But Take It from the Man! is pure rock and roll.
Their Satanic Majesties’ Second Request and Thank God for Mental Illness are included because along with Take It… they form the bedrock of the BJM sound as it had exploded in 1996 across those three records almost simultaneously. Despite the existence of Pol Pot’s Pleasure Penthouse, Spacegirl and Other Favorites, and Methodrone, I personally consider Take It From The Man! to be the first “true” Brian Jonestown Massacre record because it was the first one that was made as a record, start to finish, with the band we came to know and love from the film DIG!, which is the triumvirate of leader Anton Newcombe, Joel Gion, and Matt Hollywood. Most of all, I hear the energy, the sheer rock and roll energy of that record. I see tambourinist Joel Gion in his early twenties tripping out on acid in Golden Gate Park at five in the morning ( which really happened). I hear mid-’90s hippie-soaked San Francisco before the techies ruined it. I hear its influence on The White Stripes especially, with regards to their early records. Take It from the Man! will always be my all-time favorite Brian Jonestown Massacre album because, when I hear it, I hear the garage rock revival that I came up with in high school.
Take It from the Man! (and Their Satanic Majesties’ Second Request and Thank God for Mental Illness) – 1996.After researching the BJM’s records and how they were made for over a decade, I’ve found that they’re best when they’re either made with a fiery-hot band or when lead songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Anton Newcome has the opportunity to express the full gamut of whatever creative visions he has been processing since the last record.
The Brian Jonestown Massacre in rehearsal, Berlin March 2022, photo by Olya Dyerįor a little about me, I wrote the book on BJM ( and the audiobook, which is out now).
To celebrate, I thought I’d share my top five favorite BJM albums. 1 Re-Release (Atomic Fire)Īt The Movies – The Soundtrack Of Your Life – Vol.In case you haven’t heard, The Brian Jonestown Massacre are on tour for the first time in years.
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