Brian Jonestown Massacre - Page 2

alteredcourse · 12.12.2006, 04:10 AM

i saw DiG , was intrigued ,
a couple weeks later they "happened" to be in my city , sold out show .
i managed to get in , nevertheless ,
and was amazed every second of the 2 1/2 - 3 hours they played .
its really about the live shit .
i think that if i just bought/dl'ed some tunes wihtout seeing them live i wouldnt have been so blown away .

ALIEN ANAL · 12.12.2006, 08:09 AM

BJM rock man, so good, i downloaded a few of their albums off of their site. Really cool stuff.

screamingskull · 12.12.2006, 10:01 AM

my friend slept with Frankie from BJM lats time they toured here. They were amazing live, totally psychedelic, but her doing that kinda ruined the night for me.

Savage Clone · 12.12.2006, 10:13 AM

I have seen them 5 times, going back to about 1995 or 96. First two times were amazing, 2nd two times were a total trainwreck, last time was good, but not like the early days.
They are totally derivative musically, but they pull it off well enough and have such a commitment to what they do that I don't care.
Favorite albums:

Methedrone (this one is pretty heady/showgazery, and doesn't really sound so much like the other stuff, but I still love it)
Their Satanic Majesty's Second Request
Take It From The Man
Give It Back

The name is both a reference to Brain Jones and to Jim Jones, the Christian cult leader who got 900+ people to commit mass suicide in Guyana when things went sour for them.

screamingskull · 12.12.2006, 10:23 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Jones + http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jones_Town = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Jonestown_Massacre

gmku · 12.12.2006, 11:01 AM

I've been tempted to pick up that red compilation. I'm not sure if I'll like it, though. The Love and Byrd comparisons scare me off, though I love Brian Jones-period Stones, like Between the Buttons and Flowers.

screamingskull · 12.12.2006, 11:04 AM

ive got it, its pretty good, i almost bought it on vinyl when i saw them last but it was expensive and you had to but both the records A and B individually.

IntoTheGroovey · 12.12.2006, 11:21 AM

I saw them live in September, they were amazing and played for over 3 hours.

screamingskull · 12.12.2006, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by IntoTheGroovey

I saw them live in September, they were amazing and played for over 3 hours.

the dandy's do that too, when i saw them in 2003 they had no support came on at 8.30 and didn't leave until 11. They had one 5 minute break )which they asked the audience for) and they didn't even leave thet stage for it, they just sat down on the floor on the stage and had a cigarette.

gmku · 12.12.2006, 11:45 AM

Maybe I'll see if I can download some of their stuff and check it out to see if I like them well enough to plunk down coin for the LPs.

!@#$%! · 12.12.2006, 02:23 PM

the name is 1 part brian jones, dead junky

the other 1 part is the jonestown massacre, in wich some wacko cult leader made hundreds of people commit suicide by drinking poisoned kool-aid. that was like the last spasm of hippy culture gone way way wrong. check out here article on jim jones.

gmku · 12.12.2006, 02:35 PM

I think the name is a conglomeration of the sometimes-genius former Rolling Stone who was the victim of "death by misadventure," an accidental drowning precipitated by drug and alcohol abuse (although as time passed, rumors gained momentum that Jones had been murdered); and of the name of the communal camp built in the jungle of Northwest Guyana, near where, on November 18, 1978, several United States politicians (Congressman Leo J. Ryan and four other members of his party) were shot and killed as they attempted to board a plane at Port Kaituma airstrip; and where, within hours later, more than 900 American citizens committed mass suicide. The dead were all members of a group known as “The People’s Temple” which was led by the Reverend Jim Jones.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre, obviously, is a name filled with death and mystery.

alteredcourse · 12.12.2006, 02:59 PM

interesting breakdown , gmku .

i've bought both volume 1 and 2 of the Tepid Peppermint compilation on vinyl and its been well worth it to me .
as a matter of fact, im gonna lay one down right now =)

!@#$%! · 12.12.2006, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by alteredcourse

interesting breakdown , gmku .

i've bought both volume 1 and 2 of the Tepid Peppermint compilation on vinyl and its been well worth it to me .
as a matter of fact, im gonna lay one down right now =)

funny, but it was neither gmku nor me who posted that first, but screamingskull. futher proof that almost nobody reads anything here, ha ha ha.

gmku · 12.12.2006, 03:23 PM

I intentionally repeat others sometimes. It proves irritating to the original say-er.

gmku · 12.12.2006, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by alteredcourse

interesting breakdown , gmku .

i've bought both volume 1 and 2 of the Tepid Peppermint compilation on vinyl and its been well worth it to me .
as a matter of fact, im gonna lay one down right now =)

More and more I'm thinking I should be buying this thing. I think I'm only seeing vol 2 in the stores right now though, on LP anyway.

