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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Porno for Pyros
| name = Porno for Pyros
| type = [[Album]]
| type = studio
| artist = [[Porno for Pyros]]
| artist = [[Porno for Pyros]]
| cover = Porno for Pyros Self-Titled.jpg
| cover = Porno for Pyros Self-Titled.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = April 27, 1993
| released = {{start date|1993|4|27}}
| recorded = 1992
| recorded = 1992
| venue =
| studio = Crystal Sound (Hollywood)
| studio = Crystal Sound, Hollywood
| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| length = 39:17
| length = 39:17
| label = [[Warner Bros. Records]]
| label = [[Warner Records|Warner Bros.]]
| producer = [[Perry Farrell]], [[Matt Hyde]]
| producer =
* [[Perry Farrell]]
* [[Matt Hyde]]
| prev_title =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Good God's Urge]]
| next_title = [[Good God's Urge]]
| next_year = 1996
| next_year = 1996
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{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/porno-for-pyros-mw0000094416|title=Porno for Pyros – Porno for Pyros|last=Prato|first=Greg|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=March 12, 2024}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r168502/review}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2Score = B+<ref name="ew">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,306469,00.html|title=Porno for Pyros Review|last=Browne|first=David|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=1993-05-07|accessdate=2013-02-23}}</ref>
| rev2score = B+<ref name="ew">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1993/05/07/porno-pyros/|title=Porno for Pyros|last=Browne|first=David|author-link=David Browne (journalist)|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=May 7, 1993|access-date=March 12, 2024}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="la">{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1993-04-25/entertainment/ca-26889_1_album-review|title=Album Review (Porno for Pyros, ''Porno for Pyros'')|last=Gold|first=Jonathan|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=1993-04-25|accessdate=2013-02-23}}</ref>
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="la">{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1993-04-25/entertainment/ca-26889_1_album-review|title=ALBUM REVIEW|last=Gold|first=Jonathan|author-link=Jonathan Gold|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=April 25, 1993|access-date=February 23, 2013}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev4 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1101167&style=music|title=Porno for Pyros CD Album|publisher=[[CD Universe]]|accessdate=2013-02-23}}</ref>
| rev4score = {{Rating-Christgau|dud}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Porno+for+Pyros|title=CG: Porno for Pyros|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|website=Robert Christgau|access-date=March 12, 2024}}</ref>
| rev5 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
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| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="rs">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pornoforpyros/albums/album/194070/review/5944648/porno_for_pyros|title=Porno for Pyros: Porno for Pyros : Music Reviews|last=Berger|first=Arion|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=July 8, 1993|access-date=February 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015152331/http://rollingstone.com/artists/pornoforpyros/albums/album/194070/review/5944648/porno_for_pyros|archive-date=October 15, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev5Score = {{Rating-Christgau|dud}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=porno+for+pyros|title=CG: Porno for Pyros|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|publisher=RobertChristgau.com|accessdate=2013-02-23}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev6 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
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| rev6score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Cross|first=Charles R.|author-link=Charles R. Cross|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor1-link=Nathan Brackett|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|editor2-link=Christian Hoard|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide|edition=4th|year=2004|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|isbn=978-0-7432-0169-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/646/mode/1up?view=theater 646]|chapter=Porno for Pyros}}</ref>
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| rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="rs">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pornoforpyros/albums/album/194070/review/5944648/porno_for_pyros|title=Porno for Pyros: Porno for Pyros : Music Reviews|last=Berger|first=Arion|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=1993-07-08|accessdate=2013-02-23|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015152331/http://rollingstone.com/artists/pornoforpyros/albums/album/194070/review/5944648/porno_for_pyros|archivedate=2007-10-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
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| rev7score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Cross">{{cite book|last=Cross|first=Charles R.|author-link=Charles R. Cross|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|edition=4th|year=2004|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|chapter=Porno for Pyros|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/646 646]}}</ref>
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'''''Porno for Pyros''''' is the debut [[album]] by [[Porno for Pyros]], released on April 27, 1993, on the same label as [[Jane's Addiction]], [[Warner Bros. Records]]. Jane's Addiction guitarist [[Dave Navarro]] and bassist [[Eric Avery]], battling substance abuse issues, had left the band in 1991 in an attempt to stay clean, though the other half of the band wished to continue creating music. The remaining members of Jane's Addiction, [[Perry Farrell]] and [[Stephen Perkins]], were joined by guitarist [[Peter DiStefano]] and future Jane's Addiction bassist [[Martyn LeNoble]], and continued under the new band name Porno for Pyros.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p41003/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Porno for Pyros|website=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=2012-03-05}}</ref> The band (and album) name is a reference to the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]], which are mentioned throughout the songs on the album as a recurring theme.


