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I love Dave Navarro's guitar shredding and unique sound. I don't think he gets enough credit. Liked Songs Added: Mountain Song Jane Says
Pretty good. Can't say it was totally memorable but I enjoyed it.
average
I have never been a big fan, but this was nice running music yesterday!
Its oke, įdomus pasiklausyti, iki galo nesupratau žanro, nes kaip ir rock'as kaip ir ne.
Album #1,083 Aww, shucks, Been Caught Stealing isn't on this album. I always got a creepy vibe from this band. Maybe it was the creepy album covers, their name, or Dave Navarro's creepy face. As far as the music goes, the guitar and drums sound great. The vocals can get irritating. There's boring stuff like Summertime Rolls that never seems to end. The track I enjoyed most was the jazz number Thank You Boys, but sadly it was only a minute long.
I'd only heard this album in full once before, and thought it was decent, but not nearly as good as the best track, Jane Says, for the most part. Upon relisten it grew on me for sure, with some other great tracks and a generally even sound all the way through. Great pre-grunge alternative, with psychedelic vibes. 4/5
A weird mix of blissed out druggy rock and flashes of metal. It's just very good alt-rock from the late 80's but it sounds like mid-90's alt-rock. Production is great and the songs are strong and a growers. Just damn good fun, and what's wrong with music being that occasionally? Best Tracks: Had a Dad; Mountain Song; Jane Says
Better than Coldplay
Maybe it’s the comparison to surrounding albums, but I’m rounding up here!
Jane Says is a very fun track and this is ll generally decent. Perry Farrell’s voice gets old fairly quickly. 2.5 rounded up.
find bis etz nöd dass das mega mues uf dere liste sii ich gseh sie sind de 90er sound scho ide 80er am mache aber böh. finds chli neeervig gad had a dad bruudi. bin bi idiots rule und ööööhm immerno kei bock. zum teil hends würkli cooli idee und so aber ich mag nöd wie er singt und bin glaub au afoch nööööd im mood für so angsty stuff. jane says au so cute afang mit de akustische gitarre aber wieso singt er soooo?? es isch chli butt rock? Ich weiss nöd gnau was isch mit spoote 80er alternativrock und dere liste aber ich bin nöd esoo fan. pixies findi recht geil, de rest chamer siiloh findi. het scho zum teil bitz groovy sache drunder aber herts 2.
hahah ich kenn nur s albumcover de erst song isch insane eifach ah mier verbii, ocean size wrckt eim aber grad hahaha iwiei rüehrets eim huere vill an grind und au wenns vlt amigs beihdruckend isch, was sie eim an grind rüehret, lösts nöd unglaublich vill ih mier uus ted just admit it isch na cool, v.a. de bass ok gaht schochli ab summertime tolls bringt ENDLICH mal chli abwechslig wird jz nöd mis lieblingslied aber het öppis ide atmosphäre wos kreiert DAS FEHLTMER VLT bim rest bis jz, atmosphäre! will villes bis jz YEAHYEAH SHREDSHREDSHRED isch iwie isch sini stimm vill punkiger als de rest ICH CHEGGS IWIE NÖD ich hans gfühl imene andere rahme hett ich die gitarresoli no gfühlt aber daa hanis eifach nur WACK gfunde 2? oder es 3 will ichs iwo durre au respektiere han jz nomal chli ahgfange innelose und ich cheggs immer nanig ganz hahaha wiso isches so wack es chönnt so guet sii
Felt forgettable
Every song in a different style, even taking in reggae and a hint of abba.
After Ritual De Lo Habitual I wasn't happy seeing a second Jane's Addiction album on the list. However, Nothing's Shocking was okay even if Perry Farrell's voice is fucking ridiculous.
Wow, this sounds like they influenced the entire decade of 90's rock, which is impressive and unfortunate given the music.
Nice
Great stuff! ★★★★
I think I said in my review of Ritual De Lo Habitual that it sounded like these were the dumbest guys you know. That’s not always a bad thing, dumb guys can make good music. I think it works better on this album. It’s a little tighter and there’s only one eastern inspired breakdown. Interesting to hear some of the 80s sounds which were gone by the next album.
Not sure I would listen to this one again but I did quite like it as background music. Gets a bit weird at times, but on the whole I enjoyed it. Just didn't stand out enough for me to think I'll come back to it. Fav song: Jane Says Least fav: Pigs in Zen
Had such powerful lyrics as "I'm pissin' on myself" and honestly that was in one of the better songs. His voice is really really annoying and while there are good bits of music it would have to be a lot better to make up for the voice. Favourite song: Jane Says Least: Summertime Rolls
Fun, but I think I prefer porno for pyros
This unfortunately wasn’t my vibe, but I gave it a solid listen.
never cared much for Jane's Addiction before but dang this was a pretty good entry. Everything is mixed well, I like rock that I can pick out melodies or understand what I'm hearing. This whole album just fucking rocks. Its a great example of 80's rock heading into the 90's. Maybe I'm feeling generous but this had me from the jump and didnt let go. A nice variety of tracks too, usually I'd hate vocals like this but it just works here.
Like 2 pairs of yabbos I quite enjoyed this album! Funky and hard rocking and had my head bobbing the whole time. The Mountain Song was especially great!
influential
Mwhaie
Really an excellent album in all respects. The production is first-rate, everything is crisp and clear, well-mixed. The guitar is wild and amazing, so much shredding. The bass lines are crazy catchy with great riffs. Drums sound huge and tribal. The vocal delivery is off the chain. Mosh-y metal-ish goodness except for Summertime Rolls and Jane Says which are mellow story songs. Hedonism in music form, everything sounds big, magnificent. Inspired song construction. Idiots Rule features a horn section with Flea from RHCP and Angelo Moore and Christopher Dowd from Fishbone.
Du rock
J’ai eu peur au départ et en fait ça va
C'était ok mais pas trop mon truc
3/5
I’m not very impressed. None of the songs stand out a lot and the few that do are kind of ruined by the singer.
Metal. No me gustó ningún tema. Salvó el último y un poco el penúltimo.
Listened because it's the original sample for Beware by Death Grips. Favourite Songs: Up the Beach, Ted, Just Admit It..., Jane Says, Pig's in Zen. Least Favourite Songs: Ocean Size, Idiots Rule.
