Stoned & Dethroned

Rolling Stone (12/15/94, pp.94-95) - 3.5 Stars - Good - "...When it comes to writing candy-coated pop songs for sex-death-and-Jesus-obsessed-would-be junkies, nobody touches the Chain..." Spin (11/94, pp.94-95) - Highly Recommended - "...STONED & DETHRONED is the first album since DARKLANDS the Chain has aimed at pot smokers rather than crackheads....They sing, their heads no longer bowed in shame or drug-induced nod-outs, but in earnest piety..." Entertainment Weekly (9/30/94, p.60) - "...hearken back to the quiet acoustics of their second record DARKLANDS. Here, as usual, they distill rock into catchy power chords and kindergarten rhymes..." - Rating: B+ Q (9/94, p.102) - 3 Stars - Good - "...The all-jinglin', all-janglin' Mary Chain are certainly a more loveable beast..." Uncut (p.103) - "For STONED & DETHRONED they finally found their very own Nancy in the form of Hope Sandoval..." Alternative Press (10/94, p.84) - "...may even stand revealed one day as the Chain's most well-rounded effort..." Option (11-12/94, p.124) - "...The Reid brothers sound as lispy, shimmery and crisp as ever, only this time they are fixated with finding redemption and shaking off addiction...which they convey with a poignant sense of understatement..." NME (Magazine) (8/13/94, p.44) - 8 - Excellent - "...It could be Iggy Pop's country album or Bob Dylan's Lou Reed tribute. Certainly, the most common point of reference is the Velvets of `Jesus' and `I'm Set Free' melancholia rather than violence..." Record Collector (magazine) (p.87) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The album] benefits from a 'proper' band sound and some beautifully constructed songs..."