LAist: The Jesus and Mary Chain @ The Glass House, 4/26

april

Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:30:03 -0800

This is a band that used to start riots, got banned from their own record company's office, and would play shows with their backs to the audience. You really expected them to look "happy"? And, yes, they were brilliant at Coachella.

strangelove

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:46:32 -0800

it was more than just disinterest; they sounded like a J&MC cover band who were lucky enough to get Jim Reid to sing for them. sure, they knew all the proper notes, but there was absolutely no life in the songs that i've loved for years (both studio & live versions)... Perhaps this was truly a warm-up show, and they'll show their old brilliance at coachella, but as for last night, the writer here was a little too polite if anything

patiently waiting in NY

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:32:26 -0800

just like HONEY, not candy. also, if you were expecting them to smile and slap hands with the audience, you've missed the point. they've never looked "interested" on stage. Could you tell us what else was played?

karen

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:24:09 -0800

you mean "just like honey"? i guess you guys really were only there for the possible scarlett johansson sighting.

janelle

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:13:38 -0800

"kept it slow, and seemed generally disinterested to be there" it's shoegaze...

callie

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:05:08 -0800

They did seem disinterested, didn't they? Maybe even bitter? It was still good to be there...for the history of it if not the magic.

MightyHorse

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:46:54 -0800

HA! i can top your missed J & M Chain concert story ... i once had tickets for 2 shows on the same night and had to choose from JM CHain with Nine Inch Nails OR Joe Satriani ... for whatever reason i went to watch Satriani noodle on his guitar for 2 hours, as soon as i walked into the Santa Monica Civic i instantly knew i'd made a huge mistake, and spent the rest of the night checking my watch as regret welled up inside me