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There's some good stuff on here but nothing really awesome. Tons of cool guitar work, and this DEFINITELY sounds like a Jane's Addiction record.
Some great songs, but irritating after the first.
Fun, energetic hard rock
meh
Classic album from Jane's Addiction. Been Caught Stealing is the highlight but the entire album just drips with angst. The CD version I have has the white cover. Jane's Addiction label didn't allow them to release the cover they wanted.
Ég held áfram að koma sjálfum mér á óvart. Smellirnir tveir standa fyrir sínu en hin lögin eru oftast mjög áheyrileg líka. Metalsound til staðar en í bland við flangeraða gítara og mjúka bassa, svo kann ég að meta rödd Farrells. Þetta er flott stöff.
Il y a bcp de bons la dedans maks de la repetitiin aussi... 3.25
Great, I'll have to listen to this a bit more.
Didn’t blow me away.
Some songs are good and some guitar solo's are great, but now I know why I only knew Navarro from his time in RHCP
Starts as a solid hard rock riff fest but the second half is pure art.
Couldn't really get into it
Some really nice parts, but nothing that really sticks
Did not know about these guys. Could have easily carried on that way
At the beginning I didn't hate it, but got pretty bored and annoyed with the songs later in the album until I eventually stopped listening.
I kind of liked this at the start, but it really starts to drag on from about track 6 onward.
Whiny Red Hot Chili Peppers
It was good, but would need another listen. It sounded all the same. Eh.
Not very memorable
It was okay there was a couple songs I enjoyed but largely I felt like it was the same thing over and over again
Right off the bat im vibing Its one of those records that feels so 90’s but also i can feel its contemporary influence on recent punk bands. I love it. Its by no means a perfect 90s punk album but i really enjoy what it is. Vocals are sometimes a little shotty but overall theyre very good for the style they have. Im honestly surprised i haven’t listened to these guys earlier. Using the dog bark as a beat into been caught stealing was too good i love it. While the later songs are very long i really didn’t mind listening through the whole things, i enjoy that as the album went on it got slower. I really enjoy this album despite its flaws, i would rate it a 3.75/5 if possible, but leaning toward a 4. Would i buy this vinyl? Yeah probably.
Compromised listen. Songs were cool, but a little long though.
Some nice guitar and drum work. Not a fan of the screaming/singing but that's Jane's Addiction for you.
Dia 6. Há seis dias que acordo, tomo banho, visto uma roupa de andar por casa, apanho sol com o mesmo gato na mesma varanda, leio um pouco do argelino, almoço, vejo quatro dúzias de stories e como a vida é tão perfeita no corpo dos outros, leio mais um pouco, adormeço, acordo rabugento, vou às compras, janto, vejo um filme que nunca me interessou, escrevo, sei de ti e adormeço. E enquanto souber de ti, só me anseio por repetir.
It’s a unique sounds to some actually good songs that for me have permeate through the years and always feel fresh somehow. Dave Navarro’s guitar is awesome and Perry’s voice between haunting and snarky - a rather odd combination however they never seem to grip me for long - the album tapers towards the end even though it still remains interesting. I think to solve the deadlock the question is - would I ever pick this album on a whim? No so I guess i like it but not that much.
3.75
Twee keer gedraaid, twee keer totaal niet opgelet. Conclusie: deze muziek trekt niet echt de aandacht. Het saaie oudere broertje van de grunge, met een folkdingetje ertussen.
Mijn kennismaking met deze verslaving was eind jaren '90 toen mister Prodigy Been Caught Stealing presenteerde in zijn Dirtchamber Sessions. Los van de hond (weer zo'n beest in de 1001...) sprong dat nummer er voor mij uit. Ik had het wat ouder ingeschat, door de zang. Maar het ritme past ook wel bij die tijd (1990 lees ik). De muzikale invloeden hebben ze mooi gemixed. Op het album is het wel de uitschieter. Ook Three Days heeft een lekkere bite. De andere nummers zijn allemaal ok, maar niets meer dan dat. Met 3 sterren voor een wat neutraal album en een halve ster voor de twee uitschieters, tik ik het vierde sterretje aan.
Heerlijk als meerdere goede muzikanten bij elkaar komen om fijne muziek te maken. Funky drummer, pulserende basloopjes, scheurende riffs van Dave Navarro en het karakteristieke stemgeluid van de broer van Will Farrell. Met funky grunge en sferische postrock tot gevolg. Al had in het tweede gedeelte wat meer uptempo funky grunge mogen zitten.
This was actually pretty good, including the final parts of the album. While at first I kinda dreaded it, those final songs were just great. Maybe not a perfect album, but still a great one
Exquisitely edgy. Classic not just because of the kicky, kinetic tunes (starting with the nonpareil "Been Caught Stealin'") but because of the smolderly burners that come mostly later in the record ("Three Days," "Then She Did," "Of Course," "Classic Girl" but also "Obvious"). An – perhaps the – essential 90s record.
Surprised at how much I liked it
Sorta Rocky, sorta Funky. But mostly derailed by Perry Farrell just splatting his high, whiny, and almost entirely tuneless, little voice over the proceedings.
Kind of bland, nasal funk rock. Some inspired, mostly not.
this record sounds like what cocaine would feel like. no skips album.
Definitely not my speed
the last half of the album is totally intended to be listened to on psychedelics would be a decent 3.5 if Perry Farrell's voice was just not how it is
this album rocks, it’s weird!
I've been meaning to listen to a Janes Addiction album for a while now, glad I finally did but I was kinda underwhelmed by this one. I'll probably give a different album a try at some point
A fantastic follow-up to Nothing's Shocking. I do prefer Nothing's Shocking, but this has everything you could hope for in another record. Loud and energetic with its fun and slow moments. The first half consists of accessible fun songs that rock hard, culminating in their catchy classic hit "Been Caught Stealing." We then see a shift in the second half with slower, longer, and more melodically complex epics in memoriam of his deceased girlfriend, leading to a satisfying closer.
lol this ended up being pretty fun, had a very specific 90s brattiness that shows its age, but is kinda charming for it
Another one of these 90s rock albums. Being a kid of the 80s, I keep thinking that the 90s were a step in the wrong direction, but there you go. 2/5
I think I should state that I love Nothing Shocking, bought that album not long after was released on the insistence of a friend that worked at a record store. This album is a big disappointed for me, the first "rock" half I feel is weaker version of previous album. I never ever want to hear Bean Caught Stealing again, song isn't that good to begin with and was beaten to death. The 2nd half with the exception of Three Days is fairly tedious. The worse song being Of Course, sounds like a Beatles song if the fab 4 were lobotomized and feed sub lethal doses of alcohol and Quaaludes. 2.5 but I'm going to round down.
I remember going through the whole thing about being bummed when a cool band you like gets a mainstream hit. I still can’t abide Been Caught Stealing. But I do like Stop and Ain’t No Right is OK. But it ends there. Of Course is just tedious.
