Brian Jonestown Massacre - Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: Retrospective
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Free Music Review: Effortless, Natural, and Wonderful
Hit: 5 Stars
Nearly 99% of bands sound so contrived, that they would be better off looking for real jobs instead of wasting music industry dollars on flash-in-the pan success....see the Dandy Warhols "post-Come Down" period.
BJM is one with nature, and will prove to be timeless band that is part of that exclusive 1%...it's as if BJM possess the Zen of writing good music. All the elements of music come together as if nature had intended that BJM music exist...and it was just a matter of time for Anton Newcombe to come to the scene and show everyone else how it's done! I hardly get the feeling that Anton suffers from any sort of writers block...(See "post-O.K. Computer" Thom York) BJM songs sound quickly written, hardly rehearsed. I don't get the feeling that BJM cares to please a audience or to evoke any sort of emotion from the audience. Most songs here are quite personal.
Of course, BJM has its influences...but most of his influences weren't able to grasp that elusive thing called that "nautral beautiful music"...Sounds Platonic??...It's so hard to understand and so hard to be grasped that it made Brain Wilson insane after Pet Sounds. Anton has a grasp of "IT" - but he too went insane just like the rest of them!!
Free Music Review: good mix of everything
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a nice, all-encompassing collection of BJM. It includes songs from all the categories of their music, which is more good than bad. BJM has stuff that really lives up to the band's classification as a neo-psychedelic role-model, but also a lot of stuff that would be better described as a predecessor to current trends in contemporary indie rock. That is to say, the latter is more "hard", with chords dominating, rather than any 1960's-style lead electric guitar melody. You will notice that BJM's albums tend to stick closely to one style, and then make the next album, perhaps, completely differently; but since this is a compilation, you will not find this to be the case here.
Overall, it's a pretty good introduction to The Brian Jonestown Massacre, although it does have some faults. The organization of the songs could have been better, considering they had two whole CD's to mess with (i.e., could have lined up the songs more "logically"). However, you WILL find any super-great song that you might have heard (from which you presumably decided to research BJM because you liked the style) on the album.
Free Music Review: How did I go so long without listening to this music?
Hit: 5 Stars
The Brian Jonestown Massacre has had the unfortunate ability to self-destruct their impending sucess. I first became aware of the group a few years back, but the infamous antics of Anton Newcombe turned me off, and I didn't pay attention to the music. Earlier this year I got into the Dandy Warhols and with the release of Dig! Decided to listen to these guys.
Let the music speak for the Band not the antics. The BJM's music is amazing and uncomprimised. Some label it as derivative and locked in the '60's. I think the influences of the Byrds, Velvet Underground are obvious, but there are influences of My bloody Valentine, Jesus and Mary Chain amongst others.
THis is simpy beautiful psychedelic music. Jangly rickenbacker guitars, organs. Dark and brooding at times. This 2 CD set is an ideal starting point for the unitiated. The BJM so far has released over 10 albums. This takes the best moments from all of their albums and presents them in this comprehensive compilation. I have listened to this set multiple times daily every day since I bought it a week ago. Buy it now.
Free Music Review: Nice Collective - Start Here.
Hit: 5 Stars
With all the acclaim surrounding Dig!, BJM needed this retrospective to seduce the new fans every day that did not know where to start. I own all of the records and yet, I still find throwing this one collective in gives me an indication of what Anton has been especially proud of over the years. Afterall, no real radio play, no real videos (thank god) and no good reason to why it took so long to boost up his fan base. What is not included on TPW is any track from Strung Out In Heaven - a great album, but on TVT. The liner notes are fun and informative regarding each track. Hell, there are even pictures of the Warhols as they still are part of the history. Musically, you get it all: the influences, the instruments, and the line-up changes...the songs are not in order, but the greatest thing to me is you would never know what was released ten years ago or today - NOT because the music is all the same, but because most of it is timeless.
Free Music Review: best album of 2004, if not the last 5 years.
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought this based on a promising review I read in The Onion. This is an amazing array of over 30 wonderful songs spanning the career of what I think has been a wonderfully talented band, albeit with a constantly revolving line-up. There is no chronological or other clear reason for their arrangement or inclusion, as best I can tell. Songs vary between lo-fi and hi-fi, utilize dozens of esoteric instruments and are beautifully arranged. There is great use of reverb, sitar, synth, harmonica, tamborine and multiple guitars to produce a constant drug-induced dancy haze that at times touches on bluesy melodies. I think this band takes the wonderful sounds of Spaceman 3 and carries it into a more organized and less monotonous direction. Very few of my albums do I still listen to routinely after 5 years. Joy Division and Spaceman 3 would be the only exception, until now. This BJM retrospective will join that small group.