THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN – HONEY'S DEAD – An Album Review

I can't say enough cool stuff about this album. This is the music that challenged nearly every opinion of what makes music cool. Distorted guitars combined with the beautiful smooth voices of The Jesus And Mary Chain elevate their music to the highest levels on the coolness meter.

Songs such as Tumbledown, riddled with teen angst and suppressed libido explode with gorgeous guitar grinding furry. Without a doubt, this is one of the sexiest tracks of 1992. Later in the album the warmer sounding track, good for my soul is bittersweet ode to what code have been and love lost. Rollercoaster gets things moving again with it's lively guitars and tweeter busting highs. Sundown is a deeply emotional with stirring chords and lyrics. The cryptic lyrics and metaphors are a great tribute to what melancholy in the gifted modern man can produce. It's just too bad that people have to experience hell in order to now the worth of heaven.