Description
Formed in London in 1988, Jesus Jones blended rock with the technology of dance music. Armed with a sampler, a slew of catchy melodies, a belligerently confident attitude and some energetic stage performances, the band were quickly spotted and signed by Food Records. First single 34Info Freako34 was an instant critical success, and their debut album 34Liquidizer34 was a visceral statement of intent. Their second album 34Doubt34, released in early 1991, would go on to find huge success around the globe. The single 34Right Here Right Now34 exploded in the US, topping charts and helping the band to an MTV award, as well as a succession of soldout tours. 34Doubt34 would eventually amass sales of around two million copies worldwide. 34Perverse34, from 1993, saw the band dive further into technology, as one of the first albums ever to be created and recorded digitally. Later albums 34Already34 1997 and 2001039s 34London34 chart the band039s journey through choppier waters, as they struggled with the effects of so much early success and searched for continuing creative inspiration. 34Passages34 in 2018 found the band back to their best, with their strongest material in years. This 200 track, 15 CD book set compiles material from the band039s entire career from the frenetic, sampleheavy blasts of the late 03980s, right up to almost the present day. Aside from the original six albums, there are 131 bonus tracks mixes, unheard demos, bsides and oddities, bandselected favourites and material from all corners of the catalogue. The band enjoyed a dizzying array of UK hit singles through the 90s, with many of them also enjoying huge success across Europe. Aside from the tracks mentioned above, also included are 34Never Enough34, 34Bring It On Down34, 34Real Real Real34 4 in the US, 34International Bright Young Thing34, 34Who Where Why34, 34The Devil You Know34, 34The Right Decision34, 34Zeroes and Ones34, 34The Next Big Thing34 and 34Chemical No.134. In the 12×12 booklet, keyboard player and now the band039s manager Iain Baker provides revealing trackbytrack annotation, and there are indepth essays for each of the band039s albums, to guide you through the journey and provide the context for the music. This box set also features artwork from the band039s longtime collaborators Stylorouge, who fashioned so much of their original identity. The spirit of those original designs was called on once again, to tie everything together visually.