A couple of novelty hits. Stealing and Stop are fine if they come up in a playlist. Spent the rest of the album wanting to skip every track.
I have never listened to an entire Jane's Addiction album, only know them from the radio play they got. So the first half of this album was enjoyable, a few songs I knew and some similar songs. But the album had a second half which isn't great and is, in fact, quite boring. So it's fine in the aggregate.
The genuine article, the full-on real deal and likely the best-ever farewell album – this is the way to go out on top and full credit to JA for staying out, too, and not sullying their legacy with numerous farewell tours and other indignities. The article is not be topped for energy and dynamism – has there ever been a more kinetic song than "Been Caught Stealing"? – for belief and credibility, and the simple cool factor. Its variety is underrated too. The slow burns of side 2 mixing Stones and Zeppelin vibes in a wholly original blend. PF is the archetypal post-punk singer, not shying away from the big, dramatic gestures of classic rock and fully embracing the "fuck it" attitude of punk. This was a landmark achievement not just for the '90s – perhaps the best record of the decade coming in the first year – but for all of rock history. Just fucking great. And they gave us Lollapalooza besides.
GTA San Andreas banger alert: Been Caught Stealing
Highlights: "Stop," "Been Caught Stealing" There's an incredible survey of genres here. You can hear the Madchester, but also dub and punk, and above all hair metal. Once again, actually not sure how much credit to give this, because I avoid hair metal in general. But the fact that this and Alice in Chains' "Facelift" came out on the *same day* owes something to someone. It hurts to say I may have to listen to Aerosmith for reference; that wasn't how I thought of Jane's Addiction before, but it is now. This album is painfully LA. It's not just raw punk meets psych and metal; they threw the whole bag of studio tricks at this album, without which it would be unbearable. Case in point, the complete inability of Perry to double-track normally or prefer the song's key over his go-to intervals, sounding like a carousing band of selves at karaoke. There's also a lot of brooding, artsy fluorishes (so help me, "Then She Did" pursues some Zappa-era George Duke ideas) that may do more harm than good. The lyrics can once in a while have real power to them, dramatic surprises -- never enduring for a whole song, but for moments in "Three Days," "And Then She Did," and "Classic Girl," like "I would have introduced you to my mom...she was unhappy like you" or the twist from "that's how we were" to "actually, that's how we are." It's also unable to separate good ideas from bad ones; the Lou Reed-y confessional, essayistic aspect draws out things that are just embarrassing, like the entirety of "Of Course." One of the most uneven albums I've ever heard; unforgettable peaks, dismal valleys.
This is quintessentially Jane's Addiction: loud unintelligible singer, washed out stereo guitars, and general loudness. * Obvious * Been caught stealing * Three days
4.5 stars. First half is a really good mix of high energy rock without feeling overly rowdy. Guitars have some great breakdowns best highlighted in "Three Days." Second half gets slower and more emotional due to subject (memoriam of singer's girlfriend). Standouts are "Been Caught Stealing" and "Stop"
Better than expected
What a dumb album. None of these songs needed to be 6 minutes and I would argue this album does not need to exist.
A more interesting rock/metal album from the 80s/90s with a vocalist i didnt totally love. One that needs more than one listen but I feel there are are some decent songs under the noise.
3,5
Lyrics might be meaningful, but this is the typical US rock band that just like (okay, those are worse) Green Day is utterly boring. Not all US guitar bands bands are, give me Pixies/Sonic Youth/Husker Du/Nirvana any day.
The band really cooks, and the songs dealing with death are interesting. But Perry Farrell’s voice is going to be a dealbreaker for a lot of people.
Nope. That's not good. I cut vocalists a lot of slack because they've got a real hard job but Perry Farrell can piss right off with that noise. I only got about a track and a half into this before I wanted to start punching things. Jane's Addiction is a great example of a group of really talented musicians saddled with a real crap frontman. At times, it feels like the rest of the band is trying to hard to match the frantic, whining chaos of Farrell and still managing to fall short because they're just not willing to go that far. And good on them. "Ritual Do Lo Habitual" is a great alt-metal album ruined by a horrible, one-trick-pony frontman who writes shitty lyrics and then can barely sing them.
This is pretty neat, has some very similar elements to One Hot Minute which makes a lot of sense. I do like it quite a bit better than that one
4/5
Lost the notes I had at first (user error). I like this album. It closes 10 times better than it opens. The band is at their best with the more artsy stuff. This is a great album, but Nothing’s Shocking is a 5…hope it’s on the list. 1 - bad 2 - average 3 - good 4 - great 5 - outstanding
Señores y señoras Nosotros tenemos más influencia con sus hijos que tú tiene, pero los queremos Creado y regado de Los Angeles, Juana's Addicción Outstanding album. Pretty much perfect. 5/5
Not my cup of tea.
Was ok, not something I would listen to again
Great album
I had totally forgot about “Three Days,” one of my favorites. Great album!
good
Listening to this album was truly a chore. The songs were all bland and annoying and the singer's voice was very unpleasant
Definitivamente suena a los 90 y eso que fue lanzado apenas la década comenzaba a respirar.
Never heard of this and didn't really enjoy it to be honest. On paper I should have liked it as hard rock/metal, but here we are Saved tracks: Obvious, Then She Did..., Classic Girl
Too noisy
Really not a fan of this. Sounds so dated and almost like a parody.
Great album, although I personally prefer Nothing’s Shocking.
good album
I loved this as a 19 year old - tortured my poor dad to listen to it on the drive to university. But listening now, the bulk of the album is pretty crappy raga type shit rock. The final 4 songs more than make up for it, as mad as they are
Classic
I liked the first half. The second half was a little slower going.
I've never really liked Jane's Addiction due to the almost screeching voice of the signer. Even then, I can't help but to enjoy Been Caught Stealing; the musical quality of it overpowers my distaste for the singer's voice. I'll have to give this one a four just because they're pretty damn good, although for myself this album is like a 1.7 maybe a 2.4 on a good day.
I normally abhor Jane's Addiction. Them and Perry Farrell's other band Porno for Pyros have always felt like the same music because he's so unique and overpowering as singer. Neither have piqued my interest over the years. I have Nothing's Shocking a low rating but this album just hit for me. I still dislike Been Caught Stealing but the rest of the songs are really good. I'll listen again.
Idk why but I've always lumped Jane's Addiction in with Seattle grunge bands but they definitely have a sound all their own. Sometimes Perry Farrell's voice can be grating but there are certain songs where it just fits perfectly. Been Caught Stealing, Obvious, Three Days are a great stretch of songs on this album.
Jane says, the back end of the album is better than the front half
Never been a fan. This is a really good album. Who knew? MattyB
I wasn’t expecting to like this as much as I did okurrrrr
Another classic, but a softer jammier album than it was in my memory
Like slapping yourself in the face. In a good way.
nothing's shocking
Got caught by a handful of guitar solos which got me surprised Been Caught Stealing I think I've heard on GTA game, Guess it is GTA San Andreas. Did not expect a over 10 minute song
Didn't care for the first four songs, but enjoyed the ones that came after.
