly alternative rock. In practice, it was too noisy and chaotic for me.
An incredible time capsule of the 90’s and a snapshot of a band that was on the brink of collapse.
No me gustó.
I seriously enjoyed 90% of this album. A bit of questionable choices melodically and instrumentally. But, the deep 90's house drums, well balance bass guitar against the crashing vocals of perry and Dave's screaming guitars. This is a great alt rock album. One in which I dismissed my entire life til about a few years ago when it all clicked.
Actually enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Reminds me of RHCP and I like this better. Perry's voice sometimes grates on me, but this is pretty solid work.
It's decent this. Atmospheric and holds attention. Would listen again.
Not a fan of the band as I always found Perrys vox to be a bit high pitched and screaming. This album has loads of good hooks and sounds really well performed and recorded, but there is a little part of me that still can't get in to it. Its a 3/5 for me, which is better than I thought I would rate this album.
Perry is tedious and insufferable but this disc is more okay than I remembered. Nothing's Shocking is the better album, and I never need to hear Get Caught Stealing ever again, but Three Days and Stop are good, and I can even dig the drums on Classic Girl and the Middle Eastern silliness on Of Course if I'm in the right mood.
I guess
I don't care about Jane's Addiction
Been Caught Stealing is so overplayed I thought I wouldn’t like this. Better than expected.
Great record. A creative Peak for Jane's not match before or after. Besides the obvious radio single hits like Stop or Been Caught Stealing, You have the epic Three Days and follwing that you got Then She Did..(my personal favorite).
I had never heard of the band before and just did a quick search beforehand to at least know what genre I was in for. Despite doing this, it both was and wasn't what I was expecting. All in all, I really liked it!
C'est très fort de faire un album à la fois si énergique et aussi vide ! Bon, je suis peut-être pas objectif parce qu'aujourd'hui, je suis franchement de mauvais poil. Mais ça n'empêche : je n'ai rien ressenti de particulier à l'écoute. Je n'ai pas trouvé ça original ni particulièrement intéressant. J'ai juste eu l'impression d'écouter un groupe très standard que les médias ont tenté de hyper et qu'on est ensuite obligé de se farcir où qu'on aille. J'exagère. Mais c'est un peu l'effet que ça me fait. C'est toujours compliqué de tomber sur un album sur lequel on n'a rien à dire à part "ça ne m'a pas intéressé". Si je dois être objectif et un peu sincère, je n'ai pas trouvé que c'était un mauvais album. Il est entré par une oreille et il est ressorti par l'autre, mais est-ce qu'il était vraiment mauvais ? Peut-être pas.
Creo que fue el álbum más difícil de escuchar
Easy to hate on the infamous "Rock of Love" icon Dave Navarro, but the band is decent. They also gave us Lollapalooza which was my first music festival so I will be indebted to them for that reason at least.
I've always heard bits and pieces of this album, but listening to it fully is a journey! I definitely prefer the last 4/5 songs of the album.
Much more psychedelic and groovy that it is sometimes given credit for. It is ambitious at points without sounding overly cheesy and there is a great instrumentation throughout. 9/10 [KEEP]
"Lynn, these are sex people". Urgh. Perry Farrell is kind of disgusting. First 6 tracks of this are utterly tedious, just shite "funky" rock with godawful lyrics. Picks up significantly with Then She Did, which seems to have some degree of humanity to it. Of Course is kind of interesting, and there is a classic-ness to Classic Girl, natch. Side 2 redeems Side 1 a bit, but overall this is an overrated and relatively meh listen.
And album this heavy and weird shouldn't also be so catchy! Favourite tracks: Stop!, Been Caught Stealing, the entire second half
eh.
Rockin
Trash. Been Caught Stealing is OK, but the rest... wow. Just wow.
Musically it’s okay but I don’t like the singer and you can tell him
I don't see the appeal here. Been Caught Stealing is catchy. But a lot of the vocals are trash and musically this doesn't really do much of anything.
Sounded like just another rock album. Didn't really vibe with it that much.
This was a mid tier album for me when it came out. I like it.. but don’t love it. Quality grunge area tunes… but there are better ones. Sorry Perry. 3.4
Enjoyable but not particularly memorable. Didn’t get a careful listen, so I’m sure that’s part of it. 6/10 Pretty Good
Malo
I've been a fan of Jane's Addiction for a long time, ever since I first heard "Stop!" on the Guitar Hero II soundtrack. In fact, I saw them perform the entirety of Ritual de lo Habitual back in 2016 at Lollapalooza, the very festival that vocalist Perry Farrell founded. Needless to say, my fondness for this record has grown since then. This is quite the multifaceted record, with the first half chock-full of hard-hitting funk rockers, while the other half consists of extended, spiritually influenced softer jams. Both halves share Perry's soaring vocals, Dave Navarro's bright, eclectic guitarwork, Stephen Perkins's varied drumming, Eric Avery's popping bass lines, and the spacious production that Perry employed alongside Dave Jerden. There is a fullness to the sound of this album that the band accomplished alongside occasional embellishments like the strings that come in on "Then She Did..." and Charlie Bisharat's emphatic violin intro to "Of Course". Probably the shining crown of Ritual de lo Habitual is the nearly 11-minute "Three Days", sprawling over multiple movements as Perry's changes up his vocal delivery alongside Stephen's complex drumming and the revving guitars. The track never feels overly long, as the pacing and switchups are well-executed. As for the lyrical content, there are some surprisingly deep philosophical reflections made throughout the experience. After the Spanglish spoken-word introduction, "Stop!" becomes a full-on cry for the world to slow down its aggressive pace toward self-destruction. Following that, we have the acceptance of different cultures and ethnicities on "No One's Leaving", the precarious views of morality on "Ain't No Right", and Perry's ferocious call to not be judged by others over appearances on "Obvious". Later in the back half, we have the aforementioned softer jams that are loosely themed around Perry's ex-girlfriend Xiola Blue, who passed away from a heroin overdose. "Three Days" saw Perry reminisce on the crazy amount of sex and drugs he had with Xiola and his partner Casey Niccoli, before giving way to mourning for both Xiola and his mother on "Then She Did...". The contemplation over the loss of these women in Perry's life causes him to unleash his hatred toward the cruelty of mankind on "Of Course", before coming back down and focusing on the now with Casey, his "Classic Girl," as he is in awe of her beauty. Really, the only track that doesn't have a deep lyrical theme is the single "Been Caught Stealing". It's still a fun romp of a track though, and I could see Perry's argument for the song being autobiographical, insofar as his cheap thrill for stealing at a young age. Overall, it was awesome revisiting Ritual de lo Habitual for my album journey. It sucks that Jane's Addiction ended the way it did, with Perry's onstage altercation with Dave. But at least we still got a classic record out of them with this.
