Jane's have been compared to Led Zeppelin in the past, and I can kind of see it. Unlike bands like Wolfmother or Greta Van Fleet who emulate Zeppelin like they're a covers band, Jane's channelled the same energy into an original sound. Four members each with masterful control over their instrument. Pounding drums, wailing high vocals, twiddly bass-lines and guitar that melds folky-acoustic, psychedelia, stadium rock and virtuoso soloing.
The songs have an energy and danger to them, dripping with sexuality and cynicism. This is one of those albums that laid a lot of groundwork for the 90s alt-rock movement. In fact it was bands like Jane's with their mix of stadium rock, psychedelic pop, funk, atmospheric rock etc. that led to the 'alt-rock' label to be coined... which must have frustrated them, as the whole point for them was trying to make music that avoided labels.
Jane's have always been a bit of a fraught outfit. During the recording of this outfit, singer Perry Farrell suddenly demanded 50% of the royalties for writing the lyrics and a percentage for writing the music. Eventually he got his way and the rest of the band walked away with 12.5% each. Inner conflicts eventually led to the band breaking up, with intermittent reunions in the years to follow (almost always sans original bassist Eric Avery).
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