Nothing's Shocking

Solid record. Very good highs and mostly very consistentin quality all through out.

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

Was surprised about how much I loved this, I guess because it was given the ‘rock / metal’ category, really liked it though. ‘Thank you boys’ was great, a little bit of jazz in the middle!

This album is OK!! Good music and functonal lyrics that are occassionally good. After a few tracks it gets very dull and boring. I am not sure the album knows what it is and get lost inbetween many 80s genres. Favourite song: Couldnt pick one Least favourite: Everything is ok Album artwork: Not one to show the kids.

#216. Why, when stuff like this existed in the 80s, did shit like Guns n Roses and Poison and Ratt get popular instead? This is way better in every way. 4/5: would recommend. Song added to playlist: Jane Says I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

just okay, nothing shocking.

That was grating and annoying. I never want to listen to Jane's Addiction again, and I'm sure I can quit any day now.

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

Good

I enjoyed up the beach as the opening track and it lead really well into ocean’s size. It was then a bit 😴😴 but summertime rolls and Jane says worked well to break it up. Overall this was good shit.

I was looking forward to this album since this band is cited as an influence for a lot of my favorite alt rock bands. Overall it was a pretty fun listen, not as heavy or as dark as I was expecting but still a fun alt rock album nonetheless

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.

Perry is a grade A jackass, but that Navarro sure has a pretty mouth.

this is good, GOOD !

Nog meer metal, welja. Een tandje ruiger, en er is wat afwisseling. Maar hier is, om met de titel te spreken, toch niets schokkends aan? En dezelfde boodschap 100 keer herhalen maakt het niet ineens waar.

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.

Ik vind sommige nummers van Jane's Addiction echt heel erg vet. Het is vaak behoorlijk funky qua bas en drums. De zang van Perry Farrell is een instrument op zich en mixt harmonieus met de rest van de sound. En Dave Navarro mag helemaal los gaan op zijn gitaar. Alleen zitten er altijd een paar wazige, trage nummers tussen, een soort intermezzo's. Dus qua album is het voor mij geen perfecte luisterervaring, ondanks dat het dat wel zou kunnen zijn. En daarom kom ik wederom, net als het vorige album, niet op een 5 uit.

cool ocean size had a dad ted just admit it... summertime rolls mountain song idiots rule

Not as good as rituel but classic jane

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

It's cool these guys were making this kind of music in the late 80's, pre grunge explosion. Unfortunately, they get kind of lost in the shuffle afterwards. 3.5/5

Ritual gets all the attention, but this is the better album.

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

started strong but i was thinking "whatttt a dragggg" only 5 songs into this 45 min album and it was downhill from there.

Such a mature sound for a debut album. Ahead of it's time and surely very influential on other bands. The sound here is like a stepping stone from LA metal to alternative rock which the grunge scene would then kick on from, a few years later. 'Jane Says' is just brilliant and I love the inclusion of steel drums. 'Ocean Size', 'Ted Just Admit It', 'Standing in the Shower Thinking', 'Mountain Song', 'Idiots Rule' & 'Pig's in Zen' are also great songs. This album rocks. 4- stars.

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"

"Reviewing Nothing's Shocking for Rolling Stone, Steve Pond praised Jane's Addiction as "the true heir to Led Zeppelin" and called the album "simultaneously forbidding and weighty, delicate and ethereal", while also distinctly more "hardheaded and realistic" in sensibility than Led Zeppelin's music." bzzt wrong!!

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")

Amazing sound & distortion paired with hard driving trippy delight. Put some sprinkles on it and you have an orgasmic creation. Listened twice. Had a Dad is over the top and has a raw edgy sound but not out of control.

Janes Addiction is a sleazy dive bar with sticky floors personified. This album had something for everyone. Mountain Song is the epitome of rock while Jane Says is pleasantly pop (by the way, she got clean and has a great life). Summertime Rolls is sheer trippy floating in the ether weirdness. Toss in some punk and jazz, it’s all there. I have a lot of love for this album and its artistic value. Nothing Shocking was the perfect primer for the grunge movement that followed in the early 90’s.

