Nothing's Shocking - Album
Nothing's Shocking (Album) by Jane's Addiction
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Jane's Addiction Is An American Alternative Rock Band From Los Angeles Formed In 1985. The Band Consists Of Vocalist Perry Farrell Guitarist Dave Navarro Drummer Stephen Perkins And Bassist Eric Avery. Founded By Farrell And Original Bass Guitarist Eric Avery Following The Disintegration Of Farrell's Previous Band Psi Com Jane's Addiction Was One Of The First Bands From The Early 1990s Alternative Rock Movement To Gain Both Mainstream Media Attention And Commercial Success In The United States. Jane's Addiction's First Release Was A Self-Titled Live Album In 1987 And Quickly Caught The Attention Of Warner Bros. Records. The Band's First Two Studio Albums Nothing's Shocking 1988 And Ritual De Lo Habitual 1990 Were Released To Widespread Critical Acclaim And An Increasing Cult Fanbase. As A Result Jane's Addiction Became Icons Of What Farrell Dubbed The "Alternative Nation". The Band's Initial Farewell Tour In 1991 Launched The First Lollapalooza Which Has Since Become A Perennial Alternative Rock Festival. The Band Briefly Reunited In 1997 With Flea Of The Red Hot Chili Peppers Replacing Avery On Bass Guitar. In 2001 A Second Reunion Took Place With Martyn LeNoble—and Later Chris Chaney—occupying The Role Of Bass Guitarist. In 2003 The Band Released Its Third Studio Album Strays Before Dissolving Again The Following Year. In 2008 The Band's Original Line-Up Reunited And Embarked On A World Tour. Eric Avery However Subsequently Left The Band In Early 2010 As The Group Began Working On New Material. The Band Released Its Fourth Studio Album The Great Escape Artist In 2011 With Chaney Returning To The Band For Its Recording And Subsequent Tour. In 2016 Jane's Addiction Were Nominated For Induction Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
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Jane's Addiction Is An American Alternative Rock Band From Los Angeles Formed In 1985. The Band Consists Of Vocalist Perry Farrell Guitarist Dave Navarro Drummer Stephen Perkins And Bassist Eric Avery. Founded By Farrell And Original Bass Guitarist Eric Avery Following The Disintegration Of Farrell's Previous Band Psi Com Jane's Addiction Was One Of The First Bands From The Early 1990s Alternative Rock Movement To Gain Both Mainstream Media Attention And Commercial Success In The United States. Jane's Addiction's First Release Was A Self-Titled Live Album In 1987 And Quickly Caught The Attention Of Warner Bros. Records. The Band's First Two Studio Albums Nothing's Shocking 1988 And Ritual De Lo Habitual 1990 Were Released To Widespread Critical Acclaim And An Increasing Cult Fanbase. As A Result Jane's Addiction Became Icons Of What Farrell Dubbed The "Alternative Nation". The Band's Initial Farewell Tour In 1991 Launched The First Lollapalooza Which Has Since Become A Perennial Alternative Rock Festival. The Band Briefly Reunited In 1997 With Flea Of The Red Hot Chili Peppers Replacing Avery On Bass Guitar. In 2001 A Second Reunion Took Place With Martyn LeNoble—and Later Chris Chaney—occupying The Role Of Bass Guitarist. In 2003 The Band Released Its Third Studio Album Strays Before Dissolving Again The Following Year. In 2008 The Band's Original Line-Up Reunited And Embarked On A World Tour. Eric Avery However Subsequently Left The Band In Early 2010 As The Group Began Working On New Material. The Band Released Its Fourth Studio Album The Great Escape Artist In 2011 With Chaney Returning To The Band For Its Recording And Subsequent Tour. In 2016 Jane's Addiction Were Nominated For Induction Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
