Nothing's Shocking
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| Studio album by Jane's Addiction | |||||
| Released | August 23, 1988 | ||||
| Recorded | 1987-88 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||
| Length | 45:13 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | ||||
| Producer | Dave Jerden, Perry Farrell | ||||
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Nothing's Shocking is Jane's Addiction's first studio album (the self-titled debut is a live recording). This album was released on August 23, 1988 (see 1988 in music). "Jane Says" and "Pigs in Zen" had previously appeared on the band's earlier live album, in 1987. The album title is a line from the song "Ted, Just Admit It...".
"Pigs in Zen" was initially included as a CD bonus track only; it was not included on the early vinyl and cassette versions.
This album was nominated for the Grammy Awards of 1989 on the same year Jane's Addiction took a break.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 309 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It is also number 19 on their list of 100 greatest album covers.
The song "Ted, Just Admit It..." is about serial killer Ted Bundy and contains spoken words by Bundy, from a statement he made.
The song "Jane Says" is about a real person, Jane Bainter. Bainter was addicted to heroin and was always "going to kick tomorrow". She did have a boyfriend named Sergio. She was a "white collar" junkie—she did not steal and was not a prostitute. She did, in fact, eventually kick the habit. [1]
The album features guest appearances by Flea, Angelo Moore and Christopher Dowd from Fishbone.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Up the Beach" (Farrell) - 3:00
- "Ocean Size" (Avery/Farrell/Navarro/Perkins) - 4:20
- "Had a Dad" (Farrell) - 3:44
- "Ted, Just Admit It..." (Farrell/Navarro/Perkins) - 7:23
- "Standing in the Shower... Thinking" (Farrell) - 3:03
- "Summertime Rolls" (Avery/Farrell/Navarro/Perkins) - 6:18
- "Mountain Song" (Farrell) - 4:03
- "Idiots Rule" (Farrell) - 3:00
- "Jane Says" (Farrell) - 4:52
- "Thank You Boys" (Farrell) - 1:01
- "Pig's in Zen" (Farrell) - 4:30
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Jane's Addiction
- Perry Farrell (vocals)
- Dave Navarro (electric & acoustic guitars)
- Eric Avery (bass)
- Stephen Perkins (drums, percussion)
[edit] Additional personnel
- Mike Shatz (Steel drum and congas on "Jane Says")
- Angelo Moore (Saxophone)
- Flea (Trumpet)
- Christopher Dowd (Trombone)
[edit] Engineers
- Dave Jerden
- Ronnie S. Champagne
- Andy Harper
Recorded at Eldorado Studios in Los Angeles, California.
[edit] Charting Positions
[edit] Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1988 | Billboard Top 200 | 103 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1988 | "Jane Says" | Modern Rock Tracks | 6 |
[edit] Trivia
- The track, "Mountain Song" was featured in the video game Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure.
- The cover for this album was voted #1 on Metal Edge Magazines 25 wildest album covers.
- A brief sample of "Had A Dad" can be heard in the track "Ringfinger" on Nine Inch Nails' 1989 album, Pretty Hate Machine.
[edit] Notes/References
- ^ "'Jane Says,' and We Still Listen", Washington Post by David Segal, August 19, 2001.
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