The Jesus and Mary Chain

The Jesus and Mary Chain
Jesus and Mary Chain live at The Wiltern, Los Angeles on October 23, 2007
General information
origin	East Kilbride , Scotland
Genre (s)	Alternative rock , noise pop , shoegazing , post punk
founding	1984, 2007
resolution	1999
Website	thejesusandmarychain.uk.com
Founding members
Vocals , guitar	Jim Reid
Guitar , vocals	William Reid
Current occupation
Vocals , guitar	Jim Reid
Guitar , vocals	William Reid
guitar	Scott Von Ryper (since 2015)
bass	Mark Crozer (since 2007)
Drums	Brian Young (since 2012)

The Jesus and Mary Chain is a Scottish rock band from East Kilbride . The group existed from 1984 to 1999 and has been active again since 2007. The Jesus and Mary Chain is mostly attributed to alternative rock and noise pop and is one of the pioneers of shoegazing . The band founders Jim and William Reid were influenced by the pop music of the 1960s, punk pioneers like The Velvet Underground and the work of the music producer Phil Spector ( Wall of Sound ).

Band history

The band was determined by the two brothers Jim (* 1961 in Glasgow ) and William Reid (* 1958 in Glasgow). There was also a frequently changing line-up, which initially included bassist Douglas Hart and Primal Scream front man Bobby Gillespie . In 1984 the decision was made to name the band The Jesus and Mary Chain. The first concert took place on June 9, 1984 in the London club The Living Room. Although The Jesus and Mary Chain is not on the C86 - compilation - a sampler, the British music magazine New Musical Express in collaboration with the label Rough Trade brought out in 1986 as a cassette - was present, they are generally this direction, the groundbreaking for the Indie -Music was included.

At early concerts in front of a small audience, The Jesus and Mary Chain usually played very short gigs , sometimes only ten minutes , often distorted cover versions of well-known hits, or they produced a single long-lasting background noise from feedback and disturbances. They stood with their backs to the audience and verbally abused or spat at journalists and photographers who were present. Many appearances ended with the Reid brothers smashing their gear. Alan McGee (the head of her former record label Creation Records ) used these appearances to promote the band and to get headlines in the music press.

Musically, the album Psychocandy was an important influence on the emergence of the Shoegaze scene, and many indie bands still cover songs by the group today. During a performance in Los Angeles in September 1998, the Reid brothers fell out so much that William left the stage during the concert and did not perform publicly with his brother for many years. Without William, the band ended their tour and officially broke up in October 1999.

In 2007 the band reformed and headlined the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April . In Germany she played at the M'era Luna Festival in August 2007 . On March 18, 2008, the band released their first studio recording since 1998, the song All Things Must Pass on the soundtrack album of the TV show Heroes .

On March 24, 2017, the band released the album Damage and Joy .

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1985	Psychocandy	-	-	-	UK31 gold (10 weeks)UK	US188 (4 weeks) US	First published: November 18, 1985 Producers: The Jesus & Mary Chain
1987	Darklands	-	-	CH23 (1 week) CH	UK5 gold (7 weeks)UK	US161 (4 weeks) US	First published: August 31, 1987 Producer: William Reid
1989	Automatic	-	-	-	UK11 silver (4 weeks)UK	US105 (25 weeks) US	First published: October 9, 1989 Producers: Jim Reid , William Reid
1992	Honeys Dead	-	-	-	UK14 (5 weeks) UK	US158 (2 weeks) US	First published: March 23, 1992 Producers: Jim Reid, William Reid
1994	Stoned & Dethroned	-	-	-	UK13 (3 weeks) UK	US98 (6 weeks) US	First published: August 15, 1994 Producers: Jim Reid, William Reid
1998	Munki	-	-	-	UK47 (1 week) UK	-	First published: June 1, 1998 Producers: The Jesus & Mary Chain
2017	Damage and Joy	DE34 (1 week) DE	AT32 (1 week) AT	CH43 (1 week) CH	UK16 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 24th, 2017 Producer: Youth

More albums

• 1986: Spin Radio Underground (Promo, 2 LPs)
• 1991: The Peel Sessions (Recording: A-side on February 3, 1985; B-side on November 25, 1986)
• 2003: Live in Concert (Recording: March 28, 1992, Sheffield Arena ; April 19, 1995, Trinity Bristol )
• 2015: Barrowlands Live (Recording: November 2014, Glasgow Barrowlands - Psychocandy 30th Anniversary Tour )

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1988	Barbed Wire Kisses (B-Sides and More)	-	-	-	UK9 gold (7 weeks)UK	US192 (3 weeks) US	First published April 18, 1988 Producers: Jim Reid , John Loder, William Reid
1993	The Sound of Speed	-	-	-	UK15 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 12, 1993 Producers: Jim Reid, William Reid

More compilations

• 1992: 7 Years on the Leading Edge / 10 Smash Hits 1985-1992
• 1995: Hate rock 'n' roll
• 2000: The Complete John Peel Sessions
• 2002: 21 singles
• 2008: The Power of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities (box with 4 CDs)
• 2009: Original Album Series (5 CDs)
• 2010: Upside Down (The Best of the Jesus and Mary Chain) (2 CDs)
• 2013: The Vinyl Collection (box with 12 LPs)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1985	Never Understand Psychocandy	-	-	-	UK47 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 22, 1985 Recording: Alaska Studios, with Noel Thompson; previous recording from Island Studios with Stephen Street discarded for dissatisfaction Authors: Jim Reid, William Reid
	You Trip Me Up Psychocandy	-	-	-	UK55 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 27, 1985 Authors: Jim Reid, William Reid
	Just Like Honey Psychocandy	-	-	-	UK45 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: September 30, 1985 Authors: Jim Reid, William Reid
1986	Some Candy Talking Psychocandy	-	-	-	UK13 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 14, 1986 Authors: Jim Reid, William Reid
1987	April Skies Darklands	-	-	-	UK8 (7 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 20, 1987 Authors: Jim Reid, William Reid
	Happy When It Rains Darklands	-	-	-	UK25 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 3, 1987 Authors: Jim Reid, William Reid
	Darklands Darklands	-	-	-	UK33 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 26, 1987 Authors: Jim Reid, William Reid
1988	Sidewalking	-	-	-	UK30 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 28, 1988 Authors: Jim Reid, William Reid
1989	Blues from a Gun Automatic	-	-	-	UK32 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: September 11, 1989 Authors: Jim Reid, William Reid
	Head On Automatic	-	-	-	UK57 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 6, 1989 Authors: Jim Reid, William Reid
1990	Rollercoaster (EP) Honey's Dead	-	-	-	UK46 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 27, 1990 Authors: The Jesus and Mary Chain
1992	Reverence Honey’s Dead	-	-	-	UK10 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 3, 1992 Authors: Jim Reid, William Reid
	Far Gone and Out Honey’s Dead	-	-	-	UK23 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 2, 1992 Authors: Jim Reid, William Reid
	Almost Gold Honey’s Dead	-	-	-	UK41 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 22, 1992 Authors: Jim Reid, William Reid
1993	Sound of Speed ​​(EP) The Sound of Speed	-	-	-	UK30 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 28, 1993 Authors: Jim Reid, William Reid
1994	Sometimes Always Stoned & Dethroned	-	-	-	UK22 (3 weeks) UK	US96 (2 weeks) US	First published: July 18, 1994 Author: William Reid
	Come On Stoned & Dethroned	-	-	-	UK52 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 10, 1994 Author: Jim Reid
1995	I hate rock 'n' roll, hate rock 'n' roll	-	-	-	UK61 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 18, 1995 Author: William Reid
1998	Cracking Up Munki	-	-	-	UK35 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 6, 1998 Author: William Reid
	I love rock 'n' roll music	-	-	-	UK38 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 18, 1998 Authors: Jim Reid, William Reid

More singles

• 1984: Upside Down (release: November 9th)
• 1985: Riot North London Polytechnic 15/3/85
• 1988: Surfin 'USA - Summer Mix
• 1989: Her Way of Praying
• 1998: '98 Tour EP
• 1998: Birthday / Hide Myself

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK Billboard Hot 100 Billboard 200
2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK

literature

• Robertson, John: The Jesus and Mary Chain - A Musical Biography , Omnibus Press: London, New York, Sydney, Cologne, 1988, ISBN 0-7119-1470-2 .

Web links

• Official website
• The Jesus and Mary Chain at Allmusic (English)
• The Jesus and Mary Chain at Discogs (English)
• The Jesus and Mary Chain at 45cat.com
• The Jesus and Mary Chain on Sub Pop
• Unofficial fansite