BLACK
REBEL
MOTORCYCLE CLUB
"Black
Rebel Motorcycle Club" (Virgin)
Reviewed by R. Scott Bolton
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, or B.R.M.C. for short, play rock'n'roll that will sound perfect in bars and clubs across the country. It's a smoky, boozy, atmospheric kind of music that draws you not only into the sound but into the band's world, via the band's eyes.
B.R.M.C. is strong, solid rock'n'roll, like Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers but with much more edge. Guitars soar with driving rhythms then scream like eagles. The vocals are simple but effective and the songwriting straight-forward and insightful. Strangely enough, another comparison that comes to mind is the more exotic songs of The Beatles.
Things get a little off track now and then (as during the last few seconds of "Whatever Happened to My Rock'n'Roll," which dissolves into chaos for no apparent reason) and there's a song or two that doesn't stand up to the others but, overall, B.R.M.C. is a very unique and compelling collection, notable mostly for its ability to paint vivid pictures in the listener's mind with sound as well as the written word.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is: Peter Hayes - guitar, bass, keys, harmonica, vocals; Robert Turner - bass, guitar, keys, vocals; Nick Jago - drums, percussion.
For more information, check out http://www.BlackRebelMotorcycleClub.com.
Rating Guide:
A classic. This record will kick your ass.
Killer. Not a classic but it will rock your world.
So-so. You've heard better.
Pretty bad. Might make a nice coaster.
Self explanatory. Just the sight of the
cover makes you wanna hurl.
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