For the 17 year old me who got to hear this when it first came out, this was life changing. Released a full year before Nirvana's Nevermind it was one of the fires that led to the inferno of alternative music breaking through.
It's an album I bought at the time and struggled with then. It's one stand out tune and the rest is pretty mixed and feels a bit lazy.
Nice record but not memorable: still pretty enjoyable.
The singer's girlfriend died of heroin overdose, and his mother died by suicide when he was 4. The latter event connects him to the guitarist, whose mom was murdered when he was a teenager. Seeing all these as background, I expected this to be dark, and hoped that it's not exploitative. As a listen, I was a bit surprised at how interesting it was. And perhaps it's because such non-pompous and energizing flavor of hard rock is rare. It's quite fun, despite the generic-ness of it all.
good!
Id really give it a 4.5/5 so prob a 7.8 / 10
Solid 90’s alternative rock music (accompanied by scratchy, whiny singing). Been Caught Stealing, Three Days, Then She Did, Of Course and Classic Girl are a good run of songs. Impressive electric guitar playing throughout the album.
Very interesting album that definitely deserves many listens. The first part was interesting but after Been Caught Stealing the whole album got kicked up a notch and I enjoyed it better
I enjoyed it!
Yeh just pretty solid
Tykkäsin tästä tosi paljon enemmän teininä. Perry Farrellin ääni on kiva ja saundit on kivat, espanja kuulostaa kivalta (enemmänkin saisi olla), mutta mä oon allerginen tolle funk-viballe mikä puskee tuolta alternativen lomasta. Exäni Stella kuunteli tätä paljon, siitä lisäpiste.
Прослушано! Неплохой альбом, есть драйв и неплохая музыка, можно переслушать.
Really good album.
Decent songs that are harmed by Perry Farrell's voice.
Never really been a big Jane's Addiction fan. Been Caught Stealing is a bop, but it's hit or miss for me when I hear it. Sometimes I skip the track and sometimes I let it play through. Ritual of the Usual indeed. Ferrell has a very unique vocal style, it works well for a niche alt rock band. Navarro's guitar is incredibly proficient here, but I've never liked overindulgent tracks that go on too long. It was alright. Let's stick with that. I feel neutral about this band and their music.
Mediocre
Hyvä groove, monipuolisia kappaleita ja siistejä riffejä. Hyvä kokonaisuus
Streit
Ummm... Tempted to give this a 1 except I do appreciate the experimentation on certain songs. Bad guitar solos. Bad singing. Not for me.
Jane's Addiction is right in my musical wheel house, but I hadn't listened to the whole album, and now I'm glad that I have.
Listened to on 12/8/22 2/5 Favorite song: stop! I hate being yelled at and didn’t enjoy this album nor the whack ass album cover
They've grown on me recently and I'm beginning to see difference in their tracks I didn't see before. Really enjoyed this.
niggers
Saw Jane's in 2002, everyone walked out after the first song and Perry was left screaming on stage "get out!"
The Jane Addiction songs they play[ed] on the radio are fine, but did not give me high expectations for this album. I enjoyed the album more than I expected to.
Really enjoyed this album. Nothing's shocking has always been my favorite but this is just as great,
With a sound reminiscent of a Sixth Form band and vocals by a 14 year old, this really is mediocre.
Musically it sounds like they had a lot of fun here. The sound feels experimental at times, dipping slightly into a punk feel at times in the rhythm guitar, and even bringing in some metal sounding tones in the guitar solos. Yet it does stays true to being a rock album. It at least knows what its going for, and they did a pretty good job in sticking with that throughout, besides one, off the rails moment half way through I will address later. Lyrically it was trying too hard for me. It’s hard to take some of these rock albums seriously in hindsight. I’m sure at the time it was exciting to feel edgy and rebellious, but these days it feels immature, and not from an older-and-wiser point of view, but rather realizing how delusional this attitude was. We don’t have to prove anything. Just be yourself. Some highlights for me: The song Three Days, from its catchy, dark bass line through the ups and downs of its composition it worked the most for me. If they were trying to convince me with this album that they are in fact edgy and rebellious, this was probably the only track that would have me believing. In the end this is probably the only song I will come back for. Been Caught Stealing was the least interesting song on the album. Not what I was expecting going into it knowing it was the hit off the record. In my opinion it goes too far off track from the rest of the album as a whole. It’s just too poppy and flat compared to how dynamic and complex some of the other tracks are. Plus if you enjoy stealing you know… well… you are just a piece of shit. Despite its lows, this album did have more character than I anticipated going off of its dumb-ass album cover. It’s a decent rock album with a weak start, some bumps along the way, and yet manages to finish strong.
Eh
I definitely prefer Nothing’s Shocking but this is still a fantastic album. Three Days and Then She Did… are incredible
Jane’s Addiction has their own sound. Been Caught Stealing is a classic, and many of the album’s tracks are similar. Ain’t No Right is a unique jam.
Jane's Addiction is so fucking bad 1
3.5/5
It was an interesting listen. There wasn’t much melody in the vocals to latch on or remember, but the instrumentation I remember being really great. It’s refreshing to hear a band just drums, guitar, bass, and piano and how they can arrange different songs for a full album. I think my favorites were actually the longer tracks towards the end. The beginning felt like I was playing tony hawk in a good way. Definitely impressed by how well guitar drums and bass were so locked with their parts at all time. Cool listen, but wouldn’t listen again probably
Started strong with punchy vocals and guitars! I feel like it wandered a little too much in the last two tracks. I think it would've bothered me less if it came back up in energy at the end. Instead, it felt like the album loses steam. The little interludes and use of found sound are dope though.
So many fun sounds! There is a fullness to the sound that is almost relentless throughout most of the album. Fav song: Been Caught Stealing Great rhythm to toss song. Love the barking at the beginning. Three Days was a JOURNEY.
Mostly, yuck. The moments of cultural appropriation. The pervasive moments of wannabe-rock-starriness. However, to my surprise, I do mostly like the sound and production on this record. It manages a middle ground between stadium-filling vocals coupled with fast, reverbed-out guitar licks, against an overall grimier, punkier feel. I'm sort of partial to Perry Farrell's vocals too. Just the sort of childish, adolescent silliness he brings to some of the deliveries. His sing-shoutiness that never really manages to be either singing or shouting. The tone of this music lives somewhere between the annoying self-seriousness of, say, Guns N' Roses, and the complete funk idiocy of say, The Red Hot Chili Peppers. (For the record: I mostly abhor Guns N' Roses and I am much more partial to the Chili Peppers funk idiocy.) Undoubtedly, Jane's Addiction would have been fun to see live in the Echo Park, Los Angeles of the late 1980s (I've heard some amazing stories of Farrel's sexually explicit acts on stage, complete with dildo and bare a**hole, for example), but now, this whole scene just seems like an unfortunate cultural misstep. The last gasp of weirdo artists attempting to achieve fame and fortune by attempting to be bonafide rock stars—complete with "sex, drugs, and rock and roll..." (sigh). Any irony is of course lost, and I just can't really abide by the band's image and likeness, even if the music itself isn't that bad. Sure they are a pioneering alternative act, but the acts they pioneered for are largely nu-metal...so I kind of wish they just hadn't. This is a distinct precursor to say, the horrors of Woodstock '99, for example, and I kinda just wish this music lived in the opening credits of an Entourage episode and nowhere else. "Three Days" is actually interesting as it adopts a more straight-up grunge, indie rock sound. And stretching itself out to a whopping 11 minutes, it's a pretty daring number for a group whose lead singer is known to stick things up his pooper on stage. It even achieves a post-rock adjacent jam from about the 5-minute to 8-minute mark and really highlights the band's control and musicianship in spite of the chaos I typically associate with these musicians. "Then She Did..." falls in this camp too. Though this song gets pretty annoying with the backing strings. It takes itself way too seriously. "Of Course" is also kind of garbage. I can't figure out what the hell these guys are doing or going for. Same goes for the closing track. I don't want to hear these guys croon. What are they doing? In closing, I only really liked that one track ("Three Days"). I actively disliked everything after. And everything before is just fine. Like, if I was outside doing some gardening and listening to a little portable radio and any of those first 5 songs came on, that'd be fine. I wouldn't get up and brush the dirt off my hands to change it. But I wouldn't turn it up or put those songs on either. They can just exist and that’s fine.
So sick. You can almost smell the sweat and pheromones that went into making this album. It's a monolithic middle finger raised above a roaring and youthful crowd. Yet despite its explosive energy and grit, it's mixed unbelievably well; I feel like I never lost track of a single instrument even during the album's most chaotic moments. I feel like I'm going to listen to this album a lot, weaving through gridlocks on the 101, going on grocery strike missions, staring down the leaf-blower-wielding gardener as I angrily scrub the dishes. I wish I knew more about rock music history so I could place it in dialogue with its inspirations and the things that it inspired. I'm hearing tons of Led Zeppelin for sure, in Dave Navarro's guitar tones and comping style, Perry Farrell's singing, the unconventional scales and time signatures, the strings, the riff-driven breakdowns, and so many other elements. Also, similar to many Led Zeppelin records, this album is extremely eclectic in terms of tone and genre, but still feels coherent as a single work. The first few songs kind of run the gamut, jumping between hard rock, funk, metal, grunge, and I'm sure many other rock genres that I'm less familiar with. "Been Caught Stealing" is one of the most 90s-sounding things I've ever heard; something about that swing, that bass groove, and that reverb carbon dates it nearly to the month. But that song's somehow on the same album as "Of Course", which is a Klezmer song? And all of it is followed by "Classic Girl", which is a perfect beautiful comedown after our frenetic tour de force. It's a testament to the talent in the band that they are able to chisel an original and cohesive sound out of so many distinct influences.
Three Days? Felt more like three weeks amirite. This album actually works best for me when Perry Farrell isn't singing. He's got a very unique voice, but maybe there's a good reason for that. The band is tight, and the arrangements are experimental and not what I'm used to hearing from 90s rock. I mean damn, we've got some fucking klezmer on Of Course! This is probably my favorite track on the album. I think I just am much better able equipped to accept the guy's voice when it's paired with a gorgeous, explosive violin. And Been Caught Stealing is just pure fun. This went from a 2 to a 3 over the course of writing this review.
I didn’t love this album. I enjoyed the first few tracks, but couldn’t get over the lyrics toward the later tracks. Juvenile, but not in an endearing way, to me at least. I was also fairly unimpressed by the instrumentals… rather relentless. “Three Days” feels like the standout, but only because it’s a break from the more relentless pace. Agree with the other reviewers… would have loved to see live, but as an album it feels a little tedious to get through.
This is primo. The top grade Gen X mainline critical. A near perfect album from the cover art to every lyric. You can reject him for the unique voice or the words, but honestly who besides Cobain and Vetter caught the zeitgeist better than this? Top stuff.
If God exists they probably sound like Perry Farrell. Best album of the early 90's.
Once again, I am surprised by my reaction to this album. I have long-detested Perry Farrell's voice, almost as much as Anthony Kiedis' and y'all know that's a lot. So, in a rare instance of admitting I was wrong to @pretentious-ass, I liked this album. Like, a lot. I even liked the 10-minute song Three Days. I really dig the guitar riffs and simplicity of the sound. I think I have to admit this album into my rotation.
Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro must have a thing about nipples. Nipples feature on several Jane's Addiction album covers, and are ever-present when they are on stage. I used to think that Jane's Addiction was trying a little to hard to be shocking, right up there with Red Hot Chili Peppers. In spite of that, both RHCP and Jane's Addiction make awesome music. (And if you had to admit this into your rotation, Bethany, maybe there is room for RHCP too!) I do have to rank this album slightly below "Nothing's Shocking," though. I never wanted "Three Days" and "Then She Said..." to end, and "Been Caught Stealing" is a classic even if not technically their best work. But "Ain't No Right," "Obvious," and "Of Course" don't quite work for me. The first two have a bit too much going on at times, like the concurrent guitar and piano solos on "Obvious."
I see some mention that Perry Farrell’s vocals not being appreciated. I don’t know why anyone would think such thoughts. Perry Ferrall’s voice fits quite well this Juana’s Addición album, particularly with the higher energy songs. The album starts off well, although I could do without the Raggae-ish opening to Ain’t No Right. Obvious is a let down. I was thinking similarly of Three Days at the beginning, but then it picks up steam and ends up being a positive. Been Caught Stealing and Stop are the highlights for me. This album was headed to fourstardom until the last two tracks where I feel a drop off. I’m not sold on the sitar sounding violin in Of Course and Perry’s voice struggles on the slower Classic Girl. I would definitely enjoy listening to this album again, but it’s likely to happen when an admirador(a) de Juana’s Addición puts it on.
Such a great album. Jane's Addiction is one of those bands that all my friends were into so I never really dove deep. Really loved Three Days and Classic Girl is a great closer.
Big nostalgia bump for this album - takes me right back to uni. Love the different moods encompassed - very different from the rest of the alt rock field - whimsical, dreamy at times, naïve. Fave track - "Been Caught Stealin'" is a bop. The payoff to "Then She Did..." still gives me chills every time....
Meh
Very likable and an interesting sound, just not entirely convinced about their abilities as songwriters. "Been Caught Stealing" is the exception that proves the rule.
Odd album, alot of interesting things. Almost gave 3 but admired how out there some of the songs became.
Jane's Addiction is a band I have never listened to. I was kind of expecting a pretty shitty grungy sounding band (I have always conflated them with Alice in Chains), but this is a bit different than I was expecting. There is definitely a level of weirdness to them that I was not expecting and appreciate a bit. But maybe I'm having a hard time putting this in the proper context, but I just don't really care about this at all, and would not listen to it again.
