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{{Infobox album
| name       = Strays
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Jane's Addiction]]
| cover      = Jane's Addiction-Strays.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = July 22, 2003
| recorded   = 2002–2003
| studio     = [[Henson Recording Studios|Henson]], [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]
| genre      =
* {{nowrap|[[Nu metal]]<ref name="ew"/><ref name="AmericanSongwriter">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/10/janes-addiction-the-great-escape-artist/ | title=Jane's Addiction: The Great Escape Artist | magazine=[[American Songwriter]] | date=October 26, 2011 | access-date=February 19, 2013 | author=Clifford, Bill}}</ref><ref name="pitchfork.com"/>}}
* [[hard rock]]<ref name="pitchfork.com"/><ref name= "PopMatters 2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/best-alternative-songs-of-the-1980s/9|title=The 100 Best Alternative Songs of the 1980s|last=Gerard|first=Chris|date=15 April 2024|website=[[PopMatters]]|access-date=26 December 2024|quote=...but [Jane's Addiction] then fractured into pieces before reuniting in 2003 and again in 2011 with a much slicker, heavily produced hard rock sound.}}</ref>
* [[alternative rock]]<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/seconds/janes-addiction-three-days.htm | title=Seconds: Jane's Addiction: Three Days | magazine=[[Stylus Magazine]] | date=September 25, 2003 | access-date=June 5, 2016 | author=McKeating, Scott}}</ref>
| length     = 48:22
| label      = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| producer   =
* [[Bob Ezrin]]
* [[Brian Virtue]]
| prev_title = [[Kettle Whistle]]
| prev_year  = 1997
| next_title = [[Up from the Catacombs – The Best of Jane's Addiction]]
| next_year  = 2006
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Strays
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Just Because (Jane's Addiction song)|Just Because]]
 | single1date = July 15, 2003
 | single2     = True Nature
 | single2date = October 27, 2003
}}
}}

'''''Strays''''' is the third studio album by the American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Jane's Addiction]], released on July 22, 2003, on [[Capitol Records]]. Released 13 years after ''[[Ritual de lo Habitual]]'' (1990), the album marks the band's longest gap between full studio albums, although the group had recorded and released two new songs six years prior on the compilation album ''[[Kettle Whistle]]'' (1997). ''Strays'' is the first album to feature bassist [[Chris Chaney]]. Regarding the decision to record a new studio album after such a long hiatus, drummer [[Stephen Perkins]] stated that the band had already completed two reunion tours performing old material, and that Jane's was ready for "a new challenge."<ref name="musicemissions.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicemissions.com/artists/index.php?artist_id=1717 |title=Jane's Addiction Profile Page: Biography, Interview and Album Reviews |website=Musicemissions.com |date=December 31, 2011 |access-date=March 10, 2012}}</ref>

Upon its first week of release, the album sold 110,500 copies in the United States, debuting at number four on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], and was eventually certified Gold.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS |title=Recording Industry Association of America |publisher=RIAA |date= |access-date=March 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626051113/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS |archive-date=June 26, 2007 }}</ref> The single, "[[Just Because (Jane's Addiction song)|Just Because]]", was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in 2004.

==Background and recording==
"I keep kind of asking, 'Hey, want to work on something fresh? Let's just see where we end up,'" remarked singer [[Perry Farrell]] in 2001. "I don't want it to be premeditated, but my wish is that we do kick into it and do a full, new Jane's Addiction album… I made the best music with these guys."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Chris |last= Ingham |title= Breaking the habit |magazine= [[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |issue= 30 |date= August 2001 |page= 62}}</ref>

According to drummer [[Stephen Perkins]], "It all started around March or April 2002 with [[Bob Ezrin]] producing a [[Porno for Pyros]] track for the movie ''[[Dark Blue (film)|Dark Blue]]'': an incredible song called "Streets of Fire" which was just epic. That segued into the ''Strays'' project."<ref name="Mullen, Brendan 2005">Mullen, Brendan. ''Whores: An Oral Biography of Perry Farrell and Jane's Addiction''. Cambridge: Da Capo, 2005. {{ISBN|0-306-81347-5}}</ref>

The band entered [[Henson Recording Studios]] in 2002, with producers Ezrin and [[Brian Virtue]]. Of the former, Farrell said: "He raises the bar for all of us. It's like training for the [[Olympics]] - something you're aspiring towards in creating art. You're trying to make the most beautiful music, you try to break new ground creating sound that no one's ever heard before. When working with Bob, doing that becomes a very real possibility."

