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Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2024 7:44 am
by CaseyContrarian
Hokahey wrote:
Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:36 pm
esqfool wrote:
Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:48 pm
I noticed Dave's gf posted that she's been clean for 269 days. So that's promising for her, and hopefully for Dave. Not jumping to conclusions that he's coming back anytime soon, but at least good for their own personal well being. Also, the first time I think either of them addressed the obvious issue.
Hard to imagine she’s staying clean and he’s still using. Although it seemed obvious she got on the wagon before he did, assuming he did.

Here’s to hoping that dude and Janes as a whole can get their shit together for one last legacy capping moment. We’ve all been rooting for it for 20+ years.
Encouraging.

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2024 11:53 am
by Juan%
I think she meant hours.

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:53 pm
by JOEinPHX
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Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2024 6:35 pm
by SR
Junkies lie. People lie. Attention whores lie. They are withholding this info on the lineup for about 500 people who give a shit. Maybe, maybe he's on the edge of employability, but ffs it's clear the tour will commence with or without him. So figure it the fuck out and be transparent on your product.

PS: They made it a product. Thx forever on that

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2024 6:50 pm
by SR
and just a buzzed aside, I have Jane's on a streaming loop...who ever in the universe thinks Just Because is a good song? Wrong Girl, Price I Pay, The Riches, and To Match The Sun are really good. Just Because is Journey fast forwarded.

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:00 pm
by Hokahey
SR wrote:
Fri Jan 12, 2024 6:50 pm
and just a buzzed aside, I have Jane's on a streaming loop...who ever in the universe thinks Just Because is a good song? Wrong Girl, Price I Pay, The Riches, and To Match The Sun are really good. Just Because is Journey fast forwarded.
I like it better than any of the songs you listed. It’s inoffensive. The rest of the album is either embarrassing or unremarkable. Except True Nature. That’s a decent enough song despite the music video nearly killing the band’s legacy all on its own.

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 12:52 am
by Mescal
SR wrote:
Fri Jan 12, 2024 6:50 pm
and just a buzzed aside, I have Jane's on a streaming loop...who ever in the universe thinks Just Because is a good song? Wrong Girl, Price I Pay, The Riches, and To Match The Sun are really good. Just Because is Journey fast forwarded.
I like Just Because :noclue:

Price I pay as well

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:47 am
by SR
Yeah, well it was the albums biggest hit and most promoted. But I just don't get it. :noclue:

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 7:40 am
by bman
I totally forgot about Strays lol. I've kind of erased that from my memory.

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 10:39 am
by nestos
If Strays was not a JA album, it would be pretty good.

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 1:30 pm
by Hokahey
nestos wrote:
Sat Jan 13, 2024 10:39 am
If Strays was not a JA album, it would be pretty good.
I’m inclined to disagree. I went back to strays several months ago, and decided to listen with fresh ears and optimism. What I realized is that any warm feelings I had about it were skewed by my rabid fandom at the time, and I didn’t even love it then. Now? It sounds like old men desperately trying to sound relevant in a new era. Regardless of the bands name. I’d bet TGEA ages better, but I haven’t listened to that since it came out.

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 3:17 pm
by someguy
TGEA has definitely aged well for me. This is why I’m excited about the new record- they’re not just gonna leave it with those last two. I have to imagine Perry and Eric are bringing out the best in each other finally. It’s exciting to think that we’re getting bass centric songs again and songs that could potentially stretch out like Ted and Three Days

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 3:36 pm
by Noonesshocking
Vague, no way to verify accuracy, and from the JA Reddit but hey we’re here to speculate over everything right?

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Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 5:01 pm
by SR
Gone back to I’m With You. Always thought it was underrated but Josh is a one of a kind. Great album

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 5:29 pm
by bman
very unpopular take, but I kind of feel like Broken People is such a great tune! To me it's a quintessential Janes 2.0 song. That and Underground are the only TGEA or Strays songs I would want to listen too. To me they sound like Janes Addiction.

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 9:50 pm
by Hokahey
bman wrote:
Sat Jan 13, 2024 5:29 pm
very unpopular take, but I kind of feel like Broken People is such a great tune! To me it's a quintessential Janes 2.0 song. That and Underground are the only TGEA or Strays songs I would want to listen too. To me they sound like Janes Addiction.
Underground is undeniably good. I also like Irresistible Force.

And as far as Janes 2.0 goes, I think Evrrybodys Friend is underrated. Sounds very much like a Janes tune. A B side, but still.

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 10:06 pm
by esqfool
Listening to TGEA now. "I'll Hit You Back" reminds me a lot of something that would have been on a Ken Andrews/Failure album. Same with "Curiosity Kills". Overall, the guitar sound is like way too in the back for my liking on most of these tracks. Not a terrible album, but also nothing I'll go out of my way to listen to most days.

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 1:25 am
by Diabolik
Hokahey wrote:
Sat Jan 13, 2024 9:50 pm
bman wrote:
Sat Jan 13, 2024 5:29 pm
very unpopular take, but I kind of feel like Broken People is such a great tune! To me it's a quintessential Janes 2.0 song. That and Underground are the only TGEA or Strays songs I would want to listen too. To me they sound like Janes Addiction.
Underground is undeniably good. I also like Irresistible Force.

And as far as Janes 2.0 goes, I think Evrrybodys Friend is underrated. Sounds very much like a Janes tune. A B side, but still.
I think Jane’s is 2024 could actually do a version of Irresistible Force live that’s slightly retooled — if Eric played a baseline that would replace the quiet repetitive guitar parts

Dave replaced those main guitar parts with atmospheric stuff around the new baseline

And then keep the big chorus etc

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 1:46 am
by eye
I still pretend Strays and TGEA don’t exist.

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 10:50 am
by Tyler Durden
Despite not considering them true Jane's Addiction albums, I don't blindly hate Strays and TGEA. They have have their good tracks and bad tracks...along with overproduction and album artwork that ranges from questionable (TGEA) to awful (Strays).

"The Irresistable Force" always remidned me of Linkin Park. :jasper:

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:33 am
by Moschops
Noonesshocking wrote:
Sat Jan 13, 2024 3:36 pm
Vague, no way to verify accuracy, and from the JA Reddit but hey we’re here to speculate over everything right?


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I’m kind of surprised that since this was posted nobody has mentioned it and we’ve just gone back to discussing likes/dislikes from the last two albums for the millionth time.

It may be unverifiable gossip but it’s still the most promising news we’ve seen in a while surely? :noclue:

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 5:05 pm
by Artemis
Moschops wrote:
Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:33 am


It may be unverifiable gossip but it’s still the most promising news we’ve seen in a while surely? :noclue:
Yes!

There was also a pick of Dave+Perk recently on IG.

Dave was smiling and looked happy behind his shades. I think it was recent because I noticed a few gray hairs in Dave's facial hair. Make me feel hopeful.

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:27 am
by eye
It was an old photo. Dave hasn't had those big ear plugs for some time. Why Perk posted it, is more the question?

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:54 am
by someguy
PJ dates leaked- there is complete overlap with the exception of the first two dates in June. Either they let Josh go play with Janes or he stays with PJ. Not feasible to go back and forth

Re: Dave's Return?

Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 12:55 pm
by Tyler Durden
eye wrote:
Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:27 am
It was an old photo. Dave hasn't had those big ear plugs for some time. Why Perk posted it, is more the question?
Honestly, I've interpretted Perk's postings of pics with Dave over the past 1.5 years or so as him trying to reach out to Dave. It could be a veiled "miss you" or a way of begging for Dave to come back into the fold.