Good stuff.
3.5 stars. Dig the bangers but prefer Nothing Shocking as an album.
Half listened with Dan
Been Caught Stealing (banger) gives a false impression of what Jane's Addiction are about, because Ritual De Lo Habitual doesn't have enough of that stuff. It's all a bit weak for a supposed post-punk band, I want to like them but rarely do. 2/5.
Not sure about this, it's almost like two different albums in one. First half is pretty standard post-punk, except the music is all a bit too jolly. Nothing from it grabs me like 'Jane Says' did from the other album of theirs that we had. Been Caught Stealing is apparently their big hit from this album, but I don't think I can forgive it for starting with the dogs barking... Second half is completely different, it's quite prog-like, very long tracks, and much more introspective. If you could combine the two halves (literally blend them, not just stick one half in front of the other), then it might make for a decent album - as it is, the first half is too lightweight, and the second half is too faux-serious. 2/5.
Okay
It's a little uneven (mostly on the back end), but this is a great album. "Been Caught Stealing" is an all-time great track and is worth three stars by itself. In fact, I thoroughly enjoyed four of the first five tracks (especially "Sorry!" and not including "Obvious"). Things get a little weird after that. "Three Days," "Then She Did" and "Of Course" are about 26 minutes combined, which is about half of the album. If I'm going to listen to a 7+ minute song regularly it's gotta be amazing, and they don't clear that bar. The closest to do so is "Of Course," which has a Jewish fiddle thing going on that I enjoy (reminds me a bit of Green Day's "Misery). And the lyrics about his older brother making him hit himself in the face is likely to get a chuckle from brothers everywhere. TLDR; there's a lot to like here, even if I don't necessarily want to listen to some of the tracks regularly.
Solid 90s rock. I've always loved Perry Farrell's voice.
Played this album a ton back in the day. It was great to revisit how great Jane's Addiction was.
Very poor introduction. The artwork, vocals, and first 3 songs in general really grated with me. A lot of it reminds me of the worse examples of 2000s pop-punk, which is probably unfair to say, considering how this sound influenced so many great and terrible bands from that period. Three Days is good, not as good as I had expected based on the reputation it has. Obvious is ok, but the other tracks are either short and annoying, or long and meandering. Overall, big disappointment considering I'm really fond of alt-rock, grunge and most 90s sounds. Feel bad giving it a 1, probably not fully deserved, but there's nothing here for me to return to, and I just did not enjoy it at all. 25/10/22
This album have a lot of power
Never cared much for this band, and at the beginning my biases were confirmed. Each song was pretty similar to the other. That changed somewhat near the tail of the album, with the longer songs being more interesting. I liked this a little more than I expected. 3.49/5
Not really related to anything, but I still remember the first time I heard Jane’s Addiction, hearing “Been Caught Stealing” on GTA: San Andreas’ rock station. I thought it was a Beastie Boys song, because Perry Ferrell just has a similar vocal tone to the Beasties. I thought the same thing when I heard “Killing in the Name” on the same setlist, heh. Anyway, their discography is the stuff of legends. Dave Navarro is the clear MVP, finding new ways to make his distinctive tone stand out throughout, while the rhythm section keeps up with him perfectly. I think the first third is the most basic, and it becomes more exciting as it goes along, but it’s all pretty good. B+
I seem to remember having the tape of this with the censored cover. It's almost weird to see this cover art. That said, this is pretty good, but not near as good as Nothing's Shocking, which is a tape I wore out quite literally. Played so much it erased itself. Reading up on this, I learned that there was this entire back story to the album that I didn't know about and, now that I know... it's still pretty good. This one meanders too much for me. This cover is great, though.
This would be a good, if not a little clattery, rock record were it not for Perry Farrell, quite one of the more irritating presences in popular entertainment. So - four stars for the music, minus one due to the Farrell Factor.
Yep, also in camp "Nothing's Shocking" and for some reason never owned this one. Probably because it was on the radio too much, though oddly I actually really enjoyed hearing "Been Caught Stealing" again and that's not something I at all expected. As far as production goes, that song seems to jump out of the speakers from a sound standpoint in a way that none of the others do. It comes at a good time in the track sequence, too. I liked Side B better than Side A overall. But for a band intent on blending genres there's a lot of sameness to some of these tunes. I expected a bit more exploring, I guess. Where's this album's "Summertime Rolls"? At the end of the day, I'd rather listen to Faith No More.
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Pretty good album. I'm not a huge Jane's Addiction fan aside from their hits but this wasn't unenjoyable, just not something I'd probably come back to as a full album. Some solid songs and an interesting second half. Standout Tracks: Stop, Been Caught Stealing, Three Days, Classic Girl
Not sure why they are a 1 hit wonder, all of these songs are great!
Seems a lot more brittle and scattered than I remembered.
Rock-punk-tastic. 4 stars
Meh
its' ok, nothing to talk home about
When they're on, like on the single "Ain't no right", it's good. But there are too few moments like this on the album, so overall you have to be into their sound and Perry Farrell's voice can get annoying pretty quickly. I think it's just not for me, but I can understand why it was important/other people like it/why it is on the list.
This is a lot better than I remember it being
The album was pretty good. Some well known songs. Dave Navarro is good at guitar. The album isn't too long but the last four songs could have each been shorter. Three Days didn't need to be 10 minutes long, then the next two didn't need to be 8 and 7 minutes respectfully. Lyrically the songs are just ok. It is between a 2 and a 3 but I will round up.
The 90s were weird
First half is Chili Peppers but better than the Chili Peppers ever were. Second half is a 90s rock odyssey. I like.
Never felt strongly about Jane's Addiction one way or the other, and this most recent listening didn't change that. I'd rather be listening to Faith No More.
It has a couple of fantastic songs, but Aint no right wasn't right.
Interesting sound, challenging at times. Stop and Been Caught Stealing definitely stand above the pack, though i really liked Obvious and Three Days as well. Most of the other tracks aren't very memorable.
Couple good songs. The rest kinda eh.
I'm convinced that every Janes Addition song has two great songs and the rest is kinda meh. Nothing's Shocking - Mountain Song, Jane Says Ritual De Lo Habitual - Stop, Been Caught Stealing Strays - Just Because, Superhero
Classic!
I bought this album not long after it came out because everyone loved this album. I tried to like it then, but didn't. I tried to like it now, but I still don't.
Perfect
Een klassieker
Vond de productie al in de jaren 90 klote klinken en die schrale stem Perry Farrell wordt hierdoor alleen maar erger. Eigenlijk gewoon een kutplaat dus, maar gezien hun invloed op vele wel goede bands dan toch maar 2 sterren.
Hoewel de productie matig is en Perry's stem soms wat irriteert, vind ik de muziek echt geweldig. Rocken als Led Zep, funken als de Chilli Peppers. Top.
Productietechnisch heb ik wel wat moeite met dit album, maar muziekaal gezien vind ik echt een boeiend album.
