| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Drowned in Sound | 6/10[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
| NME | 8/10[4] |
| Paste | [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.6/10[6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
Stoned & Dethroned is the fifth studio album by the Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain. After spending most of 1992 touring, including a slot on that year's Lollapalooza tour, the band went into the studio during January 1993 with the notion of recording an acoustic album. For the first time since Psychocandy, JAMC recorded with a full band with Steve Monti from Curve playing drums and touring bassist Ben Lurie. The recording took longer than planned, lasting the better part of a year. The album also features lead vocals from guests Shane MacGowan from The Pogues on "God Help Me" and Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval, singing a duet with Jim Reid on "Sometimes Always", which was the album's first single.
As of May 1998 the album has sold 121,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[8]
Track listing
All songs written by William Reid, except where noted.
- "Dirty Water" – 3:08
- "Bullet Lovers" – 3:39
- "Sometimes Always" – 2:32
- "Come On" (J. Reid) – 2:13
- "Between Us" – 2:59
- "Hole" (Jim Reid) – 2:15
- "Never Saw It Coming" – 3:32
- "She" (Jim Reid) – 3:08
- "Wish I Could" – 2:42
- "Save Me" (J. Reid, W. Reid) – 2:43
- "Till It Shines" – 3:17
- "God Help Me" – 2:47
- "Girlfriend" – 3:16
- "Everybody I Know" – 2:13
- "You've Been a Friend" (J. Reid) – 3:37
- "These Days" – 2:31
- "Feeling Lucky" – 2:18
Personnel
The Jesus and Mary Chain
- Jim Reid – vocals (tracks 1 – 4, 6, 8, 10, 13 – 15), guitar, bass (tracks 6, 12, 14), shaker (track 17), production
- William Reid – vocals (tracks 5, 7, 9 – 14, 16 – 17), guitar, bass (track 17), production
- Ben Lurie – guitar, harmonica, organ, bass
- Steve Monti – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Hope Sandoval – vocals (track 3)
- Shane MacGowan – vocals (track 12)
- Alan Moulder – engineer (tracks 1, 2, 9, 11, 14), mixing (tracks 1, 2, 7, 9, 13, 14)
- Dick Meaney – engineer (tracks 3 to 8, 10, 12, 13, 15 to 17), mixing (tracks 3 to 6, 8, 10 to 12, 15 to 17)
- Stylorouge – design
- Sophie Muller – photography
References
- ^ "Stoned & Dethroned - The Jesus and Mary Chain". Allmusic.
- ^ "Jesus and Mary Chain: Deluxe Reissues". Drowned in Sound.
- ^ "Stoned and Dethroned". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Quantick, David. NME. August 1994
- ^ "The Jesus and Mary Chain - Reissues". Paste.
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11882-psychocandy-darklands-automatic-honeys-dead-stoned-dethroned/
- ^ "The Jesus and Mary Chain: Stoned and Dethroned". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008.
- ^ "Billboard". 9 May 1998.