Appreciate some of the musical work. Inspired by tons of emotion. Just absolutely cannot do the vocals. Screetch!

Another one that has it's audience, but never did much for me.

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??

1. up the beach - 1 2. ocean zize - 0 3. had a dad - 0 4. ted - 0 5. zhouuer - 0 6. zummertime - 0 7. mountain zong - 0 8. idiotz rule - 0 9. jane zayz - 1 10. thank you boyz - 0 11. pigz in zen - 0

Man, these guitar tones are so fantastic and aggro but the vocals really wear your ears out after a while. That said, it's a hell of an album.

Best song: Standing in the shower...thinking, Pigs in Zen Vibes: hard rock cafe LA Themes: Violence, politics

Decent album, I hat Dave Nabarro though

Usually with these albums, I listen to them and then have a look at the accompanying Wiki page. In this case, I read about them first and apparently they nearly split up in a dispute about royalties before they’d even recorded the album, with lead singer Perry Farrell claiming 50% of the rights with another 12.5% on top for the music. The band disagreed. That’s probably the most interesting thing about this generally unremarkable 80s alt rock album. YMMV.

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.

Quite liked it, instantly forgettable

"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.

Wow, what a great album, they really have a unique sound and so much aggression on this album.

Mieux aimé que Ritual De Lo Habitual, mais ça reste que je ne vois pas l'importance significative de ce band dans l'histoire de la musique. Du alt rock très typique de son époque. 5/10

its music for sure

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

More hair metal, punk, and even ska than I expected. A couple of nicer, slower tracks with the grungy, meditative sounds I was expecting.

Truly unique and dynamic. And some of these tracks rock tremendously.

Perry Farrell's vocals and Dave Navarro's guitar are perfect together. Perry's voice lends a unique sound in the late 80s to the landscape of what was the pop/rock scene then. Truly the fathers of modern alternative music. Loved it when it came out, love it now.

Low 4

This album had a major, some might say Ocean Sized, impact on me when I first heard it. The opening bass notes on Up The Beach are so nicely complimented by Navarro's full chords and descending lines that sets a mood that is almost contemplative. Whereas Ocean Sized is tidal and crashing initially and then shifts like waves between the bombastic and the gentle. I was immediately hooked. The release timing was fortuitous. It hit me right around the time I was shifting from totally entrenched goth/new wave tastes and branching out to more punk and metal listening habits. It was a perfect transition album at a transitional time. And, I also encountered it when it came out. In other words, I had only it and the live album to understand Jane's Addiction as a band. I could not look across their body of work and judge them holistically. (An important note since, for me, this is a band that has had a significant and rapid decline in the quality of their music). I was also young enough that what I would judge as a lyric misfire now did not rankle me at all. Back then I might've even thought they were cool. For a year or two, this was a perfect record for me. Even in the most cliche ways: snowboarding to Mountain Song, seeing them play as my first stadium concert, defending them from their detractors. I was a Jane's Addiction fan. Let's be real, it's those memories and a bit of nostalgia that has me wanting to push this rating up to 5 stars. Listening today, I would only give it 3.5 stars with all the dumb lyrics presenting an edginess that just sounds a little silly over 35 years later.

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!

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Interesting, fun, too much "screaming" or repetitive at times.

Imagine Red hot Chili peppers with a crappier Guitarist, bassist, and drummer but somehow the music is still better.

Definitely have to think about this album in the context of when it was released. In the late 80s, they changed the game and ushered in Alternative scene. This was way groovier/funkier than I was expecting.

Listened 3/10/24. Had this one pretty much since it came out. Great album at the time and still holds up.

- 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.

Seemingly stuck between a played out 80s hair metal sound and an underdeveloped 90s punk vibe, a few strong tracks barely keep the rest of this subpar album afloat. Similarly, some strong guitar solos can't elevate the toneless vocals and the oft juvenile content. Favorite tracks: Mountain Song, Pigs in Zen

All a bit too shouty. Which is boring. Found this really tedious. I probably need to listen to it gain to be sure, but I have some nails to drag down a chalkboard instead. Blah.

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.

