Black Rebel Motorcycle Club was formed in 1998 in San Francisco.
In the beginning the band played hard rock influenced by British bands like Led Zeppelin, but their recent albums show are more varied musical approach, with the “Howl” album showing an acoustic almost Dylan-like side of the group.
the group had their self-titled debut album released on Virgin Records in 2001. The album made an immediate impact in the music world as part of the 'garage revolution'.
The vocals are shared between bassist Robert Levon Been and guitarist Peter Hayes who met at high school in San Francisco Bay and soon formed a band. They met with Englishman Nick Jago, who had moved to California with his parents.
In 2008 Jago left B.R.M.C. to replaced by drummer Leah Shapiro of the Raveonettes; whether this is a permanent sitation is yet uncertain.
Band Members:
Peter Hayes: Vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer.
Robert Levon Been:Vocals, bass, guitar, piano.
Nick Jago: Drums, percussion (1998–2004, 2005–2008).
Leah Shapiro: Drums, percussion. Joined in 2008.
Peter Salisbury:Drums, percussion. Only 2004.
Discography:
1. B.R.M.C. - Virgin 2001 Tracks:
1. Love Burns / 2. Red Eyes and Tears / 3. Whatever Happened to My Rock 'n' Roll / 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* / 13. At My Door* / 14. Down Here*
Rating :
2. Take Them On, On Your Own - Virgin 2003
Tracks:
1. Stop / 2. Six Barrel Shotgu / 3. We're All in Love / 4. In Like the Rose / 5. Ha Ha High Babe / 6. Generation / 7. Shade of Blue / 8. U.S. Government / 9. And I'm Aching / 10. Suddenly / 11. Rise or Fal / 12. Going Under* / 13. Heart + Soul
Rating :
3. Howl - RCA 2005
Tracks:
1. Shuffle Your Feet / 2. Howl / 3. Devil's Waitin’ / 4. Ain't No Easy Way / 5. Still Suspicion Holds You Tight / 6. Fault Line / 7. Promise / 8. Weight of the World / 9. Restless Sinner / 10. Gospel Song / 11. Complicated Situation / 12. Sympathetic Noose / 13. The Line / 14. Open Invitation*
Rating : 8
4. The Howl Sessions EP - RCA 2006
Tracks:
1. Grind My Bones / 2. Mercy / 3. Wishing Well / 4. Steal a Ride / 5. Feel It Now / 6. Pretend
Rating :
5. Baby 81 - Island 2007
Tracks:
1. Took Out a Loan / 2. Berlin / 3. Weapon of Choice / 4. Windows / 5. Cold Wind / 6. Not What You Wanted / 7. 666 Conducer / 8. All You Do Is Talk / 9. Lien on Your Dreams / 10. Need Some Air / 11. Killing the Light / 12 American X / 13. Am I Only / 14. The Likes of You*
Rating : 8
6. Baby 81 Sessions EP - Island 2007
Tracks:
1. The Likes of You / 2. Vision / 3. The Show's About to Begin / 4. MK Ultra / 5. Whenever You're Ready / 6. 20 Hours / 7. Last Chance for Love
Rating :
7. The Effects of 333 - Abstract Dragon 2008
Tracks:
1. The Effects of 333 / 2. Still No Answer / 3. I Know You're in There / 4. And with This Comes / 5. A Sad State / 6. A Twisted State / 7. Sedated with Sterilized Tongues / 8. We're Not Welcome Alone / 9. Or Needed / 10. And When Was Better
Rating :
8. Beat the Devil's Tattoo - Abstract Dragon 2010
Tracks:
1. Beat the Devil's Tattoo / 2. Conscience Killer / 3. Bad Blood / 4. War Machine / 5. Sweet Feeling / 6. Evol / 7. Mama Taught Me Better / 8. River Styx / 9. The Toll / 10. Aya / 11. Shadow's Keeper / 12. Long Way Down / 13. Half-State
Rating : 7
9. Specter at the Feast - Vagrant 2013
Tracks:
1. Fire Walker / 2. Let The Day Begin / 3. Returning / 4. Lullaby / 5. Hate The Taste / 6. Rival / 7. Teenage Disease / 8. Some Kind Of Ghost / 9. Sometimes The Light / 10. Funny Games / 11. Sell It / 12. Lose Yourself
Rating : 7
10. Wrong Creatures - Vagrant 2017
Tracks:
1. DFF / 2. Spook / 3. King of Bones / 4. Haunt / 5. Echo / 6. Ninth Configuration / 7. Question of Faith / 8. Calling Them All Away / 9. Little Thing Gone Wild / 10. Circus Bazooko / 11. Carried From The Start / 12. All Rise
Rating : 7
Essential Albums!
Original albums as listed and rated on “Rate Your Music” - January 14 - 2010
188 B.R.M.C. - 2001
338 Howl - 2005
673 Baby 81 - 2007
893 Take Them on, On Your Own - 2003
Check and Rate Here!
January 14 - 2010 - "rateyourmusic.com"
My Suggestion For a 80 minutes (app.) Best Of Compilation ( More tracks will be added ):
1. All You Do is Talk ( B.R.M.C.) Baby 81
2. Not What You Wanted ( B.R.M.C.) Baby 81
3. Weight of the World ( B.R.M.C.) Howl
4. Sympathetic Noose ( B.R.M.C.) Howl
5. Berlin ( B.R.M.C.) Baby 81
6. 666 Conducer ( B.R.M.C.) Baby 81
7. Howl ( B.R.M.C.) Howl
8. The Line ( B.R.M.C.) Howl
9. Windows ( B.R.M.C.) Baby 81
10. Weapon of Choice ( B.R.M.C.) Baby 81
11. Promise ( B.R.M.C.) Howl
12. Beat the Devil's Tattoo ( B.R.M.C.) Beat the Devil's Tattoo
13. Is No Easy Way Out ( B.R.M.C.) Howl
14. Sweet Feeling ( B.R.M.C.) Beat the Devil's Tattoo
15. The Toll ( B.R.M.C.) Beat the Devil's Tattoo
16. Bad Blood ( B.R.M.C.) Beat the Devil's Tattoo
17. Evol ( B.R.M.C.) Beat the Devil's Tattoo
18. Lullaby ( B.R.M.C.) Specter at the Feast
19. Lose Yourself ( B.R.M.C.) Specter at the Feast
20. Returning ( B.R.M.C.) Specter at the Feast
21. Echo ( B.R.M.C.) Wrong Creatures
22. Ninth Configuration ( B.R.M.C.) Wrong Creatures
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