Viel me alleszins mee. Ik was gewaarschuwd. Vond het nog best funky af en toe.
No mountain song. 2 stars and it's lucky to get that
not my shit.
Good drum work. Really liked Then She Did… and Classic Girl. Probably wouldn’t listen again.
Stop and Been Caught Stealing are foundational listening to understand the musical landscape of rest of the 90s. While there are some good nuggets here and there, the rest of the album doesn't quite rise to the same level of greatness, let alone the energy or unbridled enthusiasm.
Once again, this feels like an album that is only on here for one song, been caught stealing in this case. It's not a terrible song but it's not at the level of take on me for hunting high and low.
This was already a 90s favourite for me. Side 1 slaps so hard and the grooves of side 2 keep you swaying delightfully. Only “near perfect” but it gets five from me here!
Nah
Cover sucks complete ass. Music is pretty good, reminds me of primus. Doesn't have a lot of personality though? I like the guitar tone and overall vibe though.
Liked this more than I thought, though I thought I might hate it. There's enough variation and bounce in the songs to keep you guessing a bit.
Jane's Addiction sound as if they are deliberately being obnoxious half the time, largely due to Perry Farrell's vocal technique. If you were a teenager looking to piss of your parents in the early 90s, playing this album on repeat would do the trick. I remember being captivated by the video for "Been Caught Stealing" as a kid and have a little nostalgic feeling for that tune. Other than that though, the rest of the album literally put me to sleep. I understand why this is on the list in terms of influence but I don't personally enjoy it. It was a strange and awkward adolescent time in the late 80s and early 90s for "alternative" music before Nirvana kicked it into full on raging puberty.
This is the stuff of butt-metal/rock. Is butt metal a term? It's like nu-metal-ish I guess. Anyways not a fan, it's competent but that's about it.
Better than I expected, quite a lot of fun!
Was surprised by this album, gonna listen again sometime
eerste helft: Wat alternatieve hardrock, leuke nummers Tweede helft: Wat meer experimenteel, langere nummers met goede opbouw, stukjes met viool, en grotendeels wat rustiger. Zeker van dit album genoten!
Jane's addiction have always seemed a bit like they didn't really know what they wanted to do. There's great moments in there, quite a few of them but then it lurches off to something else without pausing to fully explore an idea. Some good songs making up an album which, for me, never manages to elevate itself above pretty good
Well, I’m not a big fan but get why this is famous. The use of Spanish is shameful but I guess the intentions weren’t bad. It’s looong
Meh
Stop - 9/10 No One Leaving - 8/10 Ain't No Right - 10/10 Obvious - 9/10 Been Caught Stealing - 7/10 Three Days - 9/10 Then She Did - 9/10 Of Course - 9/10 Classic Girl - 7/10
Interesting punk
this was a strange one because sometimes i really enjoyed and others the voice was really obnoxious. it was new because there was rock within it, but the voice became whiny? however i’m going to give it the benefit of the doubt.
Liking this more than I'd expected - I feel like I always have the same reaction to JA which is: Perry's voice is tough in larger doses. But the music is damn cool, and while "Been Caught Stealing" can just be annoying it's much better for me in context of the album as a whole. The guitar playing is fantastic on the album, keeping things from sliding into any typical late 80s/early 90s metal (not that there's anything wrong with that). Different styles and tones from song to song keep it fresh. Really good and somewhat unique hard rock album that I like more now than when it was released and a marked improvement over their debut with more diversity and dynamics. Also: do yourself a favour and don't listen to this (or anything) out of a single crappy phone speaker - makes a huge difference. 7/10 4 stars.
One of my favourite bands of all time. i see them, i give 5*s. can't expect me to be more objective than that
Thought this was an unexpectedly good album. It had some decent genre variation throughout the album. There were sounds that seemed similar to modern artists so this albums impact could be understood. Overall I could listen to this again and felt that only a couple songs were skippable. 7.4/10
Its very familiar, and quite repetitive. But it's good soul-grooving material!
They have a punk energy and attitude but the music is more dense and complex than that. Also, the guitar solos are so much more epic and dramatic than I might have expected for the punk-ish / alt-rock music. Some real stadium rock shit. The guitar reminds me of The Who at times. I love it. Some of the long songs near the end drag a little but overall I really like the album. Highlights: “Stop,” “Obvious,” “Three Days” (wow, what an epic long song!)
Solid rock album from a solid rock band. "Been Caught Stealing" is one of the best songs of the 1990's and I would bet influenced a lot of 90's rock (as it came out in 1990). The dog barking as a rhythm is very clever and fun and it's no surprise that it was a radio favorite. More diverse album than I remember, with "Three Days" being a weird down/midtempo track that very slowly builds and contrasts the format of tracks from the rest of the album.
Even though this period of late 80s/early 90s alternative is my nostalgic sweet spot, I never could listen to a Jane's Addiction album from beginning to end. It's a little too...extra...or frenetic? When the melodies can shine through the chaos of some of their longer jammy songs, it's a joy, and the hit single here "Been Caught Stealing" is still an all-time banger. But the only other tracks I really enjoy are "Stop" and "Obvious." Maybe it just depends on how well you enjoy/tolerate Perry Farrell's voice.
Good guitar rock and songs feel more together than the last album. Maybe worth a re listen
album generator try not to give me rock albums challenge (impossible). at least this has some energy to it. also just me or is this weird as fuck lol. bass is carrying. vocalist is annoying as fuck. i literally cannot stand this mfs voice. wish there was half stars on this site. i guess i can type it here. half way through and its getting a bit tedious. might have to be a 2 star. but slightly better than the other albums so far. this guys voice is giving me a headache though. maybe like a 2.3. i might start skipping songs now. rock vocalists try to carry a nice sounding melody challenge (impossible). rock vocalists have a nice sounding voice challenge (impossible). please give me something better tomorrow i beg of you website. okay im done. thats enough of that. next pls
Not really my thing. Frenetic. Again, sort of interesting for its time though.
Gran disco clásico!
Good
Not my cup to tea. Low quality production… but that’s just my opinion.
Very 1990 of its time. I like it!
Classic rock album. "Been Caught Stealing" was a proper hit on MTV at the time - still think it is very catchy. These days there seems to be quite a bit of controversy around the real-life story behind "Three Days", but without this context the song still sounds as epic as ever. Five stars (just like their previous two albums and despite its typical early 90s sound/production).
Slightly more accessible than Nothing's Shocking, but still a very engaging album.
Within its garage-band teenagers style, not a bad example, with some interesting takes. You need a certain mindset to fully appreciate its emotional content.
Hard rock
I'm running into an issue here. I keep listening to these albums while I do my work. However, that means that I cannot focus truly on the music. As soon as I begin to pay attention to the songs towards the end, I'm noticing a lot that I like about this band. The vocals are surprisingly nice to my taste, I love the sound of every instrument, and the melodies are good. Yet, I can't bring myself to think it's more than a 3 or 3.5. I can only conclude that this will be something that would grow on me since there really isn't anything I dislike; just not a whole lot that blows me away.