Schon das Cover schreit laut „Finger weg!“. Die Geraüsche der meisten Titel tun selbiges. Fazit: Nein, mag ich nicht! Gar nicht! 0/5

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

Yeah...I slept on them for way, way, way too long. That's on me. Won't happen again. Favorite track: Mountain Song

Good rock album.

A lot of the music was pretty gnarly but the whole thing was just all right

I'm not familiar with Jane's Addiction, but have heard of them. Interested to listen to an album of theirs all the way through. Honestly, pretty meh rock. Nothing really stands out here as being all that interesting. The album ended and I didn't even realize it. It really didn't grab my attention. 2/5

His voice is so annoying.

Jane says is good, but my god does the rest grate on as the album progresses.

The title is inaccurate, because for a 90s kid like me it is incredibly shocking that it took me this long to give this album a proper listen. Better late than never!

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

Meh

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.

Ah the good 90s stuff.

Okaye 90s feels

When is good, it's great. But there is a lot of water time here.

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.

Music for the apocalypse. I picture myself, on horseback shrieking ‘coming down the mountain!!!!’ As I take my axe to the heads of conservatives and republicans alike in the aftermath of WWIII

In the spirit of 70s hard rock. Jane's Addiction combined driving rhythms and shredding guitar. What they brought uniquely to the table was their enigmatic lead singer. Prompted that Nothing's Shocking, we listen to songs that bounce between shocking and not. The contrast carries until the end balancing Jane Says against Pigs in Zen. They intended to shock and intended to calm. While heavy handed at times, the music is stellar. Mountain Song pushes a wonderful Zeppelin esque bass line through epic swells. The album is Oceansized , As Perry wishes. Full/deep and interesting.

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

Spazzy, not awesome

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.

Never been a fan of Jane’s Addiction, or Perry Farrell. That’s nothing shocking.

A masterpiece. A weird album made by weird artists for weird kids, somehow became a classic. Party Farrell gave us a timeless masterpiece that sounds as good today as when I discovered it in the early 90s. Not a bad song in the bunch. 5/5 stars all day, every day.

One song a recognized, the rest were ok.

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

Very good album. Fun, rock music festival vibe. These guys really fit into a nice little unique corner of late 80s early 90s rock.

meh just didnt like it, the vocals are really grating Significant 38/118 Liked 17/118 Added 4/118 YNN

Vraiment pas dégueu, on regrettera simplement la pochette qui m'a fait réduire ma fenêtre google chrome en urgence plus d'une fois au milieu de l'open space.

3 tres bon albums d'affilé, est-ce que quelqu'un a des nouvelles de Robert ?!

One of the best albums ever recorded.

I went back in time listening to Nothing's Shocking. I love everything about this album.

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.

I guess I can understand why most people prefer their follow-up, but this most recent relisten has only confirmed for me that I definitely like this one more. Perry sounds great and the band is killer, but more notably, it has a particular weirdness to it that really vibes with me. Kind of like Minutemen or Camper Van Beethoven, they float between a few different musical worlds, and even if a couple of songs aren't the absolute strongest, it's never uninteresting. "Jane Says", "Mountain Song, "Ocean Size", "Summertime Rolls", and "Pigs in Zen" are the biggest standouts in my book. High 4 stars that I can easily see growing to 4.5 one day. 4/5

Unique group. Great listen.

Demasiado punkarra pa mi gusto

Love them

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've heard several songs off of this album before. I've liked them and other songs by Jane's Addiction in the past. Listening this time, I'll admit I was not in an ideal atmosphere with kids running around (on headphones - not sharing these guys sailor mouths with my 6 year old) and I was also trying to work. But, I have to say, their sound did not do it for me this time. Maybe I'm just too old now (47 now, but was an angry teen when the album came out), but it didn't resonate with me. My favorite song by them is still Been Caught Stealing. I made a music video of this song in high school with lots of criminal movies so I know the song the way you end up knowing it when you edit along to the music. I liked Jane Says and Ocean Size previously, but this time the whole thing felt like an assault and I didn't dig it.

This album should be removed in favor of an album you should listen to before you die.

Jane Says makes the album.

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.

“Jane Says” is a great song. The rest of the album is just okay. Perry Farrell seems like kind of a jerk and I don’t like his screechy singing. I hear less Zeppelin than Van Halen and RHCP and shitty hair metal. It’s not the worst album but it really doesn’t do it for me.

I had not heard this album or band before. This sound was very different from the other albums I’ve listened to so far from this website. But I liked it. Not many songs stood out to me as favorites so I’ll listen again to see if I like it more. Anyways I did like: Summertime Rolls, and Pigs in Zen. Thank you boys was only a one minute song so I regarded that as my skip song. They are hard rock so I can see myself getting into their music, will listen again!

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.

Not my jam. Very emo.

My ex was clearly cooler than I was. She had this album. She would sing parts of it to me. "Sex is violent", "The water is so fucking hot, standing in the shower, thinking." But cute, you know? Enh. I guess you had to be there, but this was one of those ways she would always crack me up -- come up behind me when I was working and sing in my ear, "Standing in the shower, pissing on myself." As for the album, these guys were doing their thing way before their time. This album kinda rules.

Excellent!

Spoiler: actually quite a lot is shocking. I had a blast.

This album holds up. I can't imagine listening to it a lot, but it was pretty enjoyable and original. Would probably give 3.5 stars if possible (due to re-listening probability), but will round it up to 4.

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.

This album unfortunately just floats on by until "Mountain Song". I think that Jane's Addiction suffered from being ahead of the time with the 1990's grunge ubiquity but they couldn't shake off enough of the 1980's stadium rock sound that I personally feel like they desperately needed to get rid of. So many songs on this record have that HUGE stadium sound and they don't really say anything or do anything special. Then you hear "Mountain Song", which actually capitalizes on that stadium sound and sounds great! It's unfortunate but to me it's like this album was trying to figure out their sound and the big stadium rock flavor only really worked for me on this track. And then you get "Jane Says", (which I erroneously have credited as a "90's song") an amazing anthemic grunge rock tune that is so cool that it can use steel drums as a focal point and no one can question their use. I really really love this song. The lyrics are poetic and incredibly raw and sad. I love Perry's vocal performance on this. I can't help but feel so much sadness for this strung out girl when he sings this so straightforward in the second verse: "Jane says I'm going away to Spain when I get my money saved gonna start tomorrow I'm gonna kick tomorrow I'm gonna kick tomorrow" I've never had any serious drug problems in my life but I can imagine this is what it is like- looking at yourself and in this constant cycle of saying "I can fix this. Let's start tomorrow", and never "today". Every year of my life (since I was 26) I've made a playlist of every song that I was listening to and particularly enjoying, and this song has been a rare constant- with maybe 3 or 4 appearances across those 8 playlists. Timeless album cover. I remember seeing it in CD stores as a kid. I feel like this is a 3 but I want to give it a 4. I've been fickle before about rating albums on this list before and to me really only 2 songs stand out on this album (this record has 2/4 of their really great songs, with the other two- "Been Caught Stealin'" and "Stop!" on the album "Ritual de lo Habitual"). Is that enough to give it a 4? I feel like giving a 3 to the album that has these two monumental songs on it would be a disservice to my music tastes, so I think it's OK to give it a 4. Tough vote.

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.

Not as ... brash ... as I was expecting. Not heavy hair metal, something very much more thoughtful and idiosyncratic. There's an undercurrent of early grunge and 90s alternative. I found the overall sound a bit weird. Very cold, totally lacking chunky, low and mid range warmth. And the noodling guitar shredding a bit OTT. But I quite enjoyed listening to it.

Meh

A very pleasant surprise. I didn’t have high hopes, I know the name and guess I had some preconceptions about what they would sound like, but it’s pretty bad-ass. Somewhere between Guns and Roses and Nirvana. Like a fun and clean type of grunge? A little bit Chilli Peppers funky at times. Fuck it 5 stars

Tingles of led zeppelin

expected more

Good

Ok, good enough. Rocky thing.

OMG I really enjoyed this album. Highlight for me was Ted…just admit it. There is an amazing remix/mash up version on the ‘natural born killers’ soundtrack. What a great album!

