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Jan 17, 2009 14:11

I know that Jesus & Mary Chain are one of those bands that everyone should hear and get into at some point, but I never did. I ended up with Darklands after spending a week visiting a friend in Nairobi -- in between drinking and drug abuse, I burned a few CDs. I don't know if I ever listened to those discs, but I doubt it. So, listening to J&MC now is a bit odd, as I have heard 20+ years of music that has come since and has obviously been influenced by them. Case in point: The Raveonettes -- everyone compared them to J&MC, but I had no baseline. Now I can say that yes, they are very similar. This record is rather short -- around 40 minutes -- and essentially reminded me of a more guitar-y My Bloody Valentine. Good stuff. Essential? I'm not ready to say that, but good for sure.

As always, if you decide to download the record from the link above, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.
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