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The Jesus and Mary Chain
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East Kilbride, Glasgow, Scotland (1984 – 1998, 2007 – present)
The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish band that revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim Reid and William Reid. From East Kilbride, Glasgow, Scotland , the JAMC released a constant string of albums, singles and EPs until their demise in 1998. The band reunited in 2007.
The initial line-up, formed in 1984, was augmented by bassist Douglas Hart and drummer Bobby Gillespie. Gillespie played standing up in the manner of The Velvet Underground’s Maureen “Moe” Tucker.
The Mary Chain’s early gigs have become the stuff of legend in underground circles. Playing in front of small audiences, the Mary Chain earned their notoriety by playing very short gigs, some lasting no more than 10 minutes and consisting of a constant wall of feedback and distortion, as well as 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.
Their debut single Upside Down in 1984 was on Creation, but the following year they signed to the WEA-backed Blanco Y Negro. Who released their debut album, Psychocandy, which fused together the Reid’s two primary influences, the guitar noise of The Velvet Underground with the ’60s pop leanings of Phil Spector and The Beach Boys. The record received positive reviews and is now considered a landmark recording.
The initial line-up, formed in 1984, was augmented by bassist Douglas Hart and drummer Bobby Gillespie. Gillespie played standing up in the manner of The Velvet Underground’s Maureen “Moe” Tucker.
The Mary Chain’s early gigs have become the stuff of legend in underground circles. Playing in front of small audiences, the Mary Chain earned their notoriety by playing very short gigs, some lasting no more than 10 minutes and consisting of a constant wall of feedback and distortion, as well as 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.
Their debut single Upside Down in 1984 was on Creation, but the following year they signed to the WEA-backed Blanco Y Negro. Who released their debut album, Psychocandy, which fused together the Reid’s two primary influences, the guitar noise of The Velvet Underground with the ’60s pop leanings of Phil Spector and The Beach Boys. The record received positive reviews and is now considered a landmark recording.
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Jornaquin wrote:
The White Stripes are just a bunch of fucking rip-offs who think they're cool but meanwhile everybody with a bit of common sense is laughing at them and their shitty so called music.
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TescoSwab wrote:
Meg White and sexual frustration in the same sentence makes me wet.
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Jarhead92 wrote:
Meg White talented? ha. Taking your sexual frustration out on a drumkit does not equate talent.
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likeapillow wrote:
lol
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diehappyx33 wrote:
If you're going to insult such a talented duo as the White Stripes, you can at least spell "themselves" correctly. Themselfs...looks like someone needs a more efficient education.
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likeapillow wrote:
nice pic
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caroosyrup wrote:
fuzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!
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bramin22 wrote:
The White Stripes invented the blues. The Jesus and Mary Chain invented boogie woogie.
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IanCurtis13 wrote:
The White Stripes can go fuck themselfs
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adomay wrote:
Please join The White Stripes group!
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Oblivious39 wrote:
Just listened to their cover of My Girl and I JIZZED MY PANTS JESUS CHRIST.
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Jarhead92 wrote:
chasing honey beeeeeeeeees
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Wheel_off wrote:
lost in translation.....eee
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clairemarychain wrote:
class band ....seen them live at a festival when i thought i was well after there time n would never get a chance 2 c them... put on some show, thought they might have done another tour by now ,was 2 years ago i seen them, not even word about a tour....
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surrendo wrote:
There is no Reverence in top tracks. It's just like listening to JAMC without actually listening to them. I don't get it.
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lappaz wrote:
Tour with psychocandy plz!
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Clovisis wrote:
Yeah ununplugged they use the I-VI chords alot, cus they're able to make absolutely brilliant music just by using those 3 chords, but what the hell do u mean when u say JAMC is not about melody? to me the melody is the only thing that matters
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william_0191 wrote:
DARKLANDS!! MUNKI!! their best works IMO
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shaythenative wrote:
my favorite album is hate rock 'n' roll mostly because i love "something i can't have" the most of all their songs :)
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larizzza wrote:
I can't stop listening to them.
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Club Quattro Show - SOLD OUT
7 Aug 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/jesusandmarychainband
The Jesus And Mary Chain are proud to announce they will be playing to a sold out crowd on August 11th at 'Club Quattro' Tokyo.
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