I think "Classic Girl" is actually the worst song on the album.
― ^likes black girls (HI DERE), Friday, 19 December 2008 19:12 (fifteen years ago) link
I love the music. The lyrics are kinda weak, except for "dinosaurs on the quilt I wore".
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Friday, 19 December 2008 19:13 (fifteen years ago) link
And the video was great.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Friday, 19 December 2008 19:14 (fifteen years ago) link
weak lyrics arent so rare with Jane's songs
― Zeno, Friday, 19 December 2008 19:15 (fifteen years ago) link
A SENSATION NOT UNLIKE SLAPPING YOURSELF IN THE FACE^^^ I spent most of the summer of '95 singing this over and over and over
― ^likes black girls (HI DERE), Friday, 19 December 2008 19:27 (fifteen years ago) link
wow @ Farrell holding up pretty well. I know he was/is a surfer and all, but the guy has to be 50 by now. and you gotta account for mileage.
― extremely intoxicated & uncooperative outside a Hסּסּters in Winston-Salem (will), Friday, 19 December 2008 19:41 (fifteen years ago) link
bump
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Sunday, 21 December 2008 12:18 (fifteen years ago) link
That's his wife on the left. They reproduced. Twice, I think.
― Hadrian VIII, Sunday, 21 December 2008 14:12 (fifteen years ago) link
Keeping in mind Perry's well documented love of threesomes, it's highly probable that they went home after the gallery opening to reenact the Ritual cover art.
― redmond, Sunday, 21 December 2008 16:04 (fifteen years ago) link
Three Days fake Zep all the way
― 43 percent burnt_stanton (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 21 December 2008 16:09 (fifteen years ago) link
of course - "my big brother made me slap my own face"
― ❤ⓛⓞⓥⓔ❤ (CaptainLorax), Sunday, 21 December 2008 19:10 (fifteen years ago) link
Obvious
― Abbott of the Trapezoid Monks (Abbott), Sunday, 21 December 2008 19:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Not a clue. I just remember this album as one long brilliant song. I'm not sure I think of any other album in this way, actually. Need to hear again.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 21 December 2008 19:37 (fifteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 22 December 2008 00:01 (fifteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 23 December 2008 00:01 (fifteen years ago) link
three days was not obvious to me, or even close
― ❤ⓛⓞⓥⓔ❤ (CaptainLorax), Tuesday, 23 December 2008 18:29 (fifteen years ago) link
I voted - of course
lol, this album might as well be called "Three Days EP"
― ^likes black girls (HI DERE), Tuesday, 23 December 2008 18:30 (fifteen years ago) link
True, I never listened to the first half of this album.
― Alex in SF, Tuesday, 23 December 2008 18:34 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh wait "Ain't Know Right" is the big hippie song on the first half, right? THAT SONG IS FUCKING AWESOME AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE SECOND HALF
― ^likes black girls (HI DERE), Tuesday, 23 December 2008 18:50 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh no, I'm thinking of "Obvious", oops
― ^likes black girls (HI DERE), Tuesday, 23 December 2008 18:51 (fifteen years ago) link
So I'm listening to Three Days right now and forgot how I used to misinterpret the line "erotic Jesus" as "you're a dick, Jesus".
― a better command of the mummy language (joygoat), Tuesday, 23 December 2008 19:43 (fifteen years ago) link
eurodick jesus
― tipsy mothra, Tuesday, 23 December 2008 20:22 (fifteen years ago) link
hahahahaha how has it taken until the age of 23 for 'three days' to reveal itself as godhead
― coalition to me (acoleuthic), Monday, 10 May 2010 17:16 (thirteen years ago) link
because you're slow
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 10 May 2010 17:25 (thirteen years ago) link
this album rules so much and 'obvious' is totally underrated
― joygoat, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 04:05 (thirteen years ago) link
man i loved this shit when i was a teenager
― the disappearance of apollo creed (s1ocki), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 04:29 (thirteen years ago) link
"ain't no right" is awesome. it's an explosive song with 1000 times more energy than anything featured on nothing's shocking, for instance. interesting that it polled last, but maybe that's a reflection of the depth and quality of the album.
i really do like the pacing on ritual. you have a turbulent, exuberant start followed by the epic centrepiece tracks and then a couple of songs at the end that wind things down all elegant-like.
― charlie h, Saturday, 18 September 2010 14:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Trying to picture a world where the hit single and overplayed video from Houses of the Holy is "The Crunge"? You can.