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'''''Porno for Pyros''''' is the debut studio album by the American [[alternative rock]] band [[Porno for Pyros]], released on April 27, 1993, by [[Warner Records|Warner Bros. Records]]. [[Jane's Addiction]] guitarist [[Dave Navarro]] and bassist [[Eric Avery]], battling substance abuse issues, had left the band in 1991 in an attempt to stay clean, though the other half of the band wished to continue creating music. The remaining members of Jane's Addiction, [[Perry Farrell]] and [[Stephen Perkins]], were joined by guitarist [[Peter DiStefano]] and future Jane's Addiction bassist [[Martyn LeNoble]], and continued under the new band name Porno for Pyros.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/porno-for-pyros-mn0000355208|title=Porno for Pyros Biography|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|website=AllMusic|access-date=March 12, 2024}}</ref> The band (and album) name is a reference to the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]], which are mentioned throughout the songs on the album as a recurring theme.
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The album was certified Gold in the U.S. by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] and contained the No. 1 [[Modern Rock]] single "[[Pets (song)|Pets]]".

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The album was certified Gold in the US by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] and contained the No. 1 [[Modern rock]] single "[[Pets (song)|Pets]]".


==Music==
==Music==
Before the album's release, the musical direction and focus of the band and album were said to be "laid-back", "ethnic-influenced" and "edgy and experimental".<ref name="ew" /><ref name="la" /> Critics often compared the sound of ''Porno for Pyros'' to that of Jane's Addiction upon its release, noting many parallels in song structure and overall sound.<ref name="la" /><ref name="rs" /> Many of the songs on the album were written in Jane’s Addiction.
Before the album's release, the musical direction and focus of the band and album were said to be "laid-back", "ethnic-influenced" and "edgy and experimental".<ref name="ew"/><ref name="la"/> Critics often compared the sound of ''Porno for Pyros'' to that of [[Jane's Addiction]] upon its release, noting many parallels in song structure and overall sound.<ref name="la"/><ref name="rs"/> Many of the songs on the album were written in Jane’s Addiction.


Such comparisons may be unavoidable; three of Porno for Pyros' founding four members (Farrell, Perkins and LeNoble) have either been past or are current members of Jane's Addiction. In addition, a number of songs on ''Porno for Pyros'', namely "Blood Rag" and "Bad Shit", were written during the pre-1992 Jane's Addiction period,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://janesaddiction.org/songs/janes-addiction/blood-rag/| work=JanesAddiction.org | title=Jane's Addiction Resource: Blood Rag | accessdate=9 Jun 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://janesaddiction.org/songs/janes-addiction/bad-shit/| work=JanesAddiction.org | title=Jane's Addiction Resource: Bad Shit | accessdate=9 Jun 2013}}</ref> although they would remain unfinished and unrecorded until the ''Porno for Pyros'' album.
Such comparisons may be unavoidable; three of Porno for Pyros' founding four members (Farrell, Perkins and LeNoble) have either been past or are current members of Jane's Addiction. In addition, a number of songs on ''Porno for Pyros'', namely "Blood Rag" and "Bad Shit", were written during the pre-1992 Jane's Addiction period,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://janesaddiction.org/songs/janes-addiction/blood-rag/|title=Blood Rag|website=janesaddiction.org|access-date=June 9, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://janesaddiction.org/songs/janes-addiction/bad-shit/|title=Bad Shit|website=janesaddiction.org|access-date=June 9, 2013}}</ref> although they would remain unfinished and unrecorded until the ''Porno for Pyros'' album.