I’ve always liked “Jane Says” and was hoping for a great album. But all I can really say about this is that I’m glad I listened to it once through. I wish I had more to say. It’s not bad, I just don’t think it’s particularly great, either. Album 14, March 12, 2026
I liked Jane says
Forever immortalized in other people's recordings as a reference point for samples (Nine Inch Nails and Death Grips come to mind) but for me this is a "classic" of my childhood music journey that didn't even open itself up to me until I was already approaching my 20s. I don't care what people say, this album RIPS from the opening seconds. Sure, Perry Farrell's voice is the definition of an acquired taste, but tell me "Jane Says" doesn't sound like one of the most desperately sad vocal performances ever. Now THAT is a perfect song.
I just couldn’t get into it. I’m sure it’s fine but not my vibe right now.
Сама музыка очень крутая , бас гитара шикарна , но см голос солиста мне не приятен
Boring.
Jane’s Addiction is one of the bands my ex introduced me to and I’m not mad about it.
Some highs, some lows. Strong overall! Was always a fan, regardless of them being quite embarrassing these days.
I just hate the Eagles, man.
Eu não conhecia Jane's Addiction até aparecer aqui, mas estou surpreso positivamente com o álbum Nothing's Shocking! Já existiu uma época em que eu escutava muito rock e tenho convicção de que eu teria escutado muito esse álbum se eu o conhecesse. Up the beach, Ocean Size, Mountain Song e Jane Says (!!!!!!!!) são excelentes. 3,5/5.
Wow punk metal. I guess you learn to love something new everyday.
Pretty cool, I guess. I expected a bit more from the album and I suspect I’d have liked this more had I heard it when it first came out. Given my age that would’ve been impossible but still.
You know, for such a wash of sound, why the fuck would you mix it like it's in a tunnel AND a bass trap? Music impressed me, I wrote off Jane's Addiction years ago. Smashing Pumpkins if they were a rock band. Too bad I don't like the Pumpkins.
Enjoyable album, despite not appealing to my usual tastes. This band has great taste, and remains heavy whilst also melodic.
honestly listened to it twice and will listen again. great post punk vibes
Just okay
88? Really? I had no idea that when I bought this CD in the just off campus college five and dime my freshman year that it was already 5 years old. Crazy! It aged ok. There are some cringe parts. It's not the greatest album or anything, but it's a lot of fun. Oceansize, Mountain Song, Jane Says all were favorites on this album at the time. It was a good bit of nostalgia that I ended up listening to twice yesterday. Glad it came up.
This album clicks with me when i’m grumpy at the gym. Otherwise it’s just noise.
Hate it
562/1001
Like all addictions, Jane's Addiction is bad for your health and should be avoided at all costs
Pretty good.
OK music, didn't care for the vocals
These guys have been buffoons for so long—no more so than during their humiliating final chapter—that it's hard to remember when they seemed dangerous (as the 1,001 book notes). My adolescent self was definitely a little uneasy listening to this, especially when Perry howls "Sex is vio-lent!" in "Ted, Just Admit It..." (not to mention the Ted Bundy sample). At the time the word in my circles was these dudes were all bisexual heroin addicts, which only added to the unease and allure. Coming back to it now, it still feels transgressive. "Mountain Song" and "Jane Says" are justly revered classics, but "Up the Beach" struck me this time around. Better to remember them this way, than their Spinal Tap-esque final chapter.
Mountain Song and Jane Says are brilliant and rightfully classics. And the band as a whole deserves mention in any history of hard rock and/or alternative rock, particularly how they melded the two in a unique and important way. But the singer is basically annoying and kind of repulsive. So there's that.
When this popped up I kind of sighed. I dont particularly remember Jane's Addiction besides that they were on the radio contemporary to bands like Nickelback and Creed. And that is an era of rock that is better forgotten. Then I see this was released in 1988, what? I didnt know they went back that far. Then start the album, is this really 1988 and not 1998? It was kind of surprising. And the music is decent, definitely outside of its time. Gave me a new appreciation for this band tbh which is always a pleasant surprise for an album on this list.
Nothing shocking? More like nothing worth listening to.
I'm not a rock guy but I definitely had a good time listening to this
when my best friend started dating my ex-girlfriend three days after we broke up in september of 2012, he also showed me this album! i think it is very good, but probably not great. "Jane Says" is still a bop and I listen to it regularly. i had forgotten most of the other songs on this album, and it was good to revisit them and think about that time my best friend wanted to play COD Zombies one night after school a week after the breakup and was like "can shawna also get on with us? we'll probably have to revive her a lot but it'll be fine" and i was like "sure man i mean if you don't think it's weird" and he was like "nahhh it'll be fine man!" and then we were all on mic together and it was definitely weird like he said it wouldn't be
yeah this ripped
PIIIIIIIIG PIIIIIIIG PIIIIIIIG
I expected this to be a 5 but there was some early parts of this one that missed the mark for me. First time I’ve had one in this list miss expectations for me. Still a good cover to cover listen.
I go back and forth on Jane’s Addiction so often that it’s kind of funny, but today I’m more uniquely pro than I’ve ever been before. I do think their lasting importance is dramatically underrated in modern times. I don’t think anyone who isn’t a nerd talks about them in the same way as Pixies or Sonic Youth, for example. The fact that Perry Farrell created and maintains ownership of Lollapalooza should by itself put them on more people’s radar. That doesn’t necessarily make them enjoyable to listen to unless you’re in the right mood, which I guess I am today.
Jane Says is such a classic, the rest of the album is really just ok, but if I'm being fair it is roughly my kind of 'ok' haha. The fuzzy droney sound is cool to me. It's prob a 3 for most people but a 4 from me.
I wasn’t into Jane’s Addiction during my teens (80s/90s) and I’m still not into them! Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Bad!
So to be honest I've never been a fan of Jane's Addiction. I should be, the guitar is amazing, the bass is spot on and the drumming is great. I love Farrell's other band Porno for Pyros. So I should LOVE this album. I don't. No clue why I don't but listening to this was nails on the chalkboard for me. Like the pieces don't line up for me, at all. So yeah I know I'm the odd one out here but I just don't like Jane's Addiction.
Kelpas kitaristi Peppersiinkiin. Tää ny ei ihmeellinen
3,5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Olipahan sekoilua. Olis ollu kiva jos sanoista olis ees saanu selvää.
Good, fun and punchy ! Bringing me back to Radio X
Not interesting for me.
Bolji mi je ritual de la habitual ali ovo mi je odličan album.
Didn't move me, but it wasn't bad.
