"The Great Escape Artist" by Jane's Addiction is a Good and Twisted Tale
Listening to the 2011 Jane's Addiction album "The Great Escape Artist" did raise them up a little in my critical eyes. I have never been a Jane's addiction fan, but then again I have never really listened to all too many of their songs. "The Great Escape Artist" did not turn me into a Jane's Addiction fan. However, it is not a bad rock album either, I was surprised. Most of the songs are listenable and a true Jane's Addiction fan should buy it on up. I liked one song enough to say I really liked it: "Twisted Tales." My song by song notes are as follows:
"Underground": Throb rock, I'm not going explain that by painting too much imagery, but this song is an up and down in and out polished little piece of a surprise.
"End To The Lies": It's a speak it out rock that strokes the guitars for all their worth and doesn't ever go limp. "Underground" and "End To The Lies" have created similar sounds in theme, neither one besting the other, neither one bad.
"Curiosity Kills": It's got a cool dramatic rock vibe, but there isn't much else to it. It's not a real rain cloud, just fog. So, if you can get by on fog…
"Irresistible Force": Epic as a bag of Corn Nuts, put it on a "Twilight" movie soundtrack.
"I'll Hit You Back": It could have been on a "Filter (the band) has lost their rock" weaker pop rock album. Some may like, it's not bad. Makes me personally want to go back and listen to Filter music not Jane's Addiction.
"Twisted Tales": This is a cool song, that dances with catchy, light pop ballad elements and feels like a really personal track they are going down in the lyrics. Good song, I'd download it.
"Ultimate Reason": A warpy sound that feels as fresh as a fisheye camera trick ala kind of weak.
"Splash A Little Water On It": It's got a vibe that is worth a tear or two into your beer with a little bit of a zone out with the room full of pot smoke breakdown to it. It's a moody melody for sure, but lyrically may be a little weird and lacking for some.
"Broken People": It goes too hippie for the theatrics playing out musically.
"Words Right Out Of My Mouth": Standard, decent, rock song, nothing more.
"Underground": Throb rock, I'm not going explain that by painting too much imagery, but this song is an up and down in and out polished little piece of a surprise.
"End To The Lies": It's a speak it out rock that strokes the guitars for all their worth and doesn't ever go limp. "Underground" and "End To The Lies" have created similar sounds in theme, neither one besting the other, neither one bad.
"Curiosity Kills": It's got a cool dramatic rock vibe, but there isn't much else to it. It's not a real rain cloud, just fog. So, if you can get by on fog…
"Irresistible Force": Epic as a bag of Corn Nuts, put it on a "Twilight" movie soundtrack.
"I'll Hit You Back": It could have been on a "Filter (the band) has lost their rock" weaker pop rock album. Some may like, it's not bad. Makes me personally want to go back and listen to Filter music not Jane's Addiction.
"Twisted Tales": This is a cool song, that dances with catchy, light pop ballad elements and feels like a really personal track they are going down in the lyrics. Good song, I'd download it.
"Ultimate Reason": A warpy sound that feels as fresh as a fisheye camera trick ala kind of weak.
"Splash A Little Water On It": It's got a vibe that is worth a tear or two into your beer with a little bit of a zone out with the room full of pot smoke breakdown to it. It's a moody melody for sure, but lyrically may be a little weird and lacking for some.
"Broken People": It goes too hippie for the theatrics playing out musically.
"Words Right Out Of My Mouth": Standard, decent, rock song, nothing more.
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