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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" 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
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Uncle Salty
Format:Audio CD
It doesn't matter if your into metal, rock, jazz, soul or funk, this has the lot & should be owned by all.
Two parts meet to create the most awe-inspiring, inspirational music ever recorded. The first part of the album presents the faster funkier stuff such as the hearfelt 'Stop!', the angry 'Ain't no right' & the indie dancefloor classic 'Been Caught Stealing'. It was this track that made me get the album to find out more about the band & it really was the most defining moment in the history of my music apprecation to date. I compare this album to everything & it still keeps my interest after first hearing it 15 years ago.
The first tracks are all brillant, but it is the second part of the collection that really sets the band apart from everything. With a progressive, experimental feel hinted at by the earlier 'Obvious', the second half is born by the initially slow-burning 'Three Days' which builds over the course of it's 13 minute's to a searing rally on nature & religion. Only someone with a true apprecation of this track can tell you how utterly mesmerising it is. It has as much character & intent then any number of whole albums I could mention from other bands & is a superb way to usher in the remainder of the tracks. 'Then She Did' is another monumental example of amazing song construction & will be stuck in your head for days. 'Of Course' is a bizarre violin lead fable that neatly seperates the slow build-up flow of the previous two tracks before ending on the frankly beautiful 'Classic Girl' with it's surreal lyrical meditation on love & affection. Yeah, I love this album.
Perry himself said that Jane's were like a cross between Bad Brains & Duke Ellington & this is a pretty accurate statement, although it could probably better describe the also brillant 'Nothing's Shocking'. It does however indicate how much perserverance this may take with some, but really though it just needs to be heard to be believed. Truly timeless. Buy it.
Two parts meet to create the most awe-inspiring, inspirational music ever recorded. The first part of the album presents the faster funkier stuff such as the hearfelt 'Stop!', the angry 'Ain't no right' & the indie dancefloor classic 'Been Caught Stealing'. It was this track that made me get the album to find out more about the band & it really was the most defining moment in the history of my music apprecation to date. I compare this album to everything & it still keeps my interest after first hearing it 15 years ago.
The first tracks are all brillant, but it is the second part of the collection that really sets the band apart from everything. With a progressive, experimental feel hinted at by the earlier 'Obvious', the second half is born by the initially slow-burning 'Three Days' which builds over the course of it's 13 minute's to a searing rally on nature & religion. Only someone with a true apprecation of this track can tell you how utterly mesmerising it is. It has as much character & intent then any number of whole albums I could mention from other bands & is a superb way to usher in the remainder of the tracks. 'Then She Did' is another monumental example of amazing song construction & will be stuck in your head for days. 'Of Course' is a bizarre violin lead fable that neatly seperates the slow build-up flow of the previous two tracks before ending on the frankly beautiful 'Classic Girl' with it's surreal lyrical meditation on love & affection. Yeah, I love this album.
Perry himself said that Jane's were like a cross between Bad Brains & Duke Ellington & this is a pretty accurate statement, although it could probably better describe the also brillant 'Nothing's Shocking'. It does however indicate how much perserverance this may take with some, but really though it just needs to be heard to be believed. Truly timeless. Buy it.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By A. Baly
Format:Audio CD
Being a bit of an indie-kid at the time, Been Caught Stealing was the first I heard of Jane's Addiction. A friend and I happend to be in Vienna and saw that JA were playing a small hard rock venue, so we went along on the spur of the moment. There were few people there, but it turned out to be a life-changing moment. Listen to Ritual and you'll see why - this is music that operates at a different level. The album gives you a rock-funk kick in the behind to start, before ploughing into some crazy recesses of Perry Farrell's mind with Then She Did, Three Days and Of Course, before ending on a really classic slice of perfect pop rock. It's one of my favourite albums. And I'm not even a rock fan!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Nick Porter
Format:Audio CD
The greatest thing about Jane's Addiction was the way they fused metal, thrash, psychedelia and folk to make something totally original and continually listenable. Listening to 'Ritual'only drives home how much the current music scene, with it's obsession with bands liberally impersonating acts from the past, needs more groups with the wide-ranging tastes and sheer ability showcased on this record. The Spanish spoken intro sets a vaguely unsettling tone before 'Stop' roars to life with Dave Navarro's frenzied freefalling guitar. From there, the album winds an occaisonally repetitve path through hard rock on 'Ain't No Right', swirling psyhedelia of'Obvious' and the mantra-sounding 'Of Course', taking in the most well-known Jane's track 'Been Caught Stealing' before arriving at 'Three Days'. Everything that earned Addiction there alternative greatness is on display: a classic ten minutes of Navarro's guitar mastery vying for dominance with Perry Farrell's hackling, shrieking vocals about a different kind of Jesus and Stephen Perkin's thunderous drumming. Although , it lacks some of the primal aggression of their first release, 'Ritual' makes up for it with sheer variety of rock music, and from one cd, what more can you ask for?
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In my opinion, the best of Jane's Addiction
For me this really is the best Jane's Addiction album. True punk rock JA on the first side (yes kids, when I first bought this album it was on vinyl and cassette - and they had... Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2011 by TEM
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The best real rock record since Zeppelin - a pure classic
The title says it all, and there are very few 5 star albums that every track is great, this is one of them. Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2010 by Saima Mumtaz
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One of the All Time top Albums
You need this album. Do not ignore the first sentence if you like music. This was lent to me at school (I know not the done thing) and I had to go out and buy a copy. Read more
Published on 5 May 2009 by A. C. Lodge
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People just don't get it.
This album is my favourite album of all time and it is unquestionably down to the songs 'three days' and 'then she did'. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2004
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Jane's Addiction are great ( how original!)
Ritual de lo Habituel was bought by myself as an experiment, a spur-of-the-moment occurance, and now i am eternally pleased with myself for doing so. Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2002 by John
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Been Caught Listening...
This album is worth getting just for the single 'Been Caught Stealing'. From the word go, you get that raw sound that's become the Jane's Addiction trademark. Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2002 by Stu W
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Rock masterpiece
This brilliant album provides a gripping blend of intoxicating rhythmic patterns, jagged guitar riffs and piercing, intense vocals, and is a work of depth that yields its treasures... Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2002 by Pieter Uys
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One of the best albums ever recorded!!!
Jane's Addiction were so original and this album just blows me away. Recorded in 1990, but it still sounds fresh today... Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2002 by "brad82"
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One of the best albums ever recorded!!!
Jane's Addiction were so original and this album just blows me away. Recorded in 1990, but it still sounds fresh today... Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2002 by "brad82"
5.0 out of 5 stars
simply the greatest album of all time
it's like the world can never be the same again and you can say you were there... the influences (velvet underground, PiL, et al... Read more
Published on 22 May 2001 by carter_celeste@compuserve.com
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