JAMC's early gigs have become the stuff of legend in underground circles. Playing in front of small audiences, the band earned their notoriety by playing very short gigs, some lasting no more than ten minutes and consisting of a constant wall of feedback and distortion. The group became know as well for playing with their backs to the audience and refusing to speak to them. Many shows culminated with the Reids trashing their equipment, which was often followed by the audience rioting. All of this delighted manager and Creation Records boss Alan McGee, who obviously found it very easy to get attention for the band, as well as aliened more commercially-minded music business figures.
Their debut single, "Upside Down", came out in 1984 on Creation, but they signed to the WEA-backed Blanco y Negro the following year. Said label released their debut album, titled 'Psychocandy', which fused together the Reid's two primary influences, the guitar noise and avant-garde rock of The Velvet Underground with the 60s pop leanings of Phil Spector and The Beach Boys. It included songs such as the indie sensation "Just Like Honey". The record divided many music fans due to its deliberately abrasive sound yet still received positive critical reviews and is now considered a landmark recording in the history of alternative music.
Gillespie left the band before the next album, 'Darklands, came out, going on to front Primal Scream. He was briefly replaced by John Moore (later of Black Box Recorder), before former Biff Bang Pow! drummer Dave Evans. The aforementioned 'Darklands' also received supportive reviews, and it showed a less noisy and more contemplative sound that was welcomed by both many post-punk fans and many mainstream rock fans. Notable songs from that period include "April Skies" and "Happy When It Rains".
Albums
# Psychocandy (November 1985)
# Darklands (September 1987)
# Automatic (September 1989)
# Honey's Dead (March 1992)
# Stoned & Dethroned (1994)
# Munki (June 1998)
# Damage and Joy (2017)
Plus the following - (sessions, singles, b-sides, live recordings et cetera)
# Barbed Wire Kisses (April 1988)
# The Sound of Speed (1993)
# Hate Rock N' Roll (1995)
# 21 Singles (2002)
# BBC Live in Concert (2003)
# The Complete John Peel Sessions (2003)
# The Power of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities (2008)
For the iconic indie label Sub Pop, the band recorded 1998's 'Munki' album, which would turn out to be their last before splitting the following year. The album is often thought of as sounding 'divided' due to the Reids' crumbling relationship. Jim Reid has recalled: "Me and William weren't really getting along at all. That last year we barely even spoke. 'Munki' is one of my favorite albums, but it was really divided. William would go into the studio with the rest of the band and record while I wasn't there, and then I'd go in with them when William wasn't there."
William Reid then recorded as the artist Lazycame. Brother Jim formed the band Freeheat, which disbanded in 2003. Jim Reid is currently recording solo material and he has, to date, recorded and released one single Song For A Secret which was released on Transistor Records.
Like some of their influences such as Dee Dee Ramone, Lee Hazelwood, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed, throughout their career the boys were rumored to have ongoing substance abuse issues, which may have contributed to their notoriety. They reportedly dabbled in regular use of things like amphetamines and heroin, which made for lyrical reference in songs like Some Candy Talking and the album title Stoned & Dethroned.
Despite not having huge commercial success, they've gone on to influence a range of other music groups such as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Butthole Surfers, My Bloody Valentine, and Spacemen 3.
The Jesus and Mary Chain reunited to play at the Coachella Festival on April 27, 2007, followed by two more shows in Spain at the Summercase Festival. More shows followed in late 2007 and early 2008 in London.
Calling themselves 'Sister Vanilla' an LP, Little Pop Rock, was released in 2007 and reunites the brothers along with their sister, Linda, singing on most tracks.
Damage And Joy is the brand new studio album by The Jesus And Mary Chain, released on March 24th, 2017.
Other personnel;
Richard Thomas (drums 1988-1990)
Ben Lurie (bass/rhythm guitar/backing vocals 1989-1998)
Steve Monti (drums 1990-1995)
Matthew Parkin (bass 1992)
Barry Blackler (drums 1992)
Nick Sanderson (drums 1993-1998)
Mark Crozer (rhythm guitar 2007-now)
Loz Colbert (drums 2007-now)
JAMC singer Jim Reid is name-checked in the 2017 song "Lollipop (Ode to Jim)" by Canadian band Alvvays which begins "I saw Jim Reid in the corridor.." and contains other allusions to JAMC themes.
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Far Gone and Out
The Jesus and Mary Chain Lyrics
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Don't do it for fun
Do it if you feel it
Kiss it on the tongue
I'm taking my thoughts to a railway station
Put 'em on a train just to see what's coming back
What's coming back
It's coming like a heart attack
Ice melts too fast
So nothing stays forever nothing's gonna last
She's dressed in black
A black that ends in nowhere and I just got to have her back
And I'm television sick and I'm television crazy
No one works so hard just to make me feel so bad
I'm feeling bad
Oh that's too sad
Hey. hey. hey. she's as mean as mean.
Hey. hey. hey. she's as black as black.
Hey. hey. hey. she's as mean as mean.
Hey. hey. hey. she's as black as black.
Hey. hey. hey. I got to get her back.
Hey. hey. hey. I got to get her back.
Hey. hey. hey. I got to get her back.
Hey. hey. hey. she's as mean as mean.
Hey. hey. hey. she's as sick as sick.
Hey. hey. hey. she's as cool as cool.
Hey. hey. hey. she's as black as black.