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Nothing's Shocking Is The Debut Studio Album By The American Alternative Rock Band Jane's Addiction Released On August 23 1988 Through Warner Bros. Records. The Album Showcases The Band's Funk-Oriented Musical Style Through Dave Navarro's Heavy Guitar Riffs And The Distinctive Singing Style Of Vocalist Perry Farrell And Was One Of The Leading Albums Of The Funk Metal Genre That Made Its Breakthrough In The Late 80's And 90's. Nothing's Shocking Was Well Received By Critics Upon Release And Is Often Cited As The Band's Best Album. Despite This It Peaked At Number 103 On The Billboard 200 And Produced Only One Noteworthy Single "Jane Says" Which Reached Number Six On The Billboard Modern Rock Tracks In 1988. The Album Was Ranked 305 On Rolling Stones' "500 Greatest Albums Of All-Time" Warner Bros. Gave Jane's Addiction A List Of Producers To Choose From. The Group Chose Dave Jerden Whose Work As Engineer On The David Byrne And Brian Eno Album My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts Frontman Perry Farrell Appreciated. Jerden Said He "jumped" At The Chance To Work With The Group. During The Recording Sessions Farrell Stated He Wanted Fifty Percent Of The Band's Publishing Royalties For Writing The Lyrics As Well As A Portion Of The Remaining Half For Writing Music. Bassist Eric Avery Said He And The Other Band Members Guitarist Dave Navarro And Drummer Stephen Perkins Were Stunned By Farrell's Demands. Farrell Refused To Compromise. One Day Jerden Drove Up To The Studio To Find Farrell Navarro And Perkins Leaving Farrell Told Him That The Band Had Broken Up And That There Would Be No Record. Warner Bros. Called An Emergency Meeting To Resolve The Situation. Farrell Got The Royalty Percentage He Sought And The Other Band Members Received 12.5 Percent Each. Avery Said The Incident Had A Profound Effect On The Band Creating An Internal Fracture. Not Long After The Royalties Dispute Farrell And Avery Who Had Formed The Band Together Had A Falling Out. This Was The Result Of Avery's Newfound Sobriety As Well As An Incident Where Farrell Believed That The Bassist Had Drunkenly Tried To Pick Up His Girlfriend. Tensions Existed In The Band Between All The Members During Recording Except For Perkins Who Got Along With Navarro Avery And Farrell. The Songwriting Process For Nothing's Shocking Varied From Song To Song. Navarro Noted "Some Came From Eric's Bass Lines Some From Guitar Some Came From Perry Some Came From Drum Riffs And Some Just Came From Free-Form Jams. There Was Really No Formula." Eric Avery Wrote Several Songs Including "Mountain Song" "Had A Dad" "Jane Says" And "Summertime Rolls" The Latter Two Of Which He Also Created The Guitar Parts For . With His Songs Avery Came Up With Conceptual Ideas For Lyrics That Perry Farrell Would Then Create The Actual Lyrics For For Example "Had A Dad" Dealt With Avery Discovering He Had A Different Biological Father. Perry Farrell Created The Cover Image To Nothing's Shocking Which Features A Pair Of Nude Female Siamese Twins Sitting On A Sideways Rocking Chair With Their Heads On Fire. Farrell Said The Image Like Much Of His Artwork Came To Him In A Dream. Farrell Hired Warner Bros. Employees To Create The Cover Sculpture After Learning How To Create Sculptures By Watching Them Closely He Fired The Warner Bros. Staff And Created The Artwork Himself. Farrell Hired Someone To Help Create A Full Body Casting Of His Girlfriend For Use As The Sculptures. Retailers Objected To The Album's Cover. Nine Out Of The Eleven Leading Record Store Chains Refused To Carry Nothing's Shocking And The Record Had To Be Issued Covered With Brown Paper. Nothing's Shocking Was Released In 1988. "Mountain Song" Was Released As A Single However MTV Refused To Air The Song's Music Video Due To A Scene Containing Nudity. Farrell Then Decided To Release The Music Video Commercially Twenty Minutes Of Live Footage Was Added To Create The Soul Kiss Home Video. Due To Lack Of Airplay On MTV And Modern Rock Radio The Album Only Sold 200 000 To 250 000 Copies In Its First Year Of Release.