Search - Jane's Addiction :: Live 1986

Don't get ripped off

05/31/2000

(1 out of 5 stars)

"This is by far the worst bootleg I have had the misfortune of listening to. And I collect bootlegs! I only gave it 1 star because they don't have zero star ratings.And I do believe this is a bootleg release. I highly doubt Perry and Co. are getting their percentages out of the sale of this thing. The audio quality is POOR. Not just poor, but the WORST. The vocals are unintelligible. The guitar solos are only audible when Dave hits a high note and it cuts through the garbled noise. The songs are not rare either. The "soundcheck" half of the disc is basically the band playing Had A Dad, but it's Had A Dad with very bad track markers. I think the individuals responsible for selling this #1 do not know the songs, #2 do not know Jane's Addiction, and #3 don't care who gets ripped off from buying it."

Watch out!

11/14/1999

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This CD does have some rare stuff on it. However, the source is a poor audience recording. This disc is also very short -- about 25 minutes. For hardcore Jane's fans, the soundcheck stuff is kind of interesting. (one of the segments includes a reference to Zep's When the Levee Breaks)."

Ouch

Gift | 02/03/2005

(1 out of 5 stars)

"The only reason anyone should buy this CD is if you're that much of a die-hard Jane's Addiction fan, and the historical archive makes it worth purchasing in some extreme form of completism. This CD sounds awful, bottomline. I really hate to see great bands get their legacies trampled over. Jane's knew how to go out with a bang, rather than fizzle out and make sub par records, they went out in a blaze of glory with Ritual an amazing swan song. Followed by the first Lollapalooza, originally conceived of as an elaborate farewell tour. It's ridiculous reunions, new albums (without Eric Avery?, ever notice that every Jane's song is written around a bass line), and poor quality re-issues such as this that damage the legacy of a great band."