Sin Alley has posted a track called “Shoot Me Down ” recorded with Peter Hayes BRMC , from an album that he co-produced (and also featured on guitar, organ and backing Vox) called “Some Weird Sin.” Check it out!
Author: Liane
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Happy 15th anniversary to B.R.M.C. – debut album of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club!
Thanks to Turn Up That Volume! for reminding us that Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s debut album B.R.M.C. turns 15 today.
Fifteen years ago an utterly cool trio, out of San Francisco, dropped one of best debut rock & roll albums of this century. School friends Robert Levon Been (bass & vocals) and Peter Hayes (guitar & vocals) were joined by British drummer Nick Jago in 1998 (who left the band in 2008 and was replaced by Leah Shapiro). Originally called The Elements, they changed their name, after discovering that another band had the same name to BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB, after Marlon Brando‘s motorcycle gang in 1953 movie The Wild One. The band had it all. Black leather jackets, confident looks and an overwhelming sonic impact. Debut album B.M.R.C. contained a series of scorching killer anthems. Powered with over-amped guitars, booming drums, and piercing vocals. Nasty riffs and giant choruses. Imagine the darkest moments of The Jesus and Mary Chain fused with the forceful tumult of Detroit punks The Stooges . Yes, bloody impressive! The start of a long career with ups and downs, with intensity and honesty, with imposing rock and dazzling roll. Here are three of my favorite highlights of that stunning debut LP…
Here’s a bit from more recent review of the album by DrunkenWerewolf:
Originally released in 2001, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s self-titled debut came to fruition off the back of Peter Hayes’ departure from The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Confronted with the comparison BRMC would probably hate it, but the album owes a lot to Anton Newcombe’s unholy dirge of psychedelic sound. The difference between the haphazard collective and San Francisco’s own dirty purveyors is that the latter were largely held together, and that sense of direction is more than evident on their debut.
There’s a photo of the Japanese version to the right from eil.com, which just had a few bonus tracks including the one this site is named after:
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Japanese CD album (CDLP) Tracklisting / Additional Info: 1. Love Burns
2. Red Eyes And Tears
3. Whatever Happened To My Rock ‘N’ Roll (Punk Song)
4. Awake
5. White Palms
6. As Sure As The Sun
7. Rifles
8. Too Real
9. Spread Your Love
10. Head Up High
11. Salvation
12. Screaming Gun – Bonus Track
13. At My Door – Bonus Track
14. Down Here – Bonus TrackAs a little bonus, here’s a scan of the track list of their 1999 demo that helped get them that deal for the 2001 debut:
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BRMC thanks fans at South American shows
We want to thank everyone who came out to the South American shows, there’s nothing like taking the stage down there, the feeling still resonating at a furious volume in my skull even now. Some sounds bite, and others tune you in to the heavy soul resonator. It’s still got teeth and it can kick, but it takes you where you need to go with all your fingers and toes.
We wish we could stay for longer, but we gotta get back to finish recording the next half of this album…
Sorry again for destroying the stage at the end of the show in Santiago, it was out of necessity though, no one else deserves you, and you know it.Love BRMC-
Spanish translation thanks to Maria Aravena Guerra via BRMC en español -Fanpage Facebook group:
Queremos dar las gracias a todos los que vinieron a los shows de América del sur, no hay nada como tomar el escenario allá abajo, la sensación sigue resonando a un volumen furioso en mi cráneo, incluso hasta ahora . Algunos sonidos muerden y otros te llevan a conectarte con las profundidades más pesadas del alma. De igual forma tiene dientes y puede patear, pero te lleva donde necesitas llegar con todos tus manos y pies.
Desearíamos poder habernos quedado más tiempo, pero tenemos que volver a terminar la grabación de la segunda mitad de este álbum.
Lo siento otra vez por destruir el escenario al final del show en Santiago, era innecessario, nadie más te merece, y lo sabes.
Con amor Brmc –
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BRMC @ Blondie in Santiago, Chile 23-03-2016
Thanks to Minimo de memoria, you can watch most of the BRMC concert in Chile on their YouTube channel! They are also on Facebook.
There are plenty of photos, including the featured image at Blondie from Ciclo SUENA by Claudia Jaime. A site called Parlante has a review and photos from that show also.
Manuel Pizarro also posted some amazing shots (including these backstage photos) by Agustín Dusserre (gracias Agus)!!
Pablos Mekler also posted a set of photos from Niceto in Argentina on Facebook.
There are some great videos popping up including some from Buenos Aires, a street performance of “The Line” by Robert Levon Been from Ariel Solernó:
Another street performance video of “Sympathetic Noose” from Ale Rivas:
Here’s “Love Burns” from Niceto Club in Buenos Aires by Dreamstates TV:
“Six Barrel Shotgun” from Niceto by NADA AMAS QUE ROCK:
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Videos/Photos from BRMC’s São Paulo/Buenos Aires shows
A huge amount of photos, videos, and reviews have turned up from BRMC’s shows in São Paulo and Buenos Aires. Here’s a few notable ones:
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Niceto Photos/Reviews
Fotos: Tomás Correa Arce Fotos por Camila Senia BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB
18/03/2016 – House of Vans (Casa das Caldeiras) – São PauloSET LIST: 1. Beat the Devil’s Tattoo / 2. Let the Day Begin / 3. Rival / 4. Ain’t No Easy Way / 5. Berlin / 6. Returning / 7. American X / 8. Red Eyes and Tears / 9. Salvation / 10. Shuffle Your Feet / 11. Weapon of Choice / 12. Six Barrel Shotgun / 13. Awake / 14. Weight of the World / 15. Lose Yourself / 16. Conscience Killer / 17. Spread Your Love / 18. Whatever Happened to My Rock ‘n’ Roll (Punk Song).
Foto: Marcelo Mug/Vans Fotos: Edi Fortini Someone named Daniel Diniz de Rezende actually recorded the whole show in São Paulo. Thanks Daniel for being awesome!
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“Conscience Killer” from BRMC’s live DVD/CD “Live In Paris”
Yesterday marked 3 years since the release of “Specter at the Feast” and the first show of the South American dates at House of Vans in São Paulo, Brazil. There are a number of videos and photos already posted online. Many more are posted on this site’s Facebook page, plus links to many new interviews (in Spanish and Portuguese) are added to the Interview page.
Also, you can view a clip of “Conscience Killer” from “Live in Paris” below:
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George Fest – Art of Dying [Official Live Video]
Watch Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s performance of “Art of Dying” from GeorgeFest – a tribute to George Harrison – now at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWg1ABpQ5Dc
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