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Take Them On, On Your Own [Explicit Lyrics]

~ Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (25 Aug 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Explicit Lyrics
  • Label: Virgin
  • ASIN: B0000AHEBL
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 27,911 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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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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Second album from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and the follow-up to their critically acclaimed eponymous debut LP, whichwas released in 2001. 'Take Them On, On Your Own' is a dense, multi-layered album, which fuses 80's new wave with early90's UK indie and classic rock 'n' roll. Includes the lead single 'Stop'.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than the first album!, 18 Jan 2004
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.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Difficult second album? I don't think so..., 1 Oct 2003
By Mr. Gideon D. Brody "twitter me: gideon_" (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews
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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.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting. No, really. It's like being riveted. In a good way, 1 Oct 2003
This band had a mildly impressive debut album out, with notable highs in "Punk Song" and "Spread Your Love". The rest of it was a tad samey. Here they've completely failed to make the same mistake twice, and every song on "Take Them On..." smoulders with rock 'n' Roll goodness. Play it too loud and you will fall over.

The swaggering opener "Stop", the urgent "Six Barrel Shotgun", the stunning "In Like a Rose", the quality never lets up. It may not sound particularly original, at worst vaguely familiar ("Six Barrel" is blatantly "Punk Song" as many have noted before) but when it rocks this hard, it's hard to dock one star for such a feeble reason. I buy albums to listen to and enjoy, not play spot-the-similarities with.

As individual entities, the songs are brilliant. As a whole, the album flows effortlessly from one track to the next. The best example of this is a hook from "Stop" that is then used to kick off "Six Barrel Shotgun". Nothing wrong with that sort of recycling when it's used to good effect!

So, in summary: good band. Good disc... it'll knock you off your chair. Get it.

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