Friday, April 9, 2010

The Jesus And Mary Chain - Upside Down/Vegetable Man (1984) (7")


The Jesus And Mary Chain are quite simply one of the greatest things to happen in rock and roll music, period. It's a crying shame that more people don't shout from their rooftops an undying devotion and appreciation for something so remarkable. This, their epochal debut, is worth ten thousand kisses I assure you. If you're already a fan then you've probably heard the lead track, Upside Down, but you may be unfamiliar with the somewhat flippant and equally hostile sounds of Vegetable Man. Both tracks are incredible and a good indication of things to come on Psychocandy, their first album. So hop on it, rock and roll it, and burn your other records for being so ridiculous in comparison.

"My turquoise waistcoat is quite out of sight, but oh oh my haircut looks so bad..."

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It was cool how JAMC covered Syd from Floyd as a b-side so early..just set their ideals as a band right away for me!

Dead Dog said...

yeah its amazing! they were pretty bad ass in the beginning. their cover of Can is pretty cool as well.