Nothing's Shocking

Pretty fun rock album

Pretty iconic album cover and good music.

I quite liked the second half of the album.

Kolejny bardzo przeciętny album. Doceniam ballady z tej płyty, bo mają w sobie coś ciekawego, ale reszta kawałków to typowe szarpanie drutów. Ani to wyjątkowe ani poruszające. 5/10

Pretty good hard rock. Not much to say on this one.

This album was fine. A bit heavier than I prefer but not offensively so. I'm not a normal listener of Jane's Addiction but know they are a pretty big influence in their genre. Obviously highlighted by Jane Says. 5.25/10 (2.625/5)

No major complaints - expected it to be a bit grungier than this but overall pretty good rock album! Enjoyed the acoustic elements

Nothing Shocking here, just a decent debut album. Starts out a bit rough, but improves as it moves along. Last four songs make for a good lineup to the finish. Thank You Boys (best song)is a nice change of pacer followed by the obvious Jane Says. Who’s Jane? (2.7*s)

Always felt Jane's Addiction was one of the most overrated bands and after listening to "Nothing Shocking," I am not shocked that I still stand by that claim. It's a decent debut, title track stands out with a couple others making ripples like "Idiots Rule" and "Pigs in Zen." The rest is mediocre in my opinion and I think the only reason these guys made a splash in the late 80s is cause they featured a steel drum in an alternative song. Farrelly got an annoying voice no doubt but Navarro can pluck and the drummer is tight on the kit but the real shiner is the bassist. Props for debuts that are worthy enough for the list compared to an artist's 29th album or a live one so it ain't for nothing when I give this album a 2.57.

No strong feelings, good background music at work if I keep the volumn down.

3.09

While I can appreciate this album and the importance it had as a bridge between 80s rock and 90s funk and Rrock bands, I've just never really liked Jane's Addiction.

с каким же кайфом вспомнил игру Marc Ecko’s Getting Up когда услышал "Mountain Song"

I think went middle of the road for the last album of theirs I reviewed. Some good drums and guitar work, musically it’s pretty decent. Sadly, the vocals start getting a little hard to put up with. I realise they were pretty important for the alternative rock scene, but (although I like it generally speaking), it didn’t wow me.

JA has a few songs that really appeal to me, though overall something misses on the rest. I see the value of the band, but it just doesn't hit my music bone (I think yhats in tge limbic section of the brain).

Ok album, never really got into these guys

I liked this album better than expected, but the style of vocalization wore thin pretty quickly. This one is a low 3 for me.

Solid ass 3

Favorite Track: Jane Says

It was pretty different from what I expected, but i had fun. Don't think I'm gonna come back to this one, but still a strrooong 3

Nothing outstanding but nothing terrible either

The bridge between 80s rock excess and 90s alternative, what was and what would come. "Jane Says" gets all the attention, but "Mountain Song" is the real one here.

Was surprised to hear a little bit of TOOL here. Not a ton, and mostly the earlier stuff, but it was there. That was neat, but not neat enough to give this more than 3 stars. The dude's voice is super annoying. 3/5

I liked this a lot better than Ritual de lo Habitual. It felt more raw and genuine and was good solid rock music.

Good guitar work and energy. Didn't love the singing. Mellow tunes were good.

Music is ok, idc about the people in the slightest good for them for making history. 3 star

Jaaaaaaane saaaaaays, “I like a lot of the music, not so keen on the vocals”

Jane Says hits so hard, still to this day. This album was really ahead of it's time (it came out in '88! I mean, Faith by George Michael was no. 1 in '88 (I just looked it up)). Perry Ferrell is a freaky bohemian addict who made weird music that defied genre. Not sure I love it per se, but I love the spirit and how it felt slightly more like "outsider art" when it eventually got lumped into grunge. Not on this album, but Being Caught Stealing music video is a marvel and is burned into my brain as the most bizarre thing I could see as a child sneaking into watch MTV without my parents knowledge.

I feel like I liked this band more in the past. It may just be that I didn't really care for this album.

It’s raw and rough, with a sound that feels loose but intentional. The vocals are sharp and cutting, kind of like an edgier David Bowie, but I still loathe Perry's voice. Some of the basslines remind me of early Red Hot Chili Peppers, but everything here is darker and more moody. It’s messy noodling in a way that kinda works, especially for the time.

Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking Good album, I expected it to be really weird because of the album cover, but to be honest, there are bangers in this album, i'm not going back to listen to this though for obvious reasons, but i'll listen to that one than that fred neil album again, this sounds way more fun and cool (no wonder why MC Ride sampled this for his songs, this goes hard!!). Overall, this is good! 1.- Up the Beach = 9/10 2.- Ocean Size = 9/10 3.- Had a Dad = 8/10 4.- Ted, Just Admit It... = 8/10 5.- Standing in the Shower... Thinking = 7/10 6.- Summertime Rolls = 9/10 7.- Mountain Song = 7/10 8.- Idiots Rule = 8/10 9.- Jane Says = 9/10 10.- Thank You Boys = 6/10 11.- Pig's In Zen = 7/10 FINAL SCORE: 7.9/10

Whenever I hear a death grips sample in the wild I feel like I've just stuck a fork into an outlet. I liked this album. I'm probably not gonna go out of my way to listen to it again. The singer is kind of annoying.

Not really my cup of tea but not unpleasant.

I have to admit, I’m pretty burnt out on a lot of these songs, but I still have to give Jane’s Addiction respect for standing the test of time. When they first came out, they were played alongside glam rock and hair metal bands. As that era faded, they seamlessly blended into the grunge movement. Even beyond that, as music continued to evolve, they always stayed relevant with whatever was happening at the time. That’s probably why I’m burnt out on them, these songs have been played for as long as I can remember.

Pretty good. More metallic than alternative. Jane Says is a classic. Too bad Perry Farrell is such a prick. Not totally consistent but a decent listen.