Surprising back half to the album unlike the more straightforward rock tracks at the beginning. Both sides good in their own way. 4/5
Just background music
It was pretty darn cool
Apart from one decent song the rest was pretty average
I hate Jane's addiction and their songs are too long
I *really* hated this album when it came out. I was wrong. It's ok. Some if it is even pretty good, like the opening track. Three and a half stars, rounding down in honor of my younger judgmental self.
Sick as fuck. Atleast while working out
Cool
The unmistakable sound of Perry Farrell - opens with a belter in Stop, then eases you back down until the midway point with that favourite of MTV Been Caught Stealing. Perry's voice is soothing and scathing in equal measure, and fits perfectly in either the hi octane songs, or lower tempo songs like Then She Did... Loved it
It's a pity they couldn't have sprung for a decent vocalist.
Maybe slightly better than mid?
3.3 - Starts out loud and dumb as any Jane’s Addiction record. Perry Ferrell doesn’t so much sing as taunt in a “nya nya nya nya” way. Side B lets up on the hard rock bumrush and there are some actually nice moments, particularly during “Three Days.”
p648. 1990. 1 star. Shouty power pop with no redeeming features. Green Day without the tunes. No thank you. Why is this on the list?
That's Jane's Addiction all right.
I surprisingly liked it. Great band and pretty good vocals
dude dave navarro is in this band. ink master. i did not know this. this positively sways this review. i read that the first halfo od the album is rock and the second half is more subdued. I liked the last song the most.
I enjoyed this album from start to finish. I don't know why I don't listen to more of their work, but it may have to do with the fact that I was really hip-hop focused from the beginning of the 90s through high school.
Took me back some. I hadn't listened to the entire album before, but solid throughout
A decent assortment of musical ideas ("Stop!" and "Then She Did.." are pleasantly grand and bombastic) performed admirably by a capable band, unfortunately soiled by the steaming pile of doodoo that are some of the laziest lyrics ever sung by what sounds like Screetch from Saved by the Bell.
jane's certainly addicted to something. my guess would be cocaine. jane's addiction goes wild on this album. favorite song: three days
Ok, would probably enjoy it more after more listens
Then She Did... is one of my favorite songs ever. The rest is good as well, but not as spectacular.
stop stealing!
Day 666 and I'm very, VERY disappointed not to get Number of the Beast. I know it can be done - like how we all got the Phil Spector album on Christmas day - so it should in future FYI everyone. Or maybe this is #666 because Perry Farrell is going to junkie hell? Anyway, Jane's Addiction is good even on a bad day, but imo Nothing's Shocking is much better. I'm not sure why I gave that one a 3 - I remember loving the vocals in particular. Maybe it was because I was still less than 300 albums in and didn't feel the weight of so much SHIT on my shoulders at the time. Ah well, this one gets a 3 and if I could I'd bump Nothing's Shocking up to a 4. The playing here is really good, kinda like a mix of that emerging alt-metal sound and psychedelic bits. Vocals aren't as good as last time, not as much intensity. But I'd still happily listen to it again. 3/5.
One of the greatest albums of the 90’s
This definitely got more interesting on the second listen. I don't think it will be my last listen.
3.75
i reallllly liked this album. i want to give it 5 but I can't.
Maybe the most irritating voice in recording history. And I like The Crucifucks. I want Perry’s “my dad owns the rehearsal studio and the drums, so I get to be singer” confidence.
the greatest disappointment in the world was learning that this was a bunch of dudes. this could have been so cool but noooo.
If you weren't around when JA put out their albums, then you may not be aware about how ground-breaking and genre-defying this band was. This album was as powerful as Nothing Shocking, but JA didn't just copy themselves to please a fanbase.
C'est correct. C'est loin d'être mauvais, mais c'Est loins d'être impressionnant. Radio friendly alt rock, rien de plus
Whoever in here said there wouldn't have been a *Nevermind* without this record didn't understand where Kurt Cobain drew inspiration from at all--replace Nirvana with Red Hot Chili Pepper, and now we're talking... This minor quibble aside, what can I say about this album? It's not so bad. But it's not so good either. The second side, with its long borderline-psychedelic ballads, has certainly aged better than the first displaying those happy-go-lucky cuts reeking of rock clichés from the late 80s, ones that would soon be wiped out by the nineties indie-rock / slacker rock / noise rock/ grunge / post-hardcore explosion (take your favorite pick). I'm all for a little exhilatrated tracks with a sunny disposition here and there, but given the conspicuous absence of certain genres that can also boast of such exhilaration in Dimery's list (melodic hardcore punk, for instance--far more powerful in its directness compared to those hackneyed clichés displayed on the first side of this record), I find it quite unfair that this album should be singled out instead of others. You want to get rockers with a slightly funky subtext, led by a clear and direct voice? Go to Turnstile's last two LPs (the last one was out last year). Or go to the other melodic hardcore punk bands they kinda ripped off... Number of albums left to review or just listen to: 884 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 61 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 29 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 27 (including this one)
Been Caught Stealing is a banger but the rest is pretty unmemorable
Enjoyed this far more than I expected. Quite varied. My fave - 'Of Course'
2 big hits, rest were meh.
Braucht kein Mensch
👍
2/5 not my cup of tea
A quality mix of punk, funk, hard rock, general silliness and heartfelt angst. Not as appealing to me in the second half when it lost energy and focused in on dead loved ones. Still much more than I was expecting, hard to pin down to a time or a genre, I’m glad this list brought it to my attention.
Like a more post-punk version of Alice in Chains
Potência bem desenvolvida. Sequência coesa.
El rock alternatiu quan era rock i era alternatiu. Per "culpa" de discos com aquest i el seu èxit, el génere ha acabat donant tantes obres de tan poc calat i substància. En aquell moment, però, els artistes que s'hi dedicaven era perquè realment estaven inspirats en trobar sons diferents, i sortir-se del mainstream no buscant epatar, sinó amb un sentit honest de la búsqueda artística. 'Stop!', 'No One's Leaving', 'Then She Did', la inigualable intro... tot queda ja per la història... i per anar-ho disfrutant sovint
Weird album. I do get the appeal, and it's not like a few rock or punk albums on this list I could name that are just absolute noise to me. That said, the bombastic style doesn't do a whole lot for me in general. This definitely falls squarely into the category of "worth a listen, but not worth a re-listen." A few good tracks here at least. The best one was "Been Caught Stealing," IMO.
Semi ”lit”
Great
Gott & Blandat
I don't personally like Jane's Addiction, but I'll give them 4 stars for their influence on alternative music.
Epic, classic, psychotropic
vilken skit
jane's addiction would be a much better band without Perry's feral screeching.
I like this. One of the eyebrow-raising things I've found with this exercise is that I like heavier rock more than I thought I did.
