Singles analysis is to come! For now, I wonder about the Jesus and Mary Chain. Do people really like to rock out to these guys? I have to admit that they're early ballads are stunningly gorgeous. The likes of "Just Like Honey", "Cut Dead", "The Hardest Walk" are unmatched, especially in 1985 (consensus emerging as Worst Year Ever?). But what is the appeal of all the rockers? Their noise basically consists of a small band of high frequencies, that don't really move the body but do cut through the ears. It's difficult to play them loud without it being painful. A few tracks like that are needed to make the fuzzballads stand out, but there are too many, on
Psychocandy alone.