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Ritual de lo Habitual is Jane's Addiction's second studio album, released on August 21, 1990 on Warner Brothers after taking their break in 1989. Singles from the album include "Been Caught Stealing" and "Stop!".
[edit] Structure
The album is roughly broken into two parts. Tracks 1-5 consist of unrelated funk-metal style songs. Tracks 6-9, as a whole are in memorium of singer Perry Farrell's deceased friend known as Xiola Bleu, who died of a heroin-overdose in 1987 at the age of 19 ("Then She Did" also chronicles Farrell's mother's suicide when he was 4 years old). "Three Days" and "Then She Did," in particular, have a heavy progressive rock influence, while "Of Course" carries a heavy Eastern-influence, reminiscent of Led Zeppelin's Kashmir, with a prominent violin throughout. Guitar World magazine rated the guitar solo in "Three Days" as the 100th greatest solo of all time, and many rock critics rate it amongst the best. In 2003, the album was ranked number 453 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time (despite receiving a 2/5 star review upon release). It is usually considered a masterpiece of alternative rock, and, pre-dating Nirvana's Nevermind by a year, serves as a forecast of the coming decade.
[edit] Format
Two versions of the disc packaging were created: one cover featured artwork by singer Perry Farrell, related to the song "Three Days" and including male and female nudity; the other cover has been called the "clean cover", and features only black text on a white background, listing the band name, album name, and the text of the First Amendment (the "freedom of speech" amendment of the U.S. Constitution). The back cover of the "clean cover" also contains the text "Hitler's syphilis-ridden dreams almost came true. How could it happen? By taking control of the media. An entire country was led by a lunatic... We must protect our First Amendment, before sick dreams become law. Nobody made fun of Hitler??!" The "clean cover" was created so the CD could be distributed in stores such as Wal-Mart who would refuse to stock items with nudity on the front cover.
[edit] Track listing
- "Stop!" – 4:14
- "No One's Leaving" – 3:01
- "Ain't No Right" – 3:34
- "Obvious" – 5:55
- "Been Caught Stealing" – 3:34
- "Three Days" – 10:48
- "Then She Did..." – 8:18
- "Of Course" – 7:02
- "Classic Girl" – 5:07
[edit] Personnel
Jane's Addiction:
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[edit] Charting Positions
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1990 |
Billboard Top 200 |
19 |
[edit] Singles
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1990 |
"Stop!" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
1 |
| 1990 |
"Stop!" |
Hot Dance Music Sales |
25 |
| 1991 |
"Been Caught Stealing" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
1 |
| 1991 |
"Been Caught Stealing" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
29 |
| 1991 |
"Been Caught Stealing" |
Hot Dance Music Sales |
31 |
| 1991 |
"Classic Girl" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
15 |
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