This will be embarrassing, if I do. I was just in there yesterday and bought an album. I'm going to look like a real greedy bastard if I go back for more today.

!@#$%! · 12.12.2006, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by gmku

I intentionally repeat others sometimes. It proves irritating to the original say-er.

the russians say that repetition is the mother of learning. apparently i takes some people more instances than others. but if in the end the message arrives to the intended neuron, it's all good.

Norma J · 12.12.2006, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by gmku

Maybe I'll see if I can download some of their stuff and check it out to see if I like them well enough to plunk down coin for the LPs.

You can download full albums on their website. They actually advise you to. It's a part of their "Keep Music Evil" thing.

I bought all mine, but that's mainly because I couldn't download them - wouldn't work.

gmku · 12.13.2006, 09:06 PM

i am digging them! I especially like Satanic Majesties' even though I think it's presumptious to rip off the name. Like whatever. They're good but not as great as the Stones.

I also like Take It From the Man, even though it's more basic garage rock and less psychedelic.

MellySingsDoom · 08.14.2008, 02:02 PM

Bumped! - On Cantanky's recommendation, I watched "Dig!" last night, and loved it. It was the first time I'd ever heard a single note by the Brian Jonestown Massacre, and loved their sound immediately. I got hold of "Satanic Majesties Second Request" today, and have just finished listening to it - a very, very fine album that it too - psychadelic, but also very much modern sounding (quite a big Spacemen 3 influence in places, I feel).

So what's everyone's current fave BJM album or tune right now, then?

EDIT - for UK boardies, looks like the BJM are hitting our shores in Sept (info from their official site):

9/20/2008 : the dillon : reykjavík,, iceland [ kiss and tell festival w/ sunsplit, sketches for albinos, kid twist and more!]
9/23/2008 : the chameleon : nottingham, uk [ the quarter after]
9/24/2008 : the shakespeare : sheffield, uk [ the quarter after]
9/25/2008 : the labour club : northampton, uk [ the quarter after]
9/26/2008 : the brickyard : carlisle, uk [ the quarter after ]
9/27/2008 : psychodalia at the fly : london, uk [ the quarter after]
9/29/2008 : pop in : paris, france [ the quarter after]
9/30/2008 : le cri de mouette : toulouse, france [ the quarter after]
10/11/2008 : fat cats cafe bar : stoke on trent, uk [ the quarter after]
10/17/2008 : the sidebar : baltimore, usa [ reaction! ]

