Album Review: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Self Titled

Author: Aurliea Wilson

Peter Hayes: guitar/bass/keys/harmonica/vocals
Robert Turner: bass/guitar/keys/vocals
Nick Jago: drums/percussion

I give props to anyone who can play guitar and bass - not necessarily at the same time. I'm quite intrigued by that now. The three people who make up BRMC produced an indie rock album in 2001, the dawn of the new rock era.

1. Love Burns: Opens in a bar setting; the acoustic guitars are awesome.

2. Red Eyes and Tears: Cool riff and bass line. The vocals are haunting.

3. Whatever Happened to Our Rock and Roll [punk song]: My favorite off the whole album because its upbeat and some find it 'hardcore'.

4. Awake: it's a physcedelic mix of rock and other indie subgroups. I like the way the refrain is a different tempo than the verses.

5. White Palms: I like how the guitar makes a noise than seems like a drum would make creating a tempo and setting the beat. It sounds like a dark song.

6. As Sure As The Sun: I think this is a cool song title. The bass is highlited in the song yet the guitar kicks in at the right moments.

7. Rifles: The light tapping on the cymbals makes this song eerie. Although contrary to the verses the refrain is lightened up.

8. Too Real: Kind of folk and rock mix of instruments and vocals. In a word: calming

9. Spread Your Love: The bass has a cool lick played throughout the song. Spread Your Love Like A Fever.

10. Head Up High: I can't any other vocals except'Keep Your Head Up High' probably the only thing that needs to be said. A ballad of BRMC.

11. Salvation: The beginning is rather odd but it's a light note, a good note to end an album on.

Basically, ecceletic mix of all sorts of genres are complied into one album. From Pop Rock to Metal Everyone has something to love in this album.