What an amazing album from start to finish. So much better than Ritual De Lo Habitual, which I also gave a solid rating. It swings hard and soft, some of the best dynamics of a rock pop act. Summertime Rolls into Mountain Song is brilliant. One of the easiest 5s. Shame Perry's recent douchiness began to overshine the band's history and brilliance, hopefully that was just a blip in an otherwise brilliant career and they all move onward and upward from here.
Alternative Rock / Grunge aus den 80ern. Wer Lust auf härtere Sounds und Gitarrenriffs hat, kommt hier voll auf seine Kosten. 3/5
Solid rock album 3/5
Standard-issue alternative rock grooves built from churning guitars, elastic bass lines, steady drums, and casually dramatic vocals move this album like music playing over a bar’s sound system—competent, vaguely edgy, and fine as atmosphere, but ultimately nothing special once you actually focus on it.
It didn’t resonate.
Man, these guys would be incredible if it wasn't for Perry Farrell.
Bit shouty innit
Some hit some missed, overall s good album though
Was so into this thirty years ago not so sure now
2/5
This album was literally ahead of its time - it sounds like 1993 amid the wave of Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Perry’s an absolute freak on the mic, his lyrics are stories of rage and lost souls. The songs just rip and they still sound fresh. I didn’t really get JA when they arrived, but it’s clear they were the catalyst for the sound of the 90s.
Interesting
A very meh album. Looking at the artists they've influenced, it's a sea of artists I'd rather not listen to. The album is fine, nothing super memorable with a few bits that stick but an overwhelming sense of monotonous shouting and the same chords.
Not for me
Favorite Tracks: Ted, Just Admit It / Standing in the Shower Thinking / Mountain Song / Jane Says Rating: 3.7 I'm pretty familiar with Ritual, but not sure I've ever listened to this one the whole way through. No shock, but Mountain Song and Jane Says are stand-out, rock out with your guac out bangers. Definitely sounds ahead of its time and presages a lot of where music would go in the 90's. Some cool guitar work, big ole' drums in the mix, and overall solid production ... it rocks hard enough that Perry's voice actually mostly works.
buen rock. me guarde algunos temas
пас - это сочетание голоса и текста абсолютно не по мне
Respect more than like. Strong guitar work and I dug Jane’s Song but most of this was a little too punk for my taste
Never really gave Jane's Addiction a proper listen. Lot more great tracks they've done besides Jane Says.
This album title is wrong! Something IS Shocking: any time this list has an album I’d listen to again!
I don’t really care about Jane’s Addiction but David Nevarro was great in the Dunngeon
Great
I have hated Jane's Addiction since the 80s. I make a concerted effort to listen to 100% of every album. I can say that from my long-standing hatred of this band and the first three tracks, that's highly unlikely this time. Perry Farrell's voice is grating and shitty, his delivery only accentuates his vocal shittiness, and listening to him and his bullshit concoctions is what my "special part of hell" will be. Note to my FBI agent: I'll tell you whatever you want if you threaten to play any of this band's music during my interrogation. Another review mentions ANOTHER Jane's Addiction album on the list? Are you fucking kidding me with that shit? Trash. It's great when dictators are dragged out into the street by the people they oppressed and all, but this band disbanding was probably the single most important event for the betterment of humanity.
This was a surprising like! I listened to the album 3 times and saved some songs.
80’s Rock ⭐️Pigs in Zen
Enjoyable! But an album where best song is easily the most popular one. Not sure I needed to hear the rest.
its pretty run-of-the mill 90s "hard-er" rock. Outside of the big singles, It kind of gets lost in decade of monumental releases
Listened Before? Y This album was too cool for me when it came out. All the cool kids loved it... I never listened to it back then! I was too busy with Metallica (not really a problem, just saying). Anyway, it's the second best album of 1988 (behind AJFA). Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Mountain Song
Semi oké, zou niet opnieuw luisteren
Quite a cool album tbh, will need a second listen
I didn’t love it, that’s for sure.
Good, like some songs
Rock on, still not sure how I feel about this one. Favourite track: Thank You Boys
A lot heavier than that dog barking track i know
Nothing’s Shocking really feels like alternative in the original sense. The sound changes a lot from track to track. “Summertime Rolls” feels dreamy and gentle, while “Mountain Song” is heavy and very hard rock. It almost sounds like different bands on the same album. There isn’t much unity, but that’s actually what I love about it. I was also surprised to learn that Flea from RHCP plays trumpet on “Idiots Rule.” It makes the album feel even more distinctive.
fun punk album, cant see myself rushing to listen again soon but still fun
4.5
Fav: Summertime Rolls Least Fav: Ted, Just Admit It… Nothing’s shocking and nothing’s standout either…
Enjoyable but not my favorite
i have a really nice jane’s addiction shirt, never knew the band. it’s ahh tho 💔
It had such a promising start, but it was just a loop of having me and then losing me
definitely sounds
Genuinely shocked by how much I like this. A great blend of genre, Perry has a super unique voice, and the dissonant guitars combined with shredding is very cool.
3.5/10
This game me a headache
Really solid
Eh, I can kinda see why this is on here, but I didn't find it that interesting, and nothing could convince to put an album with such an ugly album cover in my collection. Standing in the Shower… Thinking - lowlight of the album - what even was that about?
Jane questions if it is possible that Jane's Addiction is both under and over rated after all this time?
I guess Dave Navaro sucks as a person but there are some good rock tracks on here?
FANTASTIC ALBUM! one of my moms favorites, too. jane says!
Alright
This album was an entry point into music for me when I was a kid. I remember checking the cd out from the library and listening to it in my room, thinking I’d stumbled upon a new realm of cool. Prior, I’d only listened to what my parents had on. Now, I had my own thing, and damn, did it have personality. I later went to Lollapalooza in Chicago, ran by Perry Ferrell, the lead singer of Jane’s Addiction, where I was further exposed to new types of music. It’s easy for me to say, without Jane’s Addiction, I wouldn’t be on this site, working through these albums. Revisiting Nothing’s Shocking after years and years, I’m glad to see it’s still ‘cool,’ sound texture-wise. What doesn’t sit well with me are some of the stupid lyrics. ‘Sex is violent.’ No it isn’t. PF had a weird breakdown a few years ago, where he went off on his guitar player on stage. I think he hit him. The whole brawl seemed unprovoked, although these dudes have known each other a long time and who knows what was brewing beneath the surface. The whole ordeal made Perry look like an unreasonable psychopath. The lyrics on Nothing’s Shocking don’t help his case.
