Jesus and Mary Chain

Bit of a nostalgia trip this. I think I last saw the Jesus and Mary Chain as a student back in 1985/6.  But here they were at the Troxy playing their seminal album Psychocandy in full. Now I supose its my age that I have been to a few of theses anniversary celebrations of albums, although this one was odd in that it was in anticipation of the album's 30th anniversary next year.

Support came from a band called the Amazing Snakeheads. Now if you wee a real pseud who, say would look at a pile of broken pottery in an art gallery and admire it as a metaphor for a broken society, then this Glaswegian band might appeal to you. Alas all I would see is a pile of broken rubbish, and that's rather what I saw in this bit of shouty rock. Angry young man stuff but angry and frustrated probably at inability to sing. They looked like they thought they were being experimental when in fact they just weren't very good at music,

Unlike the Jesus and Mary Chain who were quite experimental in their day. East Kilbride's finest, they had a big cult indie following in the Eighties. Psychocandy is one of my favourite albums. The sound is sort of punk meets psychedelia,

Although the audience was primarily the middle-aged, there was also a fair smattering of youngsters who had somehow found them. A terrific band and the album sounded excellent live, feedback and all.