Reid is the lead singer and founding member of the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain.
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Jim Reid (born 29 December 1961) is the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid.
Song For A Secret is the debut single from former The Jesus and Mary Chain lead singer, Jim Reid.
Their discography includes several full-lengths, EPs, and participations in various worldwide compilations and tribute albums including Jesusland (a tribute to The Jesus and Mary Chain), Blue Skied, and Clear (a tribute to Slowdive), and many more.
Jesus | Society of Jesus | Jesus Christ | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Jesus Christ Superstar | Queen Mary | Mary | Mary, Queen of Scots | Mary I of England | Mary J. Blige | Mary Shelley | Mary Poppins | Mary Pickford | Mary of Teck | RMS Queen Mary | Mary Magdalene | Mary Robinson | Mary Landrieu | Jesus College, Oxford | Assumption of Mary | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Mary (mother of Jesus) | Mary-Kate Olsen | The Jesus and Mary Chain | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Stuart | Mary Hopkin | Crucifixion of Jesus |
While the latter aired videos by more diverse artists, such as The Jesus and Mary Chain, Bronski Beat, New Order, The Replacements, The Verve, Weezer, Robyn Hitchcock, and Butthole Surfers, Alternative Nation focused primarily on the alternative hits of the day, including songs by Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Oasis.
Musically, they have been inspired by bands such as The Jesus And Mary Chain, Iggy Pop and The Velvet Underground, relying heavily on distorted guitars and simple arrangements.
The pedal sold well and was used by Carlos Santana, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, Alex Lifeson of Rush and, later, Metallica's bassist Cliff Burton, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and in the 90s KoRn's rhythm guitarist Munky, Jack White of The White Stripes, J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr., The Edge of U2, and Billy Corgan (on The Smashing Pumpkins landmark album, Siamese Dream).
The Palais played host to countless artists; among them: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, David Bowie, The Sex Pistols, The Cure, The Police, U2, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation, Hanoi Rocks and Kylie Minogue.
"Something" sets the lyrics of the band's early 80's original song to the music and arrangement of The Jesus and Mary Chain's "Never Understand." "P.S.Y." has lyrics sung on the album version that are hardly ever heard during live performances, making it a more of a jam song.
Most of the band’s influences can be traced back to the early 1990s: The Jesus And Mary Chain, Dinosaur Jr, The Lemonheads and The Breeders have all informed the band’s characteristic blend of indie-pop, shoegaze and rock.
They were clearly influenced by earlier bands such as The Replacements, Buzzcocks and The Jesus and Mary Chain but incorporated better production values and more overt nods to classic rock than their college rock/punk predecessors.
Bands they have recently been compared to are the likes of The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Cure, Interpol and Joy Division.
Supported live and in the studio by Happy Tsugawa-Banta (vibes & keyboards) and Joel Patterson (drums), The Lassie Foundation reinvented itself on Face Your Fun, citing influences such as Echo & the Bunnymen, The Jam, New Order, U2, A Flock of Seagulls, Guided by Voices, and The Jesus and Mary Chain.
Says Paul Berryman of the name: "It was basically just a piss-take on commonly used words in the '90s. Like The Jesus and Mary Chain, "Jesus Built My Hotrod", The Jesus Lizard, Jesus Jones; there's just heaps of Jesus' out there in the music world so we thought we would have that and super was kind of like a '90s catch word."