Jane's Addiction ‎– Strays CD

"Strays" is the first Jane's Addiction album in over six years. Due to their recent reunion for another Lollapalooza tour, it was only natural that the band write and record some new material. What we have is 3/4 of the original lineup creating an album that rocks! The music is much more straightforward over all than songs from "Nothing's Shocking" and "Ritual De Lo Habitual". A track like "Price I Pay" reminds me of "Ain't No Right" from "Ritual de lo Habitual". "Just Because" can be compared to "Had A Dad" from "Nothing's Shocking". Jane's Addiction seems to have favored the hard rock formula that they used on some of the songs from the last two albums, using the melodicism of power pop and the constant riffing of metal. There are some clean and chorusy yet dreamy and psychedelic guitar parts at times but they are not to over shadow the main focus of the music. There's even a nice acoustic track with some string arrangements called "Bring The Mood". The music that Jane's Addiction creates today sounds a bit like a cross between Warrior Soul and Filter.

I personally didn't care for Dave Navarro's or Perry Farrell's solo albums. They were some what experimental, using electronics and loops at time like Nine Inch Nails. "Strays" is a surprise and a welcomed return to a part of Jane's Addiction roots that made them standout above the rest of crowd back when they first helped create the scene we now know as Alternative Rock/Metal.

Label: Capitol Records ‎– 7243 5 90186 2 1

Country: Europe

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)