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Old 04-11-2007, 07:35 PM   #12
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1) The Jesus & Mary Chain's "Stoned and Dethroned"

2) I like it because I've been a huge fan of the JAMC since they started off as a band that layered a heavy dose of fuzz and feedback on top of beautiful melodies in the mid-80's. The fuzz and feedback are gone here, but the melodies remain and this is one of their strongest albums from start to finish, IMO. Here is an Amazon.com review that I endorse whole-heartedly:

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A wiseguy reviewer I once read said the Jesus & Mary Chain made two types of music - music for those smoking dope, and for those on crack. It does capture a bit of the disparity in their music, with highly melodic, tuneful musings that (almost) belong on pop radio on one hand, to much edgier and grinding riffs on the other.

Running with that analogy, this album falls into the pot-smoking portion of the band's catalog, more in the spirit of Darklands than of Automatic or some of their 80's efforts. I found this album fantastic, a continuous stream of mellow acoustic songs each of which are winners. The album had a minor radio hit with the duet "Sometimes Always" - that said, it is probably one of the most under-appreciated albums of the 90's given how good it is from top to bottom. "Artistic" is the word that comes to mind to describe the lush melodies on rueful lyrics that permeate this album.
BTW, Darklands, mentioned in the review, is another great, melodic album from these guys that I would describe as happy melodies (reminicent of a band like the Beach Boys) coupled with seriously dark and depressing lyrics.

3. You mentioned that you like Mazzy Star. Hope Sandoval sings a duet with her then-boyfriend William Reid on one of the songs on this album (the song is Sometimes Always, which was also mentioned in the Amazon review above). Beyond that, you'll like it for the same reasons I do, because it is a set of 17 cohesive songs that all earn their way onto the album and can be listened to again and again.

Edit: I realized that it's really Jim Reid, William's brother, who sings with Sandoval on this song.
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