Jane’s Addiction’s new box set = fuck ya!
As a budding teenager in the early 90’s I was your typical alternative grunge kid; plaid shirts, army boots, wallet chains and an attitude comprised of angst and nonconformity. At that perfect age for rebellion and disgust for our society I found myself latching onto such bands as Nirvana, Porno for Pyros, Sonic Youth, Alice in Chains and Jane’s Addiction. They made me very lucky with the quality of music that was developing, almost becoming an escape from the normality and giving me a place to hide. I took solace in it and realized there were others that shared in this, bringing feelings of comfort and acceptance.
Jane’s Addiction was one of my favorites; they were huge and ‘Been Caught Stealing’ was one of those songs that caught me by my soul and sent shivers throughout my body. The mixture of barking dogs and Perry Farrell’s high pitched voice over a bass line that was primal enough to rock your nuts, while at the same time melodic enough to make you want to do some sort of sultry dance. I still get that tingling feeling.
Whether you’re like me and are more towards being middle age than a teenager, or a just a young buck branching your musical tastes beyond what’s “new” and “hot” and want to see what generations past had to bring to the table, this is a treat…. On April 21, Jane’s Addiction will be releasing ‘A Cabinet of Curiosities’, a three CD, one DVD box set on Rhino records. The CD’s will be made up of demos (some of which are previously unreleased), live recordings, remixes and covers of Led Zeppelin’s ‘Whole Lotta Love’ and The Stooges’ ‘1970′. Another highlight (as if that wasn’t enough), is the live “mashup” of Bob Dylan’s ‘Like A Rolling Stone’ lyrics over Bauhaus music ‘Burning from the Inside’ titled ‘Bobhouse’. The DVD will contain several music videos including ‘Mountain Song’ (which was banned from MTV), as well as a live set recorded in Milan, Italy in 1990 and ‘Soul Kiss’, the Jane’s documentary that never found it’s way to DVD until now.
Apparently this set will be available for digital download also, but then you’d miss out on the wooden cabinet that frames this masterpiece; along with all the reproduced concert flyers, ticket stubs and other memorabilia.
Rhino Records also announced that on April 18 they will be re-releasing the bands 1988 album ‘Nothing’s Shocking’ and 1990’s ‘Ritual De Lo Habitual’ on 180-gram vinyl (for all of us that still love the vinyl).
Box set track listings:
Disc 1:
01 Jane Says (Radio Tokyo Demo) *
02 Pigs in Zen (Radio Tokyo Demo)
03 Mountain Song (Radio Tokyo Demo)
04 Had a Dad (Radio Tokyo Demo)
05 I Would for You (Radio Tokyo Demo)
06 Idiots Rule (Demo) *
07 Classic Girl (Demo) *
08 Up the Beach (Demo) *
09 Suffer Some (Demo) *
10 Thank You Boys (Demo) *
11 Summertime Rolls (Demo) *
12 City (Demo) *
13 Ocean Size (Demo) *
14 Stop! (Demo) *
15 Standing in the Shower … Thinking (Demo) *
16 Ain’t No Right (Demo) *
17 Three Days (Demo) *
Disc 2
01 Ted, Just Admit It… (Demo) *
02 Maceo (Demo) *
03 No One’s Leaving (Demo) *
04 My Time (Rehearsal) *
05 Been Caught Stealing (12″ Remix Version)
06 Ripple
07 Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey [feat. Ice-T & Ernie-C]
08 L.A. Medley: L.A. Woman/Nausea/Lexicon Devil (Live)
09 Kettle Whistle (Live) *
10 Whole Lotta Love (Live) *
11 1970 (Live) *
12 Bobhaus (Live) *
Disc 3:
01 Drum Intro (Live) *
02 Up the Beach (Live)
03 Whores (Live) *
04 1% (Live) *
05 No One’s Leaving (Live)
06 Ain’t No Right (Live)
07 Then She Did… (Live) *
08 Had a Dad (Live) *
09 Been Caught Stealing (Live) *
10 Three Days (Live)
11 Mountain Song (Live) *
12 Stop! (Live)
13 Summertime Rolls (Live) *
14 Ocean Size (Live) *
DVD:
Soul Kiss:
01 Mountain Song (Unedited Version)
02 City
Music videos:
03 Had a Dad
04 Ocean Size
05 Stop!
06 Been Caught Stealing
07 Classic Girl
08 Ain’t No Right
Live at the City Square in Milan (for MTV Italy, October 1990)
09 Whores *
10 Then She Did… *
11 Three Days *
* previously unreleased
Mp3’s:
Jane’s Addiction – Been Caught Stealing
Jane’s Addiction – Stop
Jane’s Addiction – Jane Says
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