Here’s some good footage of Jane’s Addiction Version 5?  It’s was a  surprise Cinco De Mayo show at the small Hollywood club Bardot.  This version has Duff McKagan(Guns N Roses, Velvet Revolver, Loaded) on bass.  Perry Farrell has said McKagan has fit right in and is a big part of the creative process for the new album they are working on.  I believe Duff is an amazingly underrated talent.  Both Jane’s Addiction and Guns N Roses did a great job at bringing the sleazy underbelly of LA to the rest of the world with their music, so Duff on bass makes sense.  The chemistry in this clip is full on.  I hope they bring it to Boston soon.

Just a thought: Wouldn’t it be cool if Perry Farrell became the new singer of Velvet Revolver?  That could be crazy if the chemistry was right with Slash.  It would be crazy either way.  Plus Perry Farrell seems to be a little more dependable than Axl or Scott Weiland.  That seems crazy enough right there.