Reviews
3.5 Stars - Good - "...When it comes to writing candy-coated pop songs for sex-death-and-Jesus-obsessed-would-be junkies, nobody touches the Chain...", 8 - Excellent - "...It could be Iggy Pop's country album or Bob Dylan's Lou Reed tribute. Certainly, the most common point of reference is the Velvets of `Jesus' and `I'm Set Free' melancholia rather than violence...", "For Stoned & Dethroned They Finally Found Their Very Own Nancy in the Form of Hope Sandoval...", Highly Recommended - "...STONED & DETHRONED is the first album since DARKLANDS the Chain has aimed at pot smokers rather than crackheads....They sing, their heads no longer bowed in shame or drug-induced nod-outs, but in earnest piety...", 4 stars out of 5 -- "The album benefits from a 'proper' band sound and some beautifully constructed songs...", 3 Stars - Good - "...The all-jinglin', all-janglin' Mary Chain are certainly a more loveable beast...", "...May Even Stand Revealed One Day As the Chain's Most Well-Rounded Effort...", "...The Reid brothers sound as lispy, shimmery and crisp as ever, only this time they are fixated with finding redemption and shaking off addiction...which they convey with a poignant sense of understatement...", "...hearken back to the quiet acoustics of their second record DARKLANDS. Here, as usual, they distill rock into catchy power chords and kindergarten rhymes..." - Rating: B+
