Nothing’s Shocking

3/4 out of 5

It's not bad. I think this is pretty good fun and has plenty of energy to it. It's interesting hearing a variety of styles in this, with some funky vibes to it as well as general alternative rock. I didn't actually realise this was 80's, so I get how they could be influential in bridging that gap and ushering in the alt-scene of the 90's.

Robert. just admit it...

Slayer's South of Heaven belongs here.

Some great guitar stuff but like a lot of artists of the time the vocals are just annoying. Kinda just happens. 2.5

rock """alternativo""" mesclado com hard rock, né.
não eh bom não. mas eh menos pior que o outro deles que passou por aqui. na melhor das hipóteses, mediano.
pior que eles devem ter sido gigantes na gringa, né. graças a deus nasci brasileiro.

Not a bad album, I suppose. But it’s all - the cover, vocals, lyrics, guitars - a bit juvenile.

I wasn’t a huge fan of Ritual De Lo Habitual when it was generated well over a year ago. Not that I disliked it, I was mostly just indifferent to it, thought it felt a bit disjointed, and couldn’t see myself ever returning to it. Well, I think I may have to give it another shot because Nothing’s Shocking was pretty great! It’s a solid alternative album with bits that veer into psychedelic rock and some that veer into metal territory. The drumming and grooves throughout are incredibly fun. My only complaint was that his singing isn’t my favourite and I started to get a bit tired of it by the end of the album.

Ended up giving Ritual De Lo Habitual another listen after finishing Nothing's Shocking and I actually liked it even more. I'm honestly a little shocked (pun intended) that I didn't get on with it the first time around. I'll have to update my previous rating!

Pleased to say that I very much enjoyed this, overcoming some slight trepidation over whether the vocals and airy production would prove to be too much for me throughout an entire album. They both took a moment or two to get used to, but actually ended up complementing the music fantastically well.

Speaking of the music, much of it is absolutely monstrous; fusing heavy metal vigour, funk grooves, artsy psychedelia and tribal rhythms. The enterprising bass lines form a crucial component of Nothing's Shocking's makeup, whilst Dave Navarro's leads bridge the gap between classic arena rock and the dark, textured, effects-heavy atmospheres of post-punk. The drumming also very much takes my fancy, in terms of its jazz-like fluidity translating superbly into a swinging heavy rock performance.

"Summertime Rolls" is a minor, somewhat dirging blot on the experience, but it is fortunately immediately followed by an uptick back towards earlier successes. Everything else on here is more or less all killer, so full marks and onto the purchase list this goes!

I have now listened to this album four times, heatwave is frying my brain and perhaps this is not an easy album to listen to when you have not slept. Having said that I did like it. The energy was good and through the punk/grunge/thrash metal tunes there were distinct melodies and an added bonus of an eastern influence. High 3.

I knew Jane Says going in but had you asked me I thought that was a mid 90s song so I was surprised to see this is from 88. But the rest of the album does sound more 80s rock.

For an album with a title like 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨’𝘴 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, not much here really surprises me. The band clearly has energy and attitude, but most of the album just doesn’t leave much of an impression. A lot of it feels more concerned with sounding provocative than actually being memorable.

𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴 is the big exception. That’s the one moment where everything clicks and the album finally sounds as intense as its reputation suggests. Outside of that track, though, I mostly struggle to stay interested.

The star system is failing me here. I don't really care for this; there is only one song I thought was good. But I don't know if this is truly as bad as all of the albums I have rated two stars.

I get why people would like this— but it's a crime to throw it in with some albums that I thought were actually good.

Pretty neat.

Feel like I could probably have copy and pasted yesterday’s review again, maybe a little better but still quite noisy and edgy and the guy can’t really sing

3

Mountain Song brought back memories of Guitar Hero. Overall a really good album. One or two bangers away from full marks

Very Jane's Addiction!

Nothing's Shocking is definitely an album i have quite a decent bit to say about it. I've never heard this album before but i definitely have heard a couple of songs off of it. And my thoughts on the album are pretty much what you would expect if you have heard this album. The music here is great in a lot of places mainly when it comes to the guitars and some shifts mainly with Jane Says. The vocals are a pretty mixed bag with them sometimes sounding good but other times sounding not so good. And the lyrics have this dumb 80s hard rock flair to them which i enjoy and find pretty charming about this era. This definitely is a very good album even with it's occasional flaws.
Best Song: Summertime Rolls
Worst Song: Ted, Just Admit It...

Better than Ritual De Lo Habitual but I still find this band to be annoying, mostly Perry Farrel’s vocals. Hopefully now that I’ve had two in the same week I’ll be done with Jane’s Addiction for the rest of this list.

A band I've always known, with a frontman I've always known, but somehow I've never listened to this album end to end. I don't know how they evolved this sound, but they absolutely own it.

Jane’s Addiction was played relentlessly in the dive bars of Greenwich Village when this album came out. It sounded a little different than what everybody else was doing. I remember thinking it was exciting.
Unfortunately now I’m not getting that same reaction to it. Which I suppose makes sense, it’s not new anymore, but also it just doesn’t move me much. Didn’t hold up the way I would expect.