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BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE

TAKE IT FROM THE MAN! (A RECORDINGS)

BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE - TAKE IT FROM THE MAN! 31421
format:
1 CD
release:
29.06.2007
label:
A RECORDINGS
item ID:
31421
barcode:
0689492066420
Originally released in 1996 now reissued on "a records" Anton Newcombe's own record label The Brian Jonestown Massacre's obsession with the Rolling Stones continues unabated on the brilliant Take It From the Man!; where the group resurrected psychedelic-era excesses on the previous Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request, here they jump further back in time to the Stones' mid-'60s period, with even more superlative results.

From the opening "Vacuum Boots" onward, Take It From the Man! is gritty, swaggering R&Binfluenced rock, delivered with remarkable assurance and attitude; singer Anton Newcombe is half madman and half shaman, and he commands each delirious moment with absolute mastery, emerging not so much a disciple of Mick Jagger but as a serious threat to the throne.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band originally from San Francisco, California, led by guitarist/ singer Anton Newcombe.

Since 1995 The Brian Jonestown Massacre has released numerous albums, first for Bomp! Records, the label which gave them their start, and later for TVT and Tee Pee.

With The Dandy Warhols, The Brian Jonestown Massacre is one of the subjects of the documentary DIG!, winner of the 2004 Grand Jury Prize Documentary at Sundance.

DIG! is also a part of the Permanent Collection of the NY Museum of Modern Art. Since the release of DIG!, the band has achieved increasing critical acclaim and recognition, and has performed at Cochella and Lollapalooza in 2005 with special mentions from the NY Times and Washington Post.

They have also toured the UK, Japan, Australia, as well as Continental Europe.