The Jesus and Mary Chain's song "Far Gone and Out" is a reflection on the exhilaration and desperation of obsessive love. The first verse expresses the feeling of being driven by emotional impulses that are difficult to explain: "I can't explain exactly what I'm doing standing in the rain / Don't do it for fun / Do it if you feel it / Kiss it on the tongue." The singer takes his thoughts to a railway station, hoping to put them on a train and see what comes back. This is a metaphor for his desire to control his emotions by distancing himself from them, but he soon realizes that this is futile: "It's coming like a heart attack."
The second verse describes the singer's fixation on a woman who dresses in black and seems to embody darkness and danger. He knows that his attraction to her is unhealthy and self-destructive: "She's as mean as mean / She's as sick as sick / She's as cool as cool / She's as black as black." Despite this, he cannot resist her, and he is tormented by her absence. The refrain of "I got to get her back" conveys his desperate need to regain control over his emotions by possessing the object of his desire.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't explain exactly what I'm doing standing in the rain
I don't know why I'm doing this, but I'm standing in the rain.
Don't do it for fun
Don't do things just because they're fun.
Do it if you feel it
Do things if you feel passionate about them.
Kiss it on the tongue
Embrace it fully.
I'm taking my thoughts to a railway station
I'm transporting my thoughts to see what comes back.
Put 'em on a train just to see what's coming back
I'm sending my thoughts away to see what returns.
What's coming back
I'm anticipating the return of my thoughts.
It's coming like a heart attack
The return of my thoughts is overwhelming.
Ice melts too fast
Things change too quickly.
So nothing stays forever nothing's gonna last
Everything is temporary, nothing will endure.
She's dressed in black
The woman is wearing black clothing.
A black that ends in nowhere and I just got to have her back
Her black clothing seems to lead to nowhere, but I'm still drawn to her.
And I'm television sick and I'm television crazy
I'm addicted to television.
No one works so hard just to make me feel so bad
Nobody goes to such lengths to make me feel awful.
I'm feeling bad
I'm feeling terrible.
Oh that's too sad
It's unfortunate.
Hey. Hey. Hey. She's as mean as mean.
The woman is very cruel.
Hey. Hey. Hey. She's as black as black.
The woman is very dark or mysterious.
I got to get her back.
I need to win her back.
She's as sick as sick.
The woman is very mentally ill.
She's as cool as cool.
The woman is very fashionable or stylish.
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Written by: BERTRAM CHARLES REID, CHARLES REID BERTRAM, RAYMOND S. REID
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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"Far Gone And Out"
I can't explain exactly what I'm doing standing in the rain
Don't do it for fun
Do it if you feel it
Kiss it on the tongue
I'm taking my thoughts to a railway station
Put 'em on a train just to see what's coming back
What's coming back
It's coming like a heart attack
Ice melts too fast
So nothing stays forever nothing's gonna last
She's dressed in black
A black that ends in nowhere and I just got to have her back
And I'm television sick and I'm television crazy
No one works so hard just to make me feel so bad
I'm feeling bad
Oh that's too sad
Hey. Hey. Hey. She's as mean as mean.
Hey. Hey. Hey. She's as black as black.
Hey. Hey. Hey. She's as mean as mean.
Hey. Hey. Hey. She's as black as black.
Hey. Hey. Hey. I got to get her back.
Hey. Hey. Hey. I got to get her back.
Hey. Hey. Hey. I got to get her back.
Hey. Hey. Hey. She's as mean as mean.
Hey. Hey. Hey. She's as sick as sick.
Hey. Hey. Hey. She's as cool as cool.
Hey. Hey. Hey. She's as black as black
@vicentecusihualpa2976
I can't explain exactly what I'm doing standing in the rain
Don't do it for fun
Do it if you feel it
Kiss it on the tongue
I'm taking my thoughts to a railway station
Put 'em on a train just to see what's coming back
What's coming back
It's coming like a heart attack
Ice melts too fast
So nothing stays forever nothing's gonna last
She's dressed in black
A black that ends in nowhere and I just got to have her back
And I'm television sick and I'm television crazy
No one works so hard just to make me feel so bad
I'm feeling bad
Oh that's too sad
Hey. hey. hey. she's as mean as mean.
Hey. hey. hey. she's as black as black.
Hey. hey. hey. she's as mean as mean.
Hey. hey. hey. she's as black as black.
Hey. hey. hey. I got to get her back.
Hey. hey. hey. I got to get her back.
Hey. hey. hey. I got to get her back.
Hey. hey. hey. she's as mean as mean.
Hey. hey. hey. she's as sick as sick.
Hey. hey. hey. she's as cool as cool.
Hey. hey. hey. she's as black as black.
@mackeydirk8643
When you realize that some of your favorite songs are 3 decades old yet sound 10 times better than you remembered every time you hear them.
@eugenslavik4230
Kiss my Ass
@ayanaj7373
This IS one of the best bands, ever.
@charleydowney5011
Ayana J Yes IT is. :)
@annaneider2935
@@charleydowney5011 they are the greatest band ever. There is none better.
@raihanshrk1955
Period
@alexjewell2351
absolutely
@anaccount1005
shut up nerd
@Tardigrades1
One of my growing-up songs. Won't ever lose the chest-tightening feeling when I hear this. A proper gem.
@hankchinaski3713
Same for me 😊