Another great Perry album from the days he had a slight clue of what was going on.

Only thing I knew about them was Perry farrells recent on stage breakdown. Felt later songs better, but probably wouldn’t go back

P indifferent to this

6/10 - It was screamy but somehow I liked it more idk. The voice was more gravely and the backing track was so much better. I liked Idiots Rule a lot and thank you boys was an interesting change of pace.

A bit too heavy for me to really get into it, but I think I almost liked it

A little underwhelmed tbh. Loved some of the songs though but for aw highly as people regard it I wasn’t too blown away.

a little tired at the end of this album

Wanting to know more about the cover art I fell down a rabbit hole about Casey Niccoli. Oof. Anyway, my college boyfriend absolutely loved Jane's Addiction back in the day, I didn't as much. Listening again he was right. Unlike with Sonic Youth. Still, minus a star for the Casey situation.

Impressive guitar, but a bit like 80's rock. The vocals ... not so good.

Pretty good 90s electic hard rock. Diverse pallete of subgenres.

I was familiar with the hits from this album. Giving it a full listen- it was about what I expected. Jane's Addiction has a distinct sound but still captures a lot of thr alternative sound that I enjoy in 90s rock. Not much stood out- just a solid album with a clear sound and vision

i could give this a higher score but i had a bad day

Not a huge fan of the mix, too much dist/fuzz

I like this album more now than I did when I had to listen to it overandoverandover in the early 90s. I like the guitar best. I still don't like Jane Says. It reminds me of angsty grunge boys smoking cigarettes. I liked them, I never liked the song.

It’s not fair at all, but listening to this after Ritual De Lo Habitual made that album seem a little worse by association. I’m not sure what changed between their first and second albums, but Nothing’s Shocking feels like it doesn’t have that spark, that restlessness, and that variety that made me enjoy Ritual so much, while also highlighting the elements that work against the band, most notably Perry Farrell’s vocals, which sound incredibly adolescent on this album. It’s a shame, what with the explicit Velvet Underground influence, and how much I’ve liked their other work, I wanted to like this better

I remember disliking this band as a child listening to the radio but as an adult I thought it wasn't so bad!

never knew this band but enjoyed this enough

Wow, this very 90's album came out in the 90's. This is the first time hearing most of this. Other than surprising me at work with the cover art nothing here really stood out. Jane Says was always an unzippable song on the radio but a little too much of the whiney singing made me a little relieved when the album was over.

It's okay. It strikes me as something that was probably radical at the time, a trend-setter, but now it is most relegated to background sound. It was cool, but not really cool enough to be something I'll likely ever return to.

This was fine. I don't think I'd heard anything beyond "Jane Says" before, and I don't think I'll be seeking out any more Jane's Addiction. 3.0

A strong three; I enjoyed this quite a lot, though maybe not quite as much as Ritual de lo Habitual. Only song I was familiar with was Jane Says; that's the strongest on the album.

great hard rock with a solid amount of alternative influence

This is pretty good. A bit inconsistent.

I love how grudge this sounds. A little too heavy for my liking.

My fave was Jane Says

Their top hits r good, but only 1 on this album

Jane's Addiction's debut album and a fine introduction to their alt-rock stylings. Stand out is of course Jane Says, but listen out for Summertime Rolls too.

It's strange how something released in 1988 can sound much more outdated than other albums on the list that are more than 60 years old, but that is what happened with Jane's Addiction for me. I can see the qualities, and 1 or 2 songs are still great, but the album as a whole is a product of the 80s and should be kept there.

Honestly kind of boring beyond a few tracks

It's not my type of music but I respect it. They also sound like they gave the red hot chili peppers some inspiration. The best tracks here are the slower ones.

Having received this album after Farrell and Navarro’s now-infamous onstage scuffle that resulted in the cancellation of their tour, I suppose nothing IS shocking. And that goes for these songs too: perfectly fine in 2024, but probably more hard-hitting in the 90s.

3 stars. They okay. Jane says is a overplayed song

Glad this came up a week after Jane's addiction got in a fight on stage and cancelled their tour. Would have been quite the scene at a concert to witness. Always found the singer to not really fit with the band or something like that, can't really explain it but his voice is just a bit off putting. The songs themselves though were pretty standard but good 90s rock. Thank you Boys was a funny little jazz number that I didn't expect.

I have to admit, I’m pretty burnt out on a lot of these songs, but I still have to give Jane’s Addiction respect for standing the test of time. When they first came out, they were played alongside glam rock and hair metal bands. As that era faded, they seamlessly blended into the grunge movement. Even beyond that, as music continued to evolve, they always stayed relevant with whatever was happening at the time. That’s probably why I’m burnt out on them, these songs have been played for as long as I can remember.

Can't really tell one song from another.

eh better than the other rock albums I had, but would not relitsten to any of these pieces

It was ok. I used to like this album, but I found it more annoying than likable.

Kind of wacky punk rock album. I enjoyed some of the songs, but for me, the vibe didn’t quite match what I like. I think I knew the song Jane Say’s from Rockband or Guitar Hero. I liked the jazz song near the end. Funny. Standouts: Ocean Size, Ted, Just Admit It…, and Jane Says.

Classic, again wasn’t really into them when they were out was only 2 when this hit. But I appreciate what they were doing and have done.

Solid record Al the way through.

too screamy but still alright

I wish every song could've been as good as Jane Says.

There is some good music on this album, but I remain intractable on Perry Farrell's singing style. Simply not for me, but I do love Navarro's guitar and Eric Avery's bass lines. Pigs of Zen, Mountain Song, and Jane Says are the tracks worth listening again. 3/5.

HARD ROCK!!! GOD PLEASE NO!!!

i guess i sollt des mögen aber iwie bleibt nit viel hängen

Not bad but not good either.

Never given a full listen to one of their albums. Some decent songs but nothing special.

