Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26083 in Music
• Released on: 1991-02-12
• Number of discs: 1
• Original language: English

From Amazon.co.uk
About a decade after its release, William Reid of the Mary Chain described Psychocandy as "one of the greatest records ever made". The remark is indicative of a) William Reid's chronic immodesty where his band are concerned and b) the unarguable truth. Every indie guitar group since that has tried to either lend portent to a sweet melody by drenching it in feedback or render a messy guitar wipe-out palatable by stringing a semblance of a tune through it--and that's all of them--got the idea from Psychocandy. Given that it has been reinvented, borrowed from and downright burgled continuously since its release, it is further testament to Psychocandy that it still sounds so fresh in its own right. William and Jim Reid displayed from the off an innate understanding of how best to balance their acute melodic sense with the racket that emerged from their guitar amplifiers. "Some Candy Talking" and "Just Like Honey" are just two of the tracks which, it seems reasonable to believe, would have drawn applause from both Brian Wilson and John Cage. --Andrew Mueller

Un Essentiel amazon.fr
Voilà ce qui se passe quand des ados écossais acnéiques et misanthropes se mettent en tête de mélanger Elvis, Can et les Sex Pistols. On a l'impression qu'un mauvais génie a déménagé les studios Sun sous la pluie de Glasgow. Les Jesus & Mary Chain sont des malheureux et fiers de l'être : "Never Understand", "Something's Wrong", "It's So Hard", autant de titres mornes et désespérés, débités sur un ton uniforme et noyés dans une reverb ultra-spectorienne. Cette voix blanche et pâle, magnifiée par l'écho, plane sur des guitares saturées à l'extrême. On a peut-être affaire à des mollassons mais pas à des gentils. Pédale fuzz bien enfoncée et basse turbo en avant. Le batteur minimaliste et tribal n'est autre que Bobby Gillespie (futur chanteur de Primal Scream) qui s'amuse à faire du Moe Tucker. Moe Tucker qui aurait été recrutée par les Stooges ! Avec le temps, ce premier album des Jesus & Mary Chain est devenu un disque culte, un classique du nihilisme adolescent, sale et méchant. Ou, si vous préférez, un grand disque de rock ! --Hubert Deshouse

Album Description
Scottish brothers Jim & William Reid's post-modern band's acclaimed debut album, originally released in 1985 & no longer available in the U.S. 15 tracks, including 'Just LikeHoney', 'Never Understand', 'My Little Underground', 'You Trip Me Up' and 'The Hardest Walk', plus an unmarked bonus track previously only included on the U.K. edition of the CD, 'Some Candy Talking'. 1986 Blanco Y Negro release.