Description:By far Jane's Addiction's best album, Ritual De Lo Habitual is chock full of songs that are both catchy and experimental. The singles "Stop" and "Been Caught Stealing" are good examples; "No One's Leaving" has a nice funk edge with some busy guitar work, and "Ain't No Right" and "Obvious&quBy far Jane's Addiction's best album, Ritual De Lo Habitual is chock full of songs that are both catchy and experimental. The singles "Stop" and "Been Caught Stealing" are good examples; "No One's Leaving" has a nice funk edge with some busy guitar work, and "Ain't No Right" and "Obvious" are strong as well. Unfortunately, "Three Days" and "Then She Did . . ." are overlong and get bogged down well short of halfway through, but the album finishes strongly with "Of Course" and "Classic Girl". Jane's Addiction's funk-punk-rock mix is appealing, and never more so than on this album. --Genevieve Williams... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Warner Bros / Wea Release date : 13 August 1990 Number of discs : 1 EAN: 0075992599320 UPC: 075992599320
"Not as great as Nothing's Shocking, but still an excellent album. For a long time the songs that follow "Three Days" bored me & I'd often skip them, but somewhere along the way I finally came around & found my appreciation for them. Still, "Three Days" is a tough song to follow.
Favorite song: "Three Days"
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"This album has much in common with several others on this list as far as my initial response to it goes. I didn't get into Jane's until they were broken up (the first time), and the first album of theirs I owned and loved was Nothing's Shocking. After playing it incessantly for who knows how long, I went in search of this album. I loved the first half of it, but the latter half bored me. Since I'd bought a cassette copy, that meant I only listened to side 1 for the longest time.
Over time my mu"
""Perry Farrell began the Lollapalooza tour and helped shape Nineties rock. But his proudest moment? "Been Caught Stealing," his insanely catchy ode to shoplifting. His band's third album became the sound of of the Lollapalooza Nation: Led Zeppelin bravado with goth eyeliner.""