Täähän on tällästä vihasempaa rhco:tä. Ei huono muttei superhyväkään 3/5

I've never really felt drawn towards getting into Jane's Addiction but I enjoyed this a lot today. Very solid record.

Good compositions but the singing is irritating. Music festival music. 3.4

3.5 Grungy, sounds great, classic songs

Sounds like early 90s grunge, but still from the 80s, sounds ahead of its time. Clean, different (for its time), I didn't not enjoy it.. 3* Not higher because not a sound I super enjoy and was a little repetitive. Vocals sound whiny after a while. Idiots rule had some brass, which was cool. Thank you boys seemed random, but then I remembered albums used to do this, have this off track toward the end that didn't match anything else. Highlights: mountain song, jane says

Decent album. The lead singer has a unique voice that definitely helps add to the charm but I wouldn't call the music groundbreaking. Jane Says is the only song I knew coming in and probably the only one I would put on by myself.

Two very cursory listens. Sounded good based on those, but no song jumped out as exceptional. Will definitely revisit... someday.

I tried to get into this album for years shortly after it came out. I've always found his voice to be grating and jarring. It's just not for me.

Was going back and forth between enjoying the variety and thinking they had *range*, and enjoying the variety and thinking they were just throwing spaghetti at a wall to see what would stick. It's a lot of music packed into one album. The rare album where I liked the back half better than the front. Cannot believe they manahed to ride this and their follow up album to relevance into the 2000s.

they were always peripherally available and interesting, but i never got into them. there's some very fun things here, but i think all of it was better done on their second album and in their other bands

For some reason I always thought Jane's Addiction was a precursor to Maroon 5?! I don't know where I got that misconception. This was alright. I wouldn't listen again.

having not listened to them before this project, i think i like jane's addition. i disliked the one song that i knew, but into the rest. 2.5

In my opinion, truly nothing is shocking about this if you're looking back at it and are someone who's been involved at all in an 'alternative' subculture. It made me think about how Jane's Addiction played at a music festival I attended and most of their press coverage after the fact was about how they'd had people perform a suspension act (so like, hooks pierced into their flesh and lifted up on a wire) which is certainly A Thing To Do but just didn't strike me as the most boundary-pushing concept to do in the 2010s. Maybe I'm missing the context. It's fine!

Good one

Surprised by this album. Best tracks are Had a Dad, Standing in the Shower Thinking and Jane Says 3/5

I think it was a decent album. I understand the dislike towards his voice but overall a bit surprising and unexpected because I probably was expecting hard rock

still hate the cover art & Farrell's voice I find whiny after about 3 or 4 tracks. great guitar & sound-especially considering this was 1988 & hair metal was still in play. 3.5 stars

Wild for 88. Kinda starting to bring in a new sound to rock. The vocals get annoying, but not enough to turn away.

- interesting cover art that’s for sure - great as music for work/readings - some superb guitar - personally disagree with ‘sex is violent’ but yknow that doesn’t take away from the music - vibe of ‘Jane Says’ is far more acoustic than the rest of the album; I suppose it makes sense that it’s their top song? - solid rock album i would say, good variation through it - 3/5

"Nothing's Shocking" is the debut studio album by Jane's Addiction, originally released in 1988. Funny, I just got another influential album yesterday coincidentally also released in 1988 in Mudhoney's "Superfuzz Bigmuff". I mentioned in my review of that album that by the late 1980s, rock music was in need of a change from the hair metal and synthpop that dominated the charts. Superfuzz Bigmuff was a catalyst for what was to come with grunge in the 90s. That's also the case here, but for more alternative styles of rock. In fact, I feel as though Jane's Addiction was even more of a perfect catalyst for change in this era of music. Mudhoney really stuck to their punk roots and returned a project that was not as digestible to, say, most hair metal or pop fans. What Jane's Addiction did very well with this album was blend alternative, pop, funk, and a few other genres to generate a (somehow) more marketable record. The obvious standout on here is the pop gem "Jane Says" but other tracks also carry their weight such as the dub-influenced "Ted, Just Admit It..." or the funky "Standing in the Shower...Thinking". That being said, I think this record falls short in some areas where their follow-up picks up on. The production on here is not the best. The drums are overly boomy and give off a Phil Collins vibe at times. Dave Navarro's guitar tone also sounds a bit...dry? IDK but the production is a bit distracting. I also feel like some of the lyrical content on here isn't as strong as on their follow-up. Still an enjoyable listen that absolutely deserves a spot on this list.

This is what I signed up for

Don't like the voice, otherwise ok

Probably at least a 3.5. Interesting time capsule - almost hair metal meets grunge. A real transition time in music.

This album is OK but nowhere near as good as "Ritual". It has the right sound (vocals / guitar), but the songs just don't hook me nearly as much.

Even with how groundbreaking this still sounds, I don't know that it personally rises to the level of listening to anything besides the familiar hits.

Ágætis rokk og ról.

Lots of good stuff, and energy

Could never really get into JA. I think I just don’t like Perry Farrell’s vocal style.

just okay, nothing shocking.

Enjoyed it more than expected. Probably won't listen again as not really to our taste, though.

I had two Jane’s Addiction songs from Napster circa 1999. Jane Says and Caught Stealing. Listing to this album now made confirmed that I was okay just having those two songs. It’s not really my jam. But I get that these guys were big in getting alternative music established. IMO, Lollapolooza was the best thing to come out of James Addiction.

Ook deze band komt heel graag over alsof het hen allemaal niet zo uitmaakt. Dat blijkt ook uit de verklaring over de hond in hun latere hit. Zij blafte per ongeluk en dat hebben ze maar laten zitten. Jaja, in een booth in een studio. Ehuh. Maar prima dat ze een imago willen creëren. Imago is onderdeel van het product muziek en dat doet iedereen wel natuurlijk. Op dit album uit hun aangemeten imago zich doordat er soms wat valse uitschieters niet zijn overgedaan of wellicht expres zo zijn ingezongen (in Ocean Size bijvoorbeeld de uithaal 'In the Skyyyyy"). En toch heeft dit meer dan albums van anderen die zo graag ongeïnteresseerd over willen komen. De meeste seconden van de plaat hebben die gekkigheid niet. Denk je het weg, dan staat er best een kwaliteitsband. Ook al mist het album wel een goede uitschieter.

