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The Jesus and Mary Chain — April Skies
Album: Darklands
Avg rating:
7.1

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Total ratings: 1312









Released: 1987
Length: 3:09
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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hey honey what you trying to say
as i stand here
don't you walk away
and the world comes tumbling down
hand in hand in a violent life
making love on the edge of a knife
and the world comes tumbling down
and it's hard
for me to say
and it's hard
for me to stay
i'm going down
to be by myself
i'm going back
for the good of my health
and there's one thing
i couldnt do
sacrifice myself to you
sacrifice
baby baby i just can't see
just what you mean to me
i take my aim and i fake my words
i'm just your long time curse
and if you walk away
i can't take it
but that's the way that you are
and that's the things that you say
but now you've gone too far
with all the things you say
get back to where you come from
i can't help it
under the april skies
under the april sun
sun grows cold
sky gets black
and you broke me up
and now you won't come back
shaking hand, life is dead
and a broken heart
and a screaming head
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Barry: They always seemed what? They always seemed really great is what they always seemed. They picked up where your precious Echo left off and you're sitting around complaining about no more Echo albums. I can't believe you don't own this fucking record.  -HIGH FIDELITY
Posted 1 month ago by BWGunner    [ Reply ]
Been listening to their new album this past week, there are definitely a few tracks that could/should find their way to RP - William?

The new album is very good, with a handful of tracks excellent.
Posted 6 months ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Just saw em in Winterthur, Switzerland. Seriously rocking and I got a T-shirt!
Posted 6 months ago by johnfiva    [ Reply ]
Posted 9 months ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
YESSSSSSS! This makes my day.
Posted 9 months ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
New tune out now - new album out soon!:
The Jesus And Mary Chain - jamcod
I'm really diggin' it!
Posted 11 months ago by pilgrim    [ Reply ]
Posted 1 year ago by Caqueron    [ Reply ]
 johnfiva wrote:

7.1 doesn't speak well for my fellow listeners.



Gets 10 from me -- doing my part to bounce it up! 
Posted 1 year ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
7.1 doesn't speak well for my fellow listeners.
Posted 1 year ago by johnfiva    [ Reply ]
 msymmes wrote:

Born To Run done all over again.


In what way?   It's an entirely different chord progression and melody.
Posted 2 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 ace-marc wrote:


No, they were overlooked for good reason. 
Compared to all the other great bands back then,  they were weak -  very weak.

All the other great bands in 1987? 

Not that there weren't any, just... it wasn't 1967 or 1992.
Posted 2 years ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
Good Tune!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
A near perfect pop song that still sounds amazing after all these years!
Posted 3 years ago by Emmettf    [ Reply ]
 Jota wrote:
A criminally overlooked band in their heyday.
 
I don't remember it that way.

Posted 3 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
 1jerry wrote:
I don't remember the song.  In fact I cannot remember anything from year null!
 

Jerry, you gotta get out of the house!
Posted 3 years ago by whatsupdude    [ Reply ]
 Jota wrote:
A criminally overlooked band in their heyday.
 

No, they were overlooked for good reason. 
Compared to all the other great bands back then,  they were weak -  very weak.
Posted 4 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
single was released in April 1987, from the Darklands Album if you're interested!
Posted 5 years ago by neilmain    [ Reply ]
Always nice to hear these guys..
Posted 5 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
All the planets aligned so that I'm the only person in the office right now. Volume set to "Melt."
Posted 5 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
So this is where The War on Drug got their sound... I totally forgot about these guys!
Posted 5 years ago by david16    [ Reply ]
I don't remember the song.  In fact I cannot remember anything from year null!
Posted 5 years ago by 1jerry    [ Reply ]
Born To Run done all over again.
Posted 5 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
 Jota wrote:
A criminally overlooked band in their heyday.
 
