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The Jesus and Mary Chain - The Sound of Speed Audio CD

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The Jesus and Mary Chain Band: The Jesus and Mary Chain
Title: The Sound of Speed
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Release Date: 1993-08-16
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Snakedriver 2: Reverence [Radio Mix] 3: Heat 4: Teenage Lust [Acoustic Version] 5: Why'd You Want Me 6: Don't Come Down 7: Guitarman 8: Something I Can't Have 9: Sometimes 10: Write Record Release Blues 11: Shimmer 12: Penetration 13: My Girl 14: Tower of Song 15: Little Red Rooster 16: Break Me Down 17: Lowlife 18: Deviant Slice 19: Reverberation 20: Sidewalking [Extended Version]

It's no Barbed Wire Kisses, but a serviceable B-sides collection nonetheless
The rest of the album is hit or miss by Mary Chain standards, and certainly not the tour de force of Barbed Wire Kisses (the only B-sides collection, aside from the new Nick Cave compilation, to actually equal or surpass many of the band's regular LPs). If you are a fan of the Mary Chain, and still sitting on the fence about buying this record, let me assure you- the extended remix of 'Sidewalking' is not only worth the price of the disc, it may be the finest piece of music (or noise) ever recorded by JAMC. That being said, a hit or miss record by the Mary Chain is head and shoulders better than most platinum selling pop records of the past 15 years. Whereas the witty cynicism of a song like 'Write, Record, Release Blues' is not lost on me, that doesn't make up for the fact that it is still a basically boring tune, but then you run into unabashed genius in the likes of 'Penetration,' 'Snakedriver,' or the ever-creepy, yet always appealing 'Teenage Lust. ' Right about then, you remember why great bands like the Pixies were looking up to the Reid brothers back in the late 80's, and you walk away smiling because you still dig Leonard Cohen, so the arthritic humor of 'Tower of Song' suddenly seems alot funnier than it did when you were sixteen. After all of that, you probably owe it to yourself to buy the record, but you certainly owe it to the brothers Reid, for all they did to save your teenage soul. .


Very good taste
It shows their electric and acoustic kind of sounds in the start of their career. This is the best record from Jesus&Mary Chain. An excelent collection of rarities and b-sides.
Great piece of Non-Mainstream Rock.


More of the same, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
This album strikes me as something for the real fans only--I don't think this one will appeal to the masses. The Jesus and Mary Chain (JMC) is one of truly great unappreciated bands. There's a blistering extended version of Reverence near the begining of the album, which by itself would have been enough for me to buy this album. There's several other bright spots--"Something I Can't Have" is reminiscent (but still distinct) of "Tumbeldown". JMC does good remakes of "Tower of Song" and "Guitarman," but their remake of "My Girl" is a little too strange for even diehard fans like myself. If you like JMC, buy this album. If you don't know JMC, start with "Honey's Dead," "Automatic," or "Stoned and Dethroned" before you buy this one.


My first and favourite JAMC cd
Well, I'm glad to say I have turned to be JAMC fan with many other albums they scored. This was the best music I had ever heard and I still love to listen to all these songs day by day through years and decades.


A SLICE OF HEAVEN
NOT ONLY ARE THE LYRICS EXPOSING AS TO HOW THE REID BROTHERS HAVE BEEN SPENDING THEIR SPARE TIME,BUT THE MOOD SWINGS BETWEEN "SOMETIMES" (MY PERSONAL FAVORITE) AND "DON'T COME DOWN" ARE DELIGHTFULLY FULLFILLING. IT'S PRETTY AMAZING WHEN YOUR FAVORITE BAND THROWS SOMETHING AT YOU SO PERFECT YOU FIND THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN ABSORB IT ALL IN A FEW LISTENS. FROM "PSYCHOCANDY" TO "MUNKI" THIS ONE IS TRULY A COLLECTORS DREAM.


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