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• The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock group started by brothers |Jim and William Reid in 1984. They are famous for pioneering a style of rock music called Noise Pop, which used the format of traditional pop and punk music but added layers of heavy guitar distortion and feedback. Though they broke up in 1999, they officially reunited the band in 2007.

• Fast Facts

  1. Origin: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
  2. Years active: 1984 - 1999, 2007 — Present
  3. Record label: Creation]], Blanco y Negro, Sub Pop
  4. Their 1985 song, Just Like Honey appeared on the soundtrack to Sofia Coppola's 2003 film, Lost in Translation

• Early Day Eccentricities

  The Jesus and Mary Chain became notorious in their early days for playing short sets, sometimes just 10 minutes long, that consisted entirely of distortion noises. During these performances, the band would have their backs to the audience and refuse to speak to them.

• Studio Albums

  1. Psychocandy 1985
  2. Darklands 1987
  3. Automatic 1989
  4. Honey's Dead 1992
  5. Stoned & Dethroned 1994
  6. Munki 1998

• Band Members

• Current Members

  • Jim Reid
  • William Reid
  • Loz Colbert
  • Mark Crozer
  • Phil King

• Past Members

  • Murray Dalglish
  • Dave Evans
  • Douglas Hart
  • Bobby Gillespie
  • Ben Lurie
  • Steve Montie
  • John Moore
  • Nick Sanderson
  • Richard Thomas

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