Nope just not my thing 2/10
3.5/5
Good songs, but largely overplayed
Very groovy and very 90s, but not in a bad way. I enjoyed this, it's a pretty good mix of alternative rock and metal with funk parts on it. I can't say that I liked all of the songs but I enjoyed most of them.
Like any self respecting child of the 90s, of course I was very familiar with Stop and Been Caught Stealing. I love those songs, but I wouldn’t necessarily call myself a JA fan. I really wasn’t expecting to give this one a 5, but the back half of the album really sold me on these guys. It’s less funky and more introspective which I really enjoyed.
Whenever I think of Jane’s Addiction I imagine the Jared Leto joker made it and then it all makes sense
Nah..nah.
Forgot how great Stephen Perkins’ drumming was. Fantastic, inventive and never toooo much. First half of this is a delight. Imperfect and entertaining. The second half a little more of a slog. A fine mess, just like this band.
Don’t care
Great album to cruise up the 101 through Ventura to.
I was trying to recall the other Jane’s Addiction album to see if I liked this more & couldn’t remember anything from it. I listened to it. Couldn’t remember anything from this album. It’ wasn’t the worst time.
Responsible for the funniest moment of television history: The Dunngeon with Richard Dunn
Kind of all over the place. Generic, but varied.
I actually really like Perry Farrell’s voice, unlike a lot of people. Too bad Jane’s Addiction broke up after this one. Ritual de lo Habitual and Nothing’s Shocking are still two of my all-time favorites.
Didn’t think I would like It, but the energy this album gives is incredible. Will definetaly listen to more JA
Giving it a 3 but I could definitely see it going higher in the future. This really reminds me of the flaming lips so I could see myself getting more into it!
Not my jam.
Interesting album. The first half felt like pretty standard early-90s rock - it was fine, but nothing special. I knew Stop! but none of the others. The second half was a bit more proggy and experimental, and I kind of dug it - especially the Middle Eastern style in Of Course. It wasn't an absolute stand-out for me, but I could see myself listening to it again.
Did we need a 10+ minute song on this album? No. No we didn't. There was a single good song on this album, but this band is a train wreck, so I dunno. Would I watch Dave and Perry fight again? Yes.
I thought this was a solid record. I don’t think I’ma big fan of the singer but the instrumentation was top notch.
Embolante salvo la canción que sale en el GTA. Ni lo terminé.
I feel it has been retro-tooled to say Pixies but for the majority, it starts with Janes Addiction (or we weren't cool enough and Janes made us feel cool). From the opening of Stop, through the best song about Heroin since Heroin, this album ran so that indie rock could run. It is monumentally overlooked for how monumentally important it was, especially for suburban kids, to discover and dig indie rock. How many saw their first cross dresser in "Been Caught Stealing?" How many careers got launched at Lollapalooza? 5 for the music, 5 for the influence, -5 for whatever Dave Navarro became
I'm a midlevel fan of Jane's but I don't think they deserve two albums in the Top 1001, "Nothing Shocking" is their best and deserves a spot. It broke ground, hit hard during that era and a few of those songs are timeless. "Ritual..." just carried that torch further without building onto it. I love "Stop", and "Been Caught Stealing" is a Top 200 song (amazing video), but that's really the extent of it. Fans's love all 10+ minutes of "Three Days" and "Classic Girl" but neither were hits or really move the needle. They're better at 4 minute songs than they are at 8-10 minute songs, just a fact. "Then She Did..." is a throwaway slog and "Of Course" is just confusing. Not Top 1001 to me. 3 stars for 2 great songs.
I couldn't think of anything to say
Compared to the very marginal albums from this list that I've been slogging through over the last week, this was a magnum opus. I know, faint praise. So sue me, I'm only gonna be here for 4 more reviews and then I'm out.
Hair metal for people who don’t want to admit they like hair metal.
Stop!, Been Caught Stealing, and Three Days are the highlights of this record. The rest feels haphazardly thrown together to me. 3/5.
Nothing shocking here folks.
Knew "Stop!" and "Been Caught Stealing" going in, but nothing else. Jane's Addiction has always been more of a miss for me among a lot of other bands coming up around the same time that I do enjoy. They kinda feel like they're taking the parts of 80s metal and RHCP that I don't really care for and mashing them together with Farrell's not great vocals into a weird rock variant that is just mostly boring. I do like the songs where they get a bit weirder, like on this album in "Of Course" but the rest of the album is pretty meh for me
3 stars for nostalgia. Been Caught Stealing brought back some memories of kegs in fields.
Probably my favourite from Jane’s Addiction. Some absolute belters on here. The only thing stopping this from getting five stars is I’ve always hated Been Caught Stealing. Top Track - Then She Did
Stop! - 4 No one's leaving - 3 Ain't no right - 4 Obvious - 3 Been caught stealing - 5 Three days - 4 Then she did... - 3 Of course - 3 Classic girl - 3
not my style
I liked their music back then, I still like it now. This album is good.
Some good tracks but vocals get a bit annoying at times.
didnt pay much attention to it, but it was okey ig
Interesante, divertido, diferente. Tenía bajas las expectativas, pero me gustó, buen disco para alguna caminata o viaje en auto. Banco.
God I hate this stupid faux-spiritual Los Angeles butt rock. This is like Guns’n’Roses or the Chili Peppers but pompous and masturbatory and devoid of anything fun. The figure in the center of the artwork (indeed, of the album) is a kid that Perry Ferrell had sex with. She died later on when she was 18. I think someone’s been sanitizing his reputation online; most search results treat Xiola’s life/death as simply part of Perry’s tragic origin story. At least one page glibly calls her his ‘muse’. He isn’t a poet and he sure as hell doesn’t need to get his hands on any muses. I’ve always hated everything I’ve heard from this band. That being said, I have nothing against Dave Navarro.
Man, this is tough, because I liked the music, but I feel unsettled about celebrating something that treats a teenager's heroin overdose as some kind of "muse" experience. Then again, I've rated other albums from problematic artists honestly. And, as one astute reviewer mentions, there are other collaborators on this album aside from Perry Farrell. Still, I'm teetering between a 3.5 and a 4, and I think this made me sad enough to keep it at a 3.5 - or, since this site doesn't do half-stars, a 3.
Very Fun
The biggest realization I have had through this project is how good 90s rock was. I didn’t properly give it its due. This combines the riff heavy rock of the 80s with the pared down production and grittier attitude of the 90s. I loved it.
