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Darklands (W/Dvd)

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A lot lighter than Psychocandy, this second album was a great change of pace. Jesus and Mary Chain are cult heroes for several reasons,and Darklands is one of them.

Darklands is pure genious - from the first note of the opening track to the very last sound of 'About You'. This is one of the albums I could not live without. While 'Psycho Candy' was a fantastic debut, 'Darklands' just blew me away. 'April Skies' and 'Happy when it rains' were two grandiose singles, released prior to 'Darklands', and there is not a bad song on this entire album. The first time I put this LP on my turntable was back in 1987 and I have listened to it at least once a month every year since then. Your CD collection will not be complete without this album !

Back when The Jesus & Mary Chain released their debut album "Psychocandy," curiosity got the better of me and I went to check out the band when they played a gig at a [club], located in one of Detroit's worst neighborhoods. The brothers Reid, accompanied only by a drum machine and their guitars, played a half hour of what sounded like feedback amplified through a fast food restaurant's drive-through speaker system in a wind tunnel, with an occasional hook or melody coming through the din, never turning to face the audience once. So imagine my surprise, and delight, when, a few years later, I bought "Darklands," slapped it on my turntable and heard some of the darkest, melodic, most beautiful noise ever committed to vinyl. Songs like "Happy When It Rains" and "April Skies," in a perfect world, would have been huge radio hits. The album that showed the world what is at the core of the J&MC's music when stripped of all the feedback, distortion, and white noise. Simply stunning...

After releasing the astonishing debut Psychocandy in 1985. Expectations we're likely pretty high for Jesus and Mary Chain's sophmore album. What they delivered hardly disapointed though, for Darklands turned out to be an incredible indie-rock record on it's own right. The Reid brothers simply erased the squealing layers of feedback, distortion and noise which they beautifully showcased on they're first album and uncovered what had always layed just beneath them; pop songs! Though the lyrics reflect thoughts of angst, despair, love-lorn and lost, depression and suicide, the music is filled with much joy and hope.

Psychocandy is still my favorite Mary Chain record, but Darklands will hold a high place in my collection for it's sheer audicity to play down the noise and bring on the pop.

If I could only own five CDs, this would definitely be one of them. I've been listening to Darklands for fifteen years and still enjoy it frequently. Your collection is imcomplete without it.

They tone down the feedback of their earlier work and reveal the tunes. Of all their Cd's this one is deemed the classic but if I tend to like Stone and Dethroned and Automatic. If you can only buy one, then go for Automatic, it's their most commerical.

If you do not LOVE this c.d., there is something seriously wrong with you! It is lovely honey suckle poetry! It is teenage angst at it's best!

If you do not LOVE this c.d., there is something seriously wrong with you! It is lovely honey suckle poetry! It is teenage angst at it's best!

'April Skies" is my all time favorite song. i can never get over how phenomenal it is. all i can say is i own this on CD, cassette, and vinyl. if that isnt a sign of how incredible it is-i dont know what is.