Not generally my cup of tea but I appreciate the effort. Sounds like Zeppelin meets Rob Zombie I guess?

Jane's Addiction was not a regular listen when they first hit the scene as it was a little early for me. But after absorbing this album today, I really enjoyed it - the overall sound was very nostalgic. I never leaned into what they had to offer when they were popular, but upon this revisit, Jane's Addiction is like the dirty cousin of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, different but still having the same sort of vibe. If you can get past Perry Farrell's voice, you just might like them.

Same vocals, same style syncopated drum parts, very similar guitar riffs on every track, but .... An ok listen somehow.

Jane's Addiction was that band that I would listen to endlessly at night and drift off to sleep while Perry Ferrel's lyrics lulled me. Nothing's Shocking carves out a lane in the Alt/Grunge genre that could only belong to Jane's. While I'm a bigger fan of Ritual de lo Habitual, this album strikes some memories of a-way-back-when. 3.5/5

i like the music, the voice. im curious how its sounds, if the music was a bit slower. overall i think its pretty decent!

The album is a wash of good sounds and dumb lyrics, more tone poem than anything actually poetic, especially in the first half of the album. Then you close, essentially, with Mountain Song, Jane Says, and Pigs in Zen and you go "oh, so these weirdos do have some legit range"

Perry Farrell's voice uniquely cuts through the power trio rock. Navaro somehow gets a mean but somewhat thin sounding guitar tone and the drums sound like they were recorded in a warehouse - huge but not Phil Collins' 80 sound. toys with some psychedelic, metal, and grungy hard rock without fully encapsulating any of them.

Gear: Focal Clear Mix : arg dünn und zurückhaltend Musik: historisch beeindruckend für 1988 - musikalisch nur eingeschränkt in 2024. Nicht spektakulär, aber gut allemal. Wertung: 💉💉(💉)/5 (inkl. +1 für "Jane Says")

Rockalbummit ordentlich power aber leider keinem erkennbaren stilistischen Konzept . Es hat gute Stellen aber auch einige Längen und misslungene Klangexperimente. Irgendwie klingt alles noch unausgereift … keine Wunder das Album prägte später Grunge und Hardrock, was aber 1989 noch niemand ahnen konnte. Solide Stücke sind „Had A Dad“ & „Jane Says“

How did the voice and the guitar work so insanely well together??

Decent album, I hat Dave Nabarro though

I knew the name, but never cared to listen to them (too many things to listen to and it's already hard to catch up with new releases to lose too much time in oldies). I was expecting... more? better? They have a stellar reputation, I guess I can understand what makes them interesting when it came out but... Farell's voice is pretty annoying, Navarro is shredding too much for the genre, and it sometimes lacks coherence. The slower/quieter songs are better. This is OK, but far for memorable.

Meh, it was okay. The single was the only song I knew, and was the highlight of the album. Best part though was, when it finished, Apple Music assumed I then wanted to listen to Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam, which I did.

"Jane Says" is a pretty solid track, but I didn't find the rest of the music very compelling, mostly due to the fact I find Perry Farrell's voice pretty annoying. But they were an influential band, so getting some exposure to them through this list is fine.

I CLOSE MY EYES AND SEIZE IT I CLENCH MY FISTS AND BEAT IT I LIGHT MY TORCH AND BURN IT I AM THE BEAST I WORSHIP

Taba bien, es el tipo del reality de tatuajes Omg

I wanted to love it more but I didn't quite vibe with the sound. I like Pixies and REM so why not this? Perhaps there's a lack of melody and story; more mood over substance. Fair play to them.

Never listens ti this band before but the guitarist is really good and there's something about the sing structure and production that caught my ear. Will explore more.

I don't like the vocal effects placed on the lead singer's voice. The guitarist is too talented for this band. It's a really loud album and sometimes the lyrics are quite ironic. "Standing in the Shower...Thinking" was really funny to me. Overall, didn't really enjoy this album much.

First track is excellent and then the rest are decent. Not bad, but I would have preferred something more in line with the intro!

Tråkigt på många sätt. Gilla låten om att älska sin flickvän o jane says

- Pure early grunge, though also early enough to have a whole lot of diversity of sound. - "Ted, Just Admit It..." is a bit more interesting and has some interesting thematic qualities. And "Jane Says" is fairly iconic.

I did not mind this album. I thought I would have gotten tired of the whiney voice but I didn't. The lyrics were dark in a silly way... like sex is violent is obviously so straight forward dark but then they talked about being a toothpick in a meatball. Some of the songs could drone in an unpleasant way but nothing unbearable at all. Wieners: Standing in the Shower...Thinking. Title and lyrics are silly but relatable.

It took a while to be in the mood to listen to this album, but it was good once I got there.

Good rock album.

It seems like I’m finishing up some artist’s catalogs on this list. I feel slightly fortunate that this is the last I’ll be hearing of Jane's Addiction. I admire some of what they do, but there hasn’t been one song that has really clicked with me. Before I ever heard Ritual de lo habitual, I only knew of this band from the first song on this record. It was sample by Death Grips in such an effective way that they made it sound like their own sound. But I’m not here to talk about Exmilitary. The first couple of songs gave me the impression this would be heading in a darker direction than their sophomore album. That’s not really the case though. This record feels hard stuck in the sound of “late 80’s pre-grunge heaviness”, mostly with the guitars and vocals. And yet the vocalist rarely feels like he matches the music he is singing over. It’s just too high pitched for me. I thought what made the first album I heard from them sort of off putting was this mildly experimental edge it had to it. And I thought them doing away with that would be the thing that makes it more interesting. But it just made it sound more stale. I can respect a band and not love their music. And this is a debut record. So it doesn’t have to be perfect. At least they improved slightly with their next release. Rating: 6/10

The artwork put me off initially but this was decent enough to get through with no real complaints but nothing that I'd come back for either.

