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Track Listings
| 1. Stop |
| 2. Six Barrel Shotgun |
| 3. We're All In Love |
| 4. In Like The Rose |
| 5. Ha Ha High Babe |
| 6. Generation |
| 7. Shade Of Blue |
| 8. US Government |
| 9. And I'm Aching |
| 10. Suddenly |
| 11. Rise Or Fall |
| 12. Going Under |
| 13. Heart And Soul |
| 14. High / Low |
| 15. Take Them On, On Your Own |
| 16. Waiting Here |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
More poised and less self-conscious after two years of continuous touring, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have taken a huge artistic leap forward with their second album Take Them On, on Your Own, stripping away much of the florid guitar work and anxious drumming featured on their self-titled debut and replacing it with a sleeker sound.
On their previous album you could barely make out their enigmatic and half-formed lyrics buried underneath the feedback and thick psychedelic swirls, but they've fixed all that and have turned out a collection of tetchy but intelligent post-modern protest songs that are a huge departure from their earlier compositions about the capricious nature of love. Titles such as "Stop", "Six Barrel Shotgun" and "(Kill the) US Government" crackle with anger and confrontation, much like MC5's "Kick Out the Jams" was to earlier generations. No longer sounding like Jesus & Mary Chain retreads, BRMC has carved out their own niche by combining dark poetry with a sharp disgust with the way the world is being run. --Jaan Uhelszki
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Even better than the first album!,
This review is from: Take Them on on Your Own (Audio CD)
I was a bit dubious about this CD - I always am when I like a debut album so much that I tend to wonder if the second will live up to the first...and it does. There are more heavier tracks than on the first one, which we got a taste of with "Whatever Happened To My Rock 'n Roll". All in all, I would say that BRMC have released an album that outshines the first - a task I thought would be very hard to do. Heavily recommended.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Difficult second album? I don't think so...,
By Mr. Gideon D. Brody "twitter me: gideon_" (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Take Them on on Your Own (Audio CD)
As with their last album BRMC have produced a rousing, effervescent album capable of improving your day quite considerably!!There is simply no hold-up as the raging fire set alight on the first LP is inflamed further as BRMC add a quart of paraffin to the mix. "Stop" surges in the same vein as past records surged, "Six Barrel Shotgun" taps into your adrenalin supply and presses the 'GO!' button and you're left salivating for it to continue. It does, relentlessly! BRMC are a sensationally gifted American band and like that other great US outfit, Queens of the Stone Age, they combine a deeply dark side with melody that oozes subversion and rebellion with a knowing cool that you crave for in any real rock band. Other standouts include "Generation" and "Shade of Blue" which stick to the formula of the first album using ascending chord progressions that fill your ears with a beautifully warm, rustic, fuzzy sound as they cascade around your mind. Lyrically, BRMC have a little to say regarding the state of the world but with a sonic background so powerful you can simply allow yourself to be taken away by the thick, decadent layers of guitar heaven. Buy this record.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fear and Loathing in the heart of the desert, YEAH!,
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This review is from: Take Them on on Your Own (Audio CD)
Basically, were I to traverse America in a red convertible and I was only allowed to take on album with me, this would be it. It's not that it screams "cool", or brings to mind the high rolling lifestyle, it's just that it would provide the perfect soundtrack to a roadtrip of this sort. A road trip that features illegal speeds and substances, endless stretches of desert and very dodgy motels an' bars. This is all you'd need. Says it all really, doesn't it?No? Ok then, this album is like Iggy's Raw Power for the 21st century, in that it radiates nothing but raw power. It's loud, aggressive and very, very dangerous, like befriending a Hell's Angel.
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