I was incredibly excited to see the Jesus and Mary Chain in December 1985! Looking back, it was wonderfully shambolic. At the time, it was less than ten minutes of feedback squalls, fog, cursing and infighting, and someone seemingly trying to mic a snare and floor tom.
I’ve seen them a handful of times since and none were as memorable. I can’t say i disagree with his thesis: EVH spawned countless pale imitations. Same can be said for most other the greats. While I really liked Andy Gill’s style (Gang of Four), I also spent endless hours aping Randy Rhoads…
Were they headlining?