Best Song: Mountain Song. The echo on the vocals is kind of nice, and some of the non-lyrical singing is decent. Worst Song: Ted, Just Admit It... A weird kitchen-sink of a song that sprawls around without going anywhere interesting, pausing occasionally to bleat out the weird-as-hell lyric "sex is violent". Overall: In addition to the vocalist having a grating, nasal voice, the lyrics are noticeably awful for a genre and an era that are notable for their bad lyrics. Singing about how sex is violent and pissing on himself... This would maybe be interesting as an instrumental album, but that's it. There are just so many better albums from this time period, I can't imagine why you would listen to this.
1. sympa 2. ah t’es dark toi? 3. Mid+ 4. la basse!! incr 5. beau jeu de drums, sympa! 6. rockfolkpsych, oui! 7. on repart dans le hard, sympa sans+ 8. bien! 9.excellent, la voix contraste bien avec la guitare ac! 10. mhh ok 11. sympa ! dans l’ensemble plutôt bon sans etre incr 2.5/5
I used to like it, but not anymore
Mountain Song brought back memories of Guitar Hero. Overall a really good album. One or two bangers away from full marks
Really good
This brings back such good memories I love how simple the song titles are, nothing pretentious to Perry Farrell's mind Had A Dad, Standing In The Shower...Thinking, are pretty much what you get when you think what would someone say about having a dad or standing in a shower. I do also really enjoy Ted, Just Admit It, but I think that mostly has to do with it showing up in Natural Born Killers than anything else. Although, I just check and on the Natural Born Killers soundtrack it's credited as "Sex Is Violence. That song is one of those where I did not really 'know' what it was about until just today when I was looking into it. To be honest I was 8 when this came out and did not know that much about Ted Bundy at the time.
I do not have the same addiction as Jane
favorite - jane says 6/10
Jeg kunne rigtig godt lide trommerne
Ret fed, stor 3er fordi det er forud for sin tid -- lyder som 90er grunge!
Very Jane's Addiction!
ME ENCANTÓ
this week has been gas.
This was a hard one. Listening to it today versus listening to the 1988. Today it seems boring. Nothing really excites me about it. But I imagine in 1988 it was mind-blowing. Taking all that into consideration. I was going to give it a three, but because of its impact on other music that I love giving it a 4
I was already familiar with the band Jane's Addiction. However, I couldn't have named an album or a song. After a rather interesting start to the album, I found it increasingly boring as it went on. I liked some parts of the album because the band incorporated brass instruments into their music. I found that exciting, but overall it wasn't enough to improve my impression. In my later music stream, I heard newer songs by the band that I liked much better. 3/5
A few really great songs, but inconsistent.
There is no mistaking Jane’s Addiction for any other band, especially once Perry Farrell starts to sing. This album has two true standouts, “Mountain Song” and “Jane Says”. Otherwise it’s pretty pedestrian. A shoutout to Dave Navarro’s guitar skills on “Pig’s In Zen”.
Very similarly to the other Jane's Addiction album I've had (Ritual...), I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. It's a really lovely staging post between hard rock and good grunge I think, and combines the melodic instincts of the former with the introspection of the latter. It fits really nicely with yesterday's Slint record, albeit with a singer who is a little more traditional (i.e. he sings). Anyway, lovely stuff altogether.
Meh. I like “Jane Says” (who doesn’t?), but otherwise I don’t care much about the thrashy screamy stuff. Sounds like Soundgarden at times, and I don’t mean that as a compliment. (Funny how I really love Zeppelin’s metallic material, but not most of the bands that it inspired!)
Jane's Addiction is not my cup of tea, I guess nothing's shocking. . .
It was standard 90s punk/grunge fare. Not as good as some of the bigger bands but ok.
i liked this more than i thought i would!
Surprisingly intriguing variety in the music here (I had assumed all their songs sounded like “Mountain Song”, the only song I’d heard coming in and maybe my least favorite track on the album). I really enjoyed the opening instrumental track, but the vocals wore on me. Not my cup of tea but I can see people liking this.
"Nothing's Shocking" is debut studio album by American rock band Jane's Addiction. Alternative rock, alternative metal, hard rock and art rock are the Wiki-listed genres. The band's actual debut was a live album recorded in LA. The album was produced by Dave Jerden due to his work with Brian Eno and David Byrne on their "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts." The album has received wide-spread critical acclaim over time and is regarded as one of the most important alternative rock albums of all time. The band was Perry Farrell (vocals, piano), Dave Navarro (guitars), Eric Avery (bass, guitar) and Stephen Perkins (drums, percussion). The album reached #103 on the US Billboard 200. A melodic bass opens the album in "Up the Beach." Loud guitar and drum strikes. Hazy vocals and nonsensical lyrics from Perry. A mostly psychedelic, trippy song. The band cranks in up in "Ocean Size." Perry screaming. Layered screeching guitar riffs. The bass in forefront again and Perkins with idiosyncratic drum beats. Crunchy hard rock in a loud song. "Ted, Just Admit it..." takes us on a trip. The lyrics aimed at the media for desensitizing us to violence using Ted Bundy as exhibit A. An eight-minute long song which starts slow with a looping bass goes fairly psychedelic and explosively ends with a reverbing guitar and fast drums. I guess nothing is shocking. Wow, it's the bass again leading the way in "Summertime Rolls." It's dreamy and stoner with the guitar and Perry's vocals. Another song that successfully builds to the end. Acoustic guitar and an echoing piano begin the song that put them on the map to me at least, "Jane Says." It's based Perry's real life housemate Jane who struggles in an abusive relationship and with heroin addiction. Perry's vocals shine in a definitive late 80's rock anthem. I remember walking past Champaign's Mabel's on my way to my 3PM class in the fall of 1998 as Jane's Addiction was rehearsing "Summertime Rolls." My roommates and I had been debating seeing them since they were charging an ungodly $12. Needless to say we went. The absolute highlight of the show was the rhythm section of Avery on bass and Perkins on the drums. They separated themselves and that's exactly what they do on this album which separates the band (Navarro's hard rock guitar and Perry's screaming vocals included) from the other late 80's hair metal and hard rock acts. The bass is funky and can carry the melody and Perkins' drumming can be idiosyncratic, change speeds and be funky too. Navarro's guitar riffs fit the music and Perry is perfect for the style as well. The music straddles and is within the lines of hard rock, heavy metal, psychedelic and stoner rock. This was one of my favorite albums of the later 1980's and today, it sounded like it belonged to stay there.
