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- Baby 81
- Released 2007
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- Howl
- Released 2005
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- B.R.M.C.
- Released 2000
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- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- Released 2001
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The seed that became Black Rebel Motorcycle Club -- or B.R.M.C. for short -- was planted back in 1995, when Robert Turner and Peter Hayes met while attending high school in their hometown of San Francisco. They formed a solid friendship and camaraderie based on a mutual love of early-'90s U.K. bands like Ride and the Stone Roses and a few on the successful Creation Records label (the Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine). They ultimately decided to put their as-yet-unnamed project on hold, and joined other bands while still attempting to keep in touch with each other; frequently they would attend each other's gigs. In 1998, after both had fled their previous groups, they rejoined, this time adding new drummer Nick Jago. (Jago, originally from England, had finished art school to move to the States in 1996). They began performing live in November 1998. Originally calling themselves the Elements -- they quickly changed it after discovering many other bands had shared the same title -- they purloined their new name from the Marlon Brando-led biker gang who stormed into that dusty California hamlet in The Wild One.
By 1999, B.R.M.C. had recorded a polished 16-track demo CD that began making the rounds (they sold all 500 copies at their shows), and relocated to Los Angeles. Local Santa Monica-based KCRW (a well-known FM station that compiled and released yearly Rare on Air CD compilations) jumped on the band's demo first, giving them their initial airplay, but soon interest in the band spread across the Atlantic, where BBC Sheffield even named the demo their "Record of the Week." Oasis' Noel Gallagher heard it and wanted to sign the band to his new Brother Records imprint, telling MOJO magazine that they were his favorite new band, but after inking a lucrative Warner/Chappell publishing deal, they were fielding offers from interested major and indie labels, ultimately choosing to sign in March 2000 with Virgin Records. After a short U.S. tour with the Dandy Warhols, the band entered the studio and produced a self-titled debut, B.R.M.C., which was issued in March 2001. Two years later, the trio returned with a slicker edge; Take Them on, on Your Own appeared in September 2003. They severed ties with Virgin Records eight months later. A deal with RCA surfaced within months, and the acoustic, Americana-influenced Howl arrived in August of 2005. The band moved back to the loud rock & roll approach favored on their first two albums with 2007's Baby 81. ~ Bryan Thomas, All Music Guide
By 1999, B.R.M.C. had recorded a polished 16-track demo CD that began making the rounds (they sold all 500 copies at their shows), and relocated to Los Angeles. Local Santa Monica-based KCRW (a well-known FM station that compiled and released yearly Rare on Air CD compilations) jumped on the band's demo first, giving them their initial airplay, but soon interest in the band spread across the Atlantic, where BBC Sheffield even named the demo their "Record of the Week." Oasis' Noel Gallagher heard it and wanted to sign the band to his new Brother Records imprint, telling MOJO magazine that they were his favorite new band, but after inking a lucrative Warner/Chappell publishing deal, they were fielding offers from interested major and indie labels, ultimately choosing to sign in March 2000 with Virgin Records. After a short U.S. tour with the Dandy Warhols, the band entered the studio and produced a self-titled debut, B.R.M.C., which was issued in March 2001. Two years later, the trio returned with a slicker edge; Take Them on, on Your Own appeared in September 2003. They severed ties with Virgin Records eight months later. A deal with RCA surfaced within months, and the acoustic, Americana-influenced Howl arrived in August of 2005. The band moved back to the loud rock & roll approach favored on their first two albums with 2007's Baby 81. ~ Bryan Thomas, All Music Guide
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7 years
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- By WithLoveKaraSue
- 2/4/2009 16:43:59
- That is how long I have been listening to BRMC and I still cannot get enough. I am a huge fan of classic rock so to me this band is amazing. They remind me a lot of The Doors and The Allman Brothers. Either way, I love it all.
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Rock n Roll done well
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- By klaks
- 12/28/2008 20:48:48
- BRMC do what they do very well... garage band rock n' roll. Baby 81 shows more refinement and production than earlier CDs, but their sound has remained unchanged and is excessively easy to listen to. A greatly underappreciated band that I think will breakout very soon... or maybe they will just implode from the weight of all their talent.
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Oh So Rock and Roll
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- By Troggyburn
- 6/5/2008 04:13:49
- The first time I saw BRMC live was back in high school, roughly 7 years ago, at a small venue in Detroit, not far from my high school. I went by myself, but didn't mind because I had to see them. It was more than worth it. I have been hooked every since, obtaining any and every piece of music they happen to release. Their sound is reminiscent of times when rock and roll truly meant something. It's part of a revival. It isn't laden with the typical industry produced sounds meant for popularity and huge sales. It's raw, real and achingly flawless. BRMC is hands down my favorite band and for good reason; they are, in essence, rock and roll. Nothing more and most definitely nothing less.<br/><br/><3
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