Jane\' S Addiction

Jane' S Addiction is a group alternative Rock American founded in 1984.

Members of the group

Perry Farrel - Song (1984-2004)
Dave Navarro - Guitar (1984-2004)
Eric Avery - low (1984-1991)
Chris Cheney - low (2001-2004)
Stephen Perkins - battery (1984-2004)

Biography

Jane' S Creation

Jane' S Addiction was formed on ashes of the group of Perry Farrel, Psi-COM. At the summer 1985, Perry Farrel was in the search of a new bass player for his new group when it was presented has Eric Avery. Farrel and Avery shared a mutual appreciation for groups like Joy Division or The Velvet Underground and started to play together. Later, the sister of Eric presented the duet to Stephen Perkins with which it left at the time. Perkins then suggested engaging his/her friend Dave Navarro (with which they played in the Dizastre group) as guitarist. The group named then " Jane' S Addiction" in homage to Jane Bainter, joint tenant of Perry Farrel and toxico notorious.

Beginnings

The formation quickly became a feeling in the scene underground of Los Angeles, much of recording companies were quickly interested by the group which signed finally at Warner Bros. However the group insisted to leave its first album on an independent label. The album live " Jane' S Addiction" leaves in 1987 at Triple X records.

Then in 1988 the masterpiece “Nothing' S Shocking” at Warner leaves. Album headlight of the alternative rock'n'roll of the end of 80 ' S at the beginning of 90 ' S, this album which contains tubes such as “Mountain Song” or “Size Ocean” as well as the pearls “Jane Says”, “Pigs In Zen” (already present on “Jane' S Addiction”), “Had has Dad” or “Summertime Rolls”, is worth several nominations with the Grammy Awards to them. The album will be certified double disc of platinum.

Usual ritual

But the true master stroke of the group comes in 1990 with the exit from the second album “Ritual De Lo Habitual”. Individual “Been Caught Stealing” and “Stop!” reach the first places of the charts and the clip of “Been Caught Stealing” gains even a video MTV music award like better alternate clip. The album, to him also certified double platinum also contains the tubes “Classic Girl” and “Ain' T No Right” as well as the masterpiece “Three Days”, of which the length borders the 11 minutes. This same year, Perry Farrel creates celebrates it itinerant alternative festival “Lollapalooza” with the poster Siouxsie and the Banshees (one of the preferred groups of Dave Navarro), Butthole Surfers, Nine Inch Nails, Rollins Band, Living Color and Ice Cube.

However tensions emergent in the group of which it becomes clear that Lollapalooza will be the last round. The tensions between the members and the increasingly massive use of drugs will finish completing the group in 1991

However, if Jane' S Addiction left only 2 albums studio, its effect on the alternative rock'n'roll is considerable. They become the idols of a generation of rockers artists and intelligent which refuse the containment of the commercial rock'n'roll and which want to be expressed musicalement. The Lollapalooza festival, creates by Perry Farrel, was a true revolution for the alternate scene.

After this separation will leave all the same into individual the song which the group recorded for the album homage to Grateful Dead, “Ripple”.

Projects

The various members of the group continue their projects then: Farrel and Perkins form with a new guitarist and a new bass player the group “Porn For Pyros” which will be also an enormous success with its two albums “Porn For Pyros” (1993) and “Good God' S Urge” (1996) and which will occur in particular with the revival festival of Woodstock in 1994 of which it will be one of the feelings. Avery and Navarro form the group “Deconstruction” which will leave only one album éponyme in 1994. Then Navarro takes part has various albums with Alanis Morissette, Nine Inch Nails or Marylin Manson before joining the friendly group of Jane' S Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers, in 1995 to mitigate the departure of John Frusciante. It records with them the album “One Hot Minute” before leaving the group in 1997 to continue its project solo, “Spread”. Perkins, him, form the group “Banyan” with Born Clyne, Mike Watt and Willie Waldman which will leave to him also an album éponyme in 1995 then a second album, “Any Time At All” in 1998 and even a third “Live At The Perkins Palace” in 2004.

Reformations

And then surprised, Jane' S Addiction is reformed in 1997 with Flea (bass player of Red Hot Chili Peppers) to replace Eric Avery who categorically refuses to reinstate the group. The new formation leaves in round before leaving this same year “Kettle Whistle”, compilation of rare songs, demonstrations and lives. But with the return of John Frusciante in Red Hot in 1998, Flea from there will find its group and Eric Avery refusing still and always the invitation, the group engages the bass player of Porn For Pyros, Martin the Noble one.

During this short period, however, the group is put between brackets and Perry Farrel benefits from it to leave in 1999 an album solo “Song Yet To Be Sung” followed shortly after by Dave Navarro which leaves in 2001 its excellent album solo “Trust No One”.

Following the considerable success of the round, the group decides to record a successor with “Ritual de Lo Habitual” and engages Chris Chaney with low then. They enter then in studio in 2001 with the famous producer Bob Ezrin. “Strays” leaves in 2003 and signs a return more than successful of the worship group, delivering to us tubes such as “True Nature” or “Just Because” as well as new masterpieces such as “Strays”, “Price I Pay” or “The Riches”. The album is closed on splendid “To Match The Sun” carrying hope to re-examine Jane' S Addiction to shine as at the beautiful time.

The group turns all the year 2003 then to promote the album. But in 2004, Perry Farrel refuses to turn or record to concentrate on his festival Lollapalooza and the group with the poster in which he plays: “The String Cheese Incidental”. The other members feel betrayed and decide to continue without him but, the festival cancelled Farrel decides to return… the group refuses. Jane' S Addiction separates again in 2004.

End?

Navarro, Perkins and Chaney since reformed another group, “The Panic Chanel” with Steve Isaacs with the song. They left their first album “ONe” in 2006. Perry Farrel created a project called to him “The Satellite Party” with Nuno Bettencourt (guitarist of Extreme) and the bass player of No Doubt, Tony Kanal. This project gathers in particular John Frusciante and Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fergie of Black Eyed Peas, Peter Hook (bass player of New Order) or Jim Morisson (singer of Doors, deceased celebrates in 1971) via a new vocal band. The album was born in February 2007.

A best off Jane' S Addiction, “Up From The Catacombs”, left in 2006 and one box set should also be born. But a question still and always outstanding… will one re-examine remains one day Jane' S Addiction?

Discography

Albums

Nothing' S Shocking (1988)
Ritual of lo Habitual (1990)
Strays (2003)

Compilations/Concerts

Jane' S Addiction (1987)
Rare Live And (1991)
Kettle Whistle (1997)
Up From The Catacombs: The Best Off

Videotex

Drunk KIS (1989)
Gift (1990/1993)
Three Days (2004)

External bonds

- Official site of Jane' S Addiction

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