Talk:Jane's Addiction (album)

There has been a recent effort by several people trying to ret-con history by somehow categorizing Jane's Addiction's debut album as "just a traditional live album" and not their debut. Jane's Addiction self-titled record is in fact their debut album in every sense of the word. How much of the album is actually "live" is up for debate-- in fact, it's well-documented that the audience you hear was added in after the fact during the recording process. It's been rumored that most of the album was actually tracked in the studio, but these are rumors, nothing more. REGARDLESS, the band made a conscious decision in 1987 to release their DEBUT ALBUM in a live/semi-live format to better capture their energy and sound. It was something that was kind of unheard of in those days. Back in 1993/1994, the Jane's Addiction FAQ listed the band's three ALBUMS: Jane's Addiction, Nothing's Shocking, and Ritual de lo Habitual. Until Strays, JA had just "three albums." Self-titled was always considered one of them. Kettle Whistle and Live & Rare came out in the interim but they were just compilations. The Wiki has stated this for years, so I'm not sure what the sudden push to ret-con the album out of their official discography is. My guess is young kids that weren't around in those days that haven't actually read any articles or books on the band. There is a GREAT online resource for magazine and press publications from throughout their career at janesaddiction.org. It blows my mind that I even have to have this conversation. It doesn't matter what you choose to write on the Wiki page for the album, the album WAS their debut, and it WAS recorded and released the way it was released on purpose. Warner Bros. wanted to release the album, but the band refused and went with XXX in order to avoid the image of "selling out." You can TRY to change history, but it doesn't actually change what is & what happened. It's all there in the old articles. Jane's Addiction DID release a more traditional live album later on: Live in NYC. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.56.17.126 (talk) 17:48, 1 July 2016 (UTC)