Porno For Pyros were formed by Perry Farrell upon leaving the ultra-successful Jane's Addiction. Their second album "Good God's Urge" leaves JA's grunge behind to employ a psychedelic rock groove, indebted to Love, Beach Boys and Teardrop Explodes and inspired by his fascination with surfing and ecology. Opener "Porpoise Head" is indicative of this direction, a slow druggy song featuring 3 members of Love and Rockets/former Bauhaus. "100 Ways" sounds like Donovan covering an outtake from the Beach Boy's "Smile" sessions, while "Tahitian Moon" is the album's hit and alternates heavy rock and slow melodic passages - something he had already done very successfully with Jane's Addiction. "Kimberly Austin" is a cute folk psych ballad and "Thick of it All" has multi-tracked vocals reminiscent of Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young and displays a neo-psychedelic approach not unlike Porcupine Tree. "Good God's Urge" starts off as a melodic lyrical song but gradually turns into a heavy rock monster with Zeppelin riffs and punk rock howls. "Wishing Well" is another number balancing druggy Syd Barrett-like psychedelia and noise, while "Dogs Rule the Night" is the first straight-ahead heavy rocker. Former JA member Dave Navarro (then lead guitarist for the Red Hot Chilli Peppers) helps out on the electronic effects-laden "Freeway". together with his RHCP bandmate Flea. The album closes with another Barrett inspired psychedelic ballad called "Bali Eyes". It was to prove the band's last, with Farrell dedicating his energy to the organisation of the famous Lollapalooza festival and a subsequent Jane's Addiction reunion.
**** for 100 Ways, Tahitian Moon, Thick of it All
*** for Porpoise Head, Kimberly Austin, Good God's Urge, Dogs Rule the Night, Bali Eyes
** for Wishing Well, Freeway
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