I get a block of English TV stations and one of the BBC channels shows reruns of "Top of the Pops" and they are currently around this period ~1984/85 and this song was a charting top 40 single and the band was on the show for a lip-sync performance.
Posted 5 years ago by Bat    [ Reply ]
Dang! Haven't heard this song in ages. What a great throwback.  
Posted 6 years ago by cavemanleong    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:
A great, straightforward pop song with a dark fuzztone-reverbed tinge. 

 
PERFECTLY SERVED BETWEEN WAR ON DRUGS - "PAIN" AND THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS - "ALL THAT MONEY"

DELICIOUS ROCK YUM YUM
Posted 6 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Transition from my new favorite band (WoD) to my old favorite (JAMC)....thanks for being on my wavelength Mr Bill.  
Posted 7 years ago by agd3    [ Reply ]
A criminally overlooked band in their heyday.
Posted 7 years ago by Jota    [ Reply ]
A great, straightforward pop song with a dark fuzztone-reverbed tinge. 
Posted 8 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
{#Cheers}{#Bananajam}{#Guitarist}
Posted 8 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 Jota wrote:
More Jesus and Mary Chain please!

 Yesss, we want more 🎵
Posted 8 years ago by SylwiaCat    [ Reply ]
More Jesus and Mary Chain please!
Posted 8 years ago by Jota    [ Reply ]
This song is from Darklands
Posted 8 years ago by agd3    [ Reply ]
great song, great but lazy band, new when it has come and still new today.
Posted 9 years ago by Ptijoc    [ Reply ]
Looking in my ratings for The Jesus and Mary Chain I see I have three songs rated pretty highly. This is why I love Radio Paradise - it knew I was a fan before I did.




Posted 10 years ago by Nerubo    [ Reply ]
So loved their guitar-feedback driven noise as a teenager! {#Bananajam}not heard them in probably 20 years :( thanks a mil Bill! More JMC would be welcome - Some candy talking please?
Posted 10 years ago by spiggy    [ Reply ]
very interest music!
Posted 11 years ago by robkiller21    [ Reply ]
A total classic!  LOVE IT!  More JMC please, Bill.
Posted 11 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Och far too short-lived a band. Brilliant. C'moan the Reids!
Posted 11 years ago by hidey    [ Reply ]
This is why I like RP.  I don't think JMC is the best band ever, wouldn't buy their stuff, but still I love to hear this in the set.  The blast from the past and its place in the set between Elvis Costello and Van Morrison is what makes it worth listening to. 
Posted 12 years ago by bluejay08003    [ Reply ]
Another RP first. First impulse, this is an 8! Crank it! Probably 20 years old and better than stuff from yesterday. 
Posted 12 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
YAY YAY YAY !!!
Posted 12 years ago by neuticle    [ Reply ]
NOW.......NOW we're TALKIN'!!!!!  Bring it!!!  Awesome tune and a truly pioneering band!  And, YES, we could use more J&MC on RP.
Posted 12 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Thanks Bill...just made my day
Posted 12 years ago by neuticle    [ Reply ]
More J & M Chain!  Their record "Automatic" one of the greats of all time.
Posted 12 years ago by Foot    [ Reply ]
 Andy_B wrote:
Never heard it before.  Really good song.  Gets an 8 from me.
 
Likewise, and ditto! Right there in the pocket, for me. Another fine discovery for me here...
Posted 12 years ago by meinthecorner    [ Reply ]
Never heard it before.  Really good song.  Gets an 8 from me.
Posted 13 years ago by Andy_B    [ Reply ]
I like this song! Not comparing it to anyone else.
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
In their days, these boys were great live, intense and mental as I recall. April Skies is a classic.

Posted 14 years ago by drews    [ Reply ]
I keep expecting the pace to quicken.
Posted 14 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
Always liked this group.  As some have alluded to they had a sorta retro sound.
Posted 14 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
that's the way she is
Posted 14 years ago by peacockangel    [ Reply ]
 Daveinbawlmer wrote:
Badassed 80's band, precursor to BRMC ..... ?
 