Good album. Pretty hard rocking. Definitely ticks the boxes for me
Jane’s Addiction’s Nothing’s Shocking lands like a brick wrapped in incense: confrontational, messy, and impossible to ignore. Heavier than Ritual and a bit less locked into groove, the album thrives on tension between brute force and woozy psychedelia, with Perry Farrell’s yelps and sermons pushing right up against the band’s muscular attack. “Ocean Size” thrashes and howls with barely contained chaos, while “Mountain Song” flexes a swaggering, almost Zeppelin-esque heft that would become alt-rock canon. The band’s softer instincts shine on “Summertime Rolls,” a hazy comedown that actually feels like heat shimmering off asphalt, and “Jane Says” remains a rare thing for its era: a vulnerable, unguarded anthem that doesn’t rely on volume to make its point. Still, indulgence is part of the package—“Ted, Just Admit It…” sprawls into a confrontational mess that mistakes provocation for momentum. Nothing’s Shocking doesn’t always cohere, but its raw nerve and ambition make the rough edges feel like a feature, not a flaw.
Alternative band that liked to push the limits. Some good songs.
not bad i liked the harder instrumentals but it was a bit samey plus the cover in the context of them all being men is a bit grim…
Good rock album, never heard of them before but I liked it!
Better than I remembered. Singles carry it but it’s probably pretty fun to get drunk to and play really loud.
It was ok
I personally love this album and quite like the band. Grew up listening to it and, somehow, it still feels pretty fresh in my ear after I over 30 years of listening. Not that it sounds new. Merely that it did not stale over time. I have nothing but joy of varying levels for every track.
Album cover already got me sold
Nothing's Shocking is definitely an album i have quite a decent bit to say about it. I've never heard this album before but i definitely have heard a couple of songs off of it. And my thoughts on the album are pretty much what you would expect if you have heard this album. The music here is great in a lot of places mainly when it comes to the guitars and some shifts mainly with Jane Says. The vocals are a pretty mixed bag with them sometimes sounding good but other times sounding not so good. And the lyrics have this dumb 80s hard rock flair to them which i enjoy and find pretty charming about this era. This definitely is a very good album even with it's occasional flaws. Best Song: Summertime Rolls Worst Song: Ted, Just Admit It...
I liked Jane says with Steel Drums.
Just the cover makes me not want to listen to it
I don't get this album. It should be within my taste profile but it was sour.
Jane's Addiction has always been treasured more by critics than I. When NOTHING'S SCHOCKING and later RITUAL DE' HABITUAL came out I was underwhelmed with everything but Stephen Perkins playing and the creation of the LOLLAPALOOZA festival itself. Perry Farrell's voice is annoying and his antics even more so. Competent, but not engaging, and far from enthralling.
Full on subjective review: turns out Perry Farrell is a shitbox of a person. I still like Dave Navarro, but dude looks like he loves the smell of his own farts. The other two? Other than being brilliant musicians, I know very little. I like it that way. But this an absolute game changer of an album, a masterpiece on every level. I'm certainly biased due to my age when this was released. But for me this album was a bridge from hair to alternative rock. JA was Los Angeles and loud guitars. But this was when hair still ruled in rock. JA was rock and guitar solos, but it was weird. It was heavy but it was more melodic and less cock rock. Several songs are larger in scale with slow building crescendos. Great tension and release songs. Great example of the alt rock explosion that was to follow.
This one really picked up near the end, I enjoyed it quite a bit. Can't believe the top review for this is some idiot crying about nipples on an album cover lmao
Hard Rock Einige recht nette Abschnitte Insgesamt nicht meine Musik
Mumbling Gen X bullshit
It is a great album but the vocals are grating at times.
Favorite tracks: Jane Says, Standing in the Shower...Thinking I like Jane Says so I was looking forward to hearing the rest of the album and boy did it not hold up. A few good moments, but overall the vocalist gets old VERY quickly and the constant distortion borders on grating. In general it doesn't feel like I missed out by not listening to the whole album prior to this list.
Whats shocking to me is that this is an 80’s record
It’s alright I suppose but nothing crazy.
I’m trying to think of what to say about it…
I love Jane Says. There is some interesting stuff here. I think I have a hard time liking it because seeing them live was such a disappointment
thinking about how this came out a year before bleach and three years before nevermind is like the realization that wire were releasing records at the same time as the ramones. i think i had always lowkey assumed that janes addiction were one of the 90s bands signed in a rush to find the next nirvana. still i'd like to think u can tell its a startling album rather than a trend-chasing one...incredibly thrilling and explosive, "druggy" in a very alerting way. the big hit singles, tucked away on side b (synchronicity moment!), are colorful and idiosyncratic even compared to the other material...tho the grueling and breathless ted just admit it deserves special mention too. kinda low expectations but what a pleasant surprise!!! incredibly exciting and bold rock music
Not for me, but better than I was expecting
I first fell in love with Jane's Addiction nearly 40 years ago when this album hit my ears. Perry Farrell's unmistakable vocals and Dave Navarro's killer guitar work hooked me instantly. Even after all this time, the record still feels as fresh and exciting as ever, it never gets old.
I remember hearing the song had a dad on 89.5 WSOU and loved it. Picked up the album and was blown away. 16 year old me, a metal head hadn’t heard anything like this record. I love it. It’s an excellent album and certainly broadened my musical horizons. Huge impact on me. Huge personalities in the band, weird lyrics and it just fucking rocks. 5 easy stars.
Trop rock repetitif pour moi
“Everybody’s so full of shit!” You’re telling me. I liked this more than I expected I would. “Jane Says” is the obvious hit but I could do without the steel drums. Some of this album reaches for something grander and poignant but doesn’t quite grasp it (“Ted, Just Admit It…”). Succeeds in its more classic rock-minded moments. Engineered and mixed beautifully.
Perry Farrell sounds like Luther in The Warriors. Screeching and whining trying to impersonating Robert Plant. For me, he ruins some of the best bass and lead guitar in 80s hard rock. I don’t remember a time when this album didn’t exist. I have a deeper appreciation for Eric Avery after four listens today.
Standing in the shower thinking about what makes this album potentially important: Bold, forward thinking, and influential. Looking back, it can be difficult to hear how groundbreaking Jane's was at this point, but they were the right band at the right time to help push rock away from the 80s esthetic.