Jane’s crazy
I like the guitar on a lot of these tracks. I do not like pop punk style vocals. I always thought that was the weakest element of this band. They also made the unfortunate choice to put all of the high energy tracks at the beginning of the album and the long, slow tracks at the end. I know this band’s influence far exceeds the number of years they were active, but it’s just not something I would call a must-listen.
Ferrall’s vocals annoy me. I was really enjoying the opening to Of Course until he came in with his whiny DAAAA LAAA LAALAAA and ruined the ambiance the music had built up until that point. Not a bad album, just shrill nasally vocals covered in reverb.
Jane's Addiction just did whatever the fuck they want, and it worked well enough
I’ve heard this before and I own it. I just listened to this in the past few weeks along with a copy of Nothing’s Shocking i picked up recently. I do really love this album, despite Perry Farrell being ridiculous and Dave Navarro being an obnoxious prick. Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery have at least the good sense to not reveal themselves to be shitheads if they are. This albums was a complete revelation in 1990 when everything else on the radio was the dying gasps of hair metal and synthpop and the only interesting things were the occasional new jack swing or rap breakthrough hit. Not as much as Nevermind was but this was entirely new. The lyrics are not as embarrassing as in Nothing’s Shocking but still has some cringey moments that, as a teenager, sounded super deep but are actually dumb when you hear it as a grownup. The setup of the album is great with side a being shorter rock songs that are all great and side b being long and unconventional ballads that individually and taken together are a goddamn masterpiece.
Another album where I like the bands it inspired way more than I like the album. Was just holding onto 3 stars until the last two tracks.
I like Jane's Addiction - Perry Farrell is an incredible frontman and they kind of soundtracked some of the early 90s for me. This isn't my favourite of their records and I'm not convinced it belongs on the list, but it was good to listen again. Much as I love them, I think they're partly responsible for that godawful 'nu-metal' sound that followed in their wake. This is unforgivable so I am docking one star. Not much of a punishment for such a crime, but I don't wield any real power, sadly.
My heart fell when I saw this on the list - that bloody dog sound haunted the kind of clubs I went to on constant replay and irritated me immeasurably. Anything that strays near metal-funk is never going to win my attention without boiling my blood. Certainly this is the first time I have listened to this whole album. I have to confess it was better than I expected but my expectations were pretty low. Largely pretty dull... and those bloody dogs!
Favorite track(s): Been Caught Stealing, Three Days
I very much disliked some of this at first. Then a few songs came along that I quite liked. I think Classic Girl was my favorite.
Très désagréable et bruyant au début, plus plaisant ensuite (Then She Did... and co)
The better of the two JA albums, which isn't saying much tbh
Booooorrrribg
Cool name and overall very enjoyable album, Goof thought it was fine.
surprisingly much better than nothing’s shocking
Enjoyable iverall
Although I don't hate this album, I don't love it. It's got some real killers on it, but some real trash as well. Perry's voice is annoying as always, but the rest of the band picks up the slack, as usual.
3.5/10 - I feel like I should feel neutral or positive about this album, but I just don’t. I didn’t know Been Caught Stealing was by JA but I generally turn it off when it comes on the radio. Just not a fan.
I don't really rock with this. I think the second half of the album had some interesting ideas/sounds but it's not anything I'll come back to. 4/10
Fine but not one I’ll return to.
6/10
I really like the back half of this album (in addition to "Stop!" and "Been Caught Stealing"). So sad to read of another overdose as the fulcrum for the songs.
Very solid, high energy first half contrasted by a more melodic second half. And who would have thought that dogs barking in a song would work?
This album was in heavy rotation on the WTUL college station in the early 90's. I was only 13 years old, but I used to listen to WTUL because it was older and cool, and it pretty much shaped my musical tastes for life. Jane's Addiction, Pixies, Descendants, Camper Van Beethoven, Lush...growing up in the deep south suburbs in a time before the internet, I only knew about this music through WTUL and 120 Minutes. I loved Ritual back then, it was 5-worthy, but now I'll give it a 4 because I have a much broader view of music now and Perry's voice is kinda grating about halfway through.
apparently I like Jane's Addiction? who knew
The best
This was a good album, but not much more than that. Solid 3
This album takes me back to high school. Some of the songs went on for way too long. The music was good but Perry Ferrell’s vocals were trying at times. Three stars for the nostalgia.
It’s cool, I guess. The longest song here is probably the one I’ll be coming back to the most.
Wasn't vibing with this one it has some good instrumental but overall dont rate it 4.1/10
Unfortunately this sounds like a Kyle Gordon album. Not my vibe
There’s a lot to respect about Jane's Addiction and especially the way they landed right in that early-’90s alternative/grunge-adjacent moment where everything felt like it was shifting at once. The singles from Ritual de lo Habitual—especially “Been Caught Stealing” and “Stop!”—fit that era perfectly. They’ve got that loose, slightly chaotic energy that sits comfortably alongside what was coming out of Seattle at the time, even if the band was coming from a different scene entirely. But beyond those peaks, the record doesn’t really hold up in the same way. A big part of that comes down to Perry Farrell’s vocal style. It’s theatrical, twitchy, and constantly on edge in a way that can feel more distracting than expressive if you’re not already bought into it. Instead of pulling you deeper into the songs, it often pulls you out of them. The album itself leans heavily into sprawling, art-rock ambition, but most of it doesn’t land with much emotional weight if you’re not already aligned with the band’s aesthetic. What’s left is a record that feels uneven—carried by two standout tracks and a larger identity that doesn’t fully connect unless you’re already invested in the style.
Started off not a fan, but really found the groove towards the end
For 90s alt rock it is good but...I dunno? There is something missing. I am not crazy on Perry's vocals so that might be why. It is by no means bad but i think just this style of alt rock kinda lands flat for me. Still a solid 3.
another “dads grilling steaks” 90s alt rock group i didnt know i knew discovered. its great
No matter how hard I try, I can't get into this band. Or really anything Dave Navarro does
Setting the stage of the 90s funk metal glam sessions.