Sweet call

Posted 15 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Punkish Beach Boys singing style.
Posted 15 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
 prickelpit96 wrote:
OMG, how often did we dance to this song in the 80s.....?
 
YESSSS! Good old radio ffn!

Posted 15 years ago by quoett    [ Reply ]
Man - I missed this band completely during my multi-year excursion outa rock/pop genre.  Solid tune ;-)
Posted 16 years ago by ejsamuel    [ Reply ]
OMG, how often did we dance to this song in the 80s.....?
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
8 9
Posted 17 years ago by gumby    [ Reply ]
Classic song. Daveinbawlmer wrote:
Badassed 80's band, precursor to BRMC ..... ?
Agreed on BMRC, but J+M went into the 90's. Saw them in '92 (I think) with Curve & Spiritualized. I remember lots of strobe lights and feedback. Sometimes Always, which features Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval, is one of my absolute favorite songs of all time. Here's the video.
Posted 17 years ago by resonator    [ Reply ]
Aww man, I popped out for coffee and missed it!
Posted 17 years ago by Pazzat    [ Reply ]
Badassed 80's band, precursor to BRMC ..... ?
Posted 18 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
I had a JMC album once. It "disappeared" in about 1991.... Perhaps it's time to replace.
Posted 18 years ago by queenjill    [ Reply ]
Now this is a blast from the past! This is the loudest band I have ever seen live.
Posted 18 years ago by Duffalo    [ Reply ]
OH YES!!! This is how to make a girl happy...
Posted 18 years ago by RayRay    [ Reply ]
pousso wrote:
They're from Scotland, Don't know what happened to them.
The core of the band were brothers Jim and William Reid . Jim is still active in music and William has been a bit quiet for a while. Drummer Bobbie Gillespie became the lead singer of Primal Scream who are on a bit of a comeback at the moment. 'April Skies' takes me back to my moody teenage years. Rock on........
Posted 18 years ago by rafterman    [ Reply ]
Classic. I love the "majestic" sound. I'm a sucker for it really. Never get tired of it, in this song or others as well.
Posted 18 years ago by StevenQ    [ Reply ]
Yeah really awesome & quintessential 80's----classic really--still great make-out music!
Posted 18 years ago by Tritter    [ Reply ]
NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
yet another band I have never heard of - nice sound - where did they come from? where did they go to?
They're from Scotland, Don't know what happened to them.
Posted 18 years ago by pousso    [ Reply ]
A lot of their tunes sound fairly similar to me. However, that doesn't keep me from enjoying the music. I dig the J&M Chain.
Posted 18 years ago by byrd    [ Reply ]
smileyally wrote:
How about playing J&MC "Dirty Watr' or any song from that album- very cheerful downer music.
You're talking about 'Stoned & Dethroned' which is a truly wise album...unless you are an achiever...and proud we are of all of them... that album has it going on.
Posted 19 years ago by ppak    [ Reply ]
NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
yet another band I have never heard of - nice sound - where did they come from? where did they go to?
Get this cd... you'll love them.
Posted 19 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
Great band when they were in their prime. Love that J&MC trademark wall of sound.Good stuff.
Posted 19 years ago by foppy-knight    [ Reply ]
How about playing J&MC "Dirty Watr' or any song from that album- very cheerful downer music.
Posted 19 years ago by smileyally    [ Reply ]
yet another band I have never heard of - nice sound - where did they come from? where did they go to?
Posted 19 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
birdiestobehad wrote:
This is nice. I'm not familiar with them. Is this typical of their sound? At first I thought it was The Church.
This is sort of in the middle for them, so I guess you could say it's typical.
Posted 19 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
This is nice. I'm not familiar with them. Is this typical of their sound? At first I thought it was The Church.
Posted 19 years ago by birdiestobehad    [ Reply ]
ahh... I still like JMC ...some earlier stuff would be nice too. :-)
Posted 20 years ago by Monoman    [ Reply ]
Cool Band, so diverse from the typical eighties music. Sometimes too edgy.
Posted 20 years ago by masterhead    [ Reply ]