Jessica Hopper’s complicated relationship with Jane’s Addiction:
To believe that Jane’s Addiction headlining Lollapalooza again is somehow historic, to be psyched about this recurrence, is like masturbating to the memory of losing your virginity.
But who actually believes that this infinite regression is "somehow historic"? The audience for Jane’s Addicition at Lollapalooza is an audience of Jessica Hoppers — people who, if nothing else, understand farce. Everyone’s in on the joke, which, you would think, makes them free to enjoy seeing Jane’s Addiction. Who, by the way, suck.



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Just the fact that she calls them a “punk” band is kind of embarrassing. More like screech rock. I do like a few of their songs, but i hold no allusions as to their greatness.
HaHa
Years ago I wonder3ed if my antipathy towards Janes was a sign of impending middle-age.
Now that I yell at cars driving down my block too fast, I still enjoy loud noise (Throbbing Gristle last week was awesome)
And Janes Addiction still suck.