The songs "Cursed Female" and "Cursed Male" were released as the album's first single.<ref name="cf">{{cite web |url= http://janesaddiction.org/discography/porno-for-pyros/promos/cursed-female-cursed-male/| work=JanesAddiction.org | title=Porno for Pyros Discography: Cursed Female / Cursed Male | accessdate=9 Jun 2013}}</ref> The songs appear on the album as two separate tracks. In addition to the two respective album versions, the single also included the two songs together in medley form as a single track.<ref name="cf" /> This medley was also released on the album's second (and highest charting) single, "Pets".
The songs "Cursed Female" and "Cursed Male" were released as the album's first single.<ref name="cf">{{cite web|url=http://janesaddiction.org/discography/porno-for-pyros/promos/cursed-female-cursed-male/|title=Cursed Female / Cursed Male|website=janesaddiction.org|access-date=June 9, 2013}}</ref> The songs appear on the album as two separate tracks. In addition to the two respective album versions, the single also included the two songs together in medley form as a single track.<ref name="cf"/> This medley was also released on the album's second (and highest charting) single, "[[Pets (song)|Pets]]".


Another non-album [[A-side and B-side|B-side]], "A Little Sadness", was released as a track on ''Porno for Pyros''' fourth and final single, "Sadness".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://janesaddiction.org/discography/porno-for-pyros/singles/sadness/| work=JanesAddiction.org | title=Porno for Pyros Discography: Sadness | accessdate=9 Jun 2013}}</ref> Recorded during the album sessions but left off in favor of its namesake, the song was a complete reworking and rerecording of "Sadness". "A Little Sadness" featured primarily acoustic guitars, subdued vocals, bongos and saxophone, a sharp contrast to its electric progenitor. In an unusual move, a video was created for the B-side rather than the album track.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://janesaddiction.org/songs/porno-for-pyros/a-little-sadness/| work=JanesAddiction.org | title=Porno for Pyros Resource: A Little Sadness | accessdate=9 Jun 2013}}</ref>
Another non-album B-side, "A Little Sadness", was released as a track on ''Porno for Pyros''' fourth and final single, "Sadness".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://janesaddiction.org/discography/porno-for-pyros/singles/sadness/|title=Sadness|website=janesaddiction.org|access-date=June 9, 2013}}</ref> Recorded during the album sessions but left off in favor of its namesake, the song was a complete reworking and rerecording of "Sadness". "A Little Sadness" featured primarily acoustic guitars, subdued vocals, bongos and saxophone, a sharp contrast to its electric progenitor. In an unusual move, a video was created for the B-side rather than the album track.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://janesaddiction.org/songs/porno-for-pyros/a-little-sadness/|title=A Little Sadness|website=janesaddiction.org|access-date=June 9, 2013}}</ref>


"Porno for Pyros", "Packin' .25" and "Black Girlfriend" all referenced or were inspired by the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
"Porno for Pyros", "Packin' .25" and "Black Girlfriend" all referenced or were inspired by the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]].


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| all_writing = Porno for Pyros
| headline =
| title1 = Sadness
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| length1 = 2:33
| all_writing = Porno for Pyros ([[Perry Farrell]], [[Stephen Perkins]], [[Peter DiStefano]] and [[Martyn LeNoble]])
| total_length = 39:17
| title2 = Porno for Pyros
| title1 = Sadness
| length2 = 3:06
| length1 = 2:33
| title3 = Meija
| title2 = Porno for Pyros
| length3 = 3:13
| length2 = 3:06
| title4 = Cursed Female
| title3 = Meija
| length4 = 3:24
| length3 = 3:13
| title5 = Cursed Male
| title4 = Cursed Female
| length5 = 3:50
| length4 = 3:24
| title6 = [[Pets (song)|Pets]]
| title5 = Cursed Male
| length6 = 3:36
| length5 = 3:50
| title7 = Bad Shit
| title6 = [[Pets (song)|Pets]]
| length7 = 2:58
| length6 = 3:36
| title8 = Packin' .25
| title7 = Bad Shit
| length8 = 4:08
| length7 = 2:58
| title9 = Black Girlfriend
| title8 = Packin' .25
| length9 = 4:33
| length8 = 4:08
| title10 = Blood Rag
| title9 = Black Girlfriend
| length10 = 3:29
| length9 = 4:33
| title11 = Orgasm
| title10 = Blood Rag
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| length10 = 3:29
| title11 = Orgasm
| length11 = 4:27
| length11 = 4:27
| total_length = 39:17
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;Porno for Pyros
'''Porno for Pyros'''
*[[Peter DiStefano]] – guitars
* [[Perry Farrell]] – vocals
*[[Perry Farrell]] – vocals
* [[Peter DiStefano]] – guitars
*[[Martyn LeNoble]] – bass guitars
* [[Martyn LeNoble]] – bass
*[[Stephen Perkins]] – drums, percussion
* [[Stephen Perkins]] – drums, percussion


