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The Jesus and Mary Chain
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   The Jesus and Mary Chain: General Info
Member Since12/3/2005
Band Websiteaprilskies.amniisia.com
Band Members 1984 - 1999

-William Reid
-Jim Reid
-John Moore
-Bobby Gillespie
-Douglas Hart
-Murray Dalglish
-Ben Lurie
Influences-Fire Engines
-Siouxsie and the Banshees
-The Velvet Underground
-T Rex
-The Sex Pistols
-Bob Dylan
-The Doors
-The Cure
-The Beach Boys
Record Label-Blanco y Negro
Type of LabelIndie




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   About The Jesus and Mary Chain
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 served as an inspiration to everyone from My Bloody Valentine to Dinosaur Jr. Though the supporting players drifted in and out of focus, the heart of the Mary Chain remained vocalists and guitarists William and Jim Reid, Scottish-born brothers heavily influenced not only by underground legends like the Velvets and the Stooges but also by the sonic grandeur and pop savvy of Phil Spector and Brian Wilson. In the Jesus and Mary Chain, which the Reids formed outside of Glasgow in 1984 with bassist Douglas Hart and drummer Murray Dalglish (quickly replaced by Bobby Gillespie), these two polarized aesthetics converged; equal parts bubblegum and formless guitar distortion, their sound both celebrated pop conventions and thoroughly subverted them. In late 1984, the band issued its seminal debut single, "Upside Down," a remarkable blast of live wire feedback anchored by a caveman-like drumbeat; the record made the Mary Chain an overnight sensation in the U.K., as did their nascent live shows, 20-minute sets of confrontational noise (performed with the band's members' backs to the audience) which frequently ended in rioting. The follow-up, "You Trip Me Up," further perfected the formula, and led to their 1985 debut LP Psychocandy, which gift-wrapped sweet, simple pop songs in ribbons of droning guitar fuzz. After a two-year layoff (during which time Gillespie exited to form Primal Scream, and was replaced by John Moore), the Jesus and Mary Chain returned with Darklands, a dramatic shift in approach which stripped away the feedback to expose the skeletal guitar pop at the music's core. After a sprawling 1988 collection of singles, B-sides, and demos titled Barbed Wire Kisses, they emerged with Automatic, which introduced a more tightly coiled brand of feedback while jettisoning Moore's live drums in favor of synthesized beats. After another long absence, the Mary Chain (minus Hart) resurfaced in 1992 with Honey's Dead, and earned greater U.S. visibility thanks to a spot on that summer's Lollapalooza lineup; the first single, "Reverence," also won them renewed notoriety at home when Top of the Pops banned the song because of its opening lines, "I wanna die just like Jesus Christ" and "I wanna die just like JFK." With 1994's gentle, largely acoustic Stoned & Dethroned, they even reached the U.S. pop charts thanks to the lovely single "Sometimes Always," a duet with Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval. Another collection of scattered sides, The Jesus and Mary Chain Hate Rock 'n' Roll, followed a year later, highlighted by the single "I Hate Rock 'n' Roll," a scabrous swipe which reclaimed the pure noise attack of their earliest work. Moving to Sub Pop, they returned with Munki in 1998. William Reid left the group during the subsequent tour, and in 1999, the Jesus and Mary Chain officially disbanded.

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May 9 2008 8:40 AM

Yeah!
Trip me up.
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May 4 2008 3:10 AM

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May 3 2008 1:41 PM

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Sissi Hale - Paintings
www. sissihalestudio. com
Ugochill Productions ( ALBUM RELEASED !! )





May 2 2008 4:43 PM

Dear Friends from The Jesus and Mary Chain

We are happy to announce that our Album , Ugochill - Theory of Relaxivity has been released and is available on iTunes.


Much Love and Regards

Ugochill Crew.
!!
Sudores de Muerte





May 2 2008 8:14 AM

sudores de muerte, ladyfest
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May 2 2008 8:13 AM

sudores de muerte, ladyfest
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May 1 2008 5:45 AM

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Apr 27 2008 2:04 PM

i dig jesus and mary chain
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Apr 22 2008 6:06 PM

The Luna Riot loves you!!
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Apr 16 2008 12:54 PM

yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Apr 16 2008 8:29 AM

Needed to let you know that The Jesus And Mary Chain is the only band in the world that can pick me up when Im down! Keep rocking!!

Much Love,
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Apr 15 2008 7:02 PM

thanks for the love...
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Apr 13 2008 7:59 AM

under the april skies
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Apr 12 2008 5:04 PM

Hola!!!

New Mp3 Download in my blog.
Rock On !! 1.2
Track list:

LUKE SLATER (edbd) /

KIKI & SILVERSURFER (wasp) /

JOHN ACQUAVIVA pres.SWEN WEBER (first stroke,Oliver Moldan remix) /

DADA LIFE (do the dada) /

KIM (by the time they reach you, Bagraiders remix) /

JUNIOR SANCHEZ presents DA BIONIC TRAX (adhesive reactions) /

JENCE (wired) /

PHONES (sharpen the knives) /

R - DAMSKI (project part one) /

ANTHONI ROTHER (roses this the end remix) /

TIGA (3 weeks) /

ARCHIGRAM Vs NIN (ninagram) /

DIGITALISM (i want i want) /

BOYS NOIZE (deny selected) /

LOST VALENTINOS (cctv) /

DON CASH (disco wreck, Headman remix)
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Apr 12 2008 9:39 AM

Madchester, Saturday 19th April at the Liquid Room, Victoria Street, Edinburgh. 11pm until 3 - www. madc. co. uk - www. bebo. com/madchester-edinburgh
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Apr 8 2008 12:51 PM

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Oil on Canvas
30"x40"
©2008


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Y SIN EMBARGO magazine





Apr 7 2008 4:40 AM

Y SIN EMBARGO magazine #15 [ inter-visto issue ]
ON PAPER · PDF
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La estructura de YSE #15, "inter-visto issue" gira alrededor de 15 entrevistas a ’autores’ y 15 interpretaciones gráficas de estas entrevistas por otros ’autores’. La noción que subyace y sobrevuela es la de "diferencia & repetición".

The structure of YSE #15, "inter-visto issue" is based on 15 interviews of ’authors’ and 15 graphical re-readings of these interviews by other ’authors’. The notion is "difference & repetition". Each interview has the same 15 questions, sent one by one by each of the interviewed ones who have chose to answer them all or just a few. And each one has been graphically re-read by another 15 authors.

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Apr 6 2008 6:51 PM

Thanks for the best performance ive ever seen in my life...JAMC @ VFest in Perth...that was amazing.
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Apr 6 2008 11:12 AM

soon as i get my head round you
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Apr 5 2008 2:44 PM

jesus and mary chain are rad as hell. dig the guitars.
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Apr 1 2008 10:04 PM

it's nice enough to make a man weep but i don't weep


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Mar 29 2008 1:47 PM

jesus and mary chain make some beautiful rock n roll.
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Mar 27 2008 5:22 AM



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Mar 22 2008 4:26 PM

i dig jesus & mary chain. very much.
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Mar 19 2008 10:02 AM

We love The Jesus and Mary Chain!
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Mar 18 2008 7:24 AM

Hey guys, saw an old TOTPS2 the other nite, saw you playing April skies,brought back a few memories of old...still think On the Wall & Darklands 2 of my favourite tunes ever..

Peace & love
Darren
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Mar 16 2008 2:24 PM

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Mar 15 2008 3:36 PM

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