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

okay this fucking rules. i had only heard “Been Caught Stealing” before this and thought, yeah it’s fine. but this was rad. noisy, anarchic, fun, a wee bit psychedelic in that brown, slightly nasty butthole surfers/ early flaming lips kinda way. a little bit pixies, a little bit chili peppers, maybe a *tiny* bit sonic youth? all in all super fun.

I listened to this album so much in high school I still adore lots of these songs, tho I wish they SOUNDED better Even so, Summertime Rolls is one of my all time favourites, and I think Jane Says, Ocean Size, and Ted, Just Admit It are all fucking awesome tracks 4 Stars!

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

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9 albums in and this is the 3rd album I had already listened to before. Love this album and Jane's Addiction has always been a band I've meant to check out more of. 5 stars.

Almost 4

It’s a great album just not my cup of tea

Look, to naked women with burning heads, an abrasive glam rock-ish sound with zero hooks, that annoying victory-carrying vocal style... Yeah, nothing is indeed shocking.

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.

great album, need to listen to it more

Grunge at its peak

Coole plaat

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

This album was one of the first for me to expand out past popular music and what my parents listened to. Summertime Rolls, The Mountain Song and Jane Says are some of my earliest influential “alternative” songs.

Pretty good. At first I thought it was a 4, but then I realized I’m gonna be listening to this album a lot, something I can’t say about most albums on here.

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

Killer album. It simply rocks, but they also hit a pretty wide variety of influences and styles within the framework of alternative. The production elevates it as well.

Récidivistes

rien de choquant mis a part la presence de cet album dans le classement

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!

Didn't even give this album a listen through so blind album, not artist. I know the hit Jane Says, but the rest of the album holds up surprisingly. I enjoyed the listen and the deep tracks. It's funny cause this album was released in the 80s, and kinda has that 80s hair metal vibe but with 90s twist and spice thrown in.

mi a fasz az amúgy hogy lehet, hogy sohasem hallotam még róluk? ronda ass akcentus

Enjoyed it

Oh no.. This is exactly my genre, alt-y rock. I was very excited when I heard the first song. But gosh I dislike the lead's voice. Just imagine Summertime Rolls with the same instruments, but with a less... cocky voice. But ahh, I still enjoy it. The instrumentals are top-notch. It's hard to rate this, honestly, since I really like it but still get frustrated by it?

Vet, raar, en virtuoos

3.0

very cool

What would the 90s music scene have been without Jane's Addiction? They coined the term 'alternative' to describe their particular style of indie rock, a term that would be regularly used to describe the scene that followed. Their members were closely intertwined with the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. And their festival, Lollapalooza, brought many 90s artists to early fame. Jane's Addiction is another staple of my youth though I'm less familiar with this album. I prefer Ritual de lo Habitual but there are some amazing songs here too, including Mountain Song and Jane Says.

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*

Did not like this,very annoying.Like rhcp but much worse.The guitar work is cool but nothing else is good really.Wish it was better.

it's shocking how poorly this has held up

Decent album.

I listened to the first few songs and had no desire to listen to the rest. Moving on.

Definitely has its moments .

Er no.

Great debut album. Not as hard rock as I expected.

hated it!

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

Funtimes.

Pretty solid front to back, a few songs pushed this into 4 territory

1988. Same year as appetite for destruction. Jane's was well ahead of their time. It's not as strong as Ritual de lo Habitual - their masterpiece - but still cooks.

Meh

Felt a little meh to me; like a guy with a face tattoo, but without the aura of menace like a Mike Tyson would have.

A brilliant and timeless album that I still listen to today, love it!

There was nothing like Janes Addiction when this album dropped in the late eighties. Even today this is a rock record that stands out for being different.

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

Rollo digno de la mejor causa. Prescindible.

Yep, pretty classic album.

This came out a couple years before I went to college and was still a huge item on the music scene there. I'm on the fence 30 years later: it doesn't sound like anything else and still rocks pretty hard. There's a goofy dumbness to some the lyrics though.

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

Definitely not my genre, but very good indeed

Per me è no

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?

Really cool album. Such a great sounds and it really felt like I could hear both its influences as well as bands that it has influenced while listening to it.

