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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's third album, HOWL, was a near-total reinvention of the Los Angeles-based trio's sound, introducing previously unknown folk and country influences. Although the experiment was artistically successful, the band completely abandoned it on their fourth album, BABY 81, in favor of a return to their original, far more aggressive sound as heard on their self-titled debut and second album (TAKE THEM ON, ON YOUR OWN). BABY 81 reiterates all of BRMC's original influences, primarily the Jesus and Mary Chain's mix of ear-piercing feedback and pop hooks and My Bloody Valentine's love of massed guitar drones for their own sake. These combine with co-leaders Peter Hayes and Robert Turner's familiar vocal style on songs as diverse as the poppy first single, "Weapon of Choice," and the Sonic Youth style nine-minute noise-rock epic, "American X." Other highlights include the strutting opening track, "Took Out a Loan," and the Stooges-like sleaze of "Berlin."
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Peter Hayes, Robert Levon Been, Nick Jago.
Recording information: The Sandbox, Los Angeles, California (2007).
Spin (p.84) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] recent attraction to Britpop yields expertly crafted songs like the angry, political 'Weapon of Choice' and the brooding crooner 'Window.'"
Alternative Press (p.156) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The bulk of BABY 81 draws from the dark underbelly of the Woodstock generation..."
Magnet (p.90) - "BABY 81 finds BRMC back in control of the street corner, cigarette squints and rock 'n' roll swagger intact."
No Depression (p.97) - "BABY 81 finds BRMC further refining their distinctive, invigorating blend of swirling, fuzzed-out guitar squall and stripped-down bluesy soul." Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Baby 81 Songs Baby 81 Music Review Average Rating: (3.5 out of 5 stars)   Awesome
actually, that covers it from start to finish. all you do is talk and american x are favorites.
Submitted by ptaddeo (Old Bridge NJ, USA) 
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 No way its good
dont lsten to all of these dimwits please,this album is great,people tend to try to compare it to something better.When in fact it originallity is what makes it so good.Tracks 1,3,4,6,10 are all bad ass.Timo is a moron,go listen to your George Jones Dude
Submitted by Idahoslim83 (TJ Pocatello ID)
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 I find this rather disappointing
Buy Take Them On, On Your Own. That record had some defining moments esp. on "Stop". If anybody, I mean anybody, does those dang 9-min. epics of theirs, those have got to stop besides if you're Tool-inspired esp. like 10 Years and Evans Blue. I thought this record would be sub-par, but that's total far-shot. You want sub-par and pathetically generic? Try Sum 41's Underclass Hero. BRMC's last record, Howl, was taking me off-course a little bit. This is both a blessing and a curse to me to put out this record. But they're a trio, man. There's bound to be options for future records for sure!
Submitted by Hmmm (Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA)
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 sound like the JAMC doing a modern country FM records
seriously this sounds like the Jesus and Mary Chain doing a modern country record. Not cool vintage country, the new modern country that plays on FM radio stations. It's sounds like Shaina Twain's producer was involved in this or you could say this music sounds like a rated R version of Shaina Twain music.
Timo
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Purchase Baby 81 CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Muddy Waters Folk Singer CD (1964) Remastered
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Ultradiscs are mastered from the original master tapes using Mobile Fidelity's proprietary mastering technique, then plated with 24-karat gold and housed in a stress-resistant lift-lock jewel box.
"You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had" and "The Same Thing" did not appear on the original version of FOLK SINGER. They were recorded at a separate session in April 1964, three months after FOLK SINGER was released.
The title and cover photo of this 1963 recording were an attempt to cash in on the burgeoning American folk revival, but this is pure acoustic blues. Muddy began his career as a Robert Johnson-style solo acoustic performer, and the tunes on FOLK SINGER hark back to those days. He's accompanied sparsely by Willie Dixon, drummer Clifton James and a young Buddy Guy, who provide a stark, deliberate backdrop for Muddy's rich vocal and expressive bottleneck guitar work. The richness of Muddy's baritone is showcased effectively here, with more room than usual for his voice to resonate.
The low-key setting allows Muddy to explore a fuller dynamic range as well. From the romantic yearning of "Long Distance Call" to the fatalism of the chain gang song "My Captain," Muddy's voice expresses entire worlds of emotion with only subtle dynamic changes. On FOLK SINGER's more downhearted cuts, there's a doomy, ominous quality that rivals the deepest emotional journeys of John Lee Hooker. By scaling down, ...
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