Honey's Dead

Honey's Dead
Studio album by The Jesus and Mary Chain
Released	March 1992 (1992-03)
Recorded	1990-1991
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	42:22
Label	Blanco y Negro Def American
Producer	William Reid, Jim Reid
The Jesus and Mary Chain chronology
Automatic (1989) Honey's Dead (1992) The Sound of Speed (1993)
Singles from Honey's Dead
"Reverence" Released: February 1992 "Far Gone and Out" Released: April 1992 "Almost Gold" Released: June 1992

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(6.9/10)[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Released in 1992, Honey's Dead is the fourth studio album by the Scottish rock group The Jesus and Mary Chain on Blanco y Negro Records. The title refers to one of the band's early hits, "Just Like Honey", and is intended to demonstrate a complete departure from their earlier musical style.

The album's first single, "Reverence", attracted some controversy for the lyrics "I want to die just like Jesus Christ", and "I want to die just like JFK". Banned by Top of the Pops, the track received airplay in the United States on the alternative radio stations.

Honey's Dead was recorded in the band's London studio, the aptly named "Drugstore", with accomplished engineer Flood and future JaMC producer Alan Moulder on board (not to mention a considerably larger bankroll).

Alternative and campus radio stations picked up "Far Gone and Out" which remains one of the band's most popular singles to date, peaking at #23 in the band's native UK. The Mary Chain shared the bill during parts of Lollapalooza 1992 in the U.S. with Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Ministry, Lush, Ice Cube and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Anheuser Busch even used the samples of "Sugar Ray" as a background bed for their Bud Ice television commercials in 1993.

Honey's Dead was shortlisted for the 1992 Mercury Music Prize. The album posts a close second in sales to (1994) release Stoned & Dethroned (which contains the hit single "Sometimes Always" with Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star). The Reid Brothers alternate between singing duties on tracks (most likely coinciding with songwriting duties).

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Notes 2 Personnel 2.1 The Jesus and Mary Chain 2.2 Additional personnel 3 Notes

Track listing

All songs written by Jim Reid and William Reid.

LP (BYN 26) and Cassette (BYNC 26)

Side 1

1. "Reverence" - 3:40
2. "Teenage Lust" - 3:05
3. "Far Gone and Out" - 2:49
4. "Almost Gold" - 3:17
5. "Sugar Ray" - 4:37
6. "Tumbledown" - 4:10

Side 2

1. "Catchfire" - 4:47
2. "Good for My Soul" - 3:01
3. "Rollercoaster" - 3:46
4. "I Can't Get Enough" - 2:57
5. "Sundown" - 4:58
6. "Frequency" - 1:58

CD (BYNCD 26)

1. "Reverence" - 3:40
2. "Teenage Lust" - 3:05
3. "Far Gone and Out" - 2:49
4. "Almost Gold" - 3:17
5. "Sugar Ray" - 4:37
6. "Tumbledown" - 4:10
7. "Catchfire" - 4:47
8. "Good for My Soul" - 3:01
9. "Rollercoaster" - 3:46
10. "I Can't Get Enough" - 2:57
11. "Sundown" - 4:58
12. "Frequency" - 1:58

Notes

• Track 6: Contains a sample of Einstürzende Neubauten's "Tanz Debil" (Kollaps, 1981) starting at 1:25 and lasting for roughly 18 seconds.
• Track 9: Is listed as "copyright 1990" (while the rest of the album is "copyright 1992"), but the version here is not the original 1990 EP version. This version features live drums (presumably by Monti) and does not have the echo on William Reid's voice, and is likely a re-recorded version from the album sessions.

Personnel

The Jesus and Mary Chain

• Jim Reid - vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9), guitar, producer
• William Reid - vocals (tracks 4, 7, 10, 11, 12), guitar, producer
• Steve Monti - drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Alan Moulder - engineer (except track 9), mixing
• Flood - engineer (track 9)
• Andy Catlin - photography

Notes

The Jesus and Mary Chain Jim Reid William Reid Loz Colbert Mark Crozer Phil King Murray Dalglish Dave Evans Bobby Gillespie Douglas Hart Ben Lurie Steve Monti John Moore Nick Sanderson Richard Thomas Studio albums Psychocandy Darklands Automatic Honey's Dead Stoned & Dethroned Munki Live albums Live in Concert Compilations Barbed Wire Kisses The Sound of Speed Hate Rock 'N' Roll The Complete John Peel Sessions 21 Singles The Power of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities Upside Down: The Best of The Jesus and Mary Chain EPs Some Candy Talking Happy When It Rains Darklands Rollercoaster The Peel Sessions Sound of Speed Singles "Upside Down" "Never Understand" "You Trip Me Up" "Just Like Honey" "April Skies" "Happy When It Rains" "Darklands" "Sidewalking" "Blues from a Gun" "Head On" "Reverence" "Far Gone and Out" "Almost Gold" "Sometimes Always" "Come On" "I Hate Rock 'n' Roll" "Cracking Up" "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" Related articles Discography Primal Scream Creation Records Blanco y Negro Records Freeheat Lazycame Black Box Recorder