Honey's Dead
| Honey's Dead | ||||
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| Released | 22 March 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Studio | The Drugstore | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, noise rock | |||
| Length | 42:39 | |||
| Label | Blanco y Negro, Def American Recordings | |||
| Producer | William Reid, Jim Reid | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| NME | 9/10 |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10 |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Select | 5/5 |
Honey's Dead is the fourth studio album by the Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, released in 1992 on Blanco y Negro Records. It marked a return to a more abrasive sound for the group, as well as incorporating elements of alternative dance. It peaked at No.14 on the UK Charts. As of May 1998 the album has sold 122,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The album's title refers to one of the band's early hits, "Just Like Honey", and is intended to demonstrate a complete departure from their earlier musical style. The cover art features a detail from the painting Ophelia (First Version) by the Pre-Raphaelite painter Arthur Hughes.
The album's first single, "Reverence", attracted some controversy for the lyrics "I want to die just like Jesus Christ", and "I want to die just like JFK". Banned by Top of the Pops, the track peaked at #10 in the UK charts and received airplay in the United States on alternative radio stations.
The album was on the short list of nominees for the 1992 Mercury Prize.