The Good: We are warned that this is all usual! The Bad: What if we don’t like usual? The Ugly: Still not knowing what Jane’s addiction is, after all these decades… I recall when “been caught stealing” hit MTV… Don’t hold me to it, but I think that this was also when “the real world” was being launched. We were all enjoying our Gen-X status! The tune was catchy, to say the least… I can also recall thinking that Perry F was a bit of a dickhead… Then came Porno for Pyros… and really, that was the end of that one… I am certain that there he is not the only one, but how many artist can say that they were a 2-time One-Hit-Wonder? He did give us Lollapalooza, which, if memory severs me, was a cluster fuck of festival that managed to gather people of all sorts and creeds and backgrounds together. Good for him. Anyway, I listened to this album, trying to get back into my ‘90s mode… and all I wanted to do was listen to other artists from that era who, in my opinion, were more talented yet achieved lesser fame… 3*
I know there’s something seriously wrong with Perry Ferrell’s attitude and there are some deep seated aggressions imbued within the very basic relationships of the members in Jane’s Addiction, but damn are they cool. Even like thirty odd years on, the second I hear the disrespectful and disgruntled whine of that voice, and those tripped out, fuzzy, jaded guitars, I know I’ve entered a space where the confines of authority have dissolved and I’m the master of my own reality.
"That thirteen-month tour behind Ritual was half the reason we wound up unable to stand one another. The other half is that I am an intolerable narcissist who can't get along with anyone." - Perry Farrell
"Stop!" and Been Caught Stealing are iconic staples of the early alternative scene. Would JA have made more masterpieces if Perry Ferrell was less chaotic? Or was there success predicated on his manic energy?
7/10
What a boring milquetoast album. Feels like the kind of music people would consider "hardcore" when they have no idea what hardcore actually is. Tinny production and a whiny vocalist put a nice bow on this generic record being entirely skippable
Not for me
Interesująca ciekawostka
What a great record. This and JA debut of superb. A great mix of funk and Rock.
I owned this CD when it came out, and in fact was one of the earlier CDs I owned. And I don't really remember why I owned it, perhaps a Columbia House pick. Stop is great. Been Caught Stealing was always kind of stupid to me. Three Days felt cool at the time. Now, I just can't suffer Perry Farrell because he is what you might call insufferable.
This is a goddamned classic. There is just nothing like Jane's Addiction, man. They can rock as hard as anyone, they can slow it down. Navarro is at his peak here. Jane's had no constraints, borrowing liberally from bands that came before them but creating something completely new and fresh, a sound from which many subsequent bands borrowed/stole. True groundbreakers, true legends.
Joj ne znam, na tren mi je zanimljivo jer sam pank dijete, a ima nekih baš groovy dijelova isto, ali mi je s druge strane opet nekako underwhelming i taj vokal mi ne sjeda nikako. 3/5, 5/10
i can’t get past the singers voice. otherwise just feels so lacking depth, anything interesting really.
Man, I've been getting a lot of albums from rock bands with weird-voiced frontmen, haven't I? The Fall, Dexys Midnight Runners, and now Jane's Addiction? Am I due to get that other RHCP album tomorrow? We'll sure see. For now, it's time to talk about my second and final Jane's Addiction album of the project, Ritual de lo Habitual. I found the band's debut album, Nothing's Shocking, quite enjoyable, and I enjoyed Ritual de lo Habitual about as much as that other album. My thoughts are pretty similar between the two albums. The instrumental talent on display is really freakin' good. Perry Farrell's voice isn't great, but it kinda works on some songs. This album has a bit of an interesting progression to it. The first half of the album is what you'd expect from a quirky, funk-adjacent 90s alt-rock band. You've got some solid singles on there like the opener "Stop!" as well as "Been Caught Stealing." I like the first half well enough, but the second half is where my enjoyment of this album was at its strongest. After "Been Caught Stealing," the album gets a bit more experimental, with longer song lengths and more prog-rock-esque instrumentation. The peak of this album for me is easily "Three Days," which continues the tradition of me enjoying the longest song on an album the most. I didn't think these guys could pull of a 10+ minute song, but they did. I'm impressed! The three songs after it are pretty cool too. Now that I've heard two albums from them, I'm not in love with Jane's Addiction per se, but I think they did some cool things in the 90s... musically speaking, that is. I like them. Light 4/5.
An album of two halves. The first half is fairly dull, based around simplistic metal riffs. From Three Days onwards there’s a lot more creativity to it. Not enough to revisit though.
This was interesting, I at first thought I was not going to enjoy this album at all, but certain tracks did catch my attention. I will not be adding this album to any playlist, but it was better than first impressions.
This album is in many ways weird. The very first track is exceptionally well-produced and had me feel that the album would be full of bangers. Then there were some tracks that were quite worse. "Three Days", given its duration, was promising. Now, as you are listening to it, you have an ongoing feeling that it's a slow burner that would lead to some epic chorus or a solo, as is habitually done in popular musuic including rock. It it does not really happen, only to a ceratin degree. Still, the track is very cool in terms of a complex, unpredictable composition that manages to stand out and, IMHO, is quite hard to be resembled. This is why this song along with the opening track are my picks for this record. The later tracks were mostly a disappointment. The group's somewhat incoherent style reminded me of the Cure at times. They keep on using those repetitive patterns which at times are transformed into something more lively, but generally speaking, the ending is way worse than it could have been. Which is why this album, while containing some outstanding material, failed to use its stylistic diversity to its own benefit. Could have been a five. Three stars here.
Trochę pozbawione tożsamości i pazura. Nie wzbudził żadnych emocji. Chyba że nuda to emocja, wtedy wzbudził ich mnóstwo. 5/10
While this is really good in the grand scheme of things, I actually don't think this fully captures the magic of Nothing's Shocking. Ritual De Lo Habitual expands the band's sound and has several great songs, but loses the lightning in a bottle aspect. Shocking had an acerbic quality that added some real edge to even it's most melodic moments. And some of that edge *is* still here, but Jane's Addiction definitely sounds less at war with itself; which is ironic because they broke up like a matter of months after this came out. Side A is largely the distinct alt rock sound that the band is known for, but again, a little less dark. Stop! and Get Caught Stealing are heavy, but at the same time, they do make sense as hits, and aren't afraid to have fun. And Side B is pretty much all epic rockers. Three Days and Then She Did... are some of my favorite songs here, and *absolutely* capture the tension and unease of their earlier material. But I also think that Of Course and Classic Girl are among the weaker songs here. Ritual De Lo Habitual ends up as a really great alt-rock album, but it's just a little less even than Nothing's Shocking, and doesn't quite harness Jane's Addiction's fire as effectively.
The album offers typical late-’80s alternative rock. The most notable musicians involved are Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro. The musicianship is solid throughout, and the album was quite successful as well. However, this kind of music is no longer relevant to me personally.
Way better than I thought it was gonna be Such a good vibe Got better with every listen Easy 4 baby
I used to despise “Been Caught Stealing” but grew to love it. I really like the whole album. With more listens, perhaps could become a 5.
