The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Formed: 1984 in Glasgow, Scotland
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Disbanded: 1999
Genre: Alternative
Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, College Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Space Rock/Dream Pop, Celtic, Europe, Pop, Rock, World
Group Members: John Moore, Bobby Gillespie, Douglas Hart, Jim Reid, William Reid, Murray Dalglish, Ben Lurie, John Moore
Biography: Like the Velvet Underground, their most obvious influence, the chart success of the Jesus and Mary Chain was virtually nonexistent, but their artistic impact was incalculable; quite simply, the British group made the world safe for white noise, orchestrating a sound dense in squalling feedback which ...Read full biography
Psychocandy
Released: 1985
Label: Rhino/ADA
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Arguably Psychocandy is an album with one trick and one trick alone -- Beach Boys melodies meet Velvet Underground feedback and beats, all cranked up to ten and beyond, along with plenty of echo. However, ...Read full review
Darklands
Released: 1987
Label: Blanco y Negro/Warner Bros.
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Feeling no doubt burdened by the various claims of being the new Sex Pistols, and likely fed up with accusations that the walls of feedback were their own trick, the Reid brothers underwent a bit of a ...Read full review
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