― Pleasant Plains, Friday, 28 January 2011 18:02 (thirteen years ago) link
As in "Been Caught Stealing" is RDLHabitual's "The Crunge"? Which I guess it is.
― grandavis, Friday, 28 January 2011 19:20 (thirteen years ago) link
I was always underwhelmed with Ritual, and I am someone for whom Nothing's Shocking was (and remains) one of my favorite releases ever by anyone. Possibly that's why it underwhelmed me? Couldn't live up to the pedestal I put Nothing's Shocking on?
― NYCNative, Friday, 28 January 2011 21:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Ritual >>>>>>>>>> Nothing's Shocking
I saw a bit of some recent Jool Holland perf and it was horrid, so pointless. I don't wanna say it's just cuz Avery's gone but he really does seem like the anchor that kept them from just being complete wankers.
― ex-heroin addict tricycle (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 28 January 2011 22:04 (thirteen years ago) link
― joygoat, Monday, August 16, 2010 9:05 PM (5 months ago)
this is OTM...I listened to 'Obvious' like 3x today thx to this thread. I wish this whole album was 3/4 time violin meltdowns but I like the rest of it pretty well, too.
― Rocker Brian (Abbbottt), Friday, 28 January 2011 22:06 (thirteen years ago) link
I know, Jane's Addiction is timeless!
― I Don't Think It's Worth It, Personally.... (u s steel), Friday, 28 January 2011 22:17 (thirteen years ago) link
ah not "Obvious,"I mean "Of Course"though "Obvious" is a p rad song!
― Rocker Brian (Abbbottt), Friday, 28 January 2011 22:25 (thirteen years ago) link
I just listened to Of Course. It's beautiful. Three Days is my favourite but Spotify has mysteriously always had an 11 1/2 minute live version instead of the original, so I've ended up knowing and loving the live version like it was the original! And what's more, the original doesn't quite measure up to it! :/
But hey - incredible song, however it's heard.
― 2010 was a great year for highly-credible pop-ambient (acoleuthic), Friday, 28 January 2011 22:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Jane's Addiction is timeless maybe, but I'm pretty sure that if your flight ever mistakenly lands in 1991, the bass intro to "Three Days" will start playing over the p.a. system.
― Pleasant Plains, Friday, 28 January 2011 22:38 (thirteen years ago) link
slapping yourself in the faaaaaaaaaace
― acoleuthic, Saturday, 29 January 2011 03:18 (thirteen years ago) link
La la. La la. La la.
― Pleasant Plains, Saturday, 29 January 2011 03:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Since it's about his mom's suicide, I always thought of the title as "Then She Died."
― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 30 January 2011 01:25 (thirteen years ago) link
http://devonrecordclub.wordpress.com/2012/12/16/janes-addiction-ritual-de-lo-habitual-round-41-nicks-choice/
― comedy is unnatural and abhorrent (Scik Mouthy), Sunday, 16 December 2012 09:55 (eleven years ago) link
did "three days" and "then she did" make prog acceptable again, after genesis and yes got all duran duran in the 80s?
― reggie (qualmsley), Monday, 18 February 2013 14:56 (eleven years ago) link
Apparently that's what it was called originally, then they took the 'e' out to make it less obvious
― Turtleneck Work Solutions (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Thursday, 3 July 2014 22:03 (nine years ago) link
Really incredible interview here with producer Dave Jerden. "Three Days" was done as one take!
http://www.laweekly.com/music/ritual-de-lo-habitual-25-years-later-producer-dave-jerden-looks-back-5916964
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 18 August 2015 03:04 (eight years ago) link
so was my last poo
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 18 August 2015 03:52 (eight years ago) link
Vivid.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 18 August 2015 04:04 (eight years ago) link
Wow. I reckon it would 10 or 15 years since I sat down and listened to Three Days. It's fantastic.
― MatthewK, Tuesday, 18 August 2015 12:28 (eight years ago) link
That whole second side is pretty wonderful and definitely unlike most other things of that era.
― vmajestic, Tuesday, 18 August 2015 14:28 (eight years ago) link
God I love this record. Sad that record club didn't!
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 18 August 2015 15:12 (eight years ago) link
Fantastic record. Don't know where they would/could have gone next - kinda glad they imploded afterward. (I deny the existence of any post-Ritual/non-Avery work.)
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 18 August 2015 15:15 (eight years ago) link
Gift is such garbage blech. Second half of Ritual is amazing though (first half just so-so and I've never much like Nothing's Shocking).