Better in small doses, that whining wailing screeching voice is headache inducing
It's alright
I’d listen again
Started off slow, but "Three Days" redeemed it. A 10+ min piece that goes slow to fast to different genres. Favorite track: Three Days other picks: Been Caught Stealing, obvious
Not sure why I didn’t get that much into Jane’s Addiction when I was younger but this album rips.
Interesting and different
Ritual de lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction is a really great indie album and one I found very easy to listen to from start to finish. The album has a cool, laid-back energy to it while still sounding creative and different throughout. The guitar playing is excellent and really drives the album forward, while the lyrics are clever, interesting and full of personality. There’s a confidence to the sound that makes the whole album feel effortless. Even when the tracks stretch out a little, it never feels boring or overindulgent. What I liked most is how natural the album feels. Nothing sounds forced and the band clearly know exactly what type of sound they want. It’s alternative rock with groove, attitude and strong songwriting, which makes it a very enjoyable listen overall. Favourite tracks: “Been Caught Stealing” and “Of Course” Least favourite tracks: Everything here is good and worth listening to Album artwork: Cool album cover
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боялась что более неприятные ребята но ничего. не моё но хотя бы не отвратительно)
This might be even better than their first album. The first half of the album leans more into hard rock and has some absolute bangers like Stop, No One's Leaving and Been Caught Stealing. The second half is a little moodier and dramatic but is great too. Three Days is pretty epic and I love the strings on Then She Did.
I was surprised I still remember most of the lyrics after 30 years. It’s just fun, feel good music. 4/5
Stop! Been Caught Stealing Three Days
I’m indifferent to this genre. I wouldn’t choose to listen to it. Some groups capture my interest. Some groups quickly lose my interest. This sits firmly in the middle. The music was good, but it never really went anywhere. As a result it’s, as the kids say, ‘mid’.
1/10… funk rock / grunge / *1990
Review - I just don't like them man. They're ok. The guitar can be ok. I don't like the singer. I don't like the psychedelia. The song writings just not that good. Caught Stealing is ok but despite the singing. I thought Stop was ok but I just nostalgically remember it from GTA San Andreas, it's actually a terrible song. Mid album. There's better early 90s alt rock that needs listening to Score - 3.5/10 Need to listen? NO
It's good but so over-appreciated.
This is a phenomenal album. The guitar solo on Three Days always blows my mind. Just a ton of good songs and showing a band that is hitting its stride at the right moment.
Pleasantly surprised how good this was. Will be listening again.
Definitely evolved their style since the 1988 album also on the list… this one is less intense and a bit more fun, but sadly lacking some of the guitar vibe of the predecessor. Been Caught Stealing is a classic
I literally have no notes, I loved this album from start to finish
Thought I would not like it, liked it a bit. But that's about it.
The lead singer's voice is unpleasant to listen to. Musically quite proggy. Not my vibe.
Barking dogs has got to be one of my least favorite samples included in music. Fucking stupid. When I think of Jane's addiction, I think of 3edgy5me Gen X'ers that were throughly entertained that radio music was so raunchy. This jangly, shrieking tone of this album is just not my jam. I didn't hate this, I'm just surprised to see it here. The 90s had so many alt rock acts that I think are much, much more deserving to be on this list. Like Scumdogs of the Universe, by GWAR.
Сара 1 Марко 1,5
Been caught stealing is an absolute banger. Appreciate the energy compared to some of the recent albums we’ve had. Was not expecting a 10 minute long track but really enjoyed its build up
Just kinda loud and drones on a bit, wasn’t much all that interesting here. The guy can’t really sing either 2
Great album close to perfect but there’s something in my mind that keeps it from reaching the 5 star mark
Album cover is cool. Album is less cool.
Good ass album
I went in with an open mind. The band rocks - bass and drums can lock into a nice groove but the songs are for the most part weak and Perry Farrell is not a singer. This was definitely a zeitgeist album - captured / set the mood at the time.
Fantastic album...and seeing them live on THIS tour is what turned me into a fan for life. They're credited with making alternative rock mainstream, and pioneering alternative metal...but none of those things adequately describe their completely unique sound...a blend of alt rock, metal, goth, punk, psychedelia, art rock, with the ability to become downright ethereal at times. Nothing like them..and there never will be. It's a shame that Perry's drug use ruined things for them....and again last summer when they'd reunited once again. I saw them three times between 1991 and 2016, and they are one of the BEST bands to see live. I was hoping to get to see the one more time.
It is indeed like slapping yourself in the face. I know this album is beloved but I find it hard to take
Perry says "daddy-o" in a song, so I cannot give this more than 2 stars
Strange one this. A lot of components that I should, and if I'm honest I think I did, like. Just something in the way its put together makes it not for me. Really hard to define why but I just don't like it. 2
Another one to try and rate the art, not the artist. In places, it is a great album. Some of the tracks outstanding, and some not to my taste. ‘Three Days’, ‘Then She Did’ and ‘Obvious’ are awesome, and carry this to a 4 star rating.
Woof woof woof! I loved 'Been Caught Stealing' when it first came out, jumping about to it in nightclubs. I also have vague hazy memories of seeing them live in 1990, but for some reason I never bought this album, and it never became a firm favourite. In consequence it had been long forgotten about, but the good thing about this 1001 ptoject is it brings albums like this out of the dusty cupboard and it has already had two plays! It has great energy throughout, love the guitar sound too. A forgotten classic.
there's like one song that i like in this album, and despite the consistent sound and merit that has this band, felt mostly boring. In some sense, it felt like something where everything sounds the same.
The musicianship is mostly good but I cannot stand the singer. Growing up with pop punk and emo, I developed a high tolerance for nasally whine-singing but not high enough for this.
A few interesting moments, but overall not for me. Could definitely have died without listening to this.
Sjælden fornøjelse at et album har en sang på både guitar hero OG et GTA soundtrack. Endnu engang er det trommerne, der får det her band til at skille sig ud fra alle andre alt rockere, synes de lyder super cool
Af en eller anden grund havde jeg aldrig hørt den her før! Virkelig fed, meget mere diverst end jeg havde regnet med.
Guitar Hero strikes again! First song is a banger and it just keeps going. Better than expected.