12.12.2006, 04:10 AM	#21
alteredcourse expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,503	i saw DiG , was intrigued , a couple weeks later they "happened" to be in my city , sold out show . i managed to get in , nevertheless , and was amazed every second of the 2 1/2 - 3 hours they played . its really about the live shit . i think that if i just bought/dl'ed some tunes wihtout seeing them live i wouldnt have been so blown away .
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12.12.2006, 08:09 AM	#22
ALIEN ANAL invito al cielo Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 5,461	BJM rock man, so good, i downloaded a few of their albums off of their site. Really cool stuff. __________________ www.instagram.com/alienanal
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12.12.2006, 10:01 AM	#23
screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	my friend slept with Frankie from BJM lats time they toured here. They were amazing live, totally psychedelic, but her doing that kinda ruined the night for me.
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12.12.2006, 10:13 AM	#24
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	I have seen them 5 times, going back to about 1995 or 96. First two times were amazing, 2nd two times were a total trainwreck, last time was good, but not like the early days. They are totally derivative musically, but they pull it off well enough and have such a commitment to what they do that I don't care. Favorite albums: Methedrone (this one is pretty heady/showgazery, and doesn't really sound so much like the other stuff, but I still love it) Their Satanic Majesty's Second Request Take It From The Man Give It Back The name is both a reference to Brain Jones and to Jim Jones, the Christian cult leader who got 900+ people to commit mass suicide in Guyana when things went sour for them.
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12.12.2006, 10:23 AM	#25
screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Jones + http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jones_Town = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Jonestown_Massacre
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12.12.2006, 11:01 AM	#26
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	I've been tempted to pick up that red compilation. I'm not sure if I'll like it, though. The Love and Byrd comparisons scare me off, though I love Brian Jones-period Stones, like Between the Buttons and Flowers. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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12.12.2006, 11:04 AM	#27
screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	ive got it, its pretty good, i almost bought it on vinyl when i saw them last but it was expensive and you had to but both the records A and B individually.
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12.12.2006, 11:21 AM	#28
IntoTheGroovey bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 197	I saw them live in September, they were amazing and played for over 3 hours. __________________ The owls are not what they seem.
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12.12.2006, 11:45 AM	#30
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Maybe I'll see if I can download some of their stuff and check it out to see if I like them well enough to plunk down coin for the LPs. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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12.12.2006, 02:23 PM	#31
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,564	the name is 1 part brian jones, dead junky the other 1 part is the jonestown massacre, in wich some wacko cult leader made hundreds of people commit suicide by drinking poisoned kool-aid. that was like the last spasm of hippy culture gone way way wrong. check out here article on jim jones.
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12.12.2006, 02:35 PM	#32
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	I think the name is a conglomeration of the sometimes-genius former Rolling Stone who was the victim of "death by misadventure," an accidental drowning precipitated by drug and alcohol abuse (although as time passed, rumors gained momentum that Jones had been murdered); and of the name of the communal camp built in the jungle of Northwest Guyana, near where, on November 18, 1978, several United States politicians (Congressman Leo J. Ryan and four other members of his party) were shot and killed as they attempted to board a plane at Port Kaituma airstrip; and where, within hours later, more than 900 American citizens committed mass suicide. The dead were all members of a group known as “The People’s Temple” which was led by the Reverend Jim Jones. The Brian Jonestown Massacre, obviously, is a name filled with death and mystery. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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12.12.2006, 02:59 PM	#33
alteredcourse expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,503	interesting breakdown , gmku . i've bought both volume 1 and 2 of the Tepid Peppermint compilation on vinyl and its been well worth it to me . as a matter of fact, im gonna lay one down right now =)
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12.12.2006, 03:23 PM	#35
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	I intentionally repeat others sometimes. It proves irritating to the original say-er. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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12.13.2006, 09:06 PM	#39
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	i am digging them! I especially like Satanic Majesties' even though I think it's presumptious to rip off the name. Like whatever. They're good but not as great as the Stones. I also like Take It From the Man, even though it's more basic garage rock and less psychedelic. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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08.14.2008, 02:02 PM	#40
MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	Bumped! - On Cantanky's recommendation, I watched "Dig!" last night, and loved it. It was the first time I'd ever heard a single note by the Brian Jonestown Massacre, and loved their sound immediately. I got hold of "Satanic Majesties Second Request" today, and have just finished listening to it - a very, very fine album that it too - psychadelic, but also very much modern sounding (quite a big Spacemen 3 influence in places, I feel). So what's everyone's current fave BJM album or tune right now, then? EDIT - for UK boardies, looks like the BJM are hitting our shores in Sept (info from their official site): 9/20/2008 : the dillon : reykjavík,, iceland [ kiss and tell festival w/ sunsplit, sketches for albinos, kid twist and more!] 9/23/2008 : the chameleon : nottingham, uk [ the quarter after] 9/24/2008 : the shakespeare : sheffield, uk [ the quarter after] 9/25/2008 : the labour club : northampton, uk [ the quarter after] 9/26/2008 : the brickyard : carlisle, uk [ the quarter after ] 9/27/2008 : psychodalia at the fly : london, uk [ the quarter after] 9/29/2008 : pop in : paris, france [ the quarter after] 9/30/2008 : le cri de mouette : toulouse, france [ the quarter after] 10/11/2008 : fat cats cafe bar : stoke on trent, uk [ the quarter after] 10/17/2008 : the sidebar : baltimore, usa [ reaction! ] __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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