Strays

Ritual de lo Habitual By far Jane's Addiction's best album, Ritual De Lo Habitual is chock full of songs that are both catchy and experimental. The singles "Stop" and "Been Caught Stealing" are good examples; "No One's Leaving" has a nice funk edge with some busy guitar work, and "Ain't No Right" and ...	Nothing's Shocking Though the songs aren't quite as good as those on Ritual De Lo Habitual, this album is much more consistent, with a heavy rock-funk-punk mix that's a pleasure to hear. The slower songs (especially "Summertime Rolls" and "Jane Says") work well, while the up-tempo material--in part...	Kettle Whistle Cult heroes Jane's Addiction are the Grateful Dead for the should-I-be-a-punk-or-a-hippy-or-metal-head-or-just-get-high-and-become-one-with-the-music underground; so Kettle Whistle, the band's collection of live recordings, a few new songs, and B-sides from their two albums, woul...	Jane's Addiction It may have taken until 1991 for punk to break as a commercial form, but the genre was hardly new. In that story, even Jane's Addiction were latecomers to the revolution. But it was the frenzied trailblazing rock of this quirky Los Angeles quartet that made the later successes of...	Porno for Pyros The guitars aren't so meaty, the musical textures are much quirkier, yet this is the fourth Jane's Addiction album in all but name. The unique and still baffling Perry Farrell remains the real addiction, of course, and his fans will eat up these alternatively bemused ("Pets") and...
Good God's Urge	Song Yet to Be Sung Perry Farrell has always been an unconventional figure in music. His band Jane's Addiction fused punk and metal aggression with tripped-out Eastern melodies, becoming influential predecessors to future legions of modern alternative rockers. As the mastermind behind the huge left-...	Up from the Catacombs: The Best of Jane's Addiction The first-ever retrospective compilation of the stellar alt-rock pioneer's career-spanning best!	Blood Sugar Sex Magik With valuable assistance from producer Rick Rubin, the Peppers find just the right blend of punk, funk, and hip-hop. Even with a running time of 74 minutes, this 1991 breakthrough has continuity and cohesion both within and across the 17 cuts. Riding Flea's surging bass, Anthony ...	Californication N

"Strays" will grow on you...give it a chance!
I agree with many that this is not the Jane's of our highschool days but it still rocks. When I first listened to it I didn't think much about it but with every listen, I like it more and more. The production is not as raw as previous Jane's recordings which ironically caused it to suffer some. This is a grown up Perry Ferrel singing, not the drug addict psycho Ferrel. It fits my more mature outlook on life. I recommend you go out and buy it.

absolutely worth 4 stars
This album is creative and rocking. Regardless of the other albums, it's still totally good. People reviewing this negatively seem to be living in the past. If you can't pick up this album and listen to it through and not appreciate it... you're weird.

So JA can do some wrong after all
I don't think anybody was expecting this to be anywhere near Ritual de lo Habitual, but come on, the least they could have done was tried. But that's not something Jane's Addiction did on this near-travesty, which is precisely what makes it the second-worse JA-related project, behind only the first Porno for Pyros album. I mean, there is some strength to be found here, like on the barnstorming one-two punch of the title track and the #1 hit "Just Because"; the rhythm section gives their all on "Suffer Some"; Dave Navarro's is still head-and-shoulders above a lot of other contemporary guitarists (Hi, Jack White! How ya doin'). Sadly, that's about all the good I can say for this album. The funky hard rockers have lost a lot of their bite, and are little more than excuses to make a lot of aimless noise ("Wrong Girl"; "Superhero"; "Price I Pay"; "True Nature"), the psychedelic stuff is purely unbearable ("The Riches"; "Hypersonic"; "To Match the Sun"), and the acoustic "Everybody's Friend" is dry. In other words, you get to hear Jane's Addiction degenerate. Right here, right now. Maybe they just shouldn't have recorded this one and stayed broken up, rather than taunting us with this sad album, then breaking up again.

Token Comeback Album
It's not awful. There are some very listenable tunes here (See "The Riches", "Wrong Girl", "Suffer Some"). "Superhero" was a decent song until it became the theme for HBO's "Entourage", now it's everywhere you see any mention of the show. The main problem here is that this just isn't Jane's Addiction the way people know them ("Three Days", "Summertime Rolls", etc..). It's like trading in your Coke for Jewel Cola. Ain't got no right, right Jane's?? This is what you get when a band goes away in their prime, then comes back for the pity encore. It's like watching Deion Sanders coming out of retirement, he's alright, but he ain't no Neon Deion. I suppose you can't really expect a bunch of aging icons to pack the same punch they did. It's just kinda sad to see them try.

Great cd, one of my favorites
This is one of my absolute favorite cds ever. The songs are so well written and catchy it just keeps me coming back for more. I highly recommend it. I cant honestly see how anyone can give this cd fewer than 4 stars. Im going to go out on a limb and say that anyone rating this cd as 3 stars or lower has been a Jane's Addiction fan for quite awhile, and already decided what they should sound like before this cd came out. Highly recommended! Go get a copy!