While there are elements of this I really like (Klezmer anyone), it always seemed to me a hodge-podge of styles that didn't hold together for me. I remember the enormous buzz when it was released and tried to get into it at the time. I had the same issues then that I do now.
This album rules. I was familiar with the hits off this album and always loved them, and those still bump, but I didn’t know the other slower songs, which are sick and remind me older 70’s songs from the likes of Led Zeppelin and Rush. Surprise standout was the 8 minute Then She Did... which kicks off the 3 song finale of the album.
They remind me of a harsher version of the RHCP. A lot of really good bass lines and it's easy to see why Dave Narvarro could easily step in and play with them. He's an excellent guitarist. Don't love Perry Farrell's voice, but overall I liked this album. Previously I had only heard a few of the songs.
This was meh for me. Some very good guitar soloing (you can see why RHCP added Dave Navarro for a bit) but the singing was insufferable. The worst parts of punk siniging for me. Also these songs did not have very good Melodie’s for the most part. I won’t listen again.
Pretty good stuff Best track: Classic Girl
About halfway through, this album flipped from "inoffensive" to "annoying." I can't take more than about 10-15 minutes of this singer. Best track: Been Caught Stealing
Decent enough album, last one with anything worthwhile
Ritual De Lo Habitual is like leaving a raging party in the morning after that you don't regret. Your clothes feel stale and heavy with smoke. The taste in your mouth demands attention but the sunlight streaking into the room is splitting your head. You smile at the random bits of humanity strewn across mattress-covered, worn wooden floors. You might have underwear on but that is more than whoever is startfished out in the hallway. There's grit, survival, and celebration but it also can be a bit too much.
Meh
solid 6,5/10, mogles z nami z jednej wazy
Very cool, definitely flowed better than I'd expected (especially based in some of the other reviews here) but a very fun rock album not bogged down by a lot of the theatrics (aside from excellent use of dog barks) otherwise seen in late 80s rock
Mid-nineties alt-rock that thinks it's cleverer than it really is - and that's a shame because when it forgets about trying to be something it isn't the songs are great. Best Tracks: Stop; No One Leaving; Been Caught Stealing
I have love for this album. When I was getting into Janes Addiction in the mid 2000s I feel like the consensus was that this is their best album. I think it’s obviously Nothings Shocking. This one is weirdly more of its time than Nothings Shocking wave. Stop, Been Caught Stealing and Three Days are my favourites
Too heavy for me
I feel like I have heard a Jane's Addiction song before but I don't think it was on this album because I didn't really like any of the songs enough to make this one memorable.
Man, this morning I was listening to a track from Kanye's Donda 2 (the album that still isn't really out), and it was so amazing. Kaycyy's autotuned crooning, the type of style you'd expect on a trap beat, but it was on a gorgeous string arrangement that made it so heavenly. It just struck me how beautiful music can be. Then I had to listen to this, and maybe it was because it followed that song and revelation, but this did so little for me and was pretty grating overall. I barely liked one song, the rest ranged from tolerable to skippable. It's been a minute since I rated one this low, but I guess we need to balance out the recent five star. I'm not addicted to this at all, it's just grungy, noisy rock with little semblance of melody. Kind of crazy since I really dug the other album we got from them, but that's how it goes I suppose. Favorite tracks: Favorite is a strong word here, but Been Caught Stealing. Album art: Pretty disturbing claymation vibes coming off this one. I just know my parents are gonna hate it. I do really appreciate the attention to detail though, it may be disturbing but I think it's a good, bold statement of a cover. 1.5/5
Ritual is worse in execution than the debut but far more interesting. I expected not to like it as much as I did: When the guitars get quiet, the band can't figure out how to keep a song going or end it properly, all impotent voices and flat drums. But the shoegazey bits were instantly attracting, and the transition between halves was extremely well-executed.
Stop is a strong opener. Ain't No Right is way out there. This album really is not afraid to graft a new sound or texture onto the core of straight ahead hard rock. 3 Days is a great song and then straight into Then She Did. Classic Girl is a wonderful send up.
I was happy to listen to this again after high school and college days. Holds up well, found myself liking the more dreamy/ethereal stuff like "Then she did", but "Been Caught Stealing" is still a fave. A few to forget otherwise would rate higher.
First time of Listening to this Alt Metal offering. I can see why this is on the list, but can't honestly say I enjoyed it. Really get the attraction but only really drawn to "Of Course". A bit boring for me I'm afraid.
janes addiction more like my non-addiction to this album, am i right
I remember three of the tracks from Ritual De Lo Habitual from when they were first played on the Radio. I think I like "Been Caught Stealing" but I'm still not quite sure. I like some of Jane's Addiction's sound, but haven't been inspired to listen to much of their music. I do have a tendency to like longer tracks from a band, perhaps because they have more room to develop the song. Not surprising, "Three Days" (at 10min48sec) was my favorite track from the album. I liked the second half of the album more than the first. The first seemed to be stuck in the strange buzzed vocals of Perry Farrell, which started to wear on me.
Particulier, un peu funk à la red hot mais avec une dose de guit plus métal vieux hair rock. La voix est assez unique mais je peux pas dire que j'apprécie full, on dirait qu'il chante toujours la même note ou la même mélodie La deuxième partie de l'album est intéressante, le bout violon klezmer est cool mais le violon sonne le cul Intéressant mais pas trop souvent
C’est l’fun. Ça tire en longueur à la fin. Je suis un gros fan de Dave Navaro sur One hot minute de RHCP et je savais qu’il était de Jane’s Addiction, mais ce que j’avais entendu d’eux me laissait perplexe. Là, je comprend mieux.
Très 90's comme album et comme groupe. Ils ont un son caractéristique. Stop et Been Caught Stealing sont des incontournables qu'on retrouve dans presque toutes les playlists de l'époque. La 2e partie de l'album où les pièces sont un peu plus développées est intéressante, mais sans plus. Il y a quand même 3 musiciens importants pour l'époque dans ce band avec Perry Farrell qui a créé le festival Lollapalooza, Dave Navarro qui a été le guitariste sur One Hot Minute des Red Hot Chili Peppers et Stephen Perkins qui était régulièrement dans le Modern Drummer. C'est donc effectivement à écouter, mais ce n'est pas quelque chose qui manque dans ma collection. En streaming à l'occasion, c'est ok.
Nothing is lighting me on fire about this
could possibly turn into a 4 if I deep dive into Jane's Addiction and enjoy it
STOP and my 90s nostalgia go together like peas and carrots Jenny
I've tried really hard to get I to Nothing Shocking. I own it on vinyl but whenever I play it there's something that keeps me disengaged. The vocals are difficult the spreading guitar solos are not my style. I appreciate some of the songs but as an album it leaves me cold. Ritual De Lo Habitual has the same elements, but I find there's a higher degree of variety in the production and the songwriting. I like it better for that which also gives me hope for Nothing Shocking. I especially like the longer songs in the second half which really allow the band to stretch out. A very good album 4 🌟