Jesus and Mary Chain Mania!

A bunch you'd expect, and a bunch you wouldn't.

Pretty surprised Jim liked Trixie's Big Red Motorbike tbh, didn't they used to slag off all the twee indie bands (apart from the Pastels, obviously)?

i am surprised at the pastels mention actually. not heard him mention them before. makes sense musically, chronologically and geographically but sometimes that stuff creates a rivalry.

Also, US ilxors who want the reissues should order through Amazon.co.uk - much cheaper and actually in stock. I ended up paying just under £10/$16 each delivered.

1st time I saw The Pastels they were opening for the JAMC. First time I saw the JAMC too actually.

Reissues are great as expected. The mastering on 'Psychocandy' is very different than the Rhino, but I haven't had a chance to listen to my old Blanco y Negro disc to see if it's the same.

Also, in the interviews there's a great line from Jim about an aborted 'Darklands' session that involved Curt Smith of Tears for Fears being brought in to try the intro to the title track and doing a bunch of slap bass.

it is kinda hilarious how much the pre-psychocandy demos sound like the dr mix and the remix record, which either douglas hart or bobby g openly admit to in the liner notes.

For me it's striking how much 'arrangement' is within "Up too high" off that disc. Basically, it's all there!

http://www.jesusmc.com/

This is supposed to have an 'online book' according to the deluxe 3disc things.

I emailed the photographer named, and he said there'd been a delay for copyright reasons, but it's all sorted now so it'll soon be there.

That was about 2 weeks ago I think...

The other day I was reading that John Moore is rejoining the Mary Chain.

Well, most of the old band have other jobs / countries to live in, and so on...

I dunno,. I'm ploughing through the DVDs in the deluxe sets (all of them!)

It's comfort food, really...

I ordered all the deluxe sets too! have received three so far (they have to cross the pond...) I haven't watched much of the DVDs yet, just a bit of the live sets on Psychocandy & it's hilarious how loud they are. I guess I knew that! But it's just a mess.

Many of the extras are things I already had on the Rhino box, but it's nice to have the BBC sessions with the albums themselves.

Mr. Moore is indeed in -- we ended up becoming Facebook friends by chance a couple of years back, passionate fellow but also a good sense of humor. He posted this photo the other week, before starting to talk about getting out all the guitars again...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/405896_10150598902148923_683243922_10819115_1928656479_n.jpg

Aww..

You see, over there on that TV screen is Jim looking all young and that.

And on the laptop is this pic. Actually, Jim isn't looking too bad for the years, so..

Oh, I had never seen the promo for Sometimes Always before!

http://www.jesusmc.com/

Ooh, the 'online book' is, um, online!

I like how JAMC have settled into the "Cal Jam 2" phase of their career while still maintaining some sense of odd weirdness. The Reids are still obstinate but with a coating of the mannered gracefulness that comes from being a professional entertainer - those Bad Vibes could really be a Martin & Lewis act. I'm not Especially when William looks identical to King Buzzo.

On the plus side, now that they seem like they're giving a partial shit, they sound fantastic. I never would have expected them of all bands to be around in 2012, but it felt appropriate for an almost-summer Friday night at a horse race track in Inglewood. Lots of people dancing and singing along. Good times.

I think they played last night in LA. Anyone go?

I did! (hence the thread revive)

Haha they played at that track? Wow. They only seem to advertise shows there if they're good-time white reggae bands.

Kind of a good series there this year... Devo, JAMC, X

Ah that's what happens when you skim posts - sorry! Totally jealous.

Show in Madison just announced, YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! BOSTON SHOW ANNOUNCED. :DDD

I am only a casual listener, but I feel like the fact they're playing at First Avenue means I have to go. A classic band playing at a classic venue? And I feel like they could play somewhere bigger in town. 25 bucks...

They were complete shit last Thursday at the Fillmore. Big waste of money.

did somebody say something i can't hear it over the sound of my YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

Tonight! Excited.

Still debating whether I should see them on Saturday. It's not that I don't want to, but I just haven't been feeling that great.

you should

seeing them made me feel better

I probably should.

:)

last reunion show i saw them do was ace

wait TONIGHT?????? WHERE???? ARE THERE STILL TICKETS??????

I missed them at Hopscotch and was SUPER BUMMED

on the plus side you have retained your ability to hear

Dan - yes, tonight! There seem to be tickets still available too :). My friend Kevin adn I are going. There's also a show tomorrow night too.

def can't do tomorrow but could MAAAAAAYBE do tonight? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Do it!

psychic paramount are opening for them aren't they? even more reason to go.

Missed the DC show. Heard they played for 70 minutes, which for them ain't bad I think.

x-post - Are they good? I was planning on pulling my usual turn up just before the headliner so I don't have to sit through awful opening acts thing. Also, I wanted to go home and nap first. Yes, I am old.

Dan let me know if you decide to come! :)

yeah PP rock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ptLahNL8Bs
haven't seen em live but I imagine they would kill it.

btw Dan totally forgot but I have an extra ticket already.

PP love their fog machine too it seems (not sure if this is this good or bad)

oh man

really want to go, but I am dead tired

also haven't been home lately

argh

you know, I always thought it was weird (& pretty lame tbh, tho the shows were usually amazing regardless) that I saw them prob eight or nine times b/w 1992-98 & they never once played a single goddam track from Psychocandy - the only thing from that era that made their setlists was 'Some Candy Talking.'

otoh I bet they played the shit out of "Reverence"