Honey’s Dead这张专辑面世于1992年3月,一出唱片,“便因《Reverence》的歌词遭到全面封杀,虽然这首歌直接冲到榜单前十名, TOTP却不让乐队录制电视节目,一时引发轩然大波。”
在花儿之流的嘻唰唰都可以和朋克攀上关系的今天,我不想花太多精力去写一篇关于The Jesus and Mary Chain 10年前老唱片的乐评。因为我相信,对于大多数没有经历过“跑遍满城城乡结合地只为了从贪婪的打口JS那里拿下吉光片羽般的一盘被灰尘和塑料粉末包裹的很可能听不完一遍的唱片”这样的事情却“在微博上通过纹身和夜店自拍标榜自己多么XXX风格”的小青年小姑娘们来说,我的乐评只能在豆瓣之流的网站上沦为倚老卖老的shit talk,一份笑料。但是,对于那些对了的耳朵来说,这样的老唱片将会把它的每一个bit,都深深地镌刻在你的耳膜上。也正是这样的一张张耳膜,永远地铭记了摇滚音乐历史——甚至人类艺术历史上,那些无法磨灭的辉煌时刻。(棉花糖少女)
Honey's Dead is the fourth studio album by the Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, released in 1992 on Blanco y Negro Records. The title refers to one of the band's early hits, &Just Like Honey&, and is intended to demonstrate a complete departure from their earlier musical style.
The album's first single, &Reverence&, attracted some controversy for the lyrics &I want to die just like Jesus Christ&, and &I want to die just like JFK&. Banned by Top of the Pops, the track peaked at #10 in the UK charts and received airplay in the United States on alternative radio stations.
Honey's Dead was recorded in the band's London studio, the aptly named &Drugstore&, with accomplished engineer Flood and future JaMC producer Alan Moulder on board (not to mention a considerably larger bankroll).