Bassist [[Martyn LeNoble]] was fired halfway through the recording. "I recorded pretty much the whole ''Strays'' record," he said. "And Perry erased it. He suddenly fired me on the spot in [[Japan]] when we still had a whole flight back to the U.S. That's the last time I talked to him. Perry and Bob (Ezrin) replaced all my bass parts on ''Strays''. Perry was saying everything I played sounded like shit, but then they had the new guy pretty much play exactly my parts, maybe a couple of little changes, so I guess they couldn't have been that shitty."<ref name="Mullen, Brendan 2005"/> LeNoble was aggrieved by the band not paying him for his studio work after his firing, which caused him financial hardship.<ref name="Mullen, Brendan 2005" />

LeNoble was replaced by [[Chris Chaney]], whom [[Dave Navarro]] described as "perhaps the most intense musician I've ever worked with."<ref name="musicemissions.com"/> "Dave and Stephen have been playing together since they were 13 years old," Chaney noted. "They have quite a synergy or chemistry – and for me as a bass player to be able to come into that is really remarkable. It gives me a great opportunity to shine. I did a record with [[Tommy Lee]] and we needed a drummer to go tour with, and what better drummer than Stephen Perkins. I was only able to do it for about six weeks because I was playing with [[Alanis Morissette]] and I had to go back to that. But, in that short time, Stephen and I had a great relationship and last August he called me and asked me to do some shows."<ref>{{cite web |last=Hilliard |first=Chris |url=http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/8045 |title=Just Because Jane Says / In Depth // Drowned In Sound |publisher=Drownedinsound.com |date=September 30, 2003 |access-date=March 10, 2012 |archive-date=October 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007045402/http://drownedinsound.com/articles/8045 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Artwork===
[[Cover art]]work created for the album by [[Storm Thorgerson]] was rejected by the band, and used instead on ''[[The Bottom Half]]'' by [[Umphrey's McGee]].<ref>''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' 2010 calendar</ref> "I had thought, mistakenly, how appropriate my onion ladies would be," recalled Thorgerson, "following in the footsteps of ''[[Nothing's Shocking]]'' and ''[[Ritual de lo Habitual]]'', but with an added dash of silliness… Worse was to come: Jane's Addiction decided instead to use a photo of the band on their cover: not so clever nor razor-like. Nothing gets my goat more than being turned down in favour of mediocrity or crap."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Storm|last=Thorgerson|title=Storm Thorgerson on Classic Sleeves|magazine=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]|date=March 2009|issue=129|page=22}}</ref>

=== Musical style and inspirations ===

Vocalist [[Perry Farrell]] states that the band "went into the studio thinking fast, hard, modern and to the point."<ref name="musicemissions.com"/> ''Strays'' was labeled by critics as "[[nu metal]]",<ref name="pitchfork.com"/><ref name="ew"/><ref name="AmericanSongwriter"/> a genre which the band was a precursor to.<ref>Udo (2002), p.29</ref>

===DualDisc version===
This album was included among a group of 15 [[DualDisc]] releases that were test-marketed in two cities: Boston and Seattle. The DualDisc version of the album was not reissued after the test-market run. It has the standard album on the CD side and bonus material on the DVD side, including a 5.1 surround mix of the entire album.

The surround mix is encoded in Dolby Digital and lossless MLP (DVD Audio), and is only available on the DualDisc. All other bonus material is identical with the album's regular CD/DVD version.

