Kettle Whistle

Jane's Addiction | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 4, 1997)
• Original Release Date: November 4, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002NI4
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,895 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Best, new, live, demos, etc., July 1, 2003

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This review is from: Kettle Whistle (Audio CD)

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.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jane's Addiction - 'Kettle Whistle' (Warner Bros.), August 19, 2004

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Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kettle Whistle (Audio CD)

'Kettle Whistle' is a great compilation of the band that runs 75 minutes in duration,giving the fan their money's worth.The 22-page full color booklet is jammed with interesting info and photos.I've ALWAYS been a big fan of JA and was quite taken away with the disc's four unreleased tracks,like "My Cat's Name Is Maceo","City","So What" and the sonic-blasting title cut "Kettle Whistle".There's sort of a mini-concert here,four songs recorded at a past gig at the Hollywood Palladium "Three Days","Ain't No Right","Up The Beach" and "Stop".My favorites would be the demos for "Ocean Size","Mountain Song" and "Whores".If you're a true Jane's fan,it's simply really...you'll dig this release.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A bit of a patchwork but fine music nonetheless, August 4, 2001

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Michael Topper (Pacific Palisades, California United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kettle Whistle (Audio CD)

With the latest Janes reunion underway it seems only fitting to look back at 97's "relapse" and its accompanying tie-in CD. This disc collects demos/outtakes, live tracks and four "new" songs (actually, only "So What" was penned after the breakup) spanning all eras of the group. Any Janes Addiction fan should find this stuff fantastic, especially the live material which captures their blend of punk/metal might and psychedelic artiness at its fullest--what can one say about

the live "Three Days"? The demos for "Ocean Size", "Had A Dad" and "Mountain Song" all present interesting (if not necessarily better) variations on the released versions. Of the four "new" tracks, "Kettle Whistle" is perhaps the most disappointing; one of their oldest songs (they played it live as early as '86), the melody and lyric retain their mystery but the quasi-electronic arrangement lacks real drive. "So What?!" is better, and proves that the group's sound could have evolved nicely into the 90s (the group later complained that the record company gave them little studio time to properly record either cut). The best one, however, is the dreamy "Slow Divers", a psych-oriented number from the acoustic show recorded for their first album given latter-day overdubs--Perry's vocal and echo effects on this sends shivers down the spine, and why it was not released earlier is puzzling. Other tracks like the jokey "My Cats Name Is Maceo", off-the-cuff "City" and the jazzy vocal arrangement on the "Been Caught Stealing" outtake round out the collection by presenting us with facets of the band not normally associated with their image. In essence, "Kettle Whistle" does what it's supposed to do--collect minor odds and ends along with some stellar live cuts--to present an overall patchwork-like but still enjoyable look at the finest and most influential alternative group of its era.