Another meaningless rock album.

Okaye 90s feels

Pretty solid rock, sound really 90s, so I guess its ahead of its time being from 1988. Not sure how best to describe it though.

It’s good. Really good. The singers voice always grated on me but there are moments on this album where his voice is beautiful. Songs like Summertime Rolls are nice and psychedelic. A little timeless. So much of the late 80s, early 90s sound across the rest of the album.

Enjoyed the listen, such a unique sounding band. Mountain Song and Jane Says almost brought it up to a 4, but overall the album was just ok.

Other than the popular songs, I already knew, this wasn’t for me. Period

Bought this when it came out, based on Jane Says. Was disappointed with the rest of the album. Actually enjoyed it more this time.

Loud, raucous and frenetic - also surprisingly musical here and there. Enjoyed JANE SAYS and HAD A DAD. Wouldn't buy it.

Decent, it has its moments but as a whole something is missing for me.

"Jane Says" is still good. Other than that just kind of meh.

I feel like this isn't an album for me. I listened to it in the background and nothing really stood out to me. The songs feel kinda same-y to me and don't really accomplish anything new with each song. Guitar riffs and solos feel pretty lackluster, and overall the vocals are very draining. Will go for a 2nd listen if necessary. 3/5 for me.

Unique group. Great listen.

Demasiado punkarra pa mi gusto

I enjoyed this quite a bit more than I thought I was going to. Jane Says is the obvious classic, an upbeat tune about a sad story but there are plenty of other strong tracks to fill this out. Oceanside was great Ted Just Admit it…. just so weird, druggy and great, covers lots of ground over the 7 minutes.

Best Songs: Ocean Size, Mountain Song Listen Again: Yes

I dug this album. Not too familiar with Jane's Addiction overall but liked the album. The singer's voice is unique but not quite my style, so I dont think listening to this album will lead to me listening to JA more.

A good band with a unique sound. The album rocks hard, and the music is tight. Such a shame about the vocals. It’s not just that Perry Farrell has a bad singing voice. He peels paint. He breaks glass. He makes dogs howl and baby’s cry. I wish the band would reissue this album using different vocals. Maybe AI? Then I’d give it a solid 4.

Nice when I am alone

Pretty good album of rock/verging on what the UK would have as metal. Nothing spectacular but it's a thing.

Excellent!

This album reminds me of my friend Avrum who just loved this band. There are 2-3 songs on this album that I quite like (Jane Says, Mountain Song and Ocean Size) but the rest are take it or leave it. I was never a fan of Perry Ferrel but I do like the sound of the band and playing.

Gutes Album, 2-3 Hits aber auch Längen. Teilweise sehr gut aufgenommen. Tolle Drums.

This was significantly better than the other Jane’s addiction album. This one had some great hardcore guitar and drum work that was between punk and grunge. There were a few songs I recognized that I thought were still pretty solid. Overall this is a good album that blended the 80s rock into the 90s alternative. 6.6/10

I don’t listen to Jane’s Addiction much but they have a distinct, funky, punky sometimes psychedelic style. Good stuff and keeps you guessing.

I haven’t listened to much Jane’s addiction other than their big couple of songs. This album didn’t really move the needle for me.

Tingles of led zeppelin

expected more

Good

Ok, good enough. Rocky thing.

I had put off listening to JA because Spotify kept recommending them to me - shut up Spotify, you don’t know me and can’t tell me what to do!! In the end Spotify was right and I quite enjoyed this album. I was really interested to hear the mishmash of punk and glam rock, and the beginnings of grunge in this album Most addictive track: … Ocean Size

At the time, it was big, loud, different. Not sure if whole album ages well but the 'hits' are still good.

OK viihdyttävä ja voisi helposti soittaa pari kertaa läpi.

Perushyvä levy. Ei jäänyt yksittäisiä biisejä mieleen, mut viihdytti läpi levyn ja tyylihän bändillä on jotenkin siisti ja kolahtaa

Almost 4

Maybe if I listened to it more then I’d like it more, but for now, eh

A really progressive album considering when it was released (at the end of hair metal and just before grunge emerged). It's fun, high energy and Perry Farrell's voice just brings such a unique sound, tone and timbre to their music. I really enjoyed this, it won't be a frequent listen but I appreciate it.

Grunge at its peak

Up The Beach really gives me the chills, at least the part before the singing starts. Had some fun with some of the songs. + Up The Beach (God is watching) + Ted, Just Admit It... + Standing In The Shower, Thinking... (Pissing) + Summertime Rolls + Thank You Boys

eh. Like the 90s all over again .I expected to hate it more!

I had higher hopes for this album given what I had already heard from Jane's Addiction. The positive side is it's hard to imagine this was recorded in the late 80s. It has a very 90s feel to it and would have been on the edge of the new wave of what was to come. Lots of great vibes here but all the songs started to sound the same after a while. Great playing and overall musicianship, but it never really got there for me. Standout tracks: Jane Says, Mountain Song

Some interesting songs, but not really my jam. Mountain Song was a throwback to Rock Band 2 - a song that we always skipped!

3.0

Never knowingly listened to this band, but their style of alt-hard-rock definitely has more variety and dynamism than lots of the rock canon. The whole thing is pretty listenable and not boring - but there's a kind of sleazy posturing feel to it that I dislike, along with the singer's voice. I've listened to it three times and I don't hate it, but I probably won't be coming back. 3*

Decent album.

Like it, I think with a few more listens I might love it.

No really my style but I did enjoy Summertime Rolls and Jane Says.

Yep, pretty classic album.

