Nothing's Shocking (studio album)
by Jane's Addiction
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Jane's Addiction bestography
Nothing's Shocking is ranked 2nd best out of 10 albums by Jane's Addiction on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jane's Addiction is Ritual De Lo Habitual which is ranked number 602 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,835.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Nothing's Shocking track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 12/22/2025 02:51 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/15/2025 00:49 | Exist-en-ciel | 4,873 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2025 18:11 | Musicbuff123 | 296 | 69/100 |
| ! | 10/15/2025 03:56 | Jparce | 225 | 82/100 |
| ! | 09/14/2025 13:19 | spinout | 3,200 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
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Interesting sonically and an important album for its time, I like lyrical themes and the only weak point for me is vocals.
Jboy56 02/22/2022 11:22 | #281731
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Good album. Not as epic as 'Ritual' as there's a few tracks on this which seem to be there to bulk it out. But the gold makes up for it. Picks for me being 'Summertime Rolls', 'Jane Says', & 'Had a DAD'
Favorite Tracks:Up The Beach, Thank You Boys
VictorVale 01/30/2019 21:06 | #231008
Forte, melodias complexas que se alternam, riffs fantásticos de guitarra!
Heavy Alternative Led Zeppelin worship mixed with goth/glam styles... a fun album where guitarist Dave Navarro should get lots of praise for how interesting and exciting his playing is.
Boltzmann 08/27/2018 20:34 | #220162
I don’t care what you think, “Ocean Size” is nearly shoegazing.
At least their influence is clear in alternative rock artists of the ‘90s, especially The Smashing Pumpkins - just put “Bury Me” and the ending “No One’s Leaving” next to each other.
Sandrof1969 02/12/2018 17:41 | #207878
Anche a trent'anni dalla sua uscita "Nothing's shocking" rimane un album grandioso. Per come ha saputo unire generi diversi ( vedi "Idiots rule" ) proponendo un hard totale che parte dai Led Zeppelin ( "Had a dad" ) e che si risolve anche in trame articolate ma mai pretenziose ( "Ted, just admit it…", la mia preferita ) mettendo sempre in primo piano le melodie.
Great album. Nothing's shocking, still sounds utterly unique today. It's funky, punky, and atmospheric. It's cinematic and intimate all at the same time. Personally, I just prefer follow up, ritual de lo habitual, but this is still a superb record in it's own right. This is the kind of record that is pivotal in a person's listening history. It can change the way you listen to music, forever. Maybe, it wouldn't so much now, but at the time, in the late eighties, it was a game changer.
Great hard rock album, very exciting and inspired. I love Mountain Song.
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