  Jane's Addiction formed in 1986
in Los Angeles fronted by Perry Farrell
(formerly of Porno For Pyros)
along with Steve Perkins on drums, Eric Avery
on bass, and Dave Navarro on guitar. Farrell
also went on to start the successful package
tour Lollapolooza in 1990.
Jane's Addiction released Nothing's
Shocking with the favorite "Jane
Says."
Jane's Addiction were nominated
for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance (Nothing's
Shocking).
 Jane's Addiction released Ritual
de lo Habitual.
Jane's Addiction were nominated
for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance (Ritual
de lo Habitual).
Jane's Addiction won a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Alternative Video ("Been Caught
Stealing").
Jane's Addiction were nominated
for 2 Grammy
Awards for Best Rock Song (songwriter) and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Been Caught
Stealing").
Rolling
Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos" included "Been
Caught Stealing" at # 17.
Rock
'N Roll Hall Of Fame's 500
Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll includes includes
"Been Caught Stealin'."
Previously unreleased music by
Jane's Addiction hit the stores - the LP, Kettle
Whistle, contained rare
tracks, live recordings, demos, and a new
track by the band, "Kettle
Whistle."
A North American tour followed
until the end of November with a new
configuration of members: Perry Farrell, Dave
Navarro, Stephen Perkins, and Flea (original
bassist Eric A declined the
"reunion").
Critics of Rolling
Stone named the 'Relapse Tour' the
Best Tour of the Year.
Farrell won a temporary
restraining order to stop Internet sales of a
home sex video. Farrell was seeking $90
million in damages as well as an injunction
to keep the video and/or video portions of
the Internet.
Kettle
Whistle was certified gold.
VH1: 100
Greatest Artists of Hard Rock includes Jane's
Addiction at # 35.
VH1: 100
Greatest Videos includes
"Been Caught Stealing" at # 47.
 Jane's Addiction were back with
a new LP - Strays - and back
with the Lollapalooza tour during the summer.
Jane's Addiction topped the
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for a week
with "Just Because."
Strays was certified
gold.
 Readers of Rolling
Stone named Jane's Addiction as the
Most Welcome Comeback.
Rolling Stone:
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: # 309:
Nothing's
Shocking, # 453: Ritual
de lo Habitual.
Jane's Addiction was nominated
for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance ("Just
Because").
 Jane's Addiction announced they
were again breaking up - a few days after it
was announced that the Lollapalooza tour was
cancelled.
Up
From The Catacombs: The Best Of Jane's
Addiction was released.
 The box set Cabinet
Of Curiosities was released (Rolling Stone:  ).
Jane's Addiction released The
Great Escape Artist.
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Jane's Addiction
Released: 1987
Rolling Stone
review: 
Live Tracks: "Trip
Away" - "Whores" -
"Pigs In Zen" - "1%"
- "I Would For You" -
"Jane Says" - "Rock &
Roll" - "Sympathy" -
"Chip Away" |
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Nothing's Shocking
Released: August, 1988
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 103
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "Up The
Beach" - "Ocean Size" -
"Had A Dad" - "Ted, Just
Admit It..." - "Standing In The
Shower... Thinking" -
"Summertime Rolls" -
"Mountain Song" - "Idiots
Rule" - "Jane Says" -
"Thank You Boys" - "Pigs
In Zen" |
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Ritual de lo Habitual
Released: August, 1990
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 19
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Stop"
- "No One's Leaving" -
"Ain't No Right" -
"Obvious" - "Been Caught
Stealing" - "Three Days" -
"Then She Did..." - "Of
Course" - "Classic Girl" |
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Kettle Whistle
Released: November, 1997
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 21
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Kettle
Whistle" - "Ocean Size"
(Demo Version) - "My Cat's Name Is
Maceo" (Edit) - "Had A
Dad" (Outtake) - "So
What!" - "Jane Says"
(live) - "Mountain Song" -
"Slow Divers" (live) -
"Three Days" (live) -
"Ain't No Right" (live) -
"Up The Beach" (live) -
"Stop!" (live) - "Been
Caught Stealing" (Outtake) -
"Whores" (live) - "City
Song" (Soul Kiss Version) |
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Strays
Released: July, 2003
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "True
Nature" - "Strays" -
"Just Because" - "The
Price I Pay" - "The
Riches" - "Super Hero" -
"Wrong Girl" -
"Everybody's Friend" -
"Suffer Some" -
"Hypersonic" - "To Match
The Sun" |
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Up From The Catacombs:
The Best Of Jane's Addiction
Released: September, 2006
Tracks: "Stop!"
- "Ocean Size" -
"Whores" - "Ted, Just
Admit It" - "Ain't No
Right" - "Had A Dad" -
"Superhero" - "Been Caught
Stealing" - "Just Because"
- "Three Days" - "I Would
For You" - "Classic Girl"
- "Summertime Rolls" -
"Mountain Song" - "Pigs In
Zen" - "Jane Says" (live) |
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The Great Escape Artist
Released: October, 2011
Tracks:
"Underground" - "End To
The Lies" - "Curiosity
Kills" - "Irresistible
Force" - "I'll Hit You
Back" - "Twisted Tales" -
"Ultimate Reason" -
"Splash A Little Water On It" -
"Broken People" - Words Right
Out Of My Mouth" |
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40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top
40)
and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often
including track listings and sound
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