Jane's Addiction - October 31, 1990 - Henry Fonda Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA

Date: October 31, 1990
Location: Henry Fonda Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
Recorded: Audio (audience)
Status: Confirmed
Type: Concert
Lineup: Perry Farrell
Dave Navarro
Stephen Perkins
Eric Avery
Artwork:
 

Setlist:

Up The Beach
Whores
Had A Dad
No One's Leaving
Ain't No Right
Ted, Just Admit It...
Thank You Boys
Standing In The Shower... Thinking
Three Days
Been Caught Stealing
Bobhaus
Pigs In Zen
Summertime Rolls
Stop!
Then She Did...
Mountain Song
Ocean Size
Jane Says
Ripple

Show Information:

The epic Halloween '90 show.

Recording Information:

Below-average quality audience recording, though still a sought after show by fans because of it's length (104:28) and the inclusion of "Ripple". Swishy and/or muffled sound at times. Quick cut in the middle of "Mountain".

Notable Moments:

At well over 100 minutes, this is quite possibly the longest known Jane's concert, and at 19 songs, likely has the distinction of having the most songs played by the band at one show.

It includes a rare performance of the Grateful Dead's "Ripple". It's Jane's only known live performance of the song, not counting the few times Dave teased a bit of it. Even this version isn't quite a "full" performance, though. For one thing, Eric is not present, having already left the stage. Also, it's a shortened rendition of the song which doesn't include the drawn-out ending parts found on Jane's studio recording of the track, recorded sometime in the weeks before this show for the Deadicated tribute album.

"How does it feel to have the best rock n' roll band in the world from your hometown? Ain't a bad thing, is it? We take care of you guys."

Perry rants for a few minutes in the first part of "Ted" about wanting a sex slave.

Thanks go out to SDW for the recording info and 'The Madcircle' for the ticket scan.

Daily News of Los Angeles (CA)
November 2, 1990
PSYCHEDELIC ROCK BAND NOT ADDICTIVE ENOUGH
Author: Bruce Britt Daily News Music Critic

As evidenced by the recent re- emergence of psychedelic rock, there is a belief at large that the tripped-out music of the late 1960s is simple to re- create.

Though just about anyone can make good psychedelic records with the help of today's advanced recording techniques, pulling off a good psychedelic performance is quite a different matter. Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone were among the few who actually could deliver on the music's spirit-expanding promise. Even in its heyday, good psychedelic performances were hard to come by.

Jane's Addiction, a Los Angeles band that sounds it's from the vibrant Seattle underground rock scene, attempted to put on a good, old-fashioned psychedelic performance Halloween night at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. Though one applauds the band's vision and valor, the show was greatly flawed.

Like good jazz, psychedelia seeks to heighten consciousness through transcendent improvisation and hypnotic arrangements. Though the members of Jane's Addiction possess above-average musical skills for a rock band, they are not yet masterful enough to transcend their chosen genre.

The best performances Wednesday were culled mostly from the band's Warner Bros. Records debut album, "Nothing's Shocking." Tunes like "Jane Says," ''Up the Beach," "Had a Dad" and the gorgeous "Ted, Just Admit It" were rendered with purpose.

Unfortunately, these mood-provoking epics were wedged between compositions like "Stop!" and "Ain't No Right," which were little more than pointless exercises in volume and velocity.

The band did an admirable job of creating a spooky Halloween mood. The stage was adorned with candles, framed photographs, statues and other assorted bric-a-brac. Colored Christmas lights gave the stage the appearance of a nightmarish shrine.

Taking his cues from the late Doors singer Jim Morrison, singer Perry Farrell proved a commanding, albeit annoying, frontman. Like Morrison, Farrell exhibited a prodigious talent for ribald between-song commentary.

But his pleading with the youthful audience to shake its complacency and correct the social ills he claimed were caused by the baby boomers seemed obliging, misguided and ironic. After all, Jane's Addiction works hard at simulating the melodic magic of the Flower Power generation.

Yet despite the uneven performance, Farrell was convinced his band had conquered.

"How does it feel to have the best rock 'n' roll band from your hometown?" Farrell asked, in what has to be the most amazing case of wishful thinking this critic has heard all year.

Jane's Addiction will return to Los Angeles Dec. 18-20 for performances at the Palladium in Hollywood.