[.ca] Kettle Whistle

From Amazon.com:
Cult heroes Jane's Addiction are the Grateful Dead for the should-I-be-a-punk-or-a-hippy-or-metal-head-or-just-get-high-and-become-one-with-the-music underground; so Kettle Whistle, the band's collection of live recordings, a few new songs, and B-sides from their two albums, would be as must-have for fans as all those Dead bootlegs--even if it sucked. This is definitely an album for the converted, and the extended jams and live ramblings would be hard to endure without a frame of reference. The electronic filler and robotic knob-twiddling on the new songs, "Kettle Whistle" and "So What," suggest that Jane's Addiction's breakup was well timed, but the demos and live cuts ooze the band's tremendous energy and chemistry. In the 1988 demo of "Ocean Size," Perry Farrell's charismatic, raspy howl mingling with Dave Navarro's screeching guitar sucks you into the music and sends you to an alternate groove-plane. --Megan O. Steintrager

The Best, new, live, demos, etc.:
Though it's not one, you could kind of look at this as a live "best of" album, with new songs. Nothing will ever match the quality of "Nothings Shocking" and "Ritual de lo Habitual", but this is still a great listen for old and new fans. The new songs are pretty good. "Kettle Whistle" is similar to "Then she did", and "So What" has kind of a "Stop" feel to it. "Slow Divers" and "My cats name is Maceo" are both ok, and it's cool to have "City" from the "Soul Kiss" video. The rest of it is just classic live material, some not as good as the originals, and some better. There's also alot of pictures in the sleeve, and a little band history from "Henry Rollins". I would highly suggest getting this, right after the first three records.

Save Your Money - Wait for Strays:
I've been a Jane's fan for 14 years now, seen them live several times... Love them - my favorite band on earth. But... If you haven't bought this CD yet, let me save you from wasting your money. This is stuff we've all heard before as die-hard Jane's fans - nothing remarkable enough to want to hear it again. The new stuff on this CD is flat and boring. Not worth it in my opinion. I give it 3 stars for people who just want to collect. I bought it and still have it, but never listen to it. Rather hear the old stuff. Can't wait for Strays though - from what I've read, it's going to be incredible. Out July 22nd.

My favorite Jane's addiction:
Well, I bought this CD for the beautiful song "Kettle whistle" with electronic elements then I was mesmerized by "Slow divers" tom-tom and guitar (simple song). Mostly other songs sound like Led Zeppelin. I always hated the song "Been caught stealing" but this version is a lot better without the dog (I usually love to hear animal sound in songs but this one had no magic in it). What attracted me the most on this album is the drum, tom-tom and funny noise they do with guitar pedals.

Good to add to your collection:
Another live one from Jane's but I don't love it quite as much as their selt-titled live album. If you like Jane's, you will have heard most of these songs before. However, KETTLE WHISTLE and SLOW DIVERS within themselves make this album a must have. Besides, isn't fun to have like 4 different cds with JANE SAYS on it? (if you count Perry's REV album in addition to K.W, Nothings Shocking, and J.A's first album).

Good collection of previously unreleased material.:
I'm a big Jane's fan. The "new" tracks aren't actually new at all.. I've heard them on bootlegs for years. However, this is a nice compilation for fans of JA that can't be bothered swapping bootlegs on the Internet. Of course, this is not comprehensive. There are live songs and plenty of bizarre ramblings by Perry at his live gigs that aren't included here, but overall, it's a fine treatment. My one major complaint is that they didn't include "LA Medley". By far my favorite unreleased track.

• Kettle Whistle
• Ocean Size \oDemo Version\c
• My Cat's Name Is Maceo \oEdit\c\oDemo Version\c
• Had a Dad \oOuttake\c
• So What!
• Jane Says \oLive\c
• Mountain Song
• Slow Divers \oEdit\c\oLive\c
• Three Days \oLive\c
• Ain't No Right \oLive\c
• Up the Beach \oLive\c
• Stop! \oLive\c
• Been Caught Stealing \oOuttake\c
• Whores \oLive\c
• City Song \oSoul Kiss Version\c