Up From the Catacombs: Best of Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction rose to worldwide fame in the late '80s after a fierce bidding war for their talents with the brilliant Warner Bros. debut Nothing's Shocking. Mashing up rock, punk, folk, heavy metal, and psychedelia, the unpredictable Los Angeles band was desperate to turn the world on with their theatrical vision. Their follow-up album the sprawling 1990 tour de force Ritual de lo Habitual remains one of the genre's true masterpieces. Fronted by the charismatic Perry Farrell, the trailblazing quartet delivered a fiercely aggressive yet beautifully spacious sound that fueled the course of alt rock.