September 14, 20241 yr There have been several reports that Perry has sounded like shit and appears to be drunk and/or high at these shows, then last night, this. Edited September 14, 20241 yr by Gil Bang
September 14, 20241 yr Here's a full show from June. Perry's holding up a bottle of wine backstage before he goes on. I did a quick scan of some of the songs. Summertime Rolls was "ok", but he seems to be singing all around the beat and struggles to hit some of the notes at times. "Ocean Size" - music was great; voice was a little off - a little flat on almost all of the high notes. Same for "Mountain Song" and the others. "Been Caught Stealing" sounded shitty IMO. Perry sounds high/drunk/off during his monologues. His voice seems to weaken and sound worse the further he proceeds. "Jane Says" was very disappointing, The band sounds great. Perry does not. He's always struck me as being a borderline crazy person. Add lots of drugs and drink to that and you get what @Gil Bang posted.
September 14, 20241 yr https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/perry-ferrell-wife-offers-dramatic-163335512.html Etty Lou Farrell, the spouse of Jane’s Addiction singer Perry Farrell, has posted her own account of why the band’s show went deeply south Friday night in Boston, with a detailed explanation of who was doing what — and who was punching who — during and after a calamitous confrontation that brought the concert to an early halt. She wrote on her Instagram account Saturday morning that her husband was upset about the band’s sound levels drowning out his vocals, and that led to his assault on seemingly unsuspecting guitarist Dave Navarro
September 14, 20241 yr He sounded like shit a few years ago when they opened for pumpkins. He was drunk AF and had at least 2 bottles of wine during their set.
September 15, 20241 yr Worst part of this whole fiasco is the band was sounding as tight as they have in 30 years, minus Perry's cat strangling vocals
September 15, 20241 yr 7 hours ago, Herpa Derpa said: That's not a mental breakdown, that's a drunk in the blackout stage. Most of us have heard the joke about why here's a reason why they aren't called Jane's Sobriety. And was that truly just alcohol? (had to post this gif I've seen before, and glad somebody posted it on reddit).
September 15, 20241 yr I'm a huge JA apologist but even I have to admit that Perry has sounded absolutely awful for the better part of the past 5 years, if not longer.
September 15, 20241 yr It's pretty close to impossible to sing live if the guitar amps are several orders of magnitude louder than the human voice (including the level of vocal in the monitor). I don't know if he's got a legitimate beef with Navarro or not, but it's not impossible.
September 16, 20241 yr Author 2 hours ago, Paul Wesley said: It's pretty close to impossible to sing live if the guitar amps are several orders of magnitude louder than the human voice (including the level of vocal in the monitor). I don't know if he's got a legitimate beef with Navarro or not, but it's not impossible. 59 minutes ago, freyguy said: Doesn't the venue sound guy control all that? Exactly. There's a fucking board out there somewhere. Navarro's job is to rock his fucking ass off. Somebody else is running the mix.
September 16, 20241 yr Must have the same sound guy who ran Bob Cole's vocals at the stadium handling the guitar.
September 16, 20241 yr Paul is correct. Yes, there is a FOH (front of house) mixer running the sound everyone hears, and a monitor mixer running what each individual player hears. Those individuals want different things. Combine that with a guitar player like Navarro who almost surely wants his amp cranked to get the feel he wants on stage, and it can be a battle of wills. Plus, bottles of wine.
September 16, 20241 yr All of this can be simultaneously true: - Perry's vocals sound like shit and have for the better part of 5 years. Seems like he has not been doing the proper warmup and warmdown for normal vocalists, much less the "screamer" types. Axl Rose has kept his voice in shape through disciplined pre-show warmups and and post-show warmdowns. And he will readily admit some days are better than others. - Perry's in-ear monitors are not adequate. Regardless, if his voice is failing, he'll still sound horrible. - Perry was hammered - Perry was high. - Stage monitors were too loud. This could be for many reasons. Navarro wants to hear himself better or they want to drown out Perry or both. - JA's band is sounding pretty damned good.
September 16, 20241 yr Yall with modern IEM of he couldn't hear himself it's because it wasn't turned up enough in his mix, full stop. Amps and stage monitors have nothing to do with it
September 16, 20241 yr also consider PF is just a raging asshole and pretty much always has been. That said he was a talented asshole, I love me some JA & PfP.
September 16, 20241 yr 11 hours ago, jimmyjazz said: Paul is correct. Yes, there is a FOH (front of house) mixer running the sound everyone hears, and a monitor mixer running what each individual player hears. Those individuals want different things. Combine that with a guitar player like Navarro who almost surely wants his amp cranked to get the feel he wants on stage, and it can be a battle of wills. Plus, bottles of wine. A battle of wills, a bottle of wine Whichever one makes you feel fine I’ll meet you anywhere you want For fisticuffs and some taunts Dave and Perry had had it already by the fifth song of the night Voices were raised as the guitar raged and all that was left was to fight
September 16, 20241 yr The remainder of the tour was officially called off Monday morning. Navarro posted a more detailed statement on behalf of himself and the two other members of the group, writing, “Due to a continuing pattern of behavior and the mental health difficulties of our singer Perry Farrell, we have come to the conclusion that we have no choice but to discontinue the current US tour. Our concern for his personal health and safety as well as our own has left us no alternative. We hope that he will find the help he needs.”
September 16, 20241 yr Dave could have started helping him find the help he needs by beating his ass on stage
September 16, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Scraps said: Dave could have started helping him find the help he needs by beating his ass on stage Avery took care of it
September 18, 20241 yr Another video of that concert showed Perry singing and slurring through the wrong parts of Ocean Size. He was singing the verse or chorus through the solo and it was screwing the band up. Dave walked over to Perry to indicate it was time for the solo, Perry gave him a death glare while the solo went on, and I guess Perry lost it after that. Dipshit.
September 18, 20241 yr I had tickets to the show in Portland. I'm disappointed. I first saw Jane's Addiction at Numbers in Houston for the Nothing's Shocking tour in 1989. $6 at the door! It was the first show I got to stagedive at. A lot of the groups I saw back then are doing farewell show so I wanted to have one last chance to see them. Sucks. I also really wanted to see Love & Rockets. It would have been cool if the promoters had replaced JA with another popular 80's/90's alt rock band - say Psychedelic Furs or The Cult or someone of that stature. Edited September 18, 20241 yr by Nuge
September 18, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, Nuge said: I had tickets to the show in Portland. I'm disappointed. I first saw Jane's Addiction at Numbers in Houston for the Nothing's Shocking tour in 1989. $6 at the door! It was the first show I got to stagedive at. I saw the same tour, at the Backroom in Austin. Perry was asking the crowd for drugs. It was an amazing show though. JA in their prime (I saw the Ritual tour at the old Austin Coliseum as well) was untouchable.
September 18, 20241 yr Weird story but back in the early 2000s I was walking out of a mall with a friend when a guy with a stack of tickets asked if we wanted to see JA. We went and it was empty. We stayed 20 mins and left csb
September 19, 20241 yr empty as in jane's addiction wasn't actually playing? just an empty rape warehouse?
September 19, 20241 yr The band was hitting on all cylinders from what it sounds like. I'd have no problem seeing them with someone else taking lead vocal spot a la Alice In Chains. What a waste. *said the guitar/bass player with battle wounds from self-aggrandized sufferers of lead vocalist syndrome.
September 19, 20241 yr I read a blurb today where Perry's wife says he doesn't drink. Then she said he rarely consumes more than 1/3 bottle of wine (which would be less than 2 drinks). Uh, yeah, by all accounts he drinks a shit ton more than that, honey.
September 19, 20241 yr "I like to swill red wine straight from the bottle, but only the first 1/3rd." Edited September 19, 20241 yr by smuggs
September 19, 20241 yr I was at this show... They opened for Iggy This is what South Beach looked like in the 80s...lulz
September 20, 20241 yr I'll always have the Bronco Bowl show.I was at that show, too.My roommates at the time worked at The Ritz. The manager rented a big passenger van and we all rode up to Dallas to see that show. Good times.
September 20, 20241 yr On 9/14/2024 at 9:54 AM, boilerhorn said: Here's a full show from June. Perry's holding up a bottle of wine backstage before he goes on. I did a quick scan of some of the songs. Summertime Rolls was "ok", but he seems to be singing all around the beat and struggles to hit some of the notes at times. "Ocean Size" - music was great; voice was a little off - a little flat on almost all of the high notes. Same for "Mountain Song" and the others. "Been Caught Stealing" sounded shitty IMO. Perry sounds high/drunk/off during his monologues. His voice seems to weaken and sound worse the further he proceeds. "Jane Says" was very disappointing, The band sounds great. Perry does not. He's always struck me as being a borderline crazy person. Add lots of drugs and drink to that and you get what @Gil Bang posted. The singing on Three Days was also... wow. I listened to a few other parts and he was flat almost everywhere.
September 24, 20241 yr I feel like the battle between singer and guitar stage volume is one that’s been worked out many times with touring bands.
September 24, 20241 yr I feel like the battle between singer and guitar stage volume is one that’s been worked out many times with touring bands. This made me chuckle.
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