Much better than most of their peers - they swing for a funky Zep type of sound and often make it work. I don't love it, but I did enjoy ot

Interesting album. “Jane Says” is the track that everyone has heard before but I found the rest of the album louder (in a good way) than I expected but a bit noisy at times. I enjoyed Dave Navarro’s guitar work. I am amazed by the album cover. My first thought was to wonder how the band got away with it in 1988 while the Black Crowes caused such a s-storm with their Amorica album cover in 1994. That said, I am pretty sure the twins had implants. In the end, I just can’t get into Jane's Addiction as a whole. I just don’t care for Farrell’s voice - to me, a little Perry Farrell goes a long way. Listening to this album left me wondering just who is Jane anyway that she had a song written for her by a band named after her and her neuropsychological disorder?

3.5/5

I had a cassette with The Pixies on one side and Jane's Addiction on the other. They were never up to bring measured by that standard, but they do have some good tracks.

Though I'd been more familiar with the Ritual De Lo Habitual album, I thought I hadn't heard this one before, but kept recognising the tracks, Mountain Song, Jane Says, Summertime Rolls and Pigs in Zen. 3.5

Yea pretty good.

Not bad. This seems like kind of an interesting not quite metal, not quite grunge kind of style. Very ridiculous lyrics.

Love Perry Farrell’s voice but not a big fan of the music itself.

I wasn't that fussed either. I liked the guitar playing. I think it might benefit from repeated listens though

Good

Stop👏using👏women's👏names👏in👏your👏band👏name👏if there ain't NO WOMEN in that band!!!👏👏👏 I'm TIRED of expecting to finally hear a woman but then bam, someone with a dick starts singing

For some reason I enjoy the rough edges of Jane's Addiction and this album.

i was surprised that nothing's shocking came out in 1988. a lot of genre precursors are not good at all, and while i didn't love this album by jane's addiction, it's incredibly listenable. jane's addiction was early for heavy metal, alternative rock, and grunge, but they have some punk roots, too. and then they decided to do an about turn for a bit of island time for "jane says" or jazz for "thank you boys." i admire their gumption. i definitely hear similarities with rhcp (no surprise considering dave navarro) but also rage against the machine, in regards to the music played but also for the fact their album's that level of unusual. they clearly did what they wanted to do. how else do you get a song referencing ted bundy? on a final note, perry farrell's vocals are unique. this is definitely part of the trend of this genre that they aren't stylistically great singers, and that's okay since there's a fair amount of screaming.

I love that in the late 80s when everyone was still obsessing over hair metal, Jane's Addiction was leading the way in 90s alternative rock sounds, especially grunge sounds. This is definitely a more chaotic, less focused alt/pre-grunge sound than would come around with bands in the 90s, but you know what? This style really seems to work for Jane's Addiction. You can tell that they were really pushing the alt angle as every song on the album is a little odd, but it all mashes together to make a fun little mess.

Was an ok album

It was ok. Not likely to return to it, but want bad.

I was actually a bit excited when I saw this album come up, as I vaguely liked Jane's Addiction and had never listened to a full album before. However, although I did enjoy this listen, it wasn't enough to change my vague appreciation to anything stronger. I've never liked the funk-metal genre, so a number of songs here grated slightly. I did like the more Led Zepplin inspired tracks and an album of just this material would have been great. So I ended up with something I enjoyed listening to, but would probably never make an effort to listen to again. Even the "Jane Says" track did little for me I'm afraid. Definitely a 3-star, probably the most 3-star album I've heard so far, not awful (and quite consistent), but nothing special. "Mountain Song" was by far my favourite track.

This is what we used to call Hard Rock, isn't it? Happy days...

I liked it. Some classics and other listenable songs.

Instrumentals were 🔥. Some of the lyrics were 🤔.

Didn't mind this. Was a bit repetitive within the songs but general wasn't bad

Youre laughing. Hes pissing on himself in the shower and youre laughing

I have never listened to Jane's Addiction--though I recognized that song "Jane Says"--and my expectations were pretty low. This band is wild for sure, and the album was better than I thought. It's loud and bombastic and just kind of straight up rocks. Perry Farrell seems to be a great vocalist and front person. I can't imagine I'll get in to this band at this point in my life, but that wasn't bad at all.

This was alright, not something I'd usually listen to

At first I didn't like it but then by the end I was more appreciative of the album, still a 3 though. A good 3.

Surprised this was from 1988, it sounds ahead of its time.

Solid Rock album, but nothing special

Un peu trop de «scream» à mon goût, mais un bon son hard rock tout de même.

Bof, pas un énorme fan mais c’est écouta le vite fait

I liked it better then Ritual de lo Habitual. Jane Says was overplayed to the point of being annoying. Ok overall but not something i'd return to.

Proto-grunge party time. I hear heroin.

Good stuff

This was pretty good rock and roll! Enjoyable album from start to end, not something I’ll rush out to buy and I recently got rid of my only Jane’s Addiction album (can’t even remember the name of it it was so forgettable) so make of that what you will. Solid 3 though

I've never been the biggest fan of Jane's Addiction. Familiar with all their radio and MTV hits, remember when Lolapalooza was formed, but never listened to an album by them. Not terrible overall. Perry Ferell's vocals are unique but can be grating, but Dave Navarro's guitar work is pretty impressive despite him supposedly being a garbage human being and partly responsible for that Ink masters nonsense. Liked Songs: Mountain Song Jane Says

Ok 6/10

it's not a bad album, i just don't like Jane's Addiction that much

Interesting album. If I'd have heard this 15 years I'd have been in love. I can hear the effect it had on so many bands/albums I loved in my late teens... Manson's Portrait of an American Family, Offsprings's Smash, bit of Faith No More, early chilli peppers etc. Albums that I still love to this day but probably wouldn't grip me the same way if I heard them afresh. Like this one. Which is a shame. 3* purely because the tunes are actually really great. Can't dig the vocals though, although I definitely would be if I was 17 again. Something inside of me is screaming out to rate it higher, so maybe I'll revise after a few more listens.

