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Darklands (Import) (CD)

By: Jesus & Mary Chain (Artist)

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Jesus & Mary Chain Artist Snapshot:

Scottish brothers Jim and William Reid formed the Jesus & Mary Chain in 1984. With their monotone vocals, feedback-drenched guitar sound, and notoriously chaotic gigs, the band garnered plenty of media attention and then backed up the hype with their stunning debut, PSYCHOCANDY. Throughout their history, additional members came and went--including Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie--but the Reid brothers always remained the volatile core of the group. In the fall of 1998, Jim and William had a falling out on stage in Los Angeles, and the band effectively ceased to exist, though the official end wasn't announced until the following year. Since then, numerous indie bands have cited the Jesus & Mary Chain as a major influence.

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Review

Rolling Stone (p.74) - "On DARKLANDS, the Reid brothers stripped away the feedback and came blinking into the light with acoustic guitars and uplifting sentiments..."
Q (p.122) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "As an album, DARKLANDS lays bare the beauty of William's melodic vision."
Q (1/95, p.273) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...Not since The Cure's PORNOGRAPHY and Joy Division's CLOSER had depression sounded so attractive to so many....A touchstone '80s work..."
Alternative Press (p.200) - "[DARKLANDS] combined woozy girl-group echoes and booming, rainy-day reverb to create a perfect proto-shoegazing album."

Title Note

Though its lacks the heavenly sonic squall of PSYCHOCANDY, the Jesus & Mary Chain's second album, DARKLANDS, finds the notorious Scottish post-punk band rivaling that impressive debut with a considerably more melodic set of songs. While the title is a bit misleading--DARKLANDS is surprisingly sunny at times--even some of the disc's brighter tunes have goth-friendly themes, namely the chiming, Velvet Underground-influenced opening title track and the amped-up anthem "Happy When It Rains" (a mid-tempo precursor to the following record's raucous "Head On").

On this outing, percussionist Bobby Gillespie (who went on to form Primal Scream) is replaced by a well-behaved drum machine, but this seemingly detrimental change works remarkably well, allowing the focus to zoom in tighter on the icy vocals and toned-down but still reverb-drenched guitar lines of brothers Jim and William Reid. Other highlights of the album include the propulsive "Down on Me" and the brokenhearted "April Skies," one of the Reids' most accessible songs. DARKLANDS is essential for Mary Chain fans, and crucial to any extensive collection of late-1980s rock.

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