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B.R.M.C. (CD)

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Artist Snapshot:

Though the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (whose name comes from Brando film THE WILD ONES) are American, their sound borrows heavily from British sources, and they became a sensation in the UK with their 2001 debut album. Though singer/multi-instrumentalist Robert Turner is the son of Michael Been, leader of '80s California band the Call, the roots of BRMC lie in the misty guitar textures of English shoegazer bands like Ride and Slowdive, and the '60s-flavored fuzz tones of the Jesus & Mary Chain. After the band's second album, 2003's TAKE THEM ON, ON YOUR OWN, the BRMC parted ways with their label Virgin.

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Track Listing

DISC 1 for B.R.M.C. (CD) Album By Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (A...
1   Love Burns - (studio)  
2   Red Eyes & Tears - (studio)  
3   Punk Song - (studio)  
4   Awake - (studio)  
5   White Palms - (studio)  
6   As Sure As The Sun - (studio)  
7   Rifles - (studio)  
8   Too Real - (studio)  
9   Spread Your Love - (studio)  
10   Head Up High - (studio)  
11   Salvation - (studio)  
12   Screaming Begun (bonus track) - (studio)  
13   At My Door (bonus track) - (studio)  
14   Down Here - (studio)  
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (4/26/01, p.67) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...A mix of woozy, sinister psychedelia. BRMC steer clear of becoming a total knockoff act by filling out their sound with blues-rock romps and spacey elements....in other words, a sonic Snickers bar..."
Q (12/02, p.65) - Included in Q Magazine's "The 50 Best Albums of 2002."
Q (1/02, p.103) - 4 out of 5 stars - "...Young men from San Fransisco in thrall to mid '80s British FX pedal rock....granite thwacks of drums...sustains for an hour of fuzz bass eruptions [and] wild tremolo panning..."
Alternative Press (6/01, p.68) - 4 out of 5 - "...The latest testament to the undeniable energy and power of rock....channelling the garage-rock ghost of the Stooges..."
Magnet (12-1/02, p.56) - Included in Magnet's "20 Best Albums of 2001".
Magnet (6-7/01, p.80) - "...There's definitely something happening here..."
CMJ (4/9/01, p.4) - "...A collection of charismatic songs that explore the classic themes of lost love, the demise of rock...and the second coming..."
Mojo (Publisher) (2/02, p.92) - "...Boasting vogue MC5 and Stooges influences and possessed of Strokesesque cool...Believe the hype."
NME (Magazine) (1/19/02, p.27) - 8 out of 10 - "...BRMC are the rightful heirs of the Enigmatic And Vaguely Dangerous Looking Men In Black crown...all of their incredible songs shimmer and vibrate with the riotous majesty of PSYCHOCANDY..."
Record Collector (magazine) (p.82) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Their eponymous 2001 debut was an intensely melancholic journey through psychedelic indie rock..."

Title Note

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Peter Hayes (vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, bass); Robert Turner (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass); Nick Jago (drums, percussion).

Engineers include: Peter Hayes, Robert Turner, David Shiffman.

Japanese edition includes three bonus tracks, "Screaming Begun", "At My Door", and "Down Here."

The brooding Los Angeles-based Black Rebel Motorcycle Club belies its roots in sunny California with a dark, edgy sound that is indebted to 1980s/early-'90s British shoegazer bands, particularly the architects of the sound, Jesus & Mary Chain. While many bands take at least a few albums to work up to their full sonic range, the BRMC presents a dense, wide-screen set of songs on its assured 2001 debut. (In fact, the group would spend subsequent releases scaling back the formidable aesthetic on offer here.)

"Love Burns" opens the record and establishes the BRMC template with slowly building intensity, as jangly guitar lines shift into thick layers of distortion and the coolly detached vocals of Peter Hayes and Robert Turner (who alternate playing guitar and bass) evoke scenes of disillusionment and damaged love. While many of BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB's tunes are effective mid-tempo tracks (particularly "Awake," which unleashes majestic, Ride-like squalls of feedback), "Whatever Happened to My Rock 'N' Roll (Punk Song)" is a blistering, revved-up number that recalls the fervor of the Stooges. Regardless of influences, the BRMC warrants attention by the sheer force of its music, making this an album for those who like their rock bold, brash, and unapologetically loud.

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