MOUNTAIN SONG always will kick butt. JANE SAYS for its annoying ubiquitousness, will still force me to yell, ‘Jane says, “Have you seen my wig around?”… still love said track however. PIGS IN ZEN super catchy grooves!
Not my top choice but it was alright
tbh didn't know that Jane's Addiction was around in 1988. Didn't care for this
A really good album with great musicianship and creative songwriting. Just not enough great songs, like Ocean Size, Mountain Song and Jane Says
I’m very eh with this band 3/5
Overall not great, but the hits are enough to pull it up to a 3
This seemed better than expected as ive discovered a general dislike of American college rock. There was some real edge to it, the tunes came through and some real musicality shone through.
Liked the vibe, added to my library.
hehehehe boob
Fun little album, I like listening to a little hard rock. It's surprising however, how this was made in 1988, really made before it's time, and that's awesome. 7/10
While I've heard of Jane's Addiction in passing, before today I've never actually listened to any of their music. After listening through Nothing's Shocking, I'm not sure if I'm better or worse off. I'll get it out of the way, the vocals on most tracks suck. Every now and again Farrell will do a cool scream that will have me thinking "oh maybe the vocals aren't so bad", only to immediately be dropped into a section that doesn't block his voice with a wall of guitars and drums. Outside of this major flaw, the record is honestly pretty good. Summertime Rolls stood out immediately to me, that bass tone is just so nostalgic of this era of Alt-Rock for me. In general, when the band gets in a groove, it's easy to tune out the vocals and just vibe to it. I can see why the target demographic for this band is stoner uncles named Bob. Shout out to the horns on Idiots Rule that caught me so off-guard I choked on my water.
Better than Ritual De Lo Habitual but I still find this band to be annoying, mostly Perry Farrel’s vocals. Hopefully now that I’ve had two in the same week I’ll be done with Jane’s Addiction for the rest of this list.
Music for angsty teens
Jo, hört sich sehr Alternativ und Rockig an....denke das ist genau das was die Künstler erreichen wollten. Trifft bis auf den zweiten Song, aber nicht wirklich meinen Rhythmus oder Geschmack :-/
Nicht meine Geräuschkulisse.
Kack Musik, Kack Album Cover. Jane Says war ok
Fantastic late 80s album that helped usher the world into the 90s.
Genre: Alternative Rock I love this album, and I really love this group. The guitar work is impeccable, the bass lines are neat, funky, and tight, the drumming is virtuosic in whichever style it needs to be, and personally speaking Perry’s vocals are some of my favorite that the Alt/College rock era has to offer. From the opening bass line of Up the Beach to the end of the wild hard rock jam of Pigs in Zen, this is entertaining, full of great music, and a magnificent rock album. Ted, Just Admit It… is one of the triumphs of the late 80s, and that’s ignoring two of the biggest hits the year had to offer (Mountain Song, Jane Says), and some other tremendous deep cuts (Ocean Size, Had a Dad). I love this record to smithureens, and I’ve listened to it maybe 15-20 times and don’t see myself getting tired of it. 5/5
Fits right in to all the 90's alternative and grunge that I love, even though it's not from the 90's
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would based on the edgy cover. A lot of ideas explored creatively, variance in sound while still sounding cohesive and recognizable. Nothing really stood out melodically. Lyrics are cookie-cutter rebellious, and at this point in history (2026), that vibe is pretty washed out. Kinda gives "I'm not like the other girls." Strong instrumentation and production, but the high pitched noodly guitars get a bit tiring. A worthwhile listen even if it's not completely my thing. 3.2/5.
This album was in constant rotation when I was in high school, even after Ritual came out. Perhaps not as good as I remember at the time, but brings back memories.
Bien vénère c'est nice
Belle découverte
Grave ma came
Classic rock for the new age
Wait, what? This album came out in 1988? I could have sworn it was a 2000's release. Weird. I guess, factoring that in, they may have been ahead of their time. Jane says and Mountain song are... I guess... Classics. The rest of it, is just fine. They'll both get a spot on the playlist.
Never liked Jane's Addiction. Listening to a whole album did not change my mind.
Great Songs: Good Songs: Ocean Size, Had a Dad, Standing In the Shower... Thinking, Summertime Rolls, Mountain Song, Idiots Rule, Jane Says, Pig's in Zen Mid Songs: Up the Beach, Ted, Just Admit It..., Thank You Boys Bad Songs:
3.4 Woulda been way higher if the cover didn't suck so much.
See THIS is what I like in rock!!! Great riffs and energy without sacrificing melody and tune. Phew, I'm glad I'm not just going to be a hater of all late-80s-90s alt rock.
actually really like this melodic enough but w some grit ‘summertime rolls’ the favourite
I thought I would like this album a bit more, I heard it a few times in my childhood but it's decent. I guess I'm more of a greatest hits guy when it comes to this band
Good guitar playing and decent songs, but I can’t stand the vocals. Sounds more “straight ahead rock” than I remember, but that could just be a hindsight is 20/20 thing.
Loved this album when it came out. Played it non stop. Amazing how well it holds up after 37 years.
It was good to hear the whole album
More hype than substance.
putz I'm not in the mood for this one
yeah kinda cool, no standouts tho, listened halfheartedly :(
Fuck, yeah! When "Mountain Song" debuted on MTV's "Headbanger's Ball", it effectively pulled me from being a devout Heavy Metal fan into the rapidly expanding world of Alternative Rock. Jane's Addiction was the perfect bridge to a new kind of music. Next stop, "120 Minutes".
Cowgirl in the Sand
Overall: 8/10 This could have potentially been an all-timer if Perry Farrell wasn't such butt. He sucks as a person and a vocalist and he's easily the weakest link in a band that paved the way for a lot of alternative/grunge bands. Shoutout especially goes to Eric Avery, who's distinctive basslines constantly wow me with their versatility. Fav Song: Mountain Song
Where do I begin? Already a Dave Navarro fan so when keeping an ear open for the guitar I was very satisfied with that. He was amazing and can seriously shred. The downside? I cannot stand Perry Farrell. The vocals could be fine, but hearing the whiny tones, combined with knowing he's a massive douche, just made for a less than desirable listen. If your just here to hear the instruments it's great, just tune out the asshole
Nice cover art, some classics from my youth, and I saw Perry Ferrell on an airplane once flying back from Phoenix to LA after the super bow (my Pats won, and his Seahawks lost), so 4 stars.
Oli vaikee kuunnella loppuun
Nothing Shocking is an apt title.
*No music, just screaming vocals and banging instruments. Many tracks offensive to some people
I've listened to this one hundreds of times. One of my favorites from the college days. An easy 5.
Well .... there is nothing shocking about this album. I have never been a fan of Jane's Addiction, but I know people absolutely love them. I had a friend in Junior High and High School, who had this tape and the next album. So I have heard this album, but funny thing is I dont remember much of it, as it obviously did not stick with me over the years. Its a good album, but I am still not a fan.
Strange, intense headbanging music.
Always enjoyed 'Jane Says', never heard much else. Enjoyable overall. Not sure I would listen to an entire album, but I wouldn't skip an occasional song that popped up on shuffle.
Strong Alt Rock debut from Jane's Addiction.
Had the pleasure of seeing the 25 year anniversary tour for this one where they sucked ass and were terrible. This feels like another album that was probably ground breaking and a huge breath of fresh air for when it came out. It has been done so much better since then. A lot of this is rage against the machine with a much worse vocalist. I am a huge hater of Mr Peripheral but I do think he does some really cool things with his voice/effects. The issue is I hate him on these songs. I do like mountain song and Jane says, honestly I like most of this album minus Perry. Pigs in Zen is half turnstile half rage it’s so strange. The album cover is a load shit too. Feeling a very light three. I assume we’ll get ritual too, which I grew up with and like more but it’s still not great.
Probably would have rated higher if Perry hadn't done the number on stage with Navarro and Avery. Jane Says it's great, but man, it's a bummer it ended like it did.
I appreciate the album against all the other music out at the time. A very different sound. And it helped to usher in "alternative " music. But thats a lot of perry farrell.
Great band sound, vocals were hit or miss depending on the song.
Listened a handful of times, not every song was my cup of tea but enjoyed the intensity. I'd place it second after Rage Against the Machine in my workout playlist from the albums we've heard so far.
Låter inte som ett album från 1988! Var tvungen att dubbelkolla när jag började lyssna. Jag fastnar i övrigt direkt. 1+ min in i första låten är jag hooked. Otroligt skön rock. Sen håller det genomgående jävligt hög nivå. Det rockar på med perfekt avvägning av gitarr. En smula funk (idiots rule). Det är i princip bara "pigs in zen" (och thank you boys) som jag inte helt omfamnar. Detta kommer jag definitivt lyssna mer på. Synd att jag inte gjort det tidigare (har ju hört talas om bandet, men aldrig lyssnat). Svinnajs!
Den här var lite klurig för mig. På pluskontot att det är riktigt bra rent tekniskt och jag gillar genomgående den instrumentella atmosfären (i synnerhet gitarren är grym) och viben överlag. På minuskontot är sångarens röst, även om jag lärde mig acceptera den efter flera lyssningar, och att jag tycker det är lite för få riktigt starka låtar (i klass med Mountain song och Jane says). En fyra ska den väl ha i alla fall.
Ah, my second and final Jane’s Addiction album to review, and it’s one that I’ve actually listened to before. I bought this album back in the late aughts, after seeing it on the original 1001 Albums list. I wanted to branch out from all the classic rock I listened to in college, and so I started checking out a lot of early alternative rock. I honestly don’t remember what I thought about this album, but I know that I still really like “Mountain Song” and “Jane Says.” I’m excited to dive into this album again today! I can’t believe that I haven’t revisited this album in so long. Nothing’s Shocking isn’t a five-star album for me, but it’s still really good. Everything on here sounds great, but man, the guitar work is really on another level. The drumming and bass playing are fine, but on most of the songs, Dave Navarro’s guitar playing far outshines everyone else’s contributions. I know he’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but I like Perry Farrell’s vocals. His style and voice are unconventional, but I love some really unique vocals, and he delivers on that. I enjoyed that there was so much diversity in the sound from song to song on this album as well. My biggest critique of this album is that I underwhelmed by the lyrical portion of the songwriting, and there were a few songs that felt like filler. Despite those flaws, I would still come back to this album, although I’d maybe skip a few parts. A few notes on some individual songs: “Up the Beach” was an excellent lead off track. The booming drums and echoing effects compliment the guitar playing really well. Perry’s little vocal fills were excellent too. “Ocean Size” was a great follow up to this song, with the multiple guitars keeping pace with the big sound of “Up the Beach.” “Ted, Just Admit It…” is such a journey. The guitar playing was great, and I loved those madcap drums towards the end of the song. “Mountain Song” is absolutely iconic. The bass playing on the introduction is fantastic, and the main guitar riff is incredibly catchy. The drum fills towards the end of the chorus each time are great, and for a song that has a slower tempo, “Mountain Song” is bursting with energy. “Idiots Rule” is sneakily one of the best songs on the album. I love the variation that the horns provide on this song, and the lyrics are really great. Like “Mountain Song,” “Jane Says” is iconic as well. The guitar playing is so simple, but that guitar riff is instantly recognizable. I really love the gentleness of the steel drums, and Perry’s vocals are at their best on this song. The story of the lyrics is so dark and sad, and I love how they contrast with the song’s bright sound. Nothing’s Shocking is a really solid album. Jane’s Addiction changed the game with this one, and it’s hard to imagine the direction alternative rock would have taken without this album’s contributions.
Take me back to the heyday of 90s rock…no, actually, on second thought, leave me where I am…
I’m the 90s I always felt like should like these guys. And I really tried. And I do like parts of this. There’s just not enough to hold my attention- it’s too trebly or something for me. It need more weight. I can still appreciate their impact though.
Better than the other album.
Day675 - jane says is still one of my favorite songs ever
Kinda terrible, the soft screaming style is really bad Will I listen to again: 0%
I’d never heard of Jane addiction before, I would definitely give this a high 3 I enjoyed the album
The band is pretty solid. The singer though... yeesh... like a dying cat. Band: 4, singer 1. AVG 2.5. I will round down.
I tried to like it. Something about the guy’s voice….
I don't like Perry's voice at all. Some of the riffs are alright but there's nothing great here.
They're kinda boring
This sounds like 90s the offspring but gone cock rock Ocean Size I kinda liked... not so much the rest... God this is annoying My friend really likes Jane's and the song the Mountain song and that riff in particular, but I just do not like this, I'm sorry Jane Says... it's like a stolen led zeppelin acoustic riff with terribly sung lyrics over it and awful production, the tipamni, steel drum thingy in this is so fucking bad. Like really ? Haha Maybe I did not hear Ocean Size properly because I hate everything else on this album... On spotify when the album was over it directly played the next one and the first song was called "stop!" and I thought to myself "yes please".
Good album, loses some points for the cover though.
I just don’t like these guys. But, wholly their own sound, so points there, and Mountain Song is a fun stomper. 3/ 5
Obnoxious and in your face. I really don't like Perry's voice, but I don't think anybody else could pull off being the vocalist for Jane's Addiction. Really a mash of sounds from the 80s and into the 90s with some edge.
I wasn't particularly impressed. Maybe it stood out more when it came out. The music wasn't all that interesting and the vocals weren't engaging. Some of it was fine, but the rest felt mediocre. It reminded me more of Korn than true rock/metal. Not something I'm inclined to listen to again even if I wouldn't call it outright bad. Overall: 2.2/5
Amazing album. Great band.
I know a little JA and I was more familiar with this album than I thought. I used to have a compilation album where half the tracks were from Nothing’s Shocking. I did not know that this was 1988 as I’ve always associated JA with the 90s. Definitely an all timer for alt rock.
Enjoyed the backing music, solid rock album but not a fan of the singers voice. The scream/whine voice is annoying
Sounds like Queen, Black Sabbath and Zeppelin on heroin. Another weird mix on this record….sounds tinny overall, the vocals are quiet/unintelligible and the bass is really loud. Mostly a good grungey rehash of 70s rock, but not altogether that memorable or something i would seek out.
Overall, the album is not too bad, but it's just a bit meh-felling. There's nothing exciting and the whole album overall didn't really make me feel too excited for what next song could possibly play, but I was mainly looking forward to just moving on and getting back to whatever I was listening to before that.
I vividly remember when this albums was first released and how incredibly novel and refreshing it was. Combining the anthemic stomp of classic rock godfathers like Led Zeppelin, add in a bit of funk, some psychedelia, and sprinkle it with some of the alternative rock influences of the time, and you have a fiercely original creative force with musicians that attack it with uncommon fervor. This is, in my humble opinion, their creative peak - including both their anthem in "The Mountain Song" and their pop cross-over hit in "Jane Says". Great hard rock that holds up to this day.
Dave Navarro's band, which I know from my brief obsession with the show Ink Masters. He's a cool guy. The music is cool too.
I had heard Jane Says and Mountain Song before, and liked those but overall it leans too heavily into guitar solos and rock star posing for my personal taste.
Wow. Yeap
Not my normal taste, but it was fine.
Meh
Had to listen to this twice for logistical reasons. Not quite as awful second time round. Could barely spot a song or a tune in there. There won't be a third.
Call me a contrarian, but I think flaming tits are cool. The album is pretty sweet too.
Cool shit, but sounds like it was written by a prepubescent school bully
50th review since I started going through this list, and whoa, what an album to draw! Yes, Jane's Addiction has a case for being one of the most dysfunctional bands in alternative rock history, mainly due to the erratic and unpredictable character of front man Perry Farrell [i.e. starting fights with his own band members on stage], but when this eclectic four-piece got it right, they got it bloody right, and their debut studio album, 'Nothing's Shocking', is a landmark album of the alternative rock genre. From the sprawling rockers 'Ocean Size' and 'Mountain Song', the sexy groove of 'Ted, Just Admit It...' and the serene brilliance of 'Jane Says', Jane's Addiction found their sound immediately here, and there's plenty of time for each member to shine. Dave Navarro shreds through the album like the underrated guitar innovator he is [there's a good reason the Red Hot Chili Peppers wanted him for 'One Hot Minute'], Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins provide a silky-smooth rhythm section on bass and drums respectively, and despite his incredibly volatile personality, there's no doubting Perry Farrell's uniqueness and flamboyancy as a front man. His biting voice and tender 'hums' are truly one of a kind: irreplicable. Whilst I think their next record, 'Ritual De Lo Habitual' is Jane's greatest accomplishment, 'Nothing's Shocking' is a very close second, and this record had such a major impact on the alternative rock boom of the 1990s, proving that there was indeed room for trippy weirdness in mainstream rock. Fun Fact: the long-running Lollapalooza Music Festival was originally conceived as a farewell tour for Jane's Addiction, and has since become one of the most prominent music festivals in the United States. It's such a shame that Perry Farrell's on-stage implosion last year, throwing punches at Dave Navarro, derailed the classic lineup's reunion tour last year, as we could've seen a late-era Jane's classic that could've lived up to this record. Nevertheless, 'Nothing's Shocking' is essential listening for anyone interested in the development of mainstream alternative rock, as this album and Faith No More's The Real Thing helped set the tone for the grubby colours and sounds of the early 90s. Best songs: Ocean Size, Ted, Just Admit It..., Mountain Song, Jane Says
Solid rock record 👍
not something i would really like 3/5
Accidentally listened to this one on shuffle :( If I listened in order, would I have liked it more? 2/5
Grunge at home ahh band
felt meta being in the shower and thinking, listening to standing in the shower thinking song: jane says
Trying not to give this 1 star since it's my awful ex uncles favourite
I didn't gel with this, some cool tracks in there and a good interesting sound, can hear a bit of RATM (last track) and generally a nice heavy sound, but I guess I'm not massively into this anymore.
I think I just don’t really like this band but man “Jane Says” is such a great song
3.5
Was okay, but nothing amazing.
Never got into Jane’s Addiction. Don’t love his voice
Never really been a big fan. Album seems a little forgotten now.
85% Best: Had a Dad; Mountain Song; Jane Says; Pigs in Zen Must-Hear? Sure
Great, loved the first two songs
Not bad but too rowdy for me
Well that was a good album.
Is niet mijn stijl. Doet mij gekunsteld aan en weet mij op geen enkele moment te grijpen.
A band I've always known, with a frontman I've always known, but somehow I've never listened to this album end to end. I don't know how they evolved this sound, but they absolutely own it.
Jane’s Addiction #1088 all time artist - i started with last fm in 2006 and I know i’ve heard plenty of JA but they seem one of those bands who I just didn’t stick with. I’m sure I’ve heard this record sometime, but not in the past 19 years apparently! Jane Says and Mountain Song still sound ok but some of this is... bad?
Pretty good music most times but I did not enjoy the singing
I like this but the next album is better
Nope.
I don’t normally care for this band but I found this album to be pretty refreshing.
Quite enjoyed the first two or three notes but it fell away rather badly after that before descending into screaming.