Honey's Dead
The fourth album, made at the brothers' own studio with a live drummer and a Mercury Prize shortlisting.
The Jesus And Mary Chain, 1992
- Released
- 22 March 1992
- Recorded
- 1991
- Studio
- The Drugstore, London
- Label
- Blanco y Negro, Def American
- Producer
- William Reid, Jim Reid
- Length
- 42:39
Recorded at the brothers' own studio, the Drugstore, it features Steve Monti on drums and percussion, with Flood and Alan Moulder engineering. The title refers to the earlier Just Like Honey, and the cover uses a detail from Arthur Hughes's painting Ophelia. Reverence, the first single, reached 10 and Far Gone and Out reached 23.
The album reached 14 in the UK and was shortlisted for the 1992 Mercury Prize. AllMusic's Ned Raggett called it the best straight-through listen since Psychocandy. Pitchfork in 2006 took a cooler view, calling it a first fully contemporary grunge-era record. In 1992 the band shared the bill for parts of Lollapalooza.
Track listing
- Reverence3:40
- Teenage Lust3:06
- Far Gone and Out2:51
- Almost Gold3:19
- Sugar Ray4:41
- Tumbledown4:10
- Catchfire4:47
- Good for My Soul3:05
- Rollercoaster3:46
- I Can't Get Enough2:56
- Sundown4:59
- Frequency1:19
Personnel
- Jim Reid vocals, guitar, production
- William Reid vocals, guitar, production
- Steve Monti drums, percussion
- Alan Moulder engineer, mixing
- Flood engineer
More from The Jesus And Mary Chain
Psychocandy (1985), Darklands (1987), Automatic (1989), Stoned & Dethroned (1994)
Sources
- Honey's Dead, Wikipedia
- The Jesus and Mary Chain: Psychocandy / Darklands / Automatic / Honey's Dead / Stoned & Dethroned, Pitchfork (2006-08-04)