Jane's Addiction does absolutely nothing for me. The most exciting thing about this album is the cover, unfortunately. For me, anyway, their sound is quintessential "whiny 90s" and it just grates on me. I know that this album contained several radio hits and had an influence on music generally, but I just don't like it.

3.5/5

Ocean Size was cool. Standing in the Shower... Thinking is also cool. I'm just happy this album didnt make me cry this morning.

This is such a great album, it’s giving freedom, Southern California vibes, youth and hedonism. Love it to pieces, especially “Ocean Size” and “Up the Beach”

4.5

I quite like some of this album. A lot I could take or leave. High: Jane Says (of course), Summertime Rolls, Ocean Size Low: Standing in the Shower Thinking I'd give it a 2.5 but rounding down because I have a sore throat

The music was great but the singer has a really annoying voice.

Good rocky noise, never really got into them at the time, will give a deeper listen.

Outstanding, always.loved this album.

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.

janes addiction doesnt deserve to lick the dust off the toes of a bunch of dads playing surf rock in anytown, america. not good, bad solos (wow! u can go fast on a scale, how newt!) boring tones, empty, vapid chord progressions, the worst vocalist in the usa. ummmm give me anthrax over this idiot anyday. please stop.

nyt ylläpitö jumakauta, JUMAN KAUTA!!! viimesen kymmenen albumin keskiarvo tämä mukaan lukien pauttia rallaa KAKSI PISTE VIISI ok ei niin paha kun muistin mutta sen kokoisessa näytteessä pitäisi jo vähän lähempänä kolmosta HUOMENNA REKTIFOIDAAN TÄMÄ EIKÖ VAAN? LAITETAAN SITÄ WISH U ALBUMIA SEURAAVANA POIKIMAAN... aivan ripuli tämä albumi... kaksi tissialbumikoveria nyt ykkösessä... miten voi olla... pigs in zen

hello dave navarro host of ink master (2012) that’s a cool guitar. perry farrell sucks. what is this drive rock bands have where they feel they NEED to have a frontman. if you’ve got a great bassist guitarist and drummer, i think it should be more widely accepted to not have some grating dumbass up at the front vomiting into the microphone.

Como dice el titulo del album, no es nada sorprendente. Las peores tendencias del Rock de los 90s sumadas en una banda.

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

You can definitely hear how this album is transitional between 80s hair metal and 90s grunge. Ultimately, I’m not a huge fan. The vocals are so distinct but also polarizing - energetic or annoying?

Pretty much on par with this era of sorta grungy alt rock. Quite literally nothing shocking to me.

C est ne pas mon gout

This is one of those albums that I definitely see as good but I probably won't come back to very often. It is just a combination of not my preferred genre and the music being, to me, not mindblowing. It was still a really enjoyable listen but I probably will be unlikely to come back to it. Still like a 8.5/10

liked it more than i expected to!

String but annoying voice

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 don't know there's just something about that middle time between punk and grunge that just doesn't do it for me.

Stellar guitar and drum work but not as good as ritual

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.

Great energy, guitar work and drums throughout, already loved this album so review maybe a touch biased

Not for me

Was an ok album

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

Det är för dåligt

Most of this album isn’t for me, but objectively it is a 4 star album.

This album was pretty good, I thought Dave Navarro on the guitar was very talented! Especially during the solo on the second song and beyond. Even if I didn't like the vocals as much there was something for me to look forward to in each of the songs. I found myself very excited for what he was gonna do on each new track on the album. Usually when there's a song longer than 5 minutes on an album I kind of side eye it but they're pretty solid here!

not for me.

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...

Now this was unexpected; this fucking RIPPED. And who knew Fairy Peril could sing in a tolerable manner? This was such a nice surprise. I'll have to apologize to Chris for slamming this band so hard after only having heard Ritual lmao.

A surprising back end, I love the slowdown songs, but the opening is weaker than I'd like.

Not bad, but top 1000? I don't think so, as it's nothing special.

