All these million little questions breed a billion little more; it makes much more sense once they have something small to believe in again. Yet still, I would be fine if that 'belief' died tonight, because that would be so very Six Feet Under.
Music:
Modern day hipsters, with their cute little hoodies, and careful beard configurations don't seem to allow themselves to respect Jane's Addiction, even though many of the few nineties bands they namedrop consider Perry & co. a huge influence. Jane's' unique brand of anthemic funk doesn't deserve the rug its been swept under.
While some (like Liz Phair) earned their depreciation of hipster cred, Jane's Addiction's mythology has been tainted only by an unnecessary reunion (see also The Pixies, and The Smashing Pumpkins circa 2009). And maybe that's the problem- hipsters (well, music fans in general- I actually like many hipsters I know, but I'm too fat to truly fit in) don't seem to appreciate "mythology" these days. Lyrics are too literal; no one's sitting in their bedrooms anymore trying to figure out who 'Xiola' is (or 'Sarah', as it were), or what that light that never goes out truly represents.
One cannot deny the opus that is "Three Days" and the screenplay I may rip off of it someday if I can ever get my shit together. So... I'll post it and say just that it has everything: the first kiss to the good sex to the bad sex to the messy breakup to the next first kiss & all with a mouthful of red wine.
I don't expect many of you to enjoy it, or even get through a third of it. Any of you conscious in 1990 who remember, please share... perhaps it's your older brother's song, but your older brother always has better stories than you, so... please share.
Please buy Jane's Addiction's "Ritual de lo Habitual" here.
-kam (i've got enough topical cream for everyone)
Comments (5)
I thought maybe I could make it through the whole thing but I got bored and fast forwarded some.. but unfamiliar with it. My older brother music was nine inch nails, very much so the pixies, punk rock and various old school hip-hop... he definetly has better memories than I do. Being the good child has its downfalls..
Posted by Jenny | March 18, 2007 10:56 PM
Posted on March 18, 2007 22:56
FYI, smashing pumpkins have the phoenix foundation on their myspace top 8. that's love baby.
Posted by Lisa | March 19, 2007 7:46 AM
Posted on March 19, 2007 07:46
Hmm. I do not know how hip I can consider myself these days... at 31. I would certainly like to. Jane's Addiction was one of the biggest bands in my world in jr high and early highschool and I was sort of saddened by the extensive radio play 'been caught stealing' got but 'Ritual de lo Habitual' was COMPLETELY redeemed (in my mind) the moment I completed my first listed to "three days". It has everything. EVERYTHING. Thanks for posting it- it has been years!
Posted by em | March 19, 2007 8:25 AM
Posted on March 19, 2007 08:25
I read somewhere that Three Days is about "taking your party to the limit". It feels (musically + lyrically) like a chapter of a life, not carrying a message but delivering one anyway: experience all, live to the full, even if it kills you.
Posted by Johnnysull | April 5, 2007 10:42 AM
Posted on April 5, 2007 10:42
Well...I never thought googling "Three Days" would be quite so nostalgic (note, these lyrics formed the backdrop to a fantasy sequence in a novel I wrote last year, so I know what you mean about its epic qualities). Even when I was young enough, I've never in my life been "hip," but formed out of the magma of Nineties "alternative" DIY whatever you want to call it, and at 32, I miss it. In ways I can't even describe...thanks for the reminiscences. :)
Posted by Selene | April 25, 2007 2:37 AM
Posted on April 25, 2007 02:37