==Reception==
{{Music ratings
| MC = 75/100<ref name="metacritic.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/strays/janes-addiction|title=Reviews for Strays by Jane's Addiction|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=March 10, 2012}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/strays-mw0000035507|title=Strays – Jane's Addiction|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 15, 2019|last=Bush|first=John}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2score = B+<ref name="ew">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/07/25/strays/|title=Strays|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=July 25, 2003|access-date=June 15, 2019|last=Weingarten|first=Marc|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026104403/https://ew.com/article/2003/07/25/strays/|archive-date=October 26, 2018}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/jul/18/popandrock.artsfeatures5|title=Jane's Addiction: Strays|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=July 18, 2003|access-date=June 15, 2019|last=Simpson|first=Dave}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|2|4}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-20-ca-rack20-story.html|title=They're reunited but quite unexcited|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 20, 2003|access-date=June 15, 2019|last=Cromelin|first=Richard}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Jane's Addiction: Strays|journal=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|issue=117|date=August 2003|page=90}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6score = 8/10<ref name="nme.com">{{cite journal|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/janes-addiction/7141|title=Jane's Addiction : Strays|journal=[[NME]]|date=July 21, 2003|access-date=March 10, 2012|last=Lewis|first=Simon|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217094608/http://www.nme.com/reviews/janes-addiction/7141|archive-date=February 17, 2009}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7score = 5.8/10<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4203-strays/|title=Jane's Addiction: Strays|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=July 22, 2003|access-date=November 9, 2012|last=Dahlen|first=Chris}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Jane's Addiction: Strays|journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|issue=205|date=August 2003|page=108}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=2046996|title=Jane's Addiction: Strays|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=August 7, 2003|access-date=June 15, 2019|last=Pareles|first=Jon|author-link=Jon Pareles|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030811091304/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=2046996|archive-date=August 11, 2003}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[USA Today]]''
| rev10score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2003-07-21-listen-up_x.htm|title=Jane's Addiction, Strays|work=[[USA Today]]|date=July 21, 2003|access-date=June 15, 2019|last=Gundersen|first=Edna|author-link=Edna Gundersen}}</ref>
}}

The album received generally positive reviews, with a [[Metacritic]] score of 75, based on 19 reviews.<ref name="metacritic.com"/> [[Playlouder]] noted, "Their glee and enthusiasm can be heard coursing through every bar."<ref name="playlouder.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.playlouder.com/review/+strays/ |title=Strays |last=Allen |first=Jeremy |publisher=[[Playlouder]] |date=July 22, 2003 |access-date=November 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030806031030/http://www.playlouder.com/review/+strays/ |archive-date=August 6, 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' cited it as "one of the best rock albums of 2003".<ref name="nme.com"/> [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]] called it "better than anyone could have predicted."<ref name="metacritic.com"/> ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' said, "The new Jane's sounds a lot like the old Jane's. It is hard rock, with none of the trippiness that defined singer Perry Farrell's post- Addiction band, Porno for Pyros, or the electronic maundering that marred his lone solo album, 2001's ''[[Song Yet to Be Sung]]''."<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7799351.html|title=WITH `STRAYS,' JANE'S ADDICTION HAS ITS ACT BACK TOGETHER|website=Highbeam.com|date=July 22, 2003|access-date=July 22, 2025}}</ref>  [[IGN]] awarded ''Strays'' 7.5 out of 10 and stated, "Basically the band has not ventured too far from the sounds they exhibited on 1990's ''[[Ritual de lo Habitual|Ritual De La Habitual]]'' ''[sic]'', making ''Strays'' sound like the follow-up that could/should have happened 13 years ago. All of which makes me wonder what this album would have sounded like if they'd been making music together during the past decade. Yet despite these shortcomings, ''Strays'' is a valiant effort by a band that not only changed the face of Los Angeles rock, but still knows how to (rock, that is)."<ref>{{cite web |title=Strays - IGN |date=2003-07-22 |website=[[IGN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210232940/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/07/22/strays |archive-date=2017-12-10 |url-status=live |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/07/22/strays}}</ref>