Perry Farrell rocking the late 80s. The video for Jane Says is a core memory.

Rock alternativo un tanto rollo. Ni fu ni fa.

Eh, it's alright

Pretty solid rock record but I didn’t feel like there was anything super unique about it. There’s so much great rock out there I probably wouldn’t revisit this one. Dave Navarro has some cool moments.

I thought I was going to enjoy this more than I did. My favorite was Idiots Rule. Also, I am obsessed with the title "Ted, Just Admit It..."

It's alright, nothing special.

Nothing's Shocking is Nothing Spectacular. It's just an average alternative rock album, crudely recorded, although very original as for their times. Bass line and guitar solos were definitely the stars of this album, consistently providing a great foundation for songs across the record. Unfortunately, I didn't find any other positives, and quickly got bored of the album. Vocal was very irritating, so it's no surprise that the only instrumental song was my favourite here. I've heard of Jane's Addiction for a long time, but I had a feeling they play music that is not in my style. Today I realised that it's true. It wasn't bad, but I can't give anything more than 3 stars.

I felt like I knew this album from somewhere but after listening to it, I definitely haven't heard it anywhere except for jane says. This toes the line between hard rock and metal and it was alright; nothing I would listen to regularly but it was well made and not a chore to listen to. I enjoyed the thank you boys track that was a mellow ambient intermission that sounded like an outro track only for there to be another heavy track right after it. Also nice album cover.

Iets te veel geschreeuw/zeikerige stem. 3*

A lot of this album slaps—it’s heavy, groovy and self-assured. On the other hand, the singer’s voice will grate your ears a bit, and there’s a few spots where it doesn’t all click. I like it, but you’ll hear better.

Love the guitar tone on this album. The two album entries of theirs demonstrate how ahead of the grunge and alternative wave they were. I enjoyed it but not quite enough to push it to a 4.

Decent rock album that has a few nice songs but otherwise bang average

An enjoyable hard rock album that I could never quite sink into. Feels a little caught between a more epic, full-bodied vibe and shaggier rock n roll, in both the instrumentals and lyrics. Can see why it hit, just not going to stick in the mind for me. Fave track: Jane Says

Personally wasn't a huge fan, though I know there are a lot of uncles out there that love this album.

A fine album of fine music

MITÄÄH!!! RITUAL DE LO HABITUALIN OLEN KUULLUT!! Viimeks lipsahti 4 arvostuksesta.. hyvä niin.. mutta tämä oli parempi albumi... kuin se... hankala sanoa.. kolmoselta tuntu...

fun grunge!!

Megalolz

Nothing really significant for me to note here . I'd only really heard "Jane Says" and the rest of the album actually lined up with the expectation set by that song.

- Hard rock - Lots of energy - Kinda mushy though mixing is weird - Fun sound design out of nowhere - Samey and not really catchy - 5.8/10

geras, nelabai mano skonio, bet all good, klausyciau kaip fone muzika

Unlike Jane says and Been caught stealing, the majority of this leads far toward very old school Soundgarden. Which is surprising. They don't typically follow a verse chorus verse format, and there's some psychedelia involved with Navarro, but overall this didn't hit like I expected it to.

I love Jane Says. The live version is one of my favourite songs ever. This album does not contain the live version… It was ok but nothing really stayed with me but I imagine it sounded great in 1988 before there was a lot of grunge that sounded very similar

7/10

Not too shocking.

Solid album but only 2 or 3 standouts mean it just misses a 4*

Generous 3. Lifted up by Jane Says, which is a classic

Not bad

I know how monumental this record is. I still can not fathom that is was released 1988. This really paved the way for a lot of artists and genres throughout the 90’s and 00’s. Still; there’s something I’ve never been able to put my finger on. Something that just doesn’t sit right with me. Farrell’s vocal somehow works. Navarro is great. And there are some incredible stuff on this. As a whole I’m just not vibing as much as I would’ve hoped. It’s not you, Jane. It’s me.

December 13, 2022 HL: "Jane Says", "Summertime Rolls", "Mountain Song"

первая половина альбома довольно скучная, но чем дальше, тем альбом все больше разгоняется, своего пика он достигает на Jane Says. Но на момент 1988 года мне кажется уже было довольно много хороших альбомов в жанре, здесь безусловно есть замечательный заглавный трек, но как альбом - на троечку

Not bad, but not the best

Heard this band a lot. Was surprised this album was released when it was, always assumed they were more of a late nineties kind of band. Enjoyed the album overall but wasn’t blown away

Knowing Mountain Song I had some preconceived ideas of what this was going to be like, and it fell well short of those ideas. The rhythm section is fantastic, the rest is dubious at best. Perry Farrel may have been great live, but this recording reveals him to be more flair than content - the vocals are shouted quietly, probably to hide their incompetence. The lead guitar is fine technically, but lacks some fire or spirit, which leaves it lagging behind the bass and drums. Overall Meh

I wouldn't call it mind blowing. It's good.

Angry and electric. When it's good, its really great. Mountain Song and Jane Says stand out. There is a lot of other good songs, Pig's in Zen, Ocean Size, Up the Beach, but there are a lot of meh tracks that seem to blend together. Still pretty good.

