Biography

Scottish brothers Jim and William Reid formed the Jesus & Mary Chain in 1984. With their monotone vocals, feedback-drenched guitar sound, and notoriously chaotic gigs, the band garnered plenty of media attention and then backed up the hype with their stunning debut, PSYCHOCANDY. Throughout their history, additional members came and went--including Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie--but the Reid brothers always remained the volatile core of the group. In the fall of 1998, Jim and William had a falling out on stage in Los Angeles, and the band effectively ceased to exist, though the official end wasn't announced until the following year. Since then, numerous indie bands have cited the Jesus & Mary Chain as a major influence.

Top Tracks

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• Almost Gold

• Alphabet Street

• April Skies

• Blues From A Gun

• Come On

• Crackingup

• Don't Come Down

• Everything's Alright When You're Down

• Fizzy

• Gimme Hell

• Happy When It Rains

• Head On

• I Hate Rock 'n' Roll

• I Love Rock 'n' Roll

• Iloverocknroll

• In A Hole

• Just Like Honey

• Just Out Of Reach

• My Girl

• My Little Underground

• Never Saw It Coming

• Never Understand

• Never Understood

• On The Wall

• Penetration

• Reverence

• Rocket

• Rollercoaster

• Sidewalking

• Snakedriver

• Something I Can't Have

• Sometimes Always

• Taste Of Cindy

• Teenage Lust

• Up Too High

• Upside Down

• Why'd You Want Me

• You Trip Me Up

Discography

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• Munki

  Sub Pop

  1998