"There's much of the old aggression and quirkiness," noted ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'', "with early Farrell influence [[The Cure]] poking their way to the surface… but it's cleaner, tighter, more direct. Often, such as with 'Strays' itself, this approach works extremely well: the band power on as Navarro peels off [[Double tracking|double-tracked]] and imaginative solos. Farrell's vocal is more conventional, but now and then returns reassuringly to the yelp of old – although now sparingly deployed for greater effect."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Paul|last=Ging|title=Fiends reunited|magazine=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |issue=56|date=August 2003|pages=88–89}}</ref>

Giving the album a C+, [[Stylus Magazine]] noted that it is "good in its own right, but perhaps you're better off listening to it in isolation from the rest of their canon".<ref name="stylus">{{cite magazine|url=http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/janes-addiction/strays.htm |title=Jane's Addiction - Strays - Review |author1=Karim Adab |author2=Nick Southall |magazine=[[Stylus Magazine]] |date=September 1, 2003 |access-date=November 9, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018070520/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/janes-addiction/strays.htm |archive-date=October 18, 2012 }}</ref> [[Pitchfork Media]] claimed, "''Strays'' lacks what made the band great in the first place: believable songs and lyrics."<ref name="pitchfork.com"/>

In 2005, ''Strays'' was ranked number 404 in ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]'' magazine's book ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten|year=2005|publisher=[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]|language=de|isbn=3-89880-517-4|page=47}}</ref> In 2009, Navarro stated that he "really liked [''Strays'']. I had a great time working with Bob Ezrin, who produced it. That's what makes doing stuff like this really amazing for me."<ref>[http://www.shockhound.com/features/741-billy-corgan-dave-navarro--spirits-in-the-sky?cm_re=Homepage-_-Panels-_-BillyCorganDaveNavarroInterview Billy Corgan/Dave Navarro: Spirits In The Sky] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912075238/http://www.shockhound.com/features/741-billy-corgan-dave-navarro--spirits-in-the-sky?cm_re=Homepage-_-Panels-_-BillyCorganDaveNavarroInterview |date=September 12, 2009 }}</ref> In 2011, Perkins stated that the album was "an interesting point in our sound."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stereogum.com/812261/progress-report-janes-addiction/franchises/progress-report/ |title=Progress Report: Jane's Addiction |publisher=Stereogum |date=September 15, 2011 |access-date=March 10, 2012}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline        = 
| total_length    = 48:22

| title1          = True Nature
| writer1         = [[Perry Farrell]], [[Dave Navarro]], [[Stephen Perkins]], [[Bob Ezrin]], [[Martyn LeNoble]]
| length1         = 3:49

| title2          = Strays
| writer2         = Farrell, Navarro, Perkins, Ezrin, [[Aaron Embry]], [[David J]]
| length2         = 4:32

| title3          = [[Just Because (Jane's Addiction song)|Just Because]]
| writer3         = Farrell, Navarro, Perkins, Ezrin, [[Chris Chaney]]
| length3         = 3:51

| title4          = Price I Pay
| writer4         = Farrell, Navarro, Perkins, Ezrin, Chaney
| length4         = 5:27

| title5          = The Riches
| writer5         = Farrell, Navarro, Perkins, Ezrin, LeNoble, Embry
| length5         = 5:44

| title6          = Superhero
| writer6         = Farrell, Navarro, Perkins, Ezrin, Embry
| length6         = 3:58

| title7          = Wrong Girl
| writer7         = Farrell, Navarro, Perkins, Ezrin, Chaney
| length7         = 4:32

| title8          = Everybody's Friend
| writer8         = Farrell, Navarro, Perkins, Ezrin
| length8         = 3:18

| title9          = Suffer Some
| writer9         = Farrell, Navarro, Perkins, Ezrin, LeNoble
| length9         = 4:14

| title10         = Hypersonic
| writer10        = Farrell, Navarro, Perkins, Ezrin, LeNoble
| length10        = 3:32

| title11         = To Match the Sun
| writer11        = Farrell, Navarro, Perkins, Ezrin, LeNoble
| length11        = 5:25
}}

===Bonus DVD contents===
30 minutes of never-before seen live, studio and interview footage. Live cuts: "Just Because", "Strays" (2 versions), "Price I Pay"