;Additional musicians
'''Additional personnel'''
* [[Skatemaster Tate]] – sound additives
* [[Skatemaster Tate]] – sound additives
* [[Matt Hyde]] – sound additives
* [[Matt Hyde]] – sound additives


'''Production'''
;Recording personnel
* [[Matt Hyde]] – Production, recording engineer, mixing
* Matt Hyde – production, recording engineer, mixing
* Perry Farrell – Production
* Perry Farrell – production
* Rob Seifert – Recording engineer
* Rob Seifert – recording engineer
* Damien Wagner – Assistant recording engineer
* Damien Wagner – assistant recording engineer
* Chris Belman – Mastering
* [[Chris Bellman]] – mastering


'''Artwork'''
;Additional personnel
* Tom Recchion – Art direction, design
* Tom Recchion – art direction, design
* Bill Hofstadter – Artwork, photography
* Bill Hofstadter – artwork, photography
* Perry Farrell – Artwork
* Perry Farrell – artwork
* Barrie Goshko – Lettering
* Barrie Goshko – lettering
* Cecil Juanarena – Computer imaging
* Cecil Juanarena – computer imaging
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* Ted Gardner – Management
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* Don Muller – Booking agent
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* Ted Mico – Publicity


'''Management'''
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==Certifications==
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* [[Ted Gardner]] – management
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* Don Muller – booking agent
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{{certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|award=Gold|title=Porno for Pyros|artist=Porno for Pyros|relyear=1993}}
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* Ted Mico – publicity
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{{certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|award=Gold|title=Porno for Pyros|artist=Porno for Pyros}}
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==Charts==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
|+ Chart performance for ''Porno for Pyros''
! Chart (1993)
!scope="col"|Chart (1993)
! Peak<br />position
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
{{album chart|Australia|35|artist=Porno for Pyros|album=Porno for Pyros|rowheader=true|access-date=September 6, 2022}}
{{album chart|Australia|35|artist=Porno for Pyros|album=Porno for Pyros|rowheader=true|access-date=September 6, 2022}}
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{{album chart|UK2|13|date=19930502|rowheader=true|access-date=September 6, 2022}}
{{album chart|UK2|13|date=19930502|rowheader=true|access-date=September 6, 2022}}
|-
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Porno for Pyros|rowheader=true|access-date=March 12, 2024}}
! scope="row"| US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
| align="center"| 3
|}
|}

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==Certifications==
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==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:1993 debut albums]]
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Revision as of 00:53, 12 March 2024

Porno for Pyros
Studio album by
Porno for Pyros
ReleasedApril 27, 1993 (1993-04-27)
Recorded1992
StudioCrystal Sound (Hollywood)
GenreAlternative rock
Length39:17
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
Porno for Pyros chronology
Porno for Pyros
(1993) 		Good God's Urge
(1996)
Singles from Porno for Pyros
  1. "Cursed Female / Cursed Male"
    Released: 1993
  2. "Pets"
    Released: 1993
  3. "Meija"
    Released: 1993
  4. "Sadness"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
Robert Christgau(dud)[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

Porno for Pyros is the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band Porno for Pyros, released on April 27, 1993, by Warner Bros. Records. Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro and bassist Eric Avery, battling substance abuse issues, had left the band in 1991 in an attempt to stay clean, though the other half of the band wished to continue creating music. The remaining members of Jane's Addiction, Perry Farrell and Stephen Perkins, were joined by guitarist Peter DiStefano and future Jane's Addiction bassist Martyn LeNoble, and continued under the new band name Porno for Pyros.[7] The band (and album) name is a reference to the 1992 Los Angeles riots, which are mentioned throughout the songs on the album as a recurring theme.

