Nothing's Shocking was the second Jane's Addiction album, but the first studio recording they released. The band is incredibly tight, and the foundation is laid with the drums of Stephen Perkins and the bass of Eric Avery. In my eyes, what really set Jane's Addiction apart from other alternative rock bands was Eric Avery's bass, which insists on being frond and center, driving many of the riffs for Dave Navarro to build a wall of guitar over. How Perry Farrell finds room for his voice atop all of this is still a mystery to me - but he does. Up The Beach is right up there, next to Mountain Song, as one of the quintessential Jane's Addiction songs, starting out with a simple but driving bass riff. Eric Avery is no longer part of the band, but he absolutely played a huge part in making them who they are!
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Saturday, August 05, 2017
2017 - August 5 - Up The Beach
Last night I went to the movies with Chris - one of my favorite things to do... the movie - The Dark Tower - was ok, but what triggered something musically for me was the trailer for the Flatliners remake (I am not sure why they want to remake it - the original was pretty good - but remakes, reboots, and sequels seem to be just about the only thing made these days (although Dunkirk was a spectacular exception to this). However, as soon as the baselines came out of the speakers, I recognized a Jane's Addiction song from the Nothing's Shocking album from 1988, but didn't remember which song. Coming home, I had to find it - and it was the album opener, Up The Beach.
Nothing's Shocking was the second Jane's Addiction album, but the first studio recording they released. The band is incredibly tight, and the foundation is laid with the drums of Stephen Perkins and the bass of Eric Avery. In my eyes, what really set Jane's Addiction apart from other alternative rock bands was Eric Avery's bass, which insists on being frond and center, driving many of the riffs for Dave Navarro to build a wall of guitar over. How Perry Farrell finds room for his voice atop all of this is still a mystery to me - but he does. Up The Beach is right up there, next to Mountain Song, as one of the quintessential Jane's Addiction songs, starting out with a simple but driving bass riff. Eric Avery is no longer part of the band, but he absolutely played a huge part in making them who they are!
Nothing's Shocking was the second Jane's Addiction album, but the first studio recording they released. The band is incredibly tight, and the foundation is laid with the drums of Stephen Perkins and the bass of Eric Avery. In my eyes, what really set Jane's Addiction apart from other alternative rock bands was Eric Avery's bass, which insists on being frond and center, driving many of the riffs for Dave Navarro to build a wall of guitar over. How Perry Farrell finds room for his voice atop all of this is still a mystery to me - but he does. Up The Beach is right up there, next to Mountain Song, as one of the quintessential Jane's Addiction songs, starting out with a simple but driving bass riff. Eric Avery is no longer part of the band, but he absolutely played a huge part in making them who they are!
Tuesday, September 06, 2016
September 6 - Mountain Song
My good friend Sissel brought a wealth of new music when she returned from a year stateside in 1990. One of the bands she introduced me to was Jane's Addiction. Led by the very dynamic duo of Perry Farrell on vocals and Dave Navarro on guitar, the classic lineup was completed by Stephen Perkins on drums and Eric Avery on bass. Their first album was a fairly eclectic live recording with lots of acoustic guitars an percussion, but when they went into a proper recording studio for their second album, things really took off.
I've never been one for the night life and clubs and discos (they were popular as I hit legal drinking age - although I still didn't drink). However, I loved Studentersamfundet in Trondheim. Their main stage was the place for several of my most memorable concerts, including my first Motorpsycho concert, but in the basement they had the Bodega, which often played more alternative music than most clubs. That's where I first heard Eric Avery's rolling bass riff before it is shattered by the rest of the band coming in together. Mountain Song truly socked me in the gut - and it still does. After this, Nothing's Shocking.
I've never been one for the night life and clubs and discos (they were popular as I hit legal drinking age - although I still didn't drink). However, I loved Studentersamfundet in Trondheim. Their main stage was the place for several of my most memorable concerts, including my first Motorpsycho concert, but in the basement they had the Bodega, which often played more alternative music than most clubs. That's where I first heard Eric Avery's rolling bass riff before it is shattered by the rest of the band coming in together. Mountain Song truly socked me in the gut - and it still does. After this, Nothing's Shocking.
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