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The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid, who are the two founders and only consistent members of the band since its formation.
Reid is the lead singer and founding member of the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain. He formed the band with his brother William. They are recognized as key figures in the development of the shoegaze and noise pop subgenres. [2] They released six studio albums before they split up in 1999.
Glasgow Eyes received a score of 77 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on 15 critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [11] Mojo felt that "Glasgow Eyes ' liberal use of electronics is a renewing force, and a kind of homecoming too", calling the album "a positive twist in the saga of these negaholics synonymous". [15]
"Sometimes Always" is a song by the Scottish alternative rock group the Jesus and Mary Chain and the first single from the group's album Stoned & Dethroned. Written by William Reid, the song is a duet between Jim Reid and Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval. The song was a moderate commercial hit in the UK while also making some noise on the alternative ...
William, along with his brother Jim, the lead singer, formed the (at times unstable) core of the band.The early sound of The Jesus and Mary Chain was defined by Reid's extremely distorted and feedback laden hollowbody guitar work, often using the Shin-ei Companion WF-8 fuzz-wah box to get his unique sound, which verged on white noise.
"Reverence" is a song by Scottish alternative rock group the Jesus and Mary Chain, released as the first single from the group's fourth studio album, Honey's Dead (1992). It was released by Blanco y Negro Records on 3 February 1992, reaching number 10 on the UK Single Chart and number 21 in Ireland.
Psychocandy is the debut studio album by Scottish rock band the Jesus and Mary Chain.It was released in November 1985 on Blanco y Negro Records.The album is considered a landmark recording: its combination of guitar feedback and noise with traditional pop melody and structure proved influential on the forthcoming shoegaze genre and alternative rock in general.
Munki is the sixth studio album released by Scottish rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain.After leaving Blanco y Negro, the Reid brothers signed to Sub Pop in the U.S. and Creation, who had released their debut single "Upside Down" in 1984, in the UK.