Author: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Brand: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Format: Import

Release Date: 12-06-2001

Details: On the strength of this debut album, It would be easy to dismiss Black Rebel Motorcycle Club as another bunch of American Britpop wannabes. Their amalgam of fuzzed-out vocals and chugging guitars over layers of droning feedback immediately brings to mind the Jesus and Mary Chain and Primal Scream. But the band's wanton attitude easily compensates for its lack of originality. Plucking their name from the Marlon Brando classic The Wild One and digging deep into their weathered copy of Psychocandy for lyrical inspiration, the leather-clad San Francisco trio picks up where Oasis left off--pillaging the past, regurgitating it shamelessly and making it sound exciting and dangerous in the process. Imagine the sheer audacity that goes into writing a song such as "Whatever Happened to My Rock & Roll (Punk Song)"--all Stooges bustle and Beach Boys melodies--and backing it with a blissful Stone Roses homage called "Awake". They're not the best at what they do, but right now they're all we've got. --Jaan Uhelski

UPC: 724381004524

EAN: 0724381004524

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood