The Jesus and Mary Chain Stoned & Dethroned [DualDisc] Album Review, Songs, Rating

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The Jesus & Mary Chain
Stoned & Dethroned [DualDisc]
Release Date: 1994 08 23
Label: Rhino/WEA
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Having made a name for themselves through their career for punishing noise combined with candy-coated hooks, the Jesus and Mary Chain took a sideways step on Stoned & Dethroned that actually worked rather handsomely. The Reids turned the emphasis toward much calmer, acoustic folk/country-tinged songs and, for the first time since Psychocandy, recorded with an actual full band, with Monti from Curve once again doing the drum honors and touring bassist Ben Lurie handling the same duties in the studio. The appearance of Hope Sandoval on lead single "Sometimes Always" makes perfect sense, as Mazzy Star's electric/acoustic psych flow is, if not the inspiration for Stoned & Dethroned, a close enough cousin. "Sometimes Always" does indeed make for a lovely little duet, not quite a Lee & Nancy combination for a new generation, but a fine romp anyway, while on the other guest number Shane MacGowan from the Pogues takes a nicely mournful lead turn on "God Help Me." As for the album in general, the songs are much more than simply a toned-down Mary Chain -- it's almost as if the group was finally making its bid to demonstrate that it really was comprised of actual musicians, honest to goodness. What feedback there is appears as smoky atmosphere rather than a skull-crushing scream, and -- oddly enough -- the end results almost suggest early-'70s Rolling Stones more than anything else, tinged as always with pure pop hooks and melodies. William's singing actually comes more to the fore than before, his warmer, less sneering vocals suiting the burned-out feeling of the album very nicely. A few songs could easily be full-on monsters -- the brief "Come On" and the almost uplifting "Girlfriend" in particular -- but, by and large, the drama is implicit rather than explicit. [This DualDisc edition features enhanced stereo playback, as well as videos for "Sometimes Always," "Come On," and "Snakedriver."] Ned Raggett, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Dirty Water	Reid	3:08
2	Bullet Lovers	Reid	3:39
3	Sometimes Always	Reid	2:31
4	Come On	Reid	2:13
5	Between Us	Reid	3:00
6	Hole	Reid	2:16
7	Never Saw It Coming	Reid	3:32
8	She	Reid	3:09
9	Wish I Could	Reid	2:42
10	Save Me	Reid, Reid	2:43
11	Till It Shines	Reid	3:18
12	God Help Me	Reid	2:47
13	Girlfriend	Reid	3:16
14	Everybody I Know	Reid	2:13
15	You've Been a Friend	Reid	3:37
16	These Days	Reid	2:31
17	Feeling Lucky	Reid	2:19
18	Dirty Water [Advanced Resolution][*][Multimedia Track]
19	Bullet Lovers [Advanced Resolution][*][Multimedia Track]
20	Sometimes Always [Advanced Resolution][*][Multimedia Track]
21	Come On [Advanced Resolution][*][Multimedia Track]
22	Between Us [Advanced Resolution][*][Multimedia Track]
23	Hole [Advanced Resolution][*][Multimedia Track]
24	Never Saw It Coming [Advanced Resolution][*][Multimedia Track]
25	She [Advanced Resolution][*][Multimedia Track]
26	Wish I Could [Advanced Resolution][*][Multimedia Track]
27	Save Me [Advanced Resolution][*][Multimedia Track]
28	Till It Shines [Advanced Resolution][*][Multimedia Track]
29	God Help Me [Advanced Resolution][*][Multimedia Track]
30	Girlfriend [Advanced Resolution][*][Multimedia Track]
31	Everybody I Know [Advanced Resolution][*][Multimedia Track]
32	You've Been a Friend [Advanced Resolution][*][Multimedia Track]
33	These Days [Advanced Resolution][*][Multimedia Track]
34	Feeling Lucky [Advanced Resolution][*][Multimedia Track]
35	Sometimes Always [DVD][*]
36	Come On [DVD][*]
37	Snakedriver [DVD][*]

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