We always liked rock & roll bands that used drum machines and another huge influence on the Mary Chain at the time was the album by Dr Mix and the Remix and that to us just sounded mental, a feedback frenzy with a tiny little drum machine bopping all the way through it. It sounded great.
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Did the Jesus and Mary Chain use a drum machine?
We always liked rock & roll bands that used drum machines and another huge influence on the Mary Chain at the time was the album by Dr Mix and the Remix and that to us just sounded mental, a feedback frenzy with a tiny little drum machine bopping all the way through it. It sounded great.
Is the Jesus and Mary Chain still together?
Our sell-out show has now been rescheduled to Friday 12th August 2022 due to the ongoing COVID restrictions. The rescheduled dates for the Darklands Tour have now been announced, plus a further 9 dates have been added to the tour.
Are the Jesus and Mary Chain Goth?
The Jesus & Mary Chain – Darklands (1987) Drawing as much from Surf as from Punk and giving as much to Indie, Garage and Shoegaze as to Goth, The Jesus And Mary Chain none-the-less created the kind of bleak, amphetamine fuelled noise that appeals on a similar level as the original wave of Goth Rock bands.
What guitars did Jesus and Mary Chain play?
The Sound Of Speed If you have the nerves and ears to withstand the noise, you can very easily achieve the right Jesus And Mary Chain sound. William Reid always favoured semi-acoustic guitars, such as the ES-330 or a singlecut Gretsch, possibly the Tennesse model.
What guitars did Jesus and Mary Chain use?
The pair most likely performed their material using semi-acoustic Gretsch models that they were fond of. These hollow-bodied guitars’ are well-suited for generating feedback, especially when paired with the groups’ favoured Fender Twin Reverb amps and (allegedly broken) ’70s Shin-Ei Fuzz Wah pedal.
Why did Jesus and Mary Chain break up?
The band finished up their U.S. and Japanese dates without William, but from that point, it was clear that the band was at its end. Jim Reid said in 2006 of the tension between himself and William: “After each tour we wanted to kill each other, and after the final tour we tried”.
Why is Jesus called Mary Chain?
According to Barbed Wire Kisses, the band said that they drew the name from a line in a Bing Crosby film. Later, they would deny this statement completely. Then there was also the yarn they spun about seeing it on the back of a cereal box, in an advertisement for a “gold Jesus and Mary Chain.”
Is Depeche Mode a goth?
We asked you to pick the single finest goth-rock band of them all, and you came back with excellent picks. Among the runner-ups: Depeche Mode, Fields of the Nephilim, Siouxie and the Banshees, Lacuna Coil, Christian Death.
Is the Jesus and Mary Chain New Wave?
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….
| The Jesus and Mary Chain | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Alternative rock indie rock noise pop post-punk |
| Years active | 1983–1999, 2007–present |
What type of music is Jesus and Mary Chain?
Alternative/IndieThe Jesus and Mary Chain / Genre