Jesus And Mary Chain Psychocandy Shows?

The Jesus And Mary Chain could be set to play their debut album 'Psychocandy' in full at some special shows.

Released in 1985, 'Psychocandy' was one of the most important recorded to be released in that decade. The band merged Spector pop melodies with ferocious feedback, causing controversy across the country.

Early shows from The Jesus And Mary Chain were a mixture of noise and chaos, with violence a frequent threat. However 'Psychocandy' frequently displays a tender side, acknowledging the band's debut to rock 'n' roll pioneers.

Spawning a raft of imitators, drummer Bobby Gillespie would go on to have a career of his own. Recently the album has taken on a remarkable second life, cited as an influence by everyone from Vivian Girls to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

Speaking to The VPM, singer Jim Reid explained that anniversary shows were a possibility. "As far as (performing) 'Psychocandy' is concerned, I wouldn't rule it out," the frontman explained.

"But the truth of the matter is, it's a very hard record to play live. Christ only knows how we managed to do it all those years ago, but we probably didn't! We were probably just so drunk that we thought we did."

Continuing, Jim Reid explained that despite its seminal status the band are still not happy with their debut album. "We wanted to make changes to 'Psychocandy' within a matter of days after completion," he said.

"It's like that with any record you make, it can never be perfect, you always want to keep changing things and tinkering with it. You just have to kind of draw the line somewhere because this doesn't really make it better – it just makes it different from what it would have been".

Finishing, Reid reflected on the changes within The Jesus And Mary Chain. "Looking back on 'Psychocandy' now it's a bit like looking at an old photograph of ourselves or something, it crystallizes exactly what we were about at that point in time, but of course we change, but the record doesn't".