Is Psychocandy the J&M Chain's Best?

dazedcola · 03.18.2007, 12:49 PM

I love psychocandy, I was playing it again yesterday.I've had it for years but havent got another record by them. The question is does anything really top their debut or does nothing ever reach that status again in their career?

03.18.2007, 12:52 PM

God help us.

king_buzzo · 03.18.2007, 12:55 PM

its awesome.

get darklands, honey's dead and speed of sound. honeys dead and speed of sound are a bit different that psychocandy, even more noisier.

demonrail666 · 03.18.2007, 01:01 PM

Psychocandy is horrible. They obviously couldn't play their instruments when they made it. They are a disgrace if only because they put the word 'Jesus' in their name. He deserved better.

king_buzzo · 03.18.2007, 01:02 PM

shush newbie who doesnt know what a boost does.

03.18.2007, 01:05 PM

Yeah man, that is one crap album.The production is terrible and he couldn't sing.

demonrail666 · 03.18.2007, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by king_buzzo

shush newbie who doesnt know what a boost does.

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demonrail666 · 03.18.2007, 01:11 PM

Psychocandy's production is fucked because they should have used a 'feedbacker' instead of relying on their amps.

king_buzzo · 03.18.2007, 01:12 PM

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i was banned for over-posting and reccomending big muffs too much.

that was funny

Dead-Air · 03.18.2007, 02:15 PM

I think it's their best, but I like the B-side collection Barbed Wire Kisses almost as much. To me the lo-fi production is part of the greatness of the album, much as I love the production of White Light/White Heat and for that matter Confusion is Sex. Of course Psychocandy is way more of a pop effort than either of those, but at the time noise-pop was new enough people weren't so jaded about it. It still stands the test of time for me too.

gmku · 03.18.2007, 03:14 PM

I like it a lot, but then again, I also like Automatic a lot. They done some good stuff!

LittlePuppetBoy · 03.18.2007, 04:21 PM

I have the same problem. Psychocandy is the only JAMC album I own, and I am unsure of which other of their records I should get.

HECKLER SPRAY · 03.18.2007, 04:30 PM

Me too. I love Lofi, noisy rock, but I find the production of this album horrible. Boring...

03.18.2007, 05:26 PM

I was just kidding when i posted about the production being horrible.Of course it's their best album and one that goes beyond production qualities alltogether.It's just that i've found it odd to see that question asked for the millionth time.

ScreamingSchool · 03.18.2007, 07:31 PM

I thought Psychocandy was a bit repetitive. Some good moments, but not enough to give the album any momentum.

HECKLER SPRAY · 03.18.2007, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

I was just kidding when i posted about the production being horrible.Of course it's their best album and one that goes beyond production qualities alltogether.It's just that i've found it odd to see that question asked for the millionth time.

As for me, I wasn't kidding. I don't like the production.

atsonicpark · 03.18.2007, 08:03 PM

I think it's their only GOOD album...

Toilet & Bowels · 03.18.2007, 08:10 PM

i've never heard any of their other records, and i'm in no rush to either, none of their songs i've heard from their other records have really done anything for me

Sonic Youth 37 · 03.18.2007, 08:11 PM

Yes, it is the best.

But, Darklands is a great album too. "April Skies" although not the typical JaMC song, is one of their best.

Cardinal Rob · 03.18.2007, 08:49 PM

Psychocandy is extremely simple and generally so groovy only Suicide's first album can top it on the groovy-o-meter; I always have the Psychocandy cover at the front of my record browser (well, a lot of the time).

I gave it 4.5/5 on RYM. The obvious melodies were given a new lease when played by JAMC.

03.18.2007, 12:49 PM	#1
dazedcola the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,075	I love psychocandy, I was playing it again yesterday.I've had it for years but havent got another record by them. The question is does anything really top their debut or does nothing ever reach that status again in their career? __________________ "I said I didnt mean to take up all your sweet time Ill give it right back one of these days If I dont meet you no more in this world then uh Ill meet ya on the next one And dont be late " -Jimi Hendrix ...And me just another dream theory, lost inside your eye "when my mind's uncertain my body decides what it will do to get through the hell of the night as I trip on the ocean that leads through your eyes well my eyes can't wait til they finally see through you"
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03.18.2007, 12:52 PM	#2
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	God help us.
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03.18.2007, 12:55 PM	#3
king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	its awesome. get darklands, honey's dead and speed of sound. honeys dead and speed of sound are a bit different that psychocandy, even more noisier.
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03.18.2007, 01:01 PM	#4
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Psychocandy is horrible. They obviously couldn't play their instruments when they made it. They are a disgrace if only because they put the word 'Jesus' in their name. He deserved better.
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03.18.2007, 01:02 PM	#5
king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	shush newbie who doesnt know what a boost does.
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03.18.2007, 01:05 PM	#6
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	Yeah man, that is one crap album.The production is terrible and he couldn't sing.
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03.18.2007, 01:11 PM	#8
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Psychocandy's production is fucked because they should have used a 'feedbacker' instead of relying on their amps.
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03.18.2007, 02:15 PM	#10
Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	I think it's their best, but I like the B-side collection Barbed Wire Kisses almost as much. To me the lo-fi production is part of the greatness of the album, much as I love the production of White Light/White Heat and for that matter Confusion is Sex. Of course Psychocandy is way more of a pop effort than either of those, but at the time noise-pop was new enough people weren't so jaded about it. It still stands the test of time for me too. __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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03.18.2007, 03:14 PM	#11
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	I like it a lot, but then again, I also like Automatic a lot. They done some good stuff! __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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03.18.2007, 04:21 PM	#12
LittlePuppetBoy expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aylmer(now Gatineau), Quebec Posts: 1,756	I have the same problem. Psychocandy is the only JAMC album I own, and I am unsure of which other of their records I should get. __________________
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03.18.2007, 04:30 PM	#13
HECKLER SPRAY invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Near Paris, France Posts: 3,762	Me too. I love Lofi, noisy rock, but I find the production of this album horrible. Boring... __________________
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03.18.2007, 05:26 PM	#14
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	I was just kidding when i posted about the production being horrible.Of course it's their best album and one that goes beyond production qualities alltogether.It's just that i've found it odd to see that question asked for the millionth time.
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03.18.2007, 07:31 PM	#15
ScreamingSchool little trouble girl Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 48	I thought Psychocandy was a bit repetitive. Some good moments, but not enough to give the album any momentum.
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I think it's their only GOOD album... __________________
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,268	i've never heard any of their other records, and i'm in no rush to either, none of their songs i've heard from their other records have really done anything for me
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Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	Yes, it is the best. But, Darklands is a great album too. "April Skies" although not the typical JaMC song, is one of their best. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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03.18.2007, 08:49 PM	#20
Cardinal Rob the destroyed room Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In the O.. O.. Organ Loft, West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 553	Psychocandy is extremely simple and generally so groovy only Suicide's first album can top it on the groovy-o-meter; I always have the Psychocandy cover at the front of my record browser (well, a lot of the time). I gave it 4.5/5 on RYM. The obvious melodies were given a new lease when played by JAMC. __________________ lastFM \| RYM \| MySpace
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