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 18 August 2015 20:42 (eight years ago) link
LOL Billy Idol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDhEpqBKPsY
― You’re being too simplistic and you’re insulting my poor heart (Turrican), Tuesday, 18 August 2015 20:49 (eight years ago) link
Alas, no Russian overdubs for "Jane's Addiction! Been caught wanking!"
― doug watson, Tuesday, 18 August 2015 22:23 (eight years ago) link
It's heartening that there's been no expanded remaster to date. Maybe the noise wars will suitably subside before the 30th anniversary date and buying the deluxe treatment will mean that one won't need to keep the better sounding original master as well.
And yes, the second half of Ritual (still) rules.
― doug watson, Tuesday, 18 August 2015 22:27 (eight years ago) link
xxxxps: I don't even remember a single thing about that Replacements song/video... Was surprised to learn it was on a record I once owned!
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 18 August 2015 23:35 (eight years ago) link
i saw this tour in Hollywood. Nine Inch Nails opened and after their set i didn't think there was any way Jane's Addiction could even come close to what i witnessed by NIN. well i was wrong, there was a reason why they were at their peak. one of the best one two punches i have ever seen. only really Nirvana with Sonic Youth comes close. well come to think about it, there have been a lot great double bills i have seen.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 19 August 2015 01:44 (eight years ago) link
I saw the show I mentioned upthread, the one that's in the Cabinet of Curiosities box. Primus and the Pixies opened up.
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Wednesday, 19 August 2015 02:03 (eight years ago) link
never listened to RDLA on vinyl, how did they manage to cram 33 minutes of music on the b side?
― cock chirea, Wednesday, 19 August 2015 02:10 (eight years ago) link
Same way they managed with Get Up With It, I guess.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 19 August 2015 02:15 (eight years ago) link
I guess this explains it:
http://www.themasterdiskrecord.com/2014/06/deciding-long-make-side-vinyl-record/
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 19 August 2015 02:20 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, long sides tend to be cut at a lower level and with a lot of bass rolled off. It's a huge reason why you see a lot of limited edition double vinyl albums cut at 45rpm these days - it's a sound quality thing.
― You’re being too simplistic and you’re insulting my poor heart (Turrican), Wednesday, 19 August 2015 02:50 (eight years ago) link
Or in other words, if the album lasts an hour, it makes sense from a sound quality perspective to cut four sides of vinyl at 15 mins per side at 45rpm than two sides of vinyl at 30 minutes per side at 33&1/3rpm. You can make the grooves deeper and wider at 45rpm for better bass response. A lot of albums had a tendency to place the quieter songs at the end of sides because there was less cutting room - the further the needle spirals towards the end of the record, the less room there is to cut.
― You’re being too simplistic and you’re insulting my poor heart (Turrican), Wednesday, 19 August 2015 02:56 (eight years ago) link
Gary Numan's Dance album is a good example of a well cut long album - it's almost half an hour on both sides of the original vinyl, but it's been cut at just the right level to allow all of the music to fit on both sides without being too quiet... sure, you have to turn up the volume a touch when you listen to it, but it still sounds good.
― You’re being too simplistic and you’re insulting my poor heart (Turrican), Wednesday, 19 August 2015 03:07 (eight years ago) link
JIMMY PAGE: "So we were thinking 'The Rain Song' or the title track could be the first single for MTV. Maybe 'The Ocean' if –"
ATLANTIC EXEC: "First single is going to be 'The Crunge'. In fact, it's going to be the only song you guys are ever going to be known for. I guarantee it."
― pplains, Thursday, 20 August 2015 13:48 (eight years ago) link
(Also, I'm well-aware I fucked that "joke" up slightly in the set-up.)
― pplains, Thursday, 20 August 2015 13:57 (eight years ago) link
lol. The Crunge and Hey Hey What Can I Do.
― how's life, Thursday, 20 August 2015 13:58 (eight years ago) link
I like how its widely accepted/an open secret that this band is pointless w out eric avery
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 20 August 2015 14:39 (eight years ago) link
E. Avery is the Cliff Burton of Jane's.
― vmajestic, Thursday, 20 August 2015 15:01 (eight years ago) link
Both got thrown under the bus.
― pplains, Thursday, 20 August 2015 15:17 (eight years ago) link
*rimshot*
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 20 August 2015 15:40 (eight years ago) link
*bass solo*
Love this album a lot more now than I did when it came out. Now her paints are dry. I wonder if they came along today whether or not they would have a drummer.
― calstars, Thursday, 23 February 2017 21:07 (seven years ago) link