Compilation · 1992
The Sound of Speed
The Sound of Speed is a compilation by The Jesus and Mary Chain, released in 1992 on WEA International, with 20 tracks.
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- 71 min
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Tracklist
20 tracks · 71 min
- 01Snakedriver3:44
- 02Reverence (radio mix)5:39
- 03Heat3:00
- 04Teenage Lust (acoustic version)2:25
- 05Why'd You Want Me3:15
- 06Don't Come Down2:40
- 07Guitarman3:43
- 08Something I Can't Have3:02
- 09Sometimes2:53
- 10Write Record Release Blues2:59
- 11Shimmer2:46
- 12Penetration2:49
- 13My Girl3:05
- 14Tower of Song4:49
- 15Little Red Rooster3:25
- 16Break Me Down2:30
- 17Lowlife3:28
- 18Deviant Slice3:01
- 19Reverberation3:47
- 20Sidewalking (extended version)7:52
About
The Sound of Speed is second in the trilogy of Jesus and Mary Chain "odds and sods" releases. This one isn't quite as essential as Barbed Wire Kisses (the first), but it definitely holds less cash-cow negativity and greater value over The Jesus and Mary Chain Hate Rock 'n' Roll (the third). The period covered here is 1989-1993, collecting most of the B-sides from Automatic and Honey's Dead. It's not quite complete, missing at least four B-sides ("Subway," "In the Black," "Terminal Beach," "I'm Glad I Never") and a small number of remixes. "Snakedriver" provides the best reason for picking this up, a classic Jesus and Mary Chain song in the sleazy, bluesy, "Beach Boys on lots of smack" mold. "Write Record Release Blues" skewers the Man while poking fun at themselves; one major demand: "Leave me in peaceful abject misery." The radio mix of "Reverence" doesn't sound any friendlier than the original, adding two minutes to the wailing beast and turning it into the dance remix of Big Black's "Kerosene" that it really is. Desperate, immature malevolence doesn't get any better. Speaking of reverence, this offers another clutch of covers, including Leonard Cohen's "Tower of Song" (pleasantl…