Saw Jane's Headline a tour with Audioslave, Incubus, Queens of the Stone Age and A Perfect Circle in 2003. One song into their set, the audience started making their way out of the stadium. Perry Farrell stopped the song to yell at the crowd and call us pieces of shit. Awesome. This album did nothing to help make me a fan.

I liked it. Some classics and other listenable songs.

I listen to this often. Such a good album.

Instrumentals were 🔥. Some of the lyrics were 🤔.

Really didn't think much of this. Have to say I didn't give it loads of attention, I was doing other things but I just found it generic and a bit annoying

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

A couple good songs but I do not want to intentionally listen to this album ever again

Some parts of this are good, but not really for me. I can definitely see some influences of this towards other bands I like though.

Venga, un 4.

Great

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

Holy crap, is this the best find so far on this thing? Producer from Alice in Chains Dirt, mad guitar metal sounds, this thing is soooo far head of its time. I'm hearing so much of my favourite 90s rock sounds in this. Wish I had it in my collection in teen years hahaha Reading more into it, this basically kicked off the alternative metal/rock sound of the 90s. I can trace so many of my favourite sounds back to this album. Definitely giving this another listen.

Love the sound, but the songs themselves do not hook me

Interesting, not too bad

Did not care for this at all

I was expecting to hate this but it's kind of a bop.

I was pleasantly surprised to see that Dave Navarro plays guitar for Jane’s Addiction, having previously seen him on TV, so I already kind of had an idea where this album was going but even then there were moments that really stood out. The album kicks off with a very distorted ‘Up the Beach’ acting as a grand opening for the album, it’s a very cool intro which leads into a slightly less distorted ‘Ocean Size’ giving this album a strong opening and it doesn’t let down from there as the following ‘Had a Dad’ is an infectious rock song. Both the guitar and the drums stand tall with a key guitar moment in the middle and the end, it’s simply a fantastic song. Dave has some other key moments such as ‘Standing in the Shower…Thinking’ as he shreds the guitar. Also on the final track ‘Pigs in Zen’ he creates so much depth with a long low notes shredding into a high pitched finale. I also have to mention ‘Jane Says’ considering it’s their most popular song I’m guessing solely based off the laid back instrumental and the standout vocals, not my favourite on here so I do find it a little hard to see how it’s their most popular but still a good song nonetheless. Really enjoyed this listen, not an incredible album but a very good one that I will be returning to.

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

Pretty heavy rock with muted voice. Overall didn’t really enjoy it

Знаете, я никогда не любил альтернативную музыку. Ну никогда вообще! Лютый дрист! Максимально беспонтовый! Однажды после очередной бурной ночи Матвей лёг на моё пузико и, суя свои маленькие сладкие пальчики в мой пупок, начал рассказывать о группе Jane’s Addiction. Сказал, мол группа очень крута и вполне себе может мне понравиться. Ну-с, на следующий день я включил их альбом Nothing’s Shocking и уже после первых трёх песен заблевал всю клавиатуру. Матвею пришлось сначала покупать мне новую, а затем неделю ходить с колодой карт в анальном отверстии. Спустя месяц он натёр мой член мазью со вкусом малины и эротично его отсосал в стиле глубокой глотки. После этого кореш потеребил мои яички, погрузился в них носом, а затем выжал из меня всю сперму, которая накопилась там за 15 часов отсутствия секса между нами. Часть из неё он добавил к себе в кофе, а другой накрасил свои пухлые губки. Затем малыш Матвей посадил меня на диван и начал стричь мои ногти. Настроение после такого вечера у меня поднялось мгновенно. В маниакальном приступе я переслушал данный альбом и… Он понравился мне больше… Но не сильно… Я отхуярил Матвея старпоном и, обкончав лицо, привязал к унитазу на ночь. На следующий день я увидел Матвея, слушающим правильную музыку (мои рекомендации) и сделал ему пиццу со вкусом спермы. Jane’s Addiction он больше не вспомнил. И не надо. Дристалово.

Released when I was in high school, dude at the record shop loved the band and convinced me to buy it. It seemed so different for the time but I loved it and I still do, only Janes album I'll listen to.

While I still like most of this record, there is some strong rock and roll here, there are a few songs (Ted, Just Admit It…) that are maybe trying a bit hard, and that’s ok, but I don’t enjoy them. I think enough songs (Ocean Size, Had A Dad,…) buoy the record and make it worth noting. At the time, it felt new and different and very cool.

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.

I liked this one a bit more than Ritual De Lo Habitual. Seemed a little more even throughout and I didn't dislike half of it. Would listen to this one again.

Jane says the rest of the songs aren't as good.

Proto-grunge party time. I hear heroin.

Whoever came up with this music style must've solved music for them

I CLENCH MY FIST AND BEAT IT aside from that this sucked

massa o.fado, já tinha curtido

I’ve always been reluctant to admit that Jane’s Addiction is good. But it is.

So this morning, I was standing in the shower thinking why I didn't enjoy Mudhoney much yesterday, and I think it's because so many of the early nineties US grunge/punk/rock/indie bands sounded almost identical, it was hard to tell them apart. Mudhoney just had that angry pissed off teenager in baggy pants 'sound'. Then this shows up on my playlist today and reinforces my prejudice. Jane's addiction are the exception that proves the rule, they have such a unique sound that it's easy to tell them apart, they've also a creative bent and variety that makes it much easier to tell their individual songs apart from one another. Perry Farrell was far less 'angry grumpy teenager' as he was 'furious psychotic adult'. Bloody love this album and it still sounds great today. Saw them live (on the rdlh tour) and they were bloody epic.

Good stuff

Har försökt gilla det här flera gånger, men det är nåt för gapigt med det.

Ik kende dit nog niet. Helemaal niks mis mee, mist alleen een nummer wat ik keer op keer zou willen luisteren.

This album was so boring. Nothing’s Shocking? More like Nothing’s Interesting am I right folks

Mountain Song is fun but this album is hella boring otherwise.

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

Not shocking but surprising that this album is from the 1980s because the sound of it fresher than that. I am certain that this is the link between 1980s hair metal and 1990s alternative rock. The album sounds raw, well played, the musicians are obviously very talented. It was a bit monotonous after a while but I am giving it a generous 4 because of the cultural importance of it.

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

I liked this more when I was younger. It's not bad though. The live version of Jane Says found on Kettle Whistle is much better to me. A fairly important record that is fairly good. Some songs hit, some miss. A somewhat generous 4 from me.

Parfois rock, parfois tranquille

Ok 6/10

So hard on my ears.

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

This feels like generic brand Zeppelin, really forgettable. None of the tracks particularly stood out or hooked me. The singer can wail, but it reads as whiny rather than powerful, and I couldn’t recall a single musical passage if you asked me to. This is not to say they are bad at what they do, they are incredibly gifted from a technical standpoint and you can tell the guitar and drums are going off, but I didn’t find it catchy or to my taste.

Saw the mockumentary “Gift” some years ago. It portrays the beautiful decadence in which Perry and his trope lived back in early 90s when Ritual de lo Habitual was just released. I remember one scene that when his then girlfriend Casey opened the door to receive the pizza order and the pizza boy saw the most gypsy bohemian unorganized living in the entire LA. Magazine scraps everywhere, drugs on the coffee table, low lights hanging from the ceiling, religious memorabilia, and, in the corner the sculpture of the naked siameses that Perry used for the cover of this album. The speechless guy said, “is this the Jane’s Addiction house?” the girl smiled. He also saw the sculpture to be used in Ritual, asked “is this for the new album?” She said: “you’ve seen too much!” Guy left and and girl went back to cook her thing. Many great songs are included in this album: “Pigs in Zen”, “Summertime Rolls”, the trippy “Up the beach” and the utterly famous “Jane says” and “Mountain song”. Even 30+ years after its release, the album still sounds solid and intriguing. Only true pieces of art can stand the test of time.

1st song has a really good instrumental - voice is a bit odd? Track 2 also has really fun percussion and guitar work, and it's that screaming that's not quite screaming that's actually enjoyable Didn't really enjoy song 3, just too long. Also apparently it's about Ted Bundy, fucking lol Really enjoyed the use of various instruments further down the album, like the steel drums and what I think was the violin.

Like this a lot more than Ritual De Lo Habitual

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.