The album was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA and contained the No. 1 Modern rock single "Pets".

Music

Before the album's release, the musical direction and focus of the band and album were said to be "laid-back", "ethnic-influenced" and "edgy and experimental".[2][3] Critics often compared the sound of Porno for Pyros to that of Jane's Addiction upon its release, noting many parallels in song structure and overall sound.[3][5] Many of the songs on the album were written in Jane’s Addiction.

Such comparisons may be unavoidable; three of Porno for Pyros' founding four members (Farrell, Perkins and LeNoble) have either been past or are current members of Jane's Addiction. In addition, a number of songs on Porno for Pyros, namely "Blood Rag" and "Bad Shit", were written during the pre-1992 Jane's Addiction period,[8][9] although they would remain unfinished and unrecorded until the Porno for Pyros album.

The songs "Cursed Female" and "Cursed Male" were released as the album's first single.[10] The songs appear on the album as two separate tracks. In addition to the two respective album versions, the single also included the two songs together in medley form as a single track.[10] This medley was also released on the album's second (and highest charting) single, "Pets".

Another non-album B-side, "A Little Sadness", was released as a track on Porno for Pyros' fourth and final single, "Sadness".[11] Recorded during the album sessions but left off in favor of its namesake, the song was a complete reworking and rerecording of "Sadness". "A Little Sadness" featured primarily acoustic guitars, subdued vocals, bongos and saxophone, a sharp contrast to its electric progenitor. In an unusual move, a video was created for the B-side rather than the album track.[12]

"Porno for Pyros", "Packin' .25" and "Black Girlfriend" all referenced or were inspired by the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Porno for Pyros

No.TitleLength
1."Sadness"2:33
2."Porno for Pyros"3:06
3."Meija"3:13
4."Cursed Female"3:24
5."Cursed Male"3:50
6."Pets"3:36
7."Bad Shit"2:58
8."Packin' .25"4:08
9."Black Girlfriend"4:33
10."Blood Rag"3:29
11."Orgasm"4:27
Total length:39:17

Personnel

Porno for Pyros

Additional personnel

Production

  • Matt Hyde – production, recording engineer, mixing
  • Perry Farrell – production
  • Rob Seifert – recording engineer
  • Damien Wagner – assistant recording engineer
  • Chris Bellman – mastering

Artwork

  • Tom Recchion – art direction, design
  • Bill Hofstadter – artwork, photography
  • Perry Farrell – artwork
  • Barrie Goshko – lettering
  • Cecil Juanarena – computer imaging

Management

  • Ted Gardner – management
  • Don Muller – booking agent
  • Ted Mico – publicity

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 35
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 16
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 13
US Billboard 200[16] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[18] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Porno for Pyros – Porno for Pyros". AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Browne, David (May 7, 1993). "Porno for Pyros". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Gold, Jonathan (April 25, 1993). "ALBUM REVIEW". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Porno for Pyros". Robert Christgau. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Berger, Arion (July 8, 1993). "Porno for Pyros: Porno for Pyros : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  6. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Porno for Pyros". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 646. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  7. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Porno for Pyros Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "Blood Rag". janesaddiction.org. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  9. ^ "Bad Shit". janesaddiction.org. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Cursed Female / Cursed Male". janesaddiction.org. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  11. ^ "Sadness". janesaddiction.org. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  12. ^ "A Little Sadness". janesaddiction.org. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  13. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Porno for Pyros – Porno for Pyros". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  14. ^ "Charts.nz – Porno for Pyros – Porno for Pyros". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  16. ^ "Porno for Pyros Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
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