Sounds like a standard 90s rock album to me. The standout track is 'Of Course'
I knew rating this album would be complicated and it is. Perry Farrell's twin legacies - harbinger of the alternative revolution and Patient Zero of the heroin epidemic that came along with it - are inextricably intertwined here. The former's influence can't be overstated; by reaching back past the pageantry of hair metal to recover music that actually *feels* the way Zep and Sabbath felt - mysterious and yet inviting, sexual but in a vaguely feminine way, capital-R Romantic - they charted a path for multiple generations of beautifully damaged artists. Farrell's lyrical stabs in the direction of social freedom ("Stop!," "Obvious") and his laments at man's inhumanity to man ("No One's Leaving," "Of Course") are cliches at this point, but that's because they work so well as statements of bohemian intent. But what goes unsaid in, say, Farrell's ode to shoplifting ("Been Caught Stealing") is that this whole belief system is subordinate to, and a justification for, the incessant need for drugs. *Ain't no wrong now, ain't no right - only pleasure and pain.* Which brings us to Farrell's second legacy, and the question of poor Xiola Blue. When I was a sheltered teenager I thought "Three Days" was the greatest song ever made. It had everything: sex, passion (which is different from sex), religion, death, transcendence, the best guitar work of its era courtesy of Dave Navarro. Now, as a less-sheltered adult, I find Farrell's exploitation of Xiola horrifying - and more so because he clearly *doesn't* find it horrifying. I hate taking this position with art because the wrongs aren't mine to right, and because Xiola herself is long dead, and because the present trajectory of Farrell's life is its own sort of karmic payback. But I cannot be okay with this with the same sort of abandon I once had. And yet the bastard still has it in him to break my heart; after "Three Days" comes "Then She Did," a painfully poignant recollection of Farrell's mother, who died by suicide when he was a young child, and all the sudden I can, if not excuse him, at least understand the wound he has spent his entire life trying to fill. And that feeling carries over into "Classic Girl," in which he screams "YOU KNOW, FOR US THESE ARE THE DAYS!" with enough gusto to launch a rocketship. I don't suppose I'll ever totally make sense of Farrell; perhaps it's enough to admit I can't deny him.
Creo que es un disco que va de menos a más, pero es que su primera canción es una cosa loca El tramo final es lento. Lento con ganas y durete. 2'5 yo creo
Another one of those groups where I'm familiar with their singles but never listened to a full album of. Pleasantly surprised with this one, enjoyed it quite a bit.
4.4
when i heard the intro of the first song I thought it would he horrible, but im glad i proceeded with rest of the album. It was quite nice and i added a fww songs to my playlists.
I knew the singles, but had never listened to this full album - good shit. Perry Ferrell's stage name being a play on the word "peripheral" is a fun fact that has been burned in my mind since the 90s. Anyway, don't do heroin!
Brutal
Overrated - Perry Farrell's appeal makes very little sense to my British ears - save for some fleeting nostalgia for Stop and Been Caught Stealing from video game soundtracks
It's not bad, but not something I want to listen to all that often. JA certainly has a very unique and easily distinguishable sound. Nobody else sounds like them. I wish I were able to give this album more time to listen, but I must move on.
My favorite was "of course" because they used Oriental instruments, but not really my thing this album
👍🏻
I honestly wasn't expecting that much and it took me several times to listen to it as a whole. Really strong opening track. Obvious was another good one. Bass intro of Three Days was so beautiful although bass on this album is really good in every song. Another intro that took me by surprise was violin intro into Of Course. Overall this album would be 5* but I had problem with vocals which didn't sit with me.
singles that stand the test of time, but overall not my jam.
A few hit songs I recognized. 90's rock type music and liked about half the song
I prefer this album over what I had yesterday (Guitar Town). "Ritual de lo Habitual" has a lot to like about it, while some bits I didn't like. The shorter songs tend to be better and have more replay value. The great track, "Three Days", seems to be an exception to this, being 10 minutes long. Even with the better songs, I was left a bit disappointed by this album. 3 stars for "Ritual de lo Habitual".
it was ok. i mean, the music was def good, i js feel like it was missin a certain feel or vibe or smth.. idk, i js wasnt rly feelin it.
Really into the timbre of the guitar on this album. Very cool chord progressions. Feels like an inspiration for Turnstile, especially the lead singer. Highlights: Then She Did..., Classic Girl
My expectations are high after hearing Nothing's Shocking a couple years back. This absolutely lives up to its predecessor. I had a blast. An excellent song transition between Stop! and No One's Leaving acts as a portent of great things to come. The sheer velocity of the album only continues from this point forward. Albums that barrel forward without a second thought tend to be pretty strong, or at least intriguing – as seen with plenty of punk and punk-throwback albums from the 70s onward. And Jane's Addiction manages to harness all the finest qualities of punk (a healthy dose of spunkiness, guitar shredding, strong simple riffs) without the bad bits (pretty much everything else). Crazy how effective an actually decent singer can be, instead of the drunken, out-of-tune slurring typically seen in the punk genre. (Yes, this isn't punk. But it takes a lot of inspiration from there.) Wow. I didn't peg Obvious as, well, an obvious hit. Not based on its streaming numbers, which are the second-lowest on the record. But dang, the pure energy, satisfying chord choices, roaring vocals... everything about this song is pure star quality. Then there's Been Caught Stealing, loaded with a yell-heavy vocal delivery and excellent riffs on the guitar. Plus, again, some simple-yet-effective harmonic choices. Three Days and Then She Did... are crazily impressive semi-prog tracks. They're both too long to be perfect, per se, but man, are they enjoyable as heck. Of Course pulls out all the stops with some crazy string work, making excellent use of Dorian (and relative major) harmonies, plus plenty of other instruments to create something best described as "soundscapey". Again, I'm shocked this has as few Spotify streams as it does. And that alternation between minor and major in the final track, Classic Girl... Every single one of these songs is a hit in my books. 5/5 Key tracks: Stop!, Obvious, Been Caught Stealing
? O sea la gente en los comentarios decía que masterpiece que lo mejor de lo mejor que como ellos nadie... En serio? No me gustó para nada... La verdad no escuché ninguna canción completa si las letras eran buenas no lo sabré y me gustaría que así se quede.
90s experimental rock.
MUY buen descubrimiento
Maybe the most annoying vocals ever but the guitar player is great.
Not for me. It’s not bad but then neither is it good!
This album was a phenomenon when it came out. I got to see them live in 1991 for the first Lollapalooza in Boston, well, Great Woods out in Mansfield. Siouxsie had laryngitis so did not perform. Ultimately she came back and played a great show at the Orpheum with My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult opening... that was an awesome show and anyone with stubs from Lollapalooza got tickets for $20, which was great. It pains me that bros took over this band later on, they were solidly alternative and quite a bit outside the mainstream until, well, they redefined what mainstream was. Great album!