===DualDisc exclusive contents===
''In addition to the contents available on the regular DVD:'' entire album in 5.1 surround sound in Dolby Digital (DVD-Video) or lossless MLP (DVD-Audio)

==Personnel==
'''Jane's Addiction'''
* [[Perry Farrell]] – lead vocals, [[programming (music)|programming]]
* [[Dave Navarro]] – guitars, piano
* [[Stephen Perkins]] – drums, [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
* [[Chris Chaney]] – bass guitar, piano

'''Additional musicians'''
* Marc VanGool - guitar,studio technician
* [[Aaron Embry]] – keyboards, [[kalimba]]
* [[Zac Rae]] – keyboards
* [[Scott Page]] – saxophones
* [[John Shanks]] – [[mandolin]]
* [[Mike Finnigan|Mike Finnegan]] – [[organ (music)|organ]]
* [[Kim Hill (soul musician)|Kim Hill]] –  backing vocals
* Dionna Brooks-Jackson – backing vocals
* Leanna Sterios – orchestral arrangements

'''Recording personnel'''
* [[Bob Ezrin]] – producer, mixing, additional keyboards, percussion, orchestral arrangements
* [[Brian Virtue]] – producer, engineer, mixing, programming
* James Murray – additional engineering
* [[Alex Gibson (music producer)|Alex Gibson]] – additional engineering
* Brian Humphrey – assistant engineer
* Alex Uychocde – assistant engineer
* Joe Bishara – programming
* Brenden Hawkins – additional programming
* James Murray – additional programming
* [[Brian Gardner]] – mastering

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|9|artist=Jane's Addiction|album=Strays|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|42|artist=Jane's Addiction|album=Strays|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|4|artist=Jane's Addiction|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|94|artist=Jane's Addiction|album=Strays|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Finland|26|artist=Jane's Addiction|album=Strays|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|France|48|artist=Jane's Addiction|album=Strays|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany|43|id=4582|artist=Jane's Addiction|album=Strays|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|22|artist=Jane's Addiction|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Italy|23|artist=Jane's Addiction|album=Strays|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|16|artist=Jane's Addiction|album=Strays|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|13|artist=Jane's Addiction|album=Strays|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Portugal|29|artist=Jane's Addiction|album=Strays|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|11|date=20030727|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|60|artist=Jane's Addiction|album=Strays|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|14|date=20030727|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|4|artist=Jane's Addiction|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2020}}
|}

==Certifications==
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==Selected quotes==
{{more citations needed|date=December 2013}}
* Perry Farrell: Working with Bob Ezrin on ''Strays'' meant a lot because I knew that Dave loved [[Pink Floyd]]'s ''[[The Wall]]'', which Ezrin produced. Dave learned ''The Wall'' (as a kid). He can play the whole album note for note. I knew he'd instantly have a lot of respect for him.
* Bob Ezrin: My job on ''Strays'' was to bring a sort of commonality to the process and make everyone think it was a group effort again and not just a bunch of solo projects trying to be strung together.
* Martyn LeNoble: Bob Ezrin didn't really understand Jane's Addiction musically. I remember arguing with him, "Have you listened to ''Ritual''?" He goes, "Frankly, I can't get through it. I think it sounds horrible. I'm going to make this a real rock band instead of an art rock band." Well, he succeeded. He took all the magic out of it. He made a rock record. The most magical moments on the Jane's Addiction records are the quiet little adventures to the left, and, of course [[Eric Avery]]'s magic bass.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

=== Bibliography ===
* ''Whores: An Oral Biography of Perry Farrell and Jane's Addiction'',  Brendan Mullen, Da Capo Press (March 13, 2006), {{ISBN|0-306-81478-1}}
* {{cite book | title=Brave nu world | publisher=Sanctuary | author=Udo, Tommy | year=2002 | isbn=186074415X | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/bravenuworld00tomm }}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080515120447/http://janesaddiction.com/janesaddiction.html janesaddiction.com]
* ''[http://www.discogs.com/Janes-Addiction-Strays/master/32145 Strays]'' at [[Discogs]]
* {{Metacritic album|title=Strays}}

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