Jesus And Mary Chain - The Power of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities (2008)

The new JAMC box sums up the career of this extraordinary group in the form of their b-sides and other rarities. However much has already been heard by the hardcore fans (especially if you have the “Barbed Wire Kisses” and “The Sound of Speed” records). Thus the box doesn’t add much more than showing that this is one of the greatest groups of all time and that their three first records probably is among my top-20 of all time. A box with 81 tracks of course covers many good songs including an excellent acoustic version of “Taste of Cindy” showing how good the pop-songs are behind all the white noise and feedback. Other good tracks are “Kill Surf City” and “Everything’s alright when you’re down” (excellent title on a song!).
Recommended to the fans!

Rating 8/10

Available from: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Negative-Thinking-B-Sides-Rarities/dp/B000TXNBDQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1238913583&sr=1-3