I get the appeal, but not my type of rock
A band that never quite gelled for me. All the requisite elements are there, some instant classic songs, some swirling sprawl, great guitar and vocals, and yet… It ends up being an album that I admire far more than lose myself in. Still damn good though
Liked it.
wild, loud, fun
The beginning of Grunge. Some killer bass lines on here. Fun.
sad and tired
The vocals are just so weak and whiny it is really difficult to enjoy this. Aside from Been Caught Stealing and the strings on Of Course this a bit of a slog. The guitars are enjoyable and bit are reminiscent of mid career Chilli Peppers (not much surprise there) but lacks the personality they bring.
I didn’t expect to like this, and I was right. The only song I knew was “Been Caught Stealing”, which is about the only time my interest was peaked. Otherwise, my only other takeaway from this was that it went on too long. I didn’t actively hate it compared to albums I’ve given 1* to, but that’s not exactly a compliment - either way, it scrapes 2*.
I knew precisely one Jane's Addiction Song going into this (Been Caught Stealing because they played the video a lot on MTV when I was a kid). This was something that grew on me a lot over the course of the record. I wasn't that fussed about the first half but then I found I was increasingly enjoying it. I really liked Three Days, Then She Did, Of Course and Classic Girl. The instrumentation was far more varied and experimental than I thought it would be. Ultimately I suspect liking Jane's Addiction comes down to whether you like rock music and whether you can stomach Perry Farrell's rather screeching voice. As I very much like the former and am ok with the latter, this was a pretty good time for me. 3/5
No me gustó, quizás es porque no es mi género
First half was pretty fun, second half drained the soul out of me
Ahead of its time.
I usually don't like metal, but this was surprisingly nice to listen.
Hm, det var fint, men vækkede ikke noget i mig.
No soy tan fan de esta música pero es un álbum que me animó y me gustó
Just not a fan of his voice
what a cool way to find a great band I'd never listened to they had me at Juana's Adicción
I have heard the singles and radio hits from this band before. They left me feeling underwhelmed. What a pleasant surprise. Some really catchy rock on this record. Worth another listen.
Most of the hits you know and love
I’ll tell you who Jane’s Addiction was, Len bloody houmous! 3.2 3/9 Ain’t No Right
The biggest problem I have with Jane's Addiction is Perry Farrell's voice. It just grates on me a bit. It's no better listening to a whole album of it. Which is really frustrating here as otherwise this is brilliant. Even the more experimental stuff toward the end slaps. But the voice still annoys me. I'm giving this 4/5 because there's so much to like, and I can dream of it with a different singer.
Never really could figure out this band. But it was a fun throwback.
This is the band's second album in this project. It's okay, but it doesn't really blow me away. For some reason, I remembered the band's music differently. I don't need to listen to this album again. 3/5
Pretty annoying voice, but good songs.
Before they got too mainstream. It’s a river with some exploratory jams. Fills a niche ich that I like to scratch sometimes.
Jane’s Addiction was never part of my regular rotation when they first broke out. By the time I might have developed even a passing interest—which, in truth, I never really did—they had already split up. No great loss on my end. That said, Ritual de lo Habitual does feature two instantly recognizable singles, “Stop” and “Been Caught Stealing,” the latter of which I must have seen played on MTV ten thousand times in the early ’90s. This album feels split between two distinct moods, depending on where you begin. The first half (tracks 1–5) delivers a fairly straightforward Jane’s Addiction sound—raw, abrasive, and once again reinforcing their status as the grimier, more chaotic cousin of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The back half (tracks 6–9), however, shifts dramatically. It becomes more introspective, sincere, and even a bit progressive in both structure and tone, offering a deeper and more ambitious side of the band. While Jane’s Addiction isn’t heavily represented on the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die list, including both albums feels excessive for a band whose impact, however influential, came in such a short-lived burst before they disbanded. Of the two, Ritual de lo Habitual stands as the more culturally and musically significant release, especially compared to Nothing’s Shocking.
I've never been a big fan of Jane's Addiction even in their prime. This album isn't bad by any means. It's a fairly enjoyable listen if you can largely ignore the vocal stylings.
2.5
Good album. Not exactly my kind of music, but I enjoyed more now than I did back in the day.
Not really my type of music, but still okay to listen to. A few of the songs made me feel quite angsty!
i enjoyed the second half a lot more than the first
I like the music well enough. “Been Caught Stealing” is the standout track, of course, and it’s held up well over the years, but there are some other good songs. Kinda like “Of Course” for some reason — it sounds a bit like an alt-rock band covering a track off the FIDDLER ON THE ROOF soundtrack — but the lyrics about getting slapped in the face grew tiresome by the end. I lke their songs one at a time, but an entire album of Perry Farrell’s voice singing and screaming is a bit much to take. 2.5 stars
It's not normally my style, but when you take in the context of its time and the full Arc of the album, you can't help but respect the raw truth the artist poured into it. Standing ovation.
Hmmmm. Pretty solid but I feel like it could be better with a different singer? But maybe that's what makes them unique? I did decide to pop on some Entourage after listening.
Love this record. Definately their best. The song three days is just so freaking good. Really creative band - pushed boundaries and Dave Navarro is a fun. Guitar player to listen to. Perry Farrell is an interesting dude. Not sure it warrants 4 stars. I need to think about that. I’d give it 4.5 but won’t round up to 5.
even if you aren't in the know (google "xiola blue") the music is still absolute ass
Favorite Song: Been Caught Stealing
Three Days is the Gen X Stairway
At it’s best it’s a lot of fun, but unfortunately it’s best only lasts a few songs
I liked it more than I thought I would, but I wouldn’t listen to it again
I've been critical of albums that have 10 songs and it's hard to tell where one song stops and the next starts. This album could never be accused of that fault. Loud raucous, but with some softer moments. I'm sure they would have been a blast to see live.
This is my kind of album!
It’s okay - although the musicians are good, the singing gets too stressful
7.5/10
Second album du groupe après ‘Nothing’s Shocking’ que j’avais peu apprécié (noté 2/5, je n’ai pas aimé le chant). Même constat ici, le chant gâche la partie instrumentale, ce qui est vraiment dommage car celle-ci est plutôt réussie.
The slower tracks made this a little more listenable than the previous Jane's Addiction album I got, but I'll be honest this just really isn't my jam.
hard rock, punk, 1990 -> 1
I've never been able to put JA in a genre - Too early and flamboyant for grunge, too heavy and psychadelic for hair metal. Just a great, big noise of rock. This is good, but not as good as Nothing's Shocking.
Their second album. Alt Rock / Rock. Really fucking annoying vocals. Obvious is a fucking awful track ! The album is a mess and all over the place. I've been on a good run of albums for a few weeks. This one brought that to a crashing halt. In the words of Jane's Addiction... Stop ✋️
One great song
Three days was nice. Album overall was too punk for me.
Good album.
I thought Jane Says was gonna be on this album and that may have pushed it to 5. I only knew one song but I thought this was good
Been Caught Stealing was really good. The second half of the album had a much different feel than the first. Didn’t love his voice but the music helped carry
Previously rated: #1,083 - Nothing’s Shocking (3/5) *********************************** Album #1,088 Been Caught Stealing is by far the best track on either album, and it isn’t really representative of the rest of this album. In fact, every track after it is long, boring, or both. Sometimes the singer sounds like Stephen Pearcy of Ratt. I’d rather listen to Out of the Cellar any day than this.
Been Caught Stealing
🎧Butt rock
La verdad es que a la primer escucha no terminé de conectar del todo, pero a la segunda escucha lo sentí muy sólido, con sonidos muy rockeros y una voz que se desgarra y le mete épica tremenda, banco a estos muchachines.
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The second half was pretty interesting. It turns a little more prog or folky, with a lot of different instrumentation, and experimentation. I was surprised and I liked it. I wasn't quite as engrossed to start, lots of guitar solos but tonally just didn't work for me, kind of predictable. Been Caught Stealing will always be a jam.
Best Track - "Been Caught Stealing"
thought this would be Extremely My Shit judging by the cover but i really didn’t fw the vocals and couldn’t get into any of the songs
A great album. A bit disjointed in moments, but it’s greatness cannot be underestimated
261/1001 Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❓ I have heard one single from Jane's Addiction prior to this and didn't get on with Perry Ferrel's vocals, but enjoyed the music around it. On this listen, everything grew on me, but maybe not enough to seek more of it out.
Like a mix between Guns 'n' Roses and Sublime. Can bring the energy down but still has the high vocals. A little bit of Neutral Milk Hotel at the end.
Skräp på ungefär samma premisser som Pixies. Är det grunge, hårdrock, alternativ rock? Äh... det spelar mindre roll, det är bara outhärdligt
Ett misch-masch av rockstilar. Hårdrock, funkmetal, indierock mm. Det funkar inte.
Ett album som från första till sista ton är fullständigt klockren. Det är aldrig något som helst tvivel. En alldeles självklar etta.
Det här var vidrigt. Särskilt hitten been caught steeling. Ett trumspel som inte gör någon glad, steloprerad basist, fjantig sång och hårdrocksgitarrsolon.
Perfectly alright 90s alternative.one a few of the songs and moderately enjoyed it
Good album but probably won’t be coming back to it anytime soon.
This was my first time listening to Jane’s Addiction’s second album, and it is pretty fantastic. I’ve long loved their first album Nothing’s Shocking and the song Jane Says, but never got around to this one. There’s a vibe in JA’s sound that isn’t often present in early 90’s heroin music. There is an atmospheric element to their music that appeals to me and the bass playing and lead guitar playing is great.
It is exhilarating in a way that so few albums are. Musicians who want to break out of convention so often sound engineered and inauthentic; or they break so completely from convention and musicality itself that they leave the audience with no frame of reference from which to respond. These guys' ability to sound so unique AND so genuine, and to still create engaging songs is artistry. They are each technically impressive and they are an extraordinary ensemble. Three Days demonstrates their total control; migrating through tempos, dynamics, and feel as a seamless unit. The pixie dust, though, is how HUMAN it all sounds - by turns chaotic and ordered, dissident and harmonic, but always musical and moving. It perfectly represents what we lose when we turn performance over to computers. They are simply incapable of producing the exhilaration that comes when emotional misfits, obsessed with music, lean into tension and chaos in their search for beauty.
"Ritual de lo Habitual" is the second studio album by American rock band Jane's Addiction. Alternative rock, alternative metal, funk metal and hard rock are the Wiki-listed genres. This is their last album before their initial break-up and is divided into two halves with the first half being unrelated songs and the second half songs in memorial of singer Perry Farrell's deceased girlfriend Xiola Blue (died of a heroin overdose) and Farrell's Mother who died from a suicide. Besides Farrell, other bandmembers included Dave Navarro (guitar), Eric Avery (bass) and Stephen Perkins (drums, percussion). Commercially, the album reached #19 on the US Billboard 200 and #37 in the UK and it was critically well-received. A woman introduces the band in Spanish in the opener "Stop." Fast guitar riffs. The drums and bass explodes in a punk beat with Farrell yelling "here we go, oh yeah." A start-stop song overlayed with heavy guitar riffs. Perry going on about the fast pace of modern life and environmental destruction. A decent deeper cut is "Obvious." A slower, dreamy start. Navarro with a ringing guitar not too far from the Cocteau Twins. Perry singing about hypocritical people. The one song that approaches a pop song is "Been Caught Stealing." Utilizing a dog barking in a song effectively can be a difficult thing and this song can be divisive. However, a catchy beat and song and melodic guitar. "Three Days" is an epic 10-minute sprawling song with ebbs and flows. It starts softly and dreamy. There's a drum solo and, of course, guitar solos. It's an semi-autobiographical song where Farrell spends three days drugged out with then-girlfriend, Casey Niccoli, and the previously mentioned Xiola Blue. I know it's a lot of Jane's fans' favorite song. I've come to like it more over time. The most dramatic song on the album is ""Then She Did..." This is a song about Farrell's Mother and Xiola Davis. A soft and loud song with strings and a piano. The two different halves of this album almost require separate reviews. The first half is similar to their debut "Nothing's Shocking" but not quite as good in my mind. Heavy guitar riffs, a great rhythm section with idiosyncratic drumming and outstanding bass playing and that start-stop/loud-soft dynamic. The second half takes the band in a stoner direction with long, winding dreamy songs. The lyrics are personal. Strings and a piano are added. This hints at maybe where the band would have headed. I admit to not listening to this album too much when it came out since the songs released were played a lot and I didn't think they matched up to "Nothing's Shocking." But, overall, this is a strong album and very much worth going back to.
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Classic!! This took me back to my old high school & skateboarding days! Glad I got the opportunity to see JA live!!
Better than expected, especially after the first two tracks which were just noisy. But then it gets interesting - syncopated rhythms, the almost prog Three Days, and the classicBeen Caught Stealing redeems it. I doubt I’ll go back to it, but it gives me a newfound respect of the godfathers of grunge.
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