They were surely ahead of their times, foretelling how alt-rock would take over the mainstream in the next decade. But being ahead of your time doesn't necessarily mean your music will age well, ironically. The fault here mostly lies in the songwriting. I've just liked a 5/5 well-written review about this record because of the admirable passion a Jane's Addiction fan expressed in it. But as much as I can *get* what that fan is saying, I'm certainly not feeling the same thing as I listen to this record myself. Interestingly, that fan explains in precise musical terms why they love the track "Jane Says", even giving the precise harmonies and chords used (near-dissonant ones). Yet it's mind-boggling to me that this fan is unable to *hear* what's obvious about this song: there is absolutely no "resolution" in the chord sequence. The same chords go on and on with no sense of direction, and the rhythms behind them don't make them hypnotic either. It's just pretty mundane, even if all of this was done *on purpose*. Given what the lyrics are all about--junkie's promises--it makes sense that there's no "musical" resolution in that song, somehow. But the biggest problem for me is that this track, just like any other one on the album, is too much constricted by Farrell's lack of imagination in his vocal lines, too mundane as well to truly be memorable. It's one thing to sound *discordant*. It's another to make it really *matter* somehow. Add to this the most clichéed hard rock guitar solos found this side of 1990, and you have... a dated thing. Just listen to the lame hackneyed funk-rock laden with those cheesy solo antics at the beginning of "Idiots Rule"--quite idiotic indeed--and maybe you'll get the idea... That being said, I can still sense why some of those tracks would be iconic for some listeners ("Jane Says" and its lyrics about, well, addiction, "Ocean Size" and its maritime scope, "Ted, Just Admit It..." and its sheer violence, "Summertime Rolls" and its sweeping moods... The list goes on). But because of the flaws I still can't help seeing in Jane's Addiction, and as original, groundbreaking and interesting as their proposal was at the time, this very subjective jury is still out on this one... Number of albums left to review: 743 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 126 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 65 (including this one) Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 67

The most solid of their output.

not addicted

Jane's Addiction has always been a conflicting band to me. One minute I think they're a decent rock band that I should listen to more, then the next they're suddenly irritating like flies to a face. Nothing's Shocking reflects this as there are some classics like Jane Says, Mountain Song or even Summertime Rolls along with the enjoyable opening two songs, but while the rest are itching to skip. There's also moments were Perry Farrell's vocals become too much and ruins the music which is actually played really well.

Probably the best Jane’s Addiction album, but certainly not great. The first half is pretty solid, though.

I can see why people would get into this... I just couldn't!

Tolerable but we have heard it before

Found this just OK really. I know their hits and like them but never really got into their albums. This one didn't really grab me this time either. It is an interesting turning point from 80s rock to 90s rock and you can see how the early 90s bands were influenced by them though.

I was not at all familiar with this album and I kept hoping for more like the other album that we heard. It was not quite there for me this time, but the album did have it moments.

It sounds a bit like a less interesting Ritual de lo habitual. But I did really enjoy that album, so this is still alright

Favourite song: Mountain Song One for the Karaoke: Jane Says One for the Car: Summertime Rolls - felt like I was Rudy searching for the new sound on The Mighty Boosh This album had a song about pissing in the shower.

Interesting bridge between 80s hair metal, punk funk and grunge. Needed a second listen to get into it.

Feel the 1-5 system doesn't really work with this album. It definitely caught my attention, it's not my usual thing, but its different from everything else on this list. Could give this anything really. moments that are 5's moments that are 1s.

Not as good as I expectez

Was cool

I REALLY liked the guitar work/solos The singer’s got a great unique voice. This album does grunge better than a ton of grunge bands. And BEFORE all those grunge bands. The album does feel a bit juvenile at times but I still liked it

Interesting and important album in history. Some good guitar work, was the first alternative rock coming out of the 80's before nirvana. Not my favourite. I found the songs lacking a bit. Maybe a few more listens will be better but seems like it would be really fun live

Lot of nostalgia for some of the songs. It’s was pretty good overall but nothing amazing

Decent but not amazing

Meh. Mountain song and Jane Says were highlights.

Ok

LP

it was okay

Solid rock album

Rock

Perry took a bath and left a grungy ring in the tub that is this album. It's the grime that collects on you going out into the world, sweating on the streets. This album isn't an opportunity to cleanse. It this the reminder of the shit you've slogged through.

Nothing's Shocking was really nothing shocking. I suppose the only shocking thing was really the album cover - thankfully those ladies are just sculptures. With the obvious undertones and not so "under" tones of addiction and all its struggles, it was a totally ok album that left me feeling a little flat. Best: Jane Says Worst: Ted, Just Admit It 2.5 Stars

This was oddly sort of boring.

Okay, I think it’s even very good, but Jans don't told me in my feelings, I want to listen to this album somehow later

In my youth Jane’s Addiction were just-another-band I was vaguely aware of, but I didn’t appreciate how old, and therefore ahead of their time, they were (I’d also never heard Jane Says before now, which apparently is comfortably their biggest hit). This album seems a darn sight quirkier than I previously gave them credit for, too, though I actually reckon they’re at their best doing Big Rock Tunes, like Mountain Song. Conclusion: a list-worthy album, which is all you can ask for really.

Fine

I know that they got better than this not long after, but damn, Mountain Song is still killer!

Sounds good. Just not for me.

Krijg er een beetje Tool vibes van, maar dan niet zo goed.

It’s hard to deny the talent behind this album, I’m just not really a fan of Jane’s Addiction.

Actually their choppy funky rock is growing on me, sort of like the Red hot Chilli Peppers but complicated and arty. Didn't mind this at all.

I love the song Jane Says, but the rest is kind of noisy for me.

Some good bits but it sounds dated.

Based on the music that I love I was supposed to really like this one, but unfortunately it didn't happen. I can hear how Jane's addiction influenced a bunch of bands in the 90s and can see why it has a cult following. The record mixes elements of glam rock with raw punk energy and some proggy weirdness at times, sometimes even surprising with a brass section out of nowhere or some clear jazz influences. The rhythm section reminded me a lot of what Faith no More would do later on with Angel Dust. Very tight grooves and a great connection between drums and bass. The guitar playing on this one surprised me quite a bit with some slick guitar licks and fun riffs. And the jazz guitar chops sounded very convincing on Thank You Boys too, so big props to Dave Navarro. With all respect given when it's due, the vocals just weren't for me. Some parts could have really benefited from a better take or a double track or harmony. It is clear that the singer has a great range and can cut through the mix, but the